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Singer, songwriter and speaker Janice Gaines teams up with her music executive and attorney husband, EJ Gaines, for their new podcast, ONLY GAINES, in an exclusive partnership with popular podcast platform AccessMore. The weekly podcast, available in both audio and video format, launches today at AccessMore.com and everywhere podcasts are available.

5x GRAMMY-nominated artist Crowder earned the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot Gospel Songs Chart this week with “God Really Loves Us” featuring Dante Bowe and Maverick City Music. This marks the first career chart-topping hit on this chart for Crowder, showcasing the genre-bending musician’s unmatched versatility.

A brand new single, "Look To The Lamb," from Jesus Culture is now available with Lindy Cofer and Bryan & Katie Torwalt.

Iconic multi-platinum, singer and songwriter Michael W. Smith is releasing an extended version of his album Worship Forever, including instrumental versions of each song. Re-imagined to honor his #1 highest-selling album of all time, the record featured a full symphony orchestra and special appearances by Amy Grant, Matt Redman and Tauren Wells.

Along with celebrating Saint Patrick's Day with the world, Irish-born singer/songwriter Benjamin William Hastings drops a deluxe version of his self-titled project today. Titled Benjamin William Hastings (And Then Some) courtesy of Capitol CMG/Invorto, the album also introduces a new track, "Dragons."

Residence/Centricity Music’s cinematic, alternative-pop duo Apollo LTD releases its first single and video of 2023, “Redemption Song.” The song follows the duo’s Billboard No. 1 radio single “Sunday Morning Feeling (Feat. Ryan Stevenson)” and Top 25 hit “Soul Worth Saving.“

In celebration of Friday’s release of Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs (Live), renowned worship trailblazers Shane & Shane will host a livestream this Thursday, March 16 at 7:00 pm CT to premier the video of the complete live recording. Streaming on the duo’s YouTube and Facebook channels, the free watch party will include a special message from Shane & Shane.

The 4th annual Grizzly Awards will stream live on YouTube on March 25, featuring performances by Zahna, Nate Parrish and Rusty Shipp. Special segments will be presented by Petra’s John Schlitt and Disciple’s Joey West.

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BEC Recordings Canadian artist and songwriter Jordan St. Cyr has won his first Juno Award. The Juno Awards, which honors all genres of Canada's top musicians, singers, songwriters, and producers, recognized St. Cyr for his debut self-titled album in the Contemporary Christian/ Gospel Album of the Year category. This was St. Cyr's first Juno nomination.