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 and American Idol's Mandisa and a full gospel choir dancing and singing in the aisles. ...

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 worship music, but a generation of American evangelicals," the magazine reports. "In ...

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 recording, there are also fun new "celebrity playlists" from Passion artists Chris ...

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 Top 5 as well. The newest installment - PART 3 - features live performances of "Marvelous ...

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

The Passion 07 worship conference held last week in Atlanta, Georgia, exceeded expectations with more than 22,000 college students in attendance from around the world, including all fifty United States. With global aid as a major theme, a fundraising goal of $500,000 actually reached $700,000 as the event closed. Passion founder/director Louie ...

In stores now, sixstepsrecords presents THE BEST OF PASSION (SO FAR), a 2-disc/30-song set celebrating the first ten years of the Passion worship movement with music from Chris Tomlin, David Crowder Band, Matt Redman, Charlie Hall, Christy Nockels, and more. Share the good news about THE BEST OF PASSION with friends using this inspirational ...

The Passion 07 four-day worship conference began January 1, welcoming over 23,000 people to downtown Atlanta representing 49 of the United States, 32 countries, and 1,165 college campuses worldwide. Via spoken words and musical performances, attendees are being challenged to impact lives on a global scale. "Part of the equation here at ...

Christian music's 2006 Artist of the Year Chris Tomlin and Passion ministry leader/popular speaker Louie Giglio will launch the 32-city How Great Is Our God Tour on January 25 in Phoenix. Fellow worship artist Matt Redman will be a special guest in select markets. The new tour is named after Tomlin's 2006 Gospel Music Association Song and ...

A free podcast is now available at iTunes promoting the Passion 07 conference to be held January 1 - 4, 2007, in Atlanta, Georgia. Updated weekly through the end of this year, it features host Louie Giglio, musicians Chris Tomlin and David Crowder*Band, speakers Beth Moore and John Piper, and others. If you're one of the estimated twenty ...