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GRAMMY award-winning Christian hip-hop artist, Lecrae, has branched out from music into tech as an investor! After announcing his partnership with Oust Labs, a full-service agency that converts ideas into enterprises, Lecrae has invested in MXD (Getmxd.com), an innovative software that is a game-changer for indie artists, A&R executives, producers, podcasters, editors, film creators and more.

Two of the hardest-working guys in gospel music, Aaron Gray and Josh Arnett, otherwise known as The Singing Contractors, are gearing up to celebrate the holiday season with their newest album and concert special, Building a Christmas to Remember.

Christian music artist and Bethel Music worship leader Sean Feucht has announced that he is running for Congress in California’s third district.

Rescue Story, the long-awaited album from GRAMMY® and GMA Dove Award®-winning artist Zach Williams is out now. Supporting Rescue Story, which is the follow-up to his GRAMMY-winning album, 2017's Chain Breaker, is Williams' 21-city Rescue Story Tour, which kicks off next week from Syracuse, NY. Williams' interview, recorded into a podcast, is now live. Along with the interview, he also performed a special acoustic version of "Rescue Story," the album's first single.

After racking up 38.2 million followers on Instagram, Will Smith is the latest celebrity content creator to begin posting on TikTok. In his first post on Wednesday night, special effects wizard and video content creator, Caleb Natale is seen scrolling through photos of Smith in his phone while Andy Mineo and Lecrae's “Coming In Hot,” plays in the background.

Planetshakers new full-length Rain features the songs from all three EPs and the never-before-released “I Lift Your Name Up (80’s Remix)” and Planetshakers’ first hard rock offering, “Fall On Me (Heavy Remix).” With more than 8,475,000 YouTube, 5,724,000 Spotify and 1,431,000 Apple Music streams, plus additional streams via Amazon Music, Google Play, Pandora and more

Acclaimed Bethel Music worship collective singer/songwriter Kalley is set to step into the solo spotlight with a two-EP debut October 25. Birthed in the aftermath of last year’s California wildfires, the alt-pop/electronic Faultlines Vol. 1 and Faultlines Vol. 2 overarchingly reaffirm Kalley’s trust in the God who doesn’t run from disaster.

Jennifer Lyell has taught hundreds of children the Bible over the course of many years, observing what resonates with them. She firmly believes that young kids are capable of understanding God’s promises for themselves as they learn the stories of the Bible. Lyell is set to release The Promises of God Storybook Bible, an incredible, beautifully illustrated, Scripturally-faithful project designed for kids ages 4-8 but suitable for the entire family to read together.

HEAVENQUEST is a new, reimagined fantasy universe inspired by the world and characters of John Bunyan’s timeless masterpiece, The Pilgrim’s Progress, but modernized and adapted for today. This film is an imagined prequel to Bunyan’s original text, exploring the origins of the character The Evangelist (renamed Vangel in this world) and how he came to be a wise sage, and it sets the stage for the journey shared in Bunyan’s beloved allegory, but recasting the events against an expansive new world ravaged by a war between good and evil.

If you’ve been following Lecrae on social media, then you’re watching his amazing trip to Israel where he was baptized in the Jordan River.