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  • Wednesday, March 22, 2023 — Boise, ID — After collecting more than 5,000 public votes, the WE LOVE CHRISTIAN MUSIC AWARDS will announce the winners in all 12 categories as the annual show enters its second decade.

    Powered by the largest Christian music site online, NewReleaseToday (www.NewReleaseToday.com), the Winner Special will stream at 9PM EST/8PM CST on NewReleaseToday’s Facebook (www.Facebook.com/NewReleaseToday) and YouTube (www.YouTube.com/NewReleaseToday) channels. Hosted by NRT’s Founder Kevin McNeese and guest Milton Marquez, the 1-hour special will feature MercyMe, Jordan St. Cyr, Zauntee, and Sean BE, all performing their nominated hit songs alongside artist acceptance videos giving thanks to their fans for voting. 

    This year’s special is sponsored by the BAREFOOT MEDIA PODCAST NETWORK, a collection of new podcasts from www.KTSY.org and www.Project887.com. Viewers will be introduced to the Finding Good Podcast, A Home That Heals, Stories Unveiled, and Wake Up! (DIE.), which is co-hosted by nominated artist, Zauntee. Subscribe and listen to new podcast episodes at www.KTSY.org/podcasts.

    APPLE MUSIC has partnered with The We Love Awards for the third year by featuring the official playlist in their Christian Music category. Fans can access the exclusive playlist at https://nrt.cc/WLA11Playlist.

    Winners in all categories will be posted at www.WeLoveAwards.com where a reply of the special will also be available to watch. 

    About NewReleaseToday

    NewReleaseToday (NRT), launched in August 2002, has become the largest Christian music and media site online, offering the most complete and up-to-date info on faith-based arts and entertainment. From album release dates to exclusive interviews to world premieres and Christian music news, NRT has become the go-to source for what’s new in Christian music. www.NewReleaseToday.com

    About Barefoot Media Ministries

    Located in Caldwell, Idaho, Barefoot Media Ministires has been helping people experience God and impact lives since 1990. The group operates two community supported radio stations (www.KTSY.org and www.Project887.com) broadcasting throughout Idaho, Oregon, and beyond, along with a focused digital team producing original podcasts, engaging blogs, and social media content. More information can be found at www.BarefootMM.org.

     

  • Listen to my story

    The story of my accident, founding a Christian music website and why I’m pro-life.

    I was nineteen when I broke my neck in Canada. At the time I was diagnosed with a C2 complete spinal cord injury which meant I had nothing. I couldn’t move, breathe or feel anything. All I could do was blink. The doctor there was sure to inform my parents that I would never regain anything. He tried to convince them that “pulling the plug” was the only reasonable option. I wanted to live, even with so much loss. The doctor wasn’t going to ask my wishes though. The hospital was a organ donor hospital, and I was young, healthy and athletic. More valuable dead than alive.


    I’m very pro-life, for several reasons. I don’t know what it’s like to be a child in the womb about to be “terminated” but I do know how it feels to be unwanted. It’s a horrible feeling. My body in pieces would have meant more than the complete person that God had created me to be.. I wasn’t going to be given a choice. My desire to live meant nothing. I would have in effect been terminated. Thankfully, my parents said no.


    Before my accident in ’97 I had played guitar. Music was everything to me. I loved to write songs and sing. At that time in my life I had been saving up money to join a group doing missionary work, mostly through music. I obviously didn’t make it and would never sing again. However, God is faithful and good. I have regained a lot of neurological function that doctors said would never be possible. I still remain mostly disabled.


    Since I loved guitar and singing so much but could no longer do either one I decided to get involved in music in a different way. So in March of 2009, I redirected my two great loves – God and music – into a site dedicated to both. I guess I will always be addicted to Jesus, and the music that glorifies Him.

    – Kevin Thorson (kevin@cmaddict.com)

    Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer person is decaying, yet our inner person is being renewed day by day. For our momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison, while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal. 2 Cor. 4:16-18

    More of my story:

    As a young Christian, Kevin Thorson was a normal, healthy 19-year-old. Music was his life, and he planned to play his guitar and use his talents for God. Abruptly, all seemed to end July 11, 1997.

    His mother recalls the words from that dreaded phone call: Pam, you need to sit down . . . Kevin has been in an accident . . . paralyzed . . . ventilator . . . hospital . . . She could only comprehend the bits in between those horrifying words. Kevin was lying paralyzed on a ventilator in a foreign country with a broken neck.

    Pam Thorson, with painful openness, recounts the true story of her family’s nightmare as they struggled to live out their faith in the face of impossible odds. Song of the Night traces the journey of her family to find peace in the midst of so much darkness.

    Read the book here.

  • Tune in Wednesday March 22nd at 7pm for the premiere of Skillet’s video for their latest single ‘Pyscho in my Head’ from their deluxe album “Dominion: Day of Destiny” – available everywhere now.

     

  • NASHVILLE, TENN. (MARCH 20, 2023) – Capitol Christian Music Group welcomes new artist Rachel Mac to their family of talented artists. As an artist that has recently finished a very successful experience from the NBC hit show, The Voice, Rachel Mac is excited to start her musical career with CCMG.

    “We could not be more thrilled to welcome Rachel Mac to CCMG,” share Brad O’Donnell (CCMG, Co-President) and Hudson Plachy (CCMG, Co-President). “It was evident to both of us as soon as we met Rachel that her sound and vision are wholly unique and that she is a very special artist. We can’t wait to release her music to the world and are excited about all that is ahead.”

    As a lifelong student of music, she began singing and playing piano at a very young age. Her love of music and music theory was cemented as she grew older. She is a singer-songwriter as well as a worship leader and can play multiple instruments. Her earliest memories of music began in the church as she and her two sisters were raised by a single father who was also a worship leader.

    At age 15, Rachel Mac was the youngest contestant on Season 20 of The Voice. She was chosen by celebrity judge, Nick Jonas, to be on his team and finished as a finalist in fourth place. Click here to learn more about Rachel Mac and get a taste of her upcoming music.

  • What do I do when I find a song that I can’t stop listening to? Add it to my list “Most Addictive Song (for now)” of course!  So the song I have on repeat now is Lauren Daigle “Thank God I Do”… Get ready to get addicted! Listen below and on our Most Addictive Song (for now) playlist HERE.

     

     

     

  • 17 March 2023 – NASHVILLE, TN – Fair Trade Services is thrilled to announce the newest members of their family of artists, the duo Caleb & John. Dropping their debut single today, titled “Hallelujah Feeling,” listen to the song HERE and view their music video below.

    Caleb & John came into their music careers in completely different ways. With different styles, musical tastes, and upbringings, both played for other artists like Sam Hunt, Katy Nichole, CAIN, and Anne Wilson, and it was a mutual friend who believed they’d work well together. Becoming a duo, they’ve created a distinctive sound fueled with joy and hope, high-energy vocals, and powerful lyrics, writing their own definition of brotherhood with one goal: everything they do points to Jesus.

    The hook-driven pop melody in “Hallelujah Feeling,” based on Romans 15:13, is Caleb & John’s declaration of their intentional belief that Jesus is the answer. “We love that hallelujah is more than a feeling,” Caleb says. “It’s the joy of the Lord, something anyone can have when they know Jesus.”

    James Rueger, A&R for Fair Trade Services, shares, “The first time I heard Caleb & John play in our office, I knew there was something really special about them. For two guys to come together so quickly and find their voice and their sound, it was a very easy yes for the Fair Trade team. I am excited to see how The Lord moves through their music and ministry!”

    Two unique people with unique backgrounds, the duo’s unified joy is contagious and their music is overflowing with the goodness of God and they are eager to share their music with the world. “The message we want to communicate is hope,” John says. “There is hope for you. If God can change somebody like me, He can change somebody like you.”

     

  • 17 March 2023 – Nashville, TN – Red Street Records band Consumed By Fire releases their long-awaited EP, First Things First, available everywhere today (stream HERE). The EP follows the band’s massively successful radio single, “First Things First,” which has reached No. 7 on the Christian radio charts and continues to climb as the first top 10 single for Red Street Records. Band member Jordan Ward shares his enthusiasm for the EP, saying, “We’re so fired up for this collection of songs to be released! We’re just praying and believing that people will be filled with hope and that their faith will be stirred as they sing these songs over themselves and their families!”

    The six-song project compiles previously released tracks “It’s a Yes,” “Goodbye Ole Me,” “First Things First,” and “Hope Says,” and includes new tracks “Walk with Jesus” and a newly recorded piano version of “First Things First.” Additionally, a new lyric video is available today for “Walk With Jesus,” which can be viewed below. Produced by Scotty Wilbanks, the EP sings of an undeniable hope and trust in Jesus, giving listeners a fresh anthem of faith through powerful lyrics and sound melodies.

    “Red Street Records is excited to release Consumed By Fire’s new music to the world!” Red Street’s Chief Operating Officer, Kelly Rich, shares. “The Ward brothers are a trio of astounding songwriters, vocalists, and musicians, and consumers are in for an incredible listening experience.”

    Label VP of Christian Artist Development, Ronn Tabb, adds, “The Ward family’s incredible life of ministry has helped shape who Consumed By Fire is today. The songs they write and perform reflect their authentic desire to encourage people in their faith and their walk with Christ.” Stream First Things First HERE, available everywhere.

    For more information about Consumed By Fire, visit ConsumedByFire.com.