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EMI Christian Music Group Takes Home 13 Doves

EMI Christian Music Group took home 13 Dove Awards at the Gospel Music Association's annual award show last Wednesday. The evening started off with a bang with the show opening performance of "Lose My Soul" by TobyMac featuring Kirk Franklin

Christianity Today Highlights Passion Movement

The new issue of Christianity Today magazine features an extensive cover story on the success of the Passion worship movement, its related musical artists, and the student ministry's exciting next steps. "Passion has not just shaped evangelical

iTunes Posts Musical Guide to the Passion Movement

iTunes is celebrating the popular worship music of the Passion experience at a new centralized page on the site known as " The iTunes Guide to the Passion Movement ." In addition to crisp categorization and easy links to every available Passion

Tomlin & Redman Discuss “How Great Is Our God” Tour

A recent piece in the Mobile Press-Register offers a candid look at the How Great Is Our God Tour featuring Dove Award winning artist-worshipers Chris Tomlin ("Indescribable") and Matt Redman ("The Heart of Worship") as well as Passion

PASSION 07 EP – PART 3 Hits #1 @ iTunes

PASSION 07 EP - PART 3, a digital download featuring exclusive music and spoken word content from the Passion 07 worship conference, debuted at #1 this week on the iTunes Christian music chart. At the same time, the set's predecessors remain in the

Delirious?, Matt Redman Join Joyce Meyer Concert Events

EMI CMG recording artists Delirious? and Matt Redman are among the acts that will be featured on select dates of the Joyce Meyer Ministries Conference Tour that is scheduled to visit 12 U.S. cities several days at a time by the end of 2007. Meyer, a New

Chris Tomlin Leads 38th Annual Dove Award Nominations

Chris Tomlin , the Gospel Music Association's 2006 Artist and Male Vocalist of the Year, is once again the leader in this year's 38 th Annual GMA Dove Awards nominations. The awards ceremony will be held April 25, 2007, at the Grand Ole Opry House

Five Questions with Chris Tomlin

Minnesota's St. Paul Pioneer Press recently interviewed artist-worshiper Chris Tomlin prior to his local appearance on the How Great Is Our God Tour for a story called "Five Questions with Mr. Hymn."

"Tomlin's songs are sung more often in U.S. churches than any other contemporary artist," the newspaper reports. "His catchy, acoustic guitar-driven Christian rock songs such as "Famous One," "We Fall Down," "Forever," and "Holy Is the Lord" are sung by millions of Christians who attend contemporary worship services every Sunday."

Answering a question about this huge response to his efforts, Tomlin says, "It so overwhelms me that God uses these simple little songs of mine, that he uses somebody like me, who is far from perfect or having it all together."
 
The Pioneer Press later reported on the concert: "Rolling through one hit after another, Tomlin and his band's tight, power-packed performance was a testament to the power of God's music to move the masses. The crowd drowned out Tomlin on many of the songs, shouting out the lyrics, arms thrown skyward in praise and hands clapping to the beat."

The How Great Is Our God Tour also features a spoken message from Passion worship conferences founder Louie Giglio and a performance by Matt Redman. Learn more at ChrisTomlin.com.

Worship leaders and other musicians will also want to check out the new special edition songbook for Tomlin's Grammy nominated album, SEE THE MORNING. Click here for more details.

 

"Worship Not Just About Songs" Says Matt Redman

From "The Heart of Worship" to "Blessed Be Your Name," Matt Redman has written some of today's most popular worship hits. But in an interview with ChristianMusicToday.com, while discussing his acclaimed new album, BEAUTIFUL NEWS, the British musician says that what he does is about more than a song.

"When we lift up the name of Jesus in worship, it overflows into evangelism. My hope is this new album might do that," he tells the site. "With a song like ‘Beautiful News' where Christians can celebrate the gospel, I hope it might also speak truth to those who don't know Christ. But remember, worship is not just about songs. It's our lives, so one of the main ways our worship to God can shine in this world is through lives lived out in service and devotion."
 
Back in December, ChristianMusicToday.com compared the sound of BEAUTIFUL NEWS to acts including Coldplay and Tree63 and gave the project a near-perfect rating of 4.5 stars, declaring:

"It's not often that a worship album provides a consistent theme through most all of the songs, but BEAUTIFUL NEWS delivers a stirring message of hope for a troubled world, revitalizing Matt Redman's sound and songwriting in the process-his best original album in years."

BEAUTIFUL NEWS was produced by Doubledutch (TobyMac, Mat Kearney). The set features collaborations with Delirious? frontman Martin Smith ("Take It to the Streets," "All Over the World") and the popular first radio single "You Never Let Go." Learn more and spread the news with this e-card.

 

Win an Autographed Guitar from Chris Tomlin!

Subscribers to the free service HearItFirst.com have an exciting new contest to enter. The popular Christian music site will give away one Taylor acoustic guitar personally signed by the industry's 2006 Artist of the Year and current GRAMMY nominee Chris Tomlin.

The contest runs from January 31 through March 6, and you can enter once per day to increase the odds of coming away with that guitar in your hands. Register here.

At the site, you'll also get links to Tomlin's HearItFirst "firsts" interview, where he recalls his first job, first car, first time as a worship leader, etc. There's also a great page for the MUSIC INSPIRED BY THE MOTION PICTURE AMAZING GRACE, featuring his new version of "Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)."

Next up, Chris headlines the How Great Is Our God Tour with Passion founder Louie Giglio and sixstepsrecords label mate Matt Redman. Check the concert dates and get complete information about his GRAMMY nominated new album, SEE THE MORNING, at http://www.christomlin.com/.