The digital music revolution continues this week EMI's premium DRM-free, higher-quality download offering available with our first retail partner, Apple iTunes. This week, Apple launched its iTunes Plus option, featuring music from EMI artists -- including EMI CMG's entire digital catalogue -- in a higher quality DRM-free format. Because ...

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. ...

Artists featured on MUSIC INSPIRED BY THE MOTION PICTURE AMAZING GRACE are speaking out to raise awareness of modern day slavery, a social injustice still endured by millions of people worldwide. Now in theaters, Amazing Grace tells the inspiring story of William Wilberforce, the man behind a movement 200 years ago to abolish the slave trade in ...

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: ...

One day. One song. One voice. Thousands of churches throughout North America will recognize February 18, 2007 as Amazing Grace Sunday, singing the classic hymn and praying for an end to slavery that still impacts an estimated 27 million men, women, and children worldwide. In relation to the event, churches are also invited to download the music ...

Coinciding with a special guest slot on the Delirious?/Rebecca St. James Worship Revolution Tour this spring, British worship artist Vicky Beeching will release PAINTING THE INVISIBLE, her second album with Sparrow Records, on April 3. Vicky stood out from a pack of new artists last year as a graduate of England's prestigious Oxford ...

Coinciding with a special guest slot on the Delirious?/Rebecca St. James Worship Revolution Tour this spring, British worship artist Vicky Beeching will release PAINTING THE INVISIBLE, her second album with Sparrow Records, on April 3. Vicky stood out from a pack of new artists last year as a graduate of England's prestigious Oxford ...

First things first! Head over to http://www.hearitfirst.com/ today for exclusive information about Sparrow Records artists Mandisa and Chris Tomlin, plus a new soundtrack inspired by the forthcoming Amazing Grace motion picture. Mandisa, an unforgettable "American Idol" fifth season finalist, will release her first album this May. Watch ...

Cool stuff on the horizon from the folks at Verizon: in the coming weeks, Verizon Wireless will emphasize ringtones, downloads, and more from Christian musicians including Top 5 Hits features on Steven Curtis Chapman and Chris Tomlin, and a showcase of tobyMac's new PORTABLE SOUNDS album. Visit Verizon's V Cast Music Store to learn how ...

One of the most humbling things about Sparrow Records' involvement with the MUSIC INSPIRED BY THE MOTION PICTURE AMAZING GRACE soundtrack, featuring songs from Steven Curtis Chapman, Martina McBride, and more, is the chance to educate others about the tragic issue of modern day slavery. The Amazing Grace film, in theaters nationwide February ...