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Venture3Media (V3M) continues its Simple Hymns series with today’s (Feb. 7) release of Simple Hymns: Songs of Easter featuring such well-known worship leaders as Chris Eaton, Kelly Minter, Leigh Nash (Sixpence None the Richer), London Gatch (Elevation Worship), Joanna Beasley (American Idol), Stephen Petree, Brian Ortize and more.

GRAMMY Award winning artist, songwriter and producer, Kirk Franklin, joined Nick Cannon and the cast of Wild N Out for a hilarious new episode of the hit series that premiered last night.

Gateway Music, home for the music artistry of Gateway Church, has signed worship artist and songwriter Phil King and will release his full-length label debut album, All Glory, March 6. Recorded live Nov. 8 at Christ for the Nations Institute in Dallas, the 11-track album was produced by UPPERROOM’s Matt Fish and features special guest vocalists Lauren Mwonga and Joel Figueroa.

"I Declare War" by Jazmine Nikao is one of the most powerful and anointed songs of this generation. Produced by Troy Maddox aka MaddSouL, this track combines elements of soul, jazz, blues, hip-hop and R&B to create a beautiful soundscape.

As Christians prepare for the Lenten season, Washington, D.C.’s National Community Church and its creative arts team, NCC Worship, encourage people of faith to set aside political divisiveness, choosing instead “the Jesus way” of life. The church will host a free, public Christian music worship concert featuring songs inspired by this Kingdom perspective on Ash Wednesday, February 26.

Based on the popular movies, The Encounter series follows individual life stories and illustrates how an unexpected experience with Jesus Christ can shift lives into a new and purposeful direction. For those who loved Touched by an Angel, comes an inspiring and compelling new series, The Encounter.

Faithlife Proclaim, a church presentation software from Faithlife, makers of Logos Bible Software, has released a recap of the most popular worship songs and artists throughout the past five years in addition to 2020’s up-and-coming songs. Accumulated from a sampling of 10,000 Faithlife Proclaim church users, the new data represents churches of different denominations and sizes from across the country.

Jay DeMarcus, Owner/CEO of Red Street Records, has announced new hires and promotions. Jay founded the Christian music label in October 2018. "We are bursting at the seams here at Red Street Records, and we are growing faster than I ever could’ve imagined," DeMarcus says. "With that, I am so excited to have Mark Lusk enter into his new role as our President/General Manager. Mark is a proven veteran of the music industry, and his vast knowledge and expertise will be an exciting, extraordinary addition to our executive team. We are honored to have him. With these changes, Don Koch is promoted to Executive Vice President of Creative/A&R."

God’s House of Hip Hop 2020 Summer Fest has announced the 15 headliners for the July 17 and 18, 2020 event at a press conference last week at the Banc of California Stadium. The list includes some of the most celebrated talent representing Christian Hip-Hop (CHH), Latin CHH, and Gospel Hip-Hop music.

Christian music’s premiere multi-artist annual outing, the Winter Jam Tour Spectacular, welcomes acclaimed actor and recording artist Kevin Quinn to its 2020 lineup. Star of the highly anticipated A Week Away: The Musical, Quinn treats Winter Jam audiences to a medley of songs from the summer camp-themed film, which is slated for release later this year.