Red Headlines 20-City 'Redvolution Tour' In 2012

Two-time GRAMMY nominated, Essential Records rock act RED kicks off its second headlining tour in five months, the "REDvolution Tour," on Feb. 10. Visiting 20+ cities domestically, with special guests Thousand Foot Krutch, Manafest, Nine Lashes, and KIROS, the tour will also include a run of "RED only" dates throughout Europe
in April.

A year since releasing its acclaimed third studio project, Until We Have Faces, RED continues to make massive career strides, venturing out on ... More Details

Skillet Marks Incredible 2011 With Multiple Year End Honors

Atlantic recording group Skillet wrapped up an extraordinary year by being named among 2011's biggest mainstream rock acts according to year-end charts published by Billboard and Mediabase.
 
The two-time Grammy-nominated band were among the highest ranking artists featured in Billboard's annual "The Year In Music" issue, with their RIAA gold- certified album Awake approaching 900,000 in sales and included among the year's Top 20 "Rock Albums," Top 15 "Alternative Albums," as well as ... More Details

Kutless Returns With New Studio Project, Believer

After a successful 2009 release that spawned the mega-hit single "What Faith Can Do," Kutless will be releasing a new studio album titled Believer next month on February 28 (BEC Recordings). The album is produced by Grammy-nominated Chris Stevens as well as David Garcia (TobyMac, Mandisa, Carrie Underwood) and Dave Lubben (worship leader, Kutless). Click here to view the album cover and tracklisting.
 
The debut radio single from this album is already gaining traction out of the gate ... More Details

Tooth & Nail Records Announce New Director Of A&R

Tooth & Nail Records/BEC Recordings proudly announces Conor Farley as the new Director of A&R.  This role will involve scouting for new artists and developing the current and emerging roster.
 
"We are thrilled to add Conor to the T&N and BEC family," shares Brandon Ebel, President Tooth & Nail Records / BEC Recordings. "Focusing on the A&R department, we wanted to bring in someone that has a passion for our artists and their music as well as an ear for new talent.  With ... More Details

As I Lay Dying's Decas EP debuts at #61 on Billboard's Top 200

AS I LAY DYING's latest release, the Decas EP, is a collection of new tracks, covers, remixes and more, which reached #2 on the iTunes Rock chart and landed at #61 on Billboard's Top 200 in its debut week. iTunes also offered a free track ("Paralyzed"), which was downloaded by a staggering 125,000 people in one week.
Meant to tide fans over until the release of the band's hotly anticipated new studio LP (due for release next year), the Decas EP marks AS I LAY DYING's decade of making ... More Details

Skillet Score 4th Consecutive Top 10 Mainstream Hit

With current scans over 840,000 units and the RIAA Gold certification of three singles, two-time Grammy® nominated alternative rockers Skillet have now scored their 4th consecutive top 10 mainstream active rock hit with "It's Not Me It's You."  Following in the footsteps of their #1 Active Rock and Christian Rock single "Awake & Alive," as well as hits "Monster" and "Hero," this success continues to further cement the band as a top rock act in both the Christian and mainstream markets. ... More Details

Kutless Set To Release Christmas Project Called 'This Christmas'

BEC Recordings' Kutless is wrapping up another great year with the release of their first Christmas project on October 4 titled This Is Christmas. This album is filled with four classic holiday songs along with two original Kutless Christmas tunes ("This Is Christmas," "Beautiful").  There will also be a 10-song exclusive version available at Wal-Mart this season.  Kutless will also be touring heavily this fall as part of the "One True God," Winter Jam and the "Very Merry Christmas" ... More Details

NewReleaseTuesday.com Launches 'Monday Night Chats'

Christian music mega-site NewReleaseTuesday.com has announced the launch of Monday Night Chats – a live weekly online chat event that will allow fans the opportunity to interact with their favorite artists.

A different artist will be featured each Monday night, starting at 8:00pm EST and running for 30 minutes. The live chats will take place at www.NewReleaseTuesday.com/chat and the full sessions will also be archived on the site ... More Details

Industry Veterans Announce Contemporary Christian Music Development Institue

Newsboys' Michael Tait Teams Up With Music Executives Wes Campbell and Bernard Porter for New Venture

Music industry veterans Michael Tait, Wes Campbell and Bernard Porter have formed Contemporary Christian Music Development Institute (CCMDi), an innovative program dedicated to assisting Christian music artists in achieving success in their careers.

"It is no secret that the music industry is a highly competitive market laced with tremendous highs and cavernous lows. The only ... More Details

Former Skillet Guitarist Addresses Fans And Industry Peers

Earlier this year, Skillet guitarist Ben Kasica announced his departure from the two-time Grammy nominated band. Kasica left to pursue a new venture, which he shares below in a personal letter to his fans, industry and artist peers:

Dear Friends, 

Many of you know after 10 years of playing with Skillet, I've chosen to move on. Many people have questioned why I would leave a band 'at the top' to pursue 'smaller' things. Here is my answer.

When I was 16, I was given the ... More Details

The GMA Dove Awards Name Atlanta Host For 2012 Awards

The 42nd Annual GMA Dove Awards Garnered Unprecedented Viewers On gmc television network And Quickly Sold Out The Fabulous Fox Theatre As Atlanta Welcomed This Year's Honors To The City

THE GMA Dove Awards offer recognition in a variety of genres making it the most comprehensive awards show celebrating Christian music will again air on gmc 

THE GMA Board of Directors and the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau announced today that the 43rd Annual GMA Dove Awards will ... More Details

Blindside's With Shivering Hearts We Wait Impresses Critics

Four years after the release of their last record, rockers Blindside have partnered with Fair Trade Services/Sony RED to return from hiatus with the release of their sixth album, With Shivering Hearts We Wait and the fans are eager to listen as the record debuted at No.8 on iTunes ® Mainstream Rock Chart.  The band, who has appeared on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien," collaborated with music icons including Smashing Pumpkins' leader Billy Corgan and toured extensively world-wide ... More Details

Video Premier of Red's 'Feed The Machine'

Twice GRAMMY-nominated hard rock outfit RED is currently premiering its new video for "Feed The Machine" on ARTISTdirect.com.  The song comes off the band's latest album, Until We Have Faces, which is in stores now.  View the video at http://is.gd/WFwntJ .   

The video is more of a short film than your typical music video.  When asked by Rick Florino, Editor-In-Chief of ARTISTdirect.com what the inspiration ... More Details

Skillet Featured In Warner Bros. Transformers Soundtrack

Album to Highly Anticipated Third Film In The Transformers Series Also Features Music From Linkin Park, My Chemical Romance, Mastodon, Art of Dying, Taking Back Sunday, And Black Veil Brides, Plus New Tracks from Paramore and Goo Goo Dolls Debuting Exclusively On This Album

On June 14th, Warner Bros. Records will release the album to the hotly anticipated motion picture Transformers: Dark of the Moon — the third film in the Oscar®-nominated summer blockbuster Transformers series, ... More Details

Blindside Returns With New Project 'Shivering Hearts We Wait'

They have been seen on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien," have collaborated with music icons including Smashing Pumpkins leader Billy Corgan and heard around the world on World Wrestling Entertainment. Now, after four years since the release of their last project, rock band Blindside is partnering with INO Records/Sony RED to unveil their sixth album, With Shivering Hearts We Wait, on June 7.
 
"When we decided it was time to make another record, everyone's perspective was really ... More Details

Red Captures Fourth Career GMA Dove Award

Band Honored in the Category of Rock Recorded Song
 
Hard rock band RED garnered its fourth career GMA Dove Award this evening in the category of Rock Recorded Song for "Start Again" from its GRAMMY nominated Innocence & Instinct project.
 
This is RED's third win in the field of Rock Recorded Song, which this year included additional nominees Satellites and Sirens, Disciple, tobyMac, and Switchfoot. The band has won previously in this category for "Breathe Into Me" (2007) ... More Details

Winter Jam Ranked #1 Tour In The World

The Winter Jam 2011 Tour Spectacular was the #1 tour in the world for the first quarter of the year, according to Pollstar.  The multi-artist event featuring many of Christian music's biggest names outpaced attendance for all other tours in the first quarter, including Bon Jovi, U2, X Factor Live, Lady Gaga, Brad Paisley and Justin Bieber, according to Pollstar's 2011 Worldwide First Quarter Ticket Sales "Top 100 Tours" chart.
 
Created and hosted by Christian music mainstay ... More Details

Red's Until We Have Faces Surpasses 100,000 Sales Mark

The twice GRAMMY ® nominated rock band RED is adding additional strength to the band's already highly impactful market presence, in part propelled by the current No. 1 scored by its multi-format song "Faceless," and the announcement that its third studio album, UNTIL WE HAVE FACES,  has surpassed the100,000 sales mark in just 10 short weeks.
 
UNTIL WE HAVE FACES debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard Top 200 chart following its release on February 1. Further, the album remained ... More Details

Fans Have A Say In The 42nd Annual GMA Dove Awards

Fans have a say in the 42nd Annual GMA Dove Awards, Gospel music's biggest night of the year. GMC, America's favorite network for uplifting music and entertainment announced today, GMC's "VOTE TO WIN" GMA DOVE AWARDS GIVEAWAY.  For the first time ever, one lucky winner will receive two tickets to attend this year's televised event, a $250 Visa gift card and a GMC branded "Uplift Someone" bracelet.  Each person who casts their vote for the "Artist of the Year" and "New Artist of the ... More Details

Skillet Lands First #1 At Mainstream Active Rock Radio

Named One of 20 Hardest Working Bands of 2010

Awake & Alive," the latest single from Atlantic/Ardent/INO recording group Skillet, has bulleted its way to #1 at Mainstream Active Rock Radio outlets nationwide.  Their gold certified album, "AWAKE," now features a trio of Active Rock and Christian radio blockbusters including the current hit "Awake and Alive," the RIAA gold certified, top 5 Active Rock and Christian Rock smash, "Monster," and the just certified RIAA gold hit ... More Details