David Crowder*Band’s “Apocalypse, Duh”

David Crowder*Band—who pre-promoted its chartbusting new CHURCH MUSIC album through a series of fun online videos with titles like “Shred On, Buddy” and “Twitter Will Kill You”—is back in theatrical mode with its fifth rockumentary, the truly epic “Apocalypse, Duh.”

Up next, the group joins MercyMe beginning March 19 for The Rock & Worship Roadshow tour that runs through April 25. Later this year, David Crowder*Band will host its first Crowder’s Fantastical Church Music Conference, a three-day event at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, also featuring speakers Louie Giglio and Rob Bell as well as musical acts Jars of Clay, Israel Houghton, Derek Webb, Hillsong London, and more.

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Sanctus Real’s Pieces Of A Real Heart In Stores Now!

The long anticipated new studio album, Pieces Of A Real Heart, from Sanctus Real is now available wherever you buy music including iTunes, Amazon, and your favorite Christian retailer including Lifeway . A deluxe edition version is also available at iTunes that includes 5 acoustic songs. New Release Tuesday gives the band’s fifth studio album an A+ and says “‘Forgiven,’ ‘These Things Take Time,’ ‘Lead Me,’ ‘The Redeemer,’ ‘Til I Got To Know You,’ and ‘I’ll Show You How To Live’ are among the best songs ever recorded by one of the premier bands in Christian music…Sanctus Real has really hit the mark.” Head on over to New Release Tuesday now for a free download of their current single,”Forgiven.” Also, be sure to check out the world premiere of their new music video for “Forgiven” now at Yahoo!

The band is currently out on tour and offering fans a chance to ‘Hunt For The Pieces’ by leaving a record with two tickets in each market and giving fans clues as to where the goods are hidden. You can check out their facebook page for all the details.

Sanctus Real will be offering fans a chance to interact and ask the band questions as well as hear them perform a few songs off their release tonight at 8pm CST as part of their live streaming event. Click Here to tune in tonight!

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Passion Awakening Is Now Available!

The extraordinary experience of Passion: Awakening is now available for anyone to take part in. Recorded at Passion 2010 with more than 22,000 young adults, this live recording combines the energy and worship from students that came from all over the globe.

Unique to Passion: Awakening is the extensive lineup of artists along with eight brand new tracks captured for the first time at the conference. With songs from Chris Tomlin, David Crowder*Band, Charlie Hall, Matt Redman, Christy Nockels, Kristian Stanfill, FEE, and Hillsong UNITED, this album is expected to have a lot of attention surrounding it as the songs make their way into the lives of listeners and the church.

Passion: Awakening has a standard and deluxe edition and can be found on iTunes, Amazon, and your local Christian retailers.

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Mandisa Talks Weight Loss on TV’s Extra

As the new season of American Idol heats up, television’s popular entertainment program Extra checked in with season five finalist Mandisa to discuss her inspiring weight loss in a “Lifechangers” segment. The show’s Web site also now features the two-time Grammy nominated singer’s latest video, “He Is With You,” from her acclaimed FREEDOM album.

Elsewhere, Mandisa has just received three 2010 Dove Award nominations including Female Vocalist of the Year, Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song (“My Deliverer”), and Short Form Video (“Lose My Soul” with TobyMac and Kirk Franklin). She’s also part of the “Come Together Now” charity single for Haiti earthquake relief alongside former Idol finalists Chris Sligh and Phil Stacey.

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Join The Passion 2011 Live Link Tonight!

Leading up to the release of Passion: Awakening tomorrow, Passion will be streaming live video from their home in Atlanta, GA tonight. The Passion 2011 Live Link will allow for anyone around the world to connect and take part in this special experience. In addition to worship with The Passion Band, there will be prayer and discussion about plans for Passion 2011.

To join the Passion community online tonight at 8:30 EST you can go HERE.

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Sanctus Real Shares REAL HEART This Tuesday

With a growing playlist of thoughtful No. 1 pop hits, Sanctus Real may reach even greater heights when its fifth studio album, PIECES OF A REAL HEART, hits stores everywhere March 9. New Release Tuesday gives the much-anticipated project an A+ and says “’Forgiven,’ ‘These Things Take Time,’ ‘Lead Me,’ ‘The Redeemer,’ ‘Til I Got to Know You,’ and ‘I’ll Show You How to Live’ are among the best songs ever recorded by one of the premier bands in Christian music … Sanctus Real has really hit the mark.”

Hear PIECES OF A REAL HEART at Rhapsody, enjoy this new interview, and stay current via the band’s Twitter.

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Matthew West Starts New Album “Story Of Your Life” Inspired By True Real-Life Stories

With the impact that “Something to Say” has had on so many lives, Matthew West has realized the importance of songs that come from the heart. He was able to take his own life experiences and deliver the songs in a way that everyone can identify with. Now, with a new project in the developing stages, he wanted to generate an even more meaningful album that would truly display the joy, pain, struggles, victories, and losses that everyone goes through on a day-to-day basis.


The new album is going to be called Story of Your Life, which will literally be songs inspired by submitted stories from the real lives of people. Matthew West will be gathering these heartfelt stories from his website in a small secluded cabin in Tennessee. To submit your story, go here.

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FREE Sanctus Real Download!

There is still time to pre-order autographed copies of Sanctus Real’s fifth studio album, PIECES OF A REAL HEART, before it hits stores everywhere March 9. The set has already made quite a name for itself thanks to the No. 1 hit, “Forgiven.” As if that great song weren’t already enough to inspire pre-ordering, you can grab a free download of another new tune, “These Things Take Time,” if you show the band a little bit of Facebook and Twitter love via this link.

“We’re confident this is our best, most important record yet,” Sanctus Real stated in an online post.

Check out these photos from the “Forgiven” video shoot.

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Inspiring New Matthew West Song Prompts Video, Web Site

Matthew West, the most played Christian radio artist of 2008 and 2009, is back on the airwaves in 2010 with “Save a Place for Me,” the fourth single from his popular SOMETHING TO SAY album. A video for the track has just premiered via the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association’s RANSOM.tv.

“I hope the story it tells will enhance the emotion of the song when people see it, both the sadness and the hope of Heaven,” says Matt.

A special “Save a Place for Me” web site is also now accessible where listeners inspired by the song’s message can post photographs and memories of friends and family who have passed away.

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Starfield’s THE SAVING ONE “A Truly Epic Album”

Award-winning Canadian band Starfield has just released its fourth album, THE SAVING ONE, to enthusiastic reviews and is now touring the United States on the DARE2SHARE Blaze Tour.

Soul-Audio calls THE SAVING ONE “a truly epic album destined to turn more than a few heads” with “soaring vocals, driving rock and roll rhythms, and anthems of praise directed squarely at God.” New Release Tuesday describes it as Starfield’s “best overall album … that will find its way onto a lot of ‘best of’ lists for 2010.” Chosen for Grace says the set “never fails to move my heart toward God. Pick up this album. You won’t regret it.”

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