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Following a lengthy hiatus, veteran Christian music singer/songwriter Sammy Ward returns January 31 with a highly anticipated new recording, Hymns Anew. Produced by Nathan Nockels (Chris Tomlin, Keith & Kristyn Getty), the Vibraslap Records release features fresh takes on six beloved hymns, as well as the original title-track written by Ward.

Fans of Christian music group Sidewalk Prophets will have 24 reasons to smile next spring as the band launches the Smile Tour in 2020 in support of its latest single. The Sidewalk Prophets recently unveiled nine of the tour’s 24 dates, with additional dates and cities to be announced soon.

The award-winning and chart-topping Keith and Kristyn Getty and friends embark on their ninth-annual world-class Sing! An Irish Christmas Tour, featuring songs from the #1 album. They will appear at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville on Monday, December 23, 2019, at 7:30 PM. The Getty's and friends will be joined by Matt Papa and Andrew Peterson for the Nashville show.

for KING & COUNTRY continue to see an unprecedented reaction from their performance of “Little Drummer Boy” on CMA Country Christmas, which aired on Dec. 3rd on ABC, the boys have announced they are heading north for their first ever tour in Canada. The band has announced 8 brand-new dates for the Burn the Ships World Tour 2020 in Canada.

Culminating its first full year of operations, Nashville Label Group—the multi-genre, multi-imprint conglomerate founded and helmed by Seventh Day Slumber’s Joseph Rojas—celebrated a number of key milestones in 2019. Leading the accolades is RockFest Records’ flagship artist, Seventh Day Slumber, whose May 31 critically-acclaimed set, Closer To Chaos, garnered the biggest release week sales for the label since its formation.

Internationally renowned pianist, composer, producer and Christian music artist, Paul Cardall, is dedicating his poignant rendition of the Christmas classic, “O Holy Night,” to fellow heart disease patient Mandy Dutton this holiday season.

Christian music singer/songwriter, Nichole Nordeman, has released a new Christmas song and lyric video video titled "Maybe."

Life.Church's group, Switch, has had a blessed year as a breakout group in the Christian music industry. The group debuted their first album on DREAM Records in February 2019 and immediately saw their single, “Symphony (feat. Dillon Chase)” make an impact in radio. Now, with a national audience of over 300 million and nearly 30 million streams, Switch has been named Billboard’s No. 1 New Christian Artist of the Year for 2019.

Multi-platinum-selling Christian music/worship group Hillsong Worship has announced their quick return to the United States in 2020 for the Awake Tour. Joined by special guests Kari Jobe and Cody Carnes, the 28-city arena circuit follows the debut arrival of their full-length studio album Awake at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Christian/Gospel Albums Chart.

Internationally acclaimed singer, songwriter, and classically trained violinist Jean Watson is celebrating the release of the music video version of "Carol of the Bells," from her new Christmas music album, For Unto Us.