Francesca Releases Neon Feather Remix of ‘Defender’

GRAMMY® Award-winner Francesca Battistelli recently released a Neon Feather remix  of “Defender" featuring Steffany Gretzinger. The new version of the song is a richly textured spin-off of the original ballad, giving the powerful worship anthem a fresh perspective.

Exclusive Video Premiere: Sanctus Real ‘Lazarus’

Sanctus Real is back with their highly-anticipated ninth studio album, Unstoppable God, which is releasing everywhere August 30. CCMmagazine.com is proud to partner with Sanctus Real for the EXCLUSIVE premiere of the video for the new single “Lazarus.”

David Leonard to Release Live ‘The Wait: Silence The Noise’

David Leonard (formerly of All Sons & Daughters and NEEDTOBREATHE) released his solo debut, The Wait, earlier this year to much praise from fans and critics. On August 30th, Leonard will release The Wait: Silence The Noise, a collection of The Wait songs newly recorded live, where the lyrics become the focus.

ASCAP to Honor Russ & Tori Taff with Golden Note Award

The makers of some of today’s most inspiring music will gather in celebration when The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) honors six-time GRAMMY-winning artist Russ Taff and GRAMMY-nominated songwriter and author Tori Taff with its prestigious ASCAP Golden Note Award at the 41st annual ASCAP Christian Music Awards. The invitation-only evening of performance and praise takes place Monday, September 16, at The Franklin Theatre in downtown Franklin, TN.

Centricity Music Celebrates Multi Chart #1s

Centricity Music has acheived multiple GRAMMY Awards®, GMA Dove Awards®, and chart-topping hits in just the past couple of years alone, Centricity Music has another reason to celebrate with the unprecedented achievement of having two No. 1 radio singles on multi-genre charts this week.

50th Annual GMA Dove Awards Nominees Announced

The Gospel Music Association (GMA) has announced the nominees for the 50th Annual GMA Dove Awards for 2019's awards show in October. Lauren Daigle leads artist nominations with six, followed by for KING & COUNTRY and Kirk Franklin with five. Crowder, Phil Wickham, Tasha Cobbs Leonard and TobyMac each honored with four nods. Top nominated writer/producer Wayne Haun scored 10 nominations.