TobyMac Featured at Billboard.com

Right in line with the hopeful message of his No. 1 single, “Get Back Up,” TobyMac recently showed his support for children diagnosed with HIV in Los Angeles at the 2010 A Time for Heroes Celebrity Picnic. Alongside actor Billy Crystal and “Access Hollywood” host Billy Bush, the event raised over $1.3 million to help the Elizabeth Glaser Foundation eliminate pediatric AIDS.

Check out this feature at Billboard.com where TobyMac discusses everything from his current sold-out tour with Chris Tomlin and the success of his TONIGHT album to an upcoming book, plus his desire to make a Christmas record, and the possibility of a dc Talk reunion. TobyMac says, “Why wouldn’t it happen?”

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Crowds Loving Chris Tomlin/TobyMac Tour

The Hello Tonight Tour featuring Chris Tomlin and TobyMac is underway. The Oklahoman calls the show “a unique contrast in Christian music … following Tomlin’s worship, TobyMac dropped his self-proclaimed ‘joy bomb’ … He even got in the middle of the crowd and sang his version of ‘Pants on the Ground.’” The Grand Rapids Press posted interviews with Chris and Toby, digging into their individual charms and united spirit.

“Our music styles are so different, but our hearts are the same,” said Tomlin.

Following the tour, TobyMac hits the road with Third Day and others, while Chris Tomlin prepares a new studio album for fall release.

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tobyMac Performs On FOX News Early Morning Show “Fox & Friends”

DVR ALERT! Catch a live performance by TobyMac on FoxNews channel’s Fox & Friends – Friday, April 16th, at 8am EST.

Make sure you tune in to the website at the end of the show for the “after show show” also featuring TobyMac.

You may also want to watch or record Strategy Room for another few minutes of TobyMac around 9:40am EST.

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Chris Tomlin and TobyMac Team Up for Hello Tonight Tour

Chris Tomlin and tobyMac, two of Christian music’s most acclaimed yet diverse artists, are teaming up for the Hello Tonight Tour. The modern worship-meets-pop, rock, hip-hop experience, named after their No. 1 albums HELLO LOVE and TONIGHT, begins June 17 in Oklahoma City. And no one is more excited than the headliners themselves.

“I am so amped up for this tour with Toby,” says Tomlin. “I have such great respect and admiration for him and what he does.”

“My family plays Tomlin in our house, our cars, our music lessons, at church—it’s about time we toured together!” said TobyMac. “Authentically made to worship, Chris and his band are ‘the-bomb-dot-com.’”

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gmc REPRISES POPULAR “FAN” CATEGORIES FOR 41ST ANNUAL GMA DOVE AWARDS Voting Opens for “Artist of the Year” and “New Artist of the Year” TODAY

gmc (Gospel Music Channel) invites Gospel and Christian music fans to visit gmclife.com to cast their vote in two of the GMA Dove Awards’ most prestigious categories, “Artist of the Year” and “New Artist of the Year.” Fans may also send their vote via text message according to the artist codes given on the site.

This year’s nominees for “Artist of the Year” are Casting Crowns, TobyMac, Mary Mary, Jars of Clay, Francesca Battistelli, Skillet and Jason Crabb. “New Artist of the Year” nominees are Jonny Diaz, Kari Jobe, Revive, Sidewalk Prophets, Bluetree, Crystal Aikin and Brian Courtney Wilson. The cumulative fan vote will account for one-third of the total vote in each of those two categories.

Philip Manwaring, vice president of digital media for gmc comments, “The introduction of fan voting for the 40th Annual Dove Awards last year was met enthusiastically by fans and artists alike. In addition to casting hundreds of thousands of votes, fans engaged with each other and the awards in a whole new way, with online discussions, social media, and fan excitement all helping to drive interest in the awards. We’re thrilled to be able to build on this resounding success by once again giving fans a say in the 41st Annual Dove Awards.”

Votes will be tallied and revealed during the exclusive gmc telecast of the 41st Annual GMA Dove Awards on Sunday, April 25, 2010. The show begins at 8:00 pm EST/7:00 pm CST with encore airings that evening and throughout the week.

Log on to gmclife.com, the leading source for complete Doves coverage, for winner predictions by our senior music editors, exclusive video interviews with nominated artists, and opportunities to interact with other fans.

gmc is the fastest-growing network in television and can be seen in 46 million homes on various cable systems around the country, on DIRECTV on channel 338 and on Verizon FiOS on channel 224. Visit http://www.gmclife.com for schedules and more information.

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Major League Baseball Swings into Spring Training w/TobyMac

The Major League Baseball Network has chosen the title track from TobyMac’s No. 1 album TONIGHT as the theme song for its 30 CLUBS IN 30 DAYS spring training series. No stranger to cool song placements, TobyMac’s music has played in feature films (Hancock, Batman Begins, Fantastic 4), on FOX Sports, and the 2009 Super Bowl.

TONIGHT, which registered the biggest first-week sales in a solo career that includes three consecutive gold-selling albums, features the Grammy nominated hit “City on Our Knees” and new single “Get Back Up.” TobyMac talks at length about the story behind both of those songs and what inspired TONIGHT in this feature at Christianity Today.

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“Behind the Song” of Toby Mac’s “Tonight”

tobyMac returns with his fourth studio project, Tonight, and recently spoke with NRT’s Kevin Davis about the title track.

Continuing Toby’s unique ability to blend musical influences, Tonight has an amazing mix of rock, pop, urban and hip hop sounds and styles. It features the smash hit single “City On Our Knees,” which has topped the radio airplay and digital single charts faster than any other tobyMac single. “’City on our Knees’ is really about a moment,” says Toby. “A moment that we all come together to a place where there’s no judgment but really love. And we choose to recognize one God together. It’s really a reminder that that moment could be right now, tonight. And in that moment judgment falls by the wayside, we choose to step across the line, whatever side we’re on. Love fills in the cracks and makes up the difference.”

Read more about Toby’s personal story behind writing this song and his message to listeners.

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TobyMac Launches Awake Tonight Tour with Skillet

Hot on the heels of his biggest chart debut yet for the acclaimed TONIGHT album, 2010 Grammy nominee TobyMac has launched the Awake Tonight Tour with Skillet. Check out this video for the No. 1 project’s title track (featuring Skillet’s John Cooper) to get a taste of the excitement these shows are sure to deliver, and follow Toby’s Twitter for behind-the-scenes content from the road, ticket giveaway links, and more.

Billboard hails TONIGHT for its “music that stimulates the mind, nourishes the soul and makes you want to dance.” New Release Tuesday calls it “the first ‘must have’ album of 2010.” LifeWay.com says it is “stellar, a diamond without blemish.”

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Switchfoot’s Jon Foreman Joins “Help Haiti Live” Concert

Switchfoot lead singer Jon Foreman has joined the line-up for Help Haiti Live, a charity concert on February 27 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville that will also stream online. Other featured performers at the event include Jars of Clay, Mat Kearney, and Big Kenny (Big & Rich) among others. All proceeds will go to Compassion International’s disaster relief fund for earthquake relief efforts in Haiti.

In related news, Steven Curtis Chapman, Amy Grant, TobyMac, Mandisa, and Britt Nicole are among the artists heard singing on “Come Together Now,” a new benefit single for Haiti with all proceeds going to the country via The American Red Cross and Samaritan’s Purse.

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2010 Dove Nods for Chris Tomlin, Switchfoot, Mandisa, etc.

Nominees for the Gospel Music Association’s 41st Annual Dove Awards event on April 25 include artists from the Sparrow, Credential, Forefront, and sixstepsrecords labels (EMI CMG Label Group).

Chris Tomlin contends for Song and Worship Song (“I Will Rise”) and Christmas Album (GLORY IN THE HIGHEST). David Crowder*Band vies for Rock/Contemporary and Praise & Worship Album (CHURCH MUSIC) plus Rock/Contemporary Song (“How He Loves”). Switchfoot received Rock Song (“Mess of Me”) and Rock/Contemporary Song (“Always”) nods. TobyMac is an Artist, Short Form Video, and Pop/Contemporary Song nominee. Mandisa makes the shortlist for Female Vocalist and Pop/Contemporary Song. Abandon is a Rock Album contender for its debut, SEARCHLIGHTS. Multi-artist set COMPASSIONART is a Special Event Album finalist.

See all nominees here.

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