HILLSONG WORSHIP AND TASHA COBBS LEONARD RELEASE COLLABORATIVE SINGLE – “AWAKE MY SOUL” AVAILABLE TODAY
Jun 23, 2020 Artist Updates
*_HILLSONG WORSHIP AND TASHA COBBS LEONARD ANNOUNCE COLLABORATIVE RELEASE FOR “AWAKE MY SOUL” _*
*NEW SINGLE AVAILABLE **TODAY* *ON ALL STREAMING PLATFORMS*
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_Hi-Res Single Art_: HERE | _Courtesy Credit to_: Hillsong Worship and Tasha Cobbs Leonard
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*LOS ANGELES*(June 19, 2020) —***GRAMMY**®**Award-winning Hillsong Worship*, *along with* *GRAMMY**®**Award-winning singer/songwriter Tasha Cobbs Leonard*, announce the release of a special collaborative edition of *“Awake My Soul*.” Featuring lead vocals from Hillsong worship leader/songwriter *Brooke Ligertwood* and Cobbs Leonard, the single is available now on all streaming platforms.
When Hillsong Worship was first searching for words and melodies to articulate what would become their “AWAKE” album, they felt a clear directive toward a sound that would accompany an awakening of God’s people. “Awake My Soul” became a song-cry of intercessional praise and an invitation to consider the spiritual ‘sound’ of the Saviour’s response. From the outset, the song was a powerful expression of spiritual warfare.
“Last year our church, Hillsong, announced that Tasha Cobbs Leonard was going to be one of our guests at Hillsong Conference 2020 in July in Sydney, Australia (news which was met with much jubilation!),” said Ligertwood. “At the beginning of this year, Tasha and I then began talking about what it would be like for us to record a song together live at Hillsong Conference.
We witnessed the COVID-19 pandemic evolve, as it reached a point that necessitated postponement of live events and conferences the world over. It became clear we weren’t going to be able to execute what we’d originally planned. However, the collaboration felt important, so perhaps there was something else we could do…And so, ‘Awake My Soul with Tasha Cobbs Leonard’ was birthed.
Though we could not have foreseen the potent timing of this collaboration, it was well within the Lord’s realm of knowledge and so we are grateful, yet not surprised!”
“What God was birthing in us was on purpose, and it was for this time,” adds Tasha Cobbs Leonard.” ‘“Awake My Soul’ calls for the Church to arise and take authority. It reminds us of an eternal weight and an eternal calling. Together, this anthem is the Church’s declaration that there is an awakening taking place in the earth. The Kingdom of God is alive!’
“Awake My Soul” is Hillsong Worship’s first collaboration since partnering with Delirious back in 2004. The duo (Ligertwood and Cobbs Leonard) have been friends for years and share the same passion for worship and the same desire to connect people to God. Together, they pray that this rendition will be a reflection of God’s heart for His Church: unity, diversity, peace and power.
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“Our hope is that this version of ‘Awake My Soul’ unequivocally exhorts every believer who hears it to PRAY with faith and authority for our world and Christ’s Church at this time in history,” says Ligertwood and Cobbs Leonard.
“May His Kingdom come on earth as it is in heaven, and may our worship and intercession pull that reality into this one:
/“And when He moves and when we pray/
/Where stood a wall now stands a way/
/Where every promise is Amen”/
*About Hillsong Worship:*
Hillsong Worship exists to serve the global Church and equip believers everywhere with songs of Holy Spirit power that exalt and glorify the Name of Jesus, build the Church and fuel revival on the earth. With songs such as “Cornerstone,” “Mighty To Save,” “This I Believe (The Creed),” “Who You Say I Am” and the Grammy Award winning and RIAA certified Platinum “What a Beautiful Name,” With over 2 billion career streams and over 20 million career album sales, Hillsong Worship’s catalogue is sung by an estimated 50 million people worldwide each week. Featuring worship leaders and songwriters such as Brooke Ligertwood, Ben Fielding, Reuben Morgan, Joel Houston, Taya, Aodhan King, David Ware and more, Hillsong Worship is committed to continuing its legacy of writing and leading songs that – by God’s grace – impact both individual devotion and congregational worship for the glory of God.
Website: hillsong.com/worship
Facebook: facebook.com/hillsongworship
Twitter: twitter.com/hillsongworship
Instagram: instagram.com/hillsongworship
YouTube: youtube.com/hillsongworship
*About Tasha Cobbs Leonard:*
Currently the top-selling female artist in gospel music, Tasha Cobbs Leonard first entered the global music scene with the 2013 release of her RIAA® Platinum debut single, “Break Every Chain.” Since then, Cobbs Leonard has amassed multiple #1 singles, four GRAMMY® nominations, numerous Stellar Awards and Dove Awards, and two RIAA® Gold albums. Tasha Cobbs Leonard has earned the Billboard Music Award for Top Gospel Artist for the past two consecutive years. Royalty: Live at The Ryman will be Tasha Cobbs Leonard’s first new album since the 2017 release of Heart. Passion. Pursuit., which remains one of the highest-selling gospel albums of the past five years. For more information on Tasha Cobbs Leonard, visit www.TashaCobbsLeonard.com .
Jekalyn Carr Premieres New Live Music Video For Top 15 Radio Hit “Changing Your Story”
Jun 13, 2020 Artist Updates
Jekalyn Carr Premieres New Live Music Video For Top 15 Radio Hit “Changing Your Story”
4-TIME GRAMMY® NOMINATED JEKALYN CARR RELEASES NEW LIVE MUSIC VIDEO FOR “CHANGING YOUR STORY”
THE SONG OF DECLARATION SPENDS MULTIPLE WEEKS IN TOP 15 ON BILLBOARD GOSPEL AIRPLAY CHART
*Atlanta, GA (June 11, 2020) —* 4-time GRAMMY® nominated songwriter and producer *Jekalyn Carr*, 23, unveiled the encouraging video for her song “Changing Your Story”. The *Billboard Top 15* radio hit was recorded live on October 5, 2019, in Atlanta to a sold-out crowd of 17,000 at Cellairis Amphitheatre during *Urban One and Atlanta’s Inspiration Praise 102.5 FM “Praise In The Park”*. The “Changing Your Story” live music video premiered on Carr’s YouTube/Vevo channel on Monday, June 8, and the digital track along with the bonus track “Power of Love” released Friday, June 5.
Watch “Changing Your Story” live music video here .
Download or Stream “Changing Your Story” and “Power of Love” digital track here .
Written by Jekalyn and produced and video directed by her father, manager, and 3-time GRAMMY® nominated producer *Allen Carr*, “Changing Your Story” is a song of hope and encouragement during these tumultuous times that the world is facing with the COVID-19 pandemic, social injustice, defeat, failures, unemployment, divorce, sickness, domestic violence, and poverty.
The Memphis-born singer, songwriter, and producer is a seven-time Billboard #1 chart-topper, four-time GRAMMY® Award nominee, two-time Billboard Music Award nominee, a Dove Award winning, and four-time Stellar Award winner. A lauded published author, film actress, and motivational speaker, she continues to encompass the right kind of substance in which great artists are made. She understands the dynamic and sacrifices she has to make for her platform, and she does them willingly because her focus is on the greater good— impacting people. Her gift, passion, character, integrity, talent, and sacrifice has been evident in everything she does.
To connect with *Jekalyn Carr*, also visit: Website: www.IAmJekalynCarr.com and on her social media platforms on Instagram: @JekalynCarr , Twitter: @JekalynCarr, and Facebook: /JekalynCarr .
CHRISTAFARI Launches Ascend Masterclasses, Offering 40 Free Classes to Equip the Next Generation of Musicianaries to Grow and Go
Jun 1, 2020 Artist Updates
*CHRISTAFARI Launches Ascend Masterclasses, Offering 40 Free Classes to Equip the Next Generation of Musicianaries to Grow and Go *
Chart-topping Reggae pioneers CHRISTAFARI have announced Ascend Masterclasses, equipping the next generation of musicianaries to grow and go! Taught online by CHRISTAFARI members, this four week, 40 class offering kicks off on Monday, June 1, and it is absolutely free. Sign up now at www.AscendMasterClasses.com .
“This is our boldest endeavor yet,” says CHRISTAFARI founder Mark Mohr. “So many other masterclasses and online tutorials and workshops and seminars and things like that are things where they give you just a little bit for free and then they want to charge you. Every one of our classes is free. You can go sign up for one, or you can sign up for all. You can sign up on the first day, or you can sign up on the last day. The only thing you have to have is Zoom, a device you can Zoom on, and an email address to sign up.”
The classes are taught from a biblical and evangelistic perspective. The first 45 minutes of each class is going to be a monologue, and the second 45 minutes is going to be a dialogue where the instructors answer questions.
“Our ultimate mission is to encourage others to equip others across all the nations to grow so they can ascend in their talents, their giftings, to go into all the world,” says Mohr.
*Register for free at www.AscendMasterClasses.com . *
*Ascend Masterclasses Full Curriculum:*
How To Do Reggae Worship – June 1 – 3 PM
Sermon Translation – June 1 – 5 PM
Reggae Drums – June 2 – 3 PM
Reggae Keys – June 2 – 5 PM
Live Percussion – June 3 – 3 PM
Cinematography – June 3 – 5 PM
Afro-Fusion Dance – June 4 – 3 PM
Management – June 4 – 5 PM
Reggae Bass – June 5 – 3 PM
Band Leading – June 5 – 5 PM
Reggae Guitar – June 8 – 3 PM
Songwriting – June 8 – 5 PM
Lead Guitar – June 9 – 3 PM
Live Keys – June 9 – 5 PM
Sound Engineering Fundamentals – June 10 – 3 PM
No Budget Music Videos – June 10 – 5 PM
Social Media – June 11 – 3 PM
Vocal Basics Lead and Background – June 11 – 5 PM
Youth Ministry and Teaching – June 12 – 3 PM
Teaching Experientially – June 12 – 5 PM
Tour Management – June 15 – 3 PM
Song Mixing – June 15 – 5 PM
The Power Of A Chord Progression – June 16 – 3 PM
Live Sound – June 16 – 5 PM
Worship Keys – June 17 – 3 PM
iPhone Filmmaking – June 17 – 5 PM
Building Beats/Programming A Song – June 18 – 3 PM
Promoting An Album/Concert – June 18 – 5 PM
Brass and Woodwinds – June 19 – 3 PM
Sermon Writing – June 19 – 5 PM
Building A Song From Scratch – June 22 – 3 PM
Personal Evangelism – June 22 – 5 PM
Rocksteady/Ska Drums – June 23 – 3 PM
Vocal Recording – June 23 – 5 PM
Ministering to Mormons – June 24 – 3 PM
Album Production – June 24 – 5 PM
Reggae Ukulele – June 25 – 3 PM
Concert Booking – June 25 – 5 PM
Becoming a Full-Time Missionary – June 26 – 3 PM
Fundraising 101 – June 26 – 5 PM
/**All times listed are Pacific Standard Time (PST)**/
*ABOUT CHRISTAFARI: *The band was founded in Los Angeles, CA by Mark Mohr in 1989. Avion Blackman joined as vocalist and bassist in 2003 shortly after she met Mohr in her home country of Trinidad and Tobago. CHRISTAFARI continues to be a dominating force in world music, with six albums debuting at #1 on the Billboard Reggae Albums Chart since 2012. After three decades, the Reggae pioneers are the all-time top-selling Gospel Reggae act worldwide. The legendary group has performed in 46 states, over 85 nations, at two Olympic Games, and at a Presidential Inauguration in Washington, D.C. The band has performed at most major Reggae and Gospel/CCM festivals with the top artists in the genres, and they’ve had the privilege of performing at many of the country’s most prestigious venues such as L.A.’s Greek Theater, Dodger Stadium, and the steps of the United States Capitol before a crowd of 500,000. The band has been featured on The 700 Club, CNN, MTV, MTV Brazil, ABC, TBN, JUCE TV, BET, TBS, and many more. Their music is even featured in the current curriculum taught at Carnegie Hall. The band’s popular YouTube channel receives millions of views monthly, and continues to grow. For more information, visit www.CHRISTAFARI.com.
