Gotee Records’ HOLLYN is on a roll as her debut full-length album is just over one month old. One-Way Conversations debuted on February 10th hitting No. 2 on the iTunes Pop Albums chart just under Lady Gaga and was in the Top 10 overall of iTunes. The album also released on March 3rd physically to retail. Since the release, Hollyn now has two singles in the Top 25 at Christian radio at different formats (“Can’t Live Without” at CHR and “In Awe” at AC).
With the first single from Provident Label Group’s Tauren Wells, “Love Is Action,” capturing the No. 1 spot at CHR radio for eight weeks in a row, Wells is now debuting his follow-up single, “Hills And Valleys.” Releasing to both Christian AC and CHR radio, the song is available in three versions – “Hills And Valleys,” found on the Undefeated EP; a remix version (“The Hills Remix”) and an acoustic piano-driven rendition (“The Valleys Version”). There are also two Spotify playlists curated by Wells – a Hills playlist and a Valleys playlist – that are now live.
David Dunn premieres a new live studio music video for “I Wanna Go Back” exclusively with CCM Magazine today. The single is from his forthcoming album Yellow Balloons, which is set to release on February 17. “I Wanna Go Back” is continuing to climb the charts and has landed in the Top 5 on the Hot AC/CHR chart and debuted in the Top 30 at AC Monitored and Christian Airplay chart this week. Click the image above or here to view the video.
Multi-platinum selling and GRAMMY® winning group Casting Crowns releases their eighth studio album, The Very Next Thing, today. The Very Next Thing is full of intimate songs as well as upbeat, fresh sounding tracks that will meet the listener with lyrics that impact with a strong message song after song. Casting Crowns continues to deliver songs with messages that are resonating with their fans as they have surpassed 10 million albums in sales and is Billboard’s top-selling act in Christian music since 2007.
The Gospel Music Association (GMA) announced today, from on the campus of Lipscomb University, the nominees in 41 categories for the 46th Annual GMA Dove Awards. The theme of this year’s award show is “Better Together” which focuses on the strength in unity.
Tune In to the Dove Awards Nominee Press Conference Next Wednesday Live on CCMMagazine.com
