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With a joyous opening performance of “Danzo En El Rio” by internationally known praise and worship group Miel San Marcos, ASCAP kicked off its 41st Annual ASCAP Christian Music Awards tonight at the Franklin Theatre in downtown Franklin, TN. Top songwriters, artists and executives of the Christian music industry were in attendance to celebrate the most performed ASCAP Christian music songs over the last year. Top honors were presented including:

After temporarily selling out at Amazon, multi-platinum rock band Skillet's debut graphic novel, EDEN:A Skillet Graphic Novel, is poised to be Z2 Comic's best-selling book of all time. Already being called a 'must-read for comic and music fans alike,' (Age of the Nerd), the book is one of Amazon's top new releases and falls on the heels of the release of the critically acclaimed, Grammy-nominated band's No. 1 Rock Album, Victorious.

With a 30 plus year history and legacy of live worship albums, Grammy Award winning Hillsong Worship is gearing up for the release of Awake, their first studio album in almost two decades. Dropping worldwide on Oct. 11, the compilation is available for preorder now which includes an exclusive early track, “No One But You.”

Black River Christian music artist and songwriter Hannah Kerr has released her new EP, Listen More, digitally everywhere. Last night, Kerr joined Jordan Feliz in Cleburne, TX for the kick-off of his The Faith Tour, where she is selling exclusive physical copies of Listen More.

Newsboys "Only the Son (Yeshua)" Official Lyric Video

Paul Wilbur released his album and companion DVD, Roar From Zion, earlier this year. Now, the Daystar Television Network will broadcast-premiere this live worship experience into 180+ countries over the course of its Heart for the World programming Sept. 30 – Oct. 7. Daystar will also offer an exclusive Roar From Zion: Paul Wilbur Live In Jerusalem DVD to its viewers.

Christian music artist HillaryJane has released a cinematic new music video for her latest single, "God 0f Always." The pop artist teamed up with director Ben Hess for the music video, which was shot in the sand dunes of Southern California.

Rory Feek is kicking off a new chapter that's sure to thrill fans who have spent years following his music, love, and life. Five years after launching a personal blog to share stories of his family, including his late wife, Joey, and their daughter, Indiana, Rory will turn that blog into a weekly television series called This Life I Live on RFD-TV

The secret to mapping out a meaningful existence is to turn the tables on late-in-life introspection and ask those questions early on, so that every decision going forward leads down a path toward fulfillment, explains Hobby Lobby founder and CEO David Green in his latest book, A Generous Life: 10 Steps to Living a Life Money Can't Buy.

Launching in theaters with a one-night-only Fathom Event on November 6, The Divine Plan shares the captivating parallels between the lives of President Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II.