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BRANDON HEATH ENOUGH ALREADY STREET DATE: 4.22.2022 ARTIST/TITLE: Brandon Heath/ Enough Already

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PROJECT OVERVIEW A longtime Christian music artist and worship leader, Brandon Heath has released seven studio albums over his 20+ year career. He has been nominated for numerous Dove Awards and a Grammy Award; and has been a Dove Award winner in multiple categories including: “New Artist of the Year” (2008), “Song Of The Year” (2009), Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year” (2009) & “Male Vocalist of the Year” (2009 & 2010). Heath has had multiple #1 singles, (“I’m Not Who I Was” & “Give Me Your Eyes”) and is a well known and loved part of the Nashville songwriter community.

Newly signed to both Centricity Music and Centricity Publishing, Heath is opening a fresh chapter. Not only is he partnering with a new label, but he’s collaborating with songwriters he’s never written with before and producers he hasn’t previously worked with. While almost everything in this season is different, one thing hasn’t changed, and that’s Heath’s uncanny ability to get underneath your skin with a lyric.

Brandon Heath’s latest, full-length project Enough Already offers a fresh creative take, and a clear musical vision. The album boasts 9 brand new tracks including the hit song “See Me Through It” which is quickly climbing the Christian radio charts. Teaming up with a stable of veteran songwriters and producers, Enough Already offers a variety of musical styles packaged with the heartfelt lyrical content expected from Brandon Heath.

TRACKLIST 1 HUMAN NATURE

5 SEE ME THROUGH IT

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6 ANOTHER SONG ABOUT LOVE

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“I want to make sure I write songs that are uniquely me—not just the ones that make you want to play it again, but songs that make you go, ‘Oh wow, he just sang my story,’” Heath offers. “I think that is what makes people invest in an artist. It’s not just the songs they like on the radio. It’s cut three on the record that kind of makes you own that artist.”

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8 ENOUGH ALREADY 9 HUMAN NATURE (ACOUSTIC)

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ARTIST: Skillet TITLE: Dominion Label: ATL/Atlantic Config & Selection #: CD 671097 Street Date: 01/14/22 Order Due Date: 12/17/21 UPC: 075678640865 Unit Per Set: 1 SRP: $14.98 Alphabetize Under: S

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Surviving The Game Standing in the Storm Dominion Valley of Death Beyond Incredible Destiny

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Refuge Shout Your Freedom Destroyer Forever or the End Ignite White Horse

ALBUM FACTS Genre: Rock Description: Their 11th studio project, "Dominion" follows SKILLET's amazing track record of two RIAA certified multi-platinum albums, two Gold Albums, five RIAA certified multi-platinum singles, and four gold singles. The album, produced by Kevin Churko (Ozzy Osbourne, Papa Roach, Disturbed) with songs written by John Cooper, Korey Cooper, Kevin Churko and Kane Churko, was created 100% remotely between the band's tour dates, home studio in Wisconsin, and the Churko's studio in Las Vegas.

"DOMINIONis about the celebration of freedom, a liberation from fear - to be who we want to be, say what we want to say, believe what we want to believe," Cooper says. "In some ways it’s a reminder of the God-given rights that we were born with. It’s time to regain some sort of control over our lives and not be a slave to fear. I hope this record is going to make people feel empowered, inspired, uplifted and want to rock their faces off!"

ARTIST & INFO Hometown: Wisconsin One of the best-selling rock bands of the 21st century, two-time GRAMMY® Award-nominated multiplatinum Wisconsin quartet Skillet—John Cooper [lead vocals/bass], Korey Cooper [guitar/keys], Jen Ledger [drums/vocals], and Seth Morrison [lead guitar]—write the soundtrack to triumph. An undying spirit humbly asserted and affirmed the band as one of this generation’s most successful rock acts. However, as all classic underdog stories do, it happened quietly under the radar. By 2019, they not only garnered a pair of GRAMMY® Award nods and sold over 12 million albums worldwide, but they also took home a Billboard Music Award for the double-platinum Awake. Its breakout single “Monster” remains “one of the most-streamed rock songs of all-time” with 285 global audio streams. 2016’s Unleashed bowed at #3 on the Billboard Top 200. Going #1 on Rock Radio, the lead single “Feel Invincible” cracked 150 million global audio streams and went platinum. Meanwhile, the gold-certified Unleashed became their fourth consecutive album to receive either a gold, platinum, or double-platinum. To date, nine original tunes earned RIAA recognition in tandem with high-profile syncs by everyone from WWE and Marvel to ESPN and NFL. Between selling out arenas on four continents, the group performed on CONAN and graced the pages of USA Today and New York Times, to name a few. In 2018 alone, the band clocked 1 billion Spotify streams. This momentum continues on their 2019 tenth full-length, Victorious. With the bulk produced by Korey and John, it lives up to its name for Skillet as their most triumphant body of work yet.

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ARTIST: Phil Wickham TITLE: Hymn Of Heaven (Acoustic Sessions) STREET DATE: 6/24/22 UPC: 73621185759

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ABOUT Five-time GRAMMY® nominee and multi-Dove Award Winner Karen Peck & New River returns with one of its most powerful albums to date. The album title denotes a spiritual reminder to pray to God often during the course of our busy days for guidance, wisdom, and relationship. Complete with remarkable vocals and incredible songs, 2:22, was written and produced by some of the industry’s most talented minds and hands. Karen describes the album as one of her favorite albums. Karen and fellow songwriters Reba Rambo, Lee Black, Wayne Haun, Kenna West, Tony Wood, Michael Cochren, Nathan Woodard, Mia Fields, Jason Cox, Dave Clark, Michael Farren, and more deliver eleven powerful Gospel-centered songs. The album was produced by the incomparable Wayne Haun.

TRACK LIST 01 Spirit of Heaven 02 Answer Is Jesus 03 The Keepers 04 Future Glory 05 Bless His Holy Name 06 If God Wrote a Song 07 Dance 08 Lead Me Through 09 Valley Too Long 10 Sheaves

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11 The Lord’s Prayer

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In a world full of despair, we must never forget there is always a light that shines in the darkness. Maranda Curtis returns with a heart filled offering of pain and passion that radiates hope to listeners everywhere. “Die To Live” accounts the personal journey of Curtis to conquer some of the most challenging moments of her life. Curtis delivers powerful vocals with prolific lyrics that stare into the face of adversity while providing a path to victory!

“Freedom Song” and “To Know Me” serve as a reminder that God is still faithful despite our present trials.

Throughout this release faith and perseverance flow. “Lazarus,” “Run to You,” and the title track “Die to Live” add to this songbook of strength and resilience found only through God himself.

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Never Die Freedom Song To Know Me Lazarus Bishop’s Revolution Die To Live

2 #1 Billboard Gospel Albums 2 Top 5 Gospel Radio Hits Multiple Stellar & Dove Award Nominations Curtis’s most recent album, “Open Heaven: The Maranda Experience,” sold more than 11,000 physical copies

We Lift You Up Amazing God Run Sparrow Sparrow Reprise Overcome Promise Live Again Live Again Reprise

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ARTIST: Sara Groves TITLE: What Makes It Through STREET DATE: 05/27/22 PRICE: $11.99 UPC: 736211857392

POUR YOUR SPIRIT OUT (LIVE) THRIVE WORSHIP

ABOUT Thrive Worship release their awaited album Pour Your Spirit Out recorded live in their home church, Bayside Church. After their 2021 EP Let’s Have Church touched many hearts around the nation and beyond, this album is the culmination of years’ worth of conversations amongst the Californian worship team about life, theology, society, and values. Pour Your Spirit Out encapsulates who Thrive Worship are at their core: people who are earnestly and honestly seeking the Lord whilst wrestling with questions and seeing through a window dimly. Yet, their hope remains strong and is expressed with songs that are deeply personal and speak of glimpses into eternity - where the unthinkable awe and wonder of the Lord on the throne, the incredible hope of the Gospel, the unimaginable joy and love we have in Jesus – shines through. Pour Your Spirit Out seeks to lead the Church in worship that transpires with the Spirit and the Truth.

With this new album, Thrive Worship hope not only to encourage but to create worshippers. Worship leader Corbin Phillips states, “We hope this project offers something ancient and sacred and yet something new and refreshing by the power of the Holy Spirit.”

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The King Is Coming Praise God (Doxology) That’s The Kind Of Love Always So Good Coming Back Pour Your Spirit Out Let’s Have Church I’m So Glad I Met Jesus No One Like Jesus Not Even Death Greater Things Holy Moment Heaven’s Song

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MORNINGTIDE CELTIC WORSHIP

ABOUT Celtic Worship is a collective of some of Scotland’s most talented folk musicians who approach worship from a unique standpoint, blending traditional and contemporary Christian music with the sounds of their native roots.

They have become established trailblazers in the Celtic Christian sphere; revisiting old hymns and writing new ecclesial music marked by the sound of their cultural and historical context.

The band is composed of musicians from many different backgrounds and styles, including Steph Macleod, Mhairi Marwick, Scott Wood, Gus Stirrat, Naomi Stirrat, Ifedade Thomas and Chris Amer. After their 2019 debut album, Celtic Worship released “Morningtide” with Integrity Music in October 2021, garnering over 2.3 million views on YouTube with the new project alone.

Celtic Worship has grown in the worship sphere far beyond their homeland, touring Scandinavia and reaching much of Europe with their rustic and complex musical style infused with the powerful sound of bagpipes, whistles, and fiddle.

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STREET DATE: Friday May 6th, 2022 File Under :

TRACK LISTING: 1. Deadman 2. I Run With Wolves 3. Forever 4. Ups and downs 5. Gravity Falls feat. Trevor McNevan 6. Nemesis feat. Sonny Sandoval 7. Break The Habit 8. Brain Dead 9. Save You feat. Redlight King 10. Doomsday 11. Blackout feat. Sam Tinnesz 12. Light It Up feat. UNSECRET Catalogue: MP017 INSTAGRAM: @manafest (30K) FACEBOOK: Facebook.com/manafest 211,000 Page likes YOUTUBE: YouTube.com/manafest 73,000 Subscribers 6,000,000 views MANAFEST.COM

I RUN WITH WOLVES On Friday May 6th, Manafest releases his most dynamic rock album to date, produced by Grammy Nominated Producer Joe Rickard.

Hit singles I Run With Wolves, Blackout and Save You are already spinning on Sirius XM Octane and Save You stayed at #1 at Christian Rock for multiple weeks.

Manafest teamed up with legendary rock artist Neil Sanderson from Three Days Grace to write the smash hit Ups and Downs, and Sonny Sandoval from P.O.D. who is featured on hard rock song Nemesis and Trevor McNevan from TFK is featured on Gravity Falls.

KEY SELLING POINTS • New album features platinum selling artists like P.O.D, TFK and Sam Tinnesz • I Run With Wolves music video featuring fully produced concept storyline • Manafest has a proven fanbase with over 500,000 albums sold worldwide • Current single I Run With Wolves playing at Sirius XM Octane and top 5 on Christian Rock • $60,000 budget allocated for online marketing via FB, IG and TikTok ads • Multiple radio single campaigns scheduled at Active and Christian Rock in USA/Canada

LEE BLACK BELOV ED R E L E A S E D AT E - J A N 2 8 , 2 0 2 2 R E C O R D L A B E L - V I TA L R E C O R D S UPC - 614187854525 • MSRP - $13.98 SEL - VTL8545

T R A C K L I S T Awake My Soul | Lord God On High | Giver Of Good Things | O Blessed Tree | Beloved | The Cross of Christ Will Stand | Grace Divine | No Match for His Mercy | Jesus, My Glory | My Soul Finds Rest in God Alone | With My Final Setting Sun A B O U T B E L O V E D Vital Records is honored to announce the release of award-winning songwriter, Lee Black’s collection of modern hymns, Beloved. Black made his solo debut leading over 300 pastors in Worship in early January at the Music Nashville conference at Christ Church where church leaders received a special pre-release copy of Beloved. Black is joined by some of the industry’s most talented songwriters such as Tony Wood, Todd Wright, Sue C. Smith, Michael Farren, Gina Boe, and Jon Althoff on this collection of eleven (11) moving songs that are sure to captivate hearts and bring them to the Lord. The songs on the Beloved album have been carefully written to speak to the church with biblical truth and love.

M A R K E T I N G H I G H L I G H T S Nationwide 2022 Tour | Print ads in Singing News Magazine and Worship Leader Magazine | Social Media Campaign | Full Media Blitz | Radio Exposure on Sirius XM, Southern Gospel Radio, and Inspo/Worship Radio | Lyric Videos for “Beloved” and “Giver of Good Things” to debut on Worship Today | Lyric Videos to be created for each track | Live In-Studio Videos to be released on social media

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01 Grey Rock, Red Clay Land 02 Hard To Find the Good Here Anymore 03 The End of Crazy

04 Turn My Heart 05 Maggie Valley Home 06 Always Tomorrow 07 Daffodil 08 Livin’ Large In A Little Town 09 Harp With Golden Strings 10 Don’t Bury This Bible With Me 11 Appalachia Gotta Have You Feeling In My Bones

About On the upcoming album, Livin’ Large, the talented and award-winning singer-songwriter, Donna Ulisse is joined by some of Bluegrass’ top songwriters including Jerry Salley, Rick Stanley, Doyle Lawson, Rebekah Long Speer, Mac McCarty, Jimmy Keith, Becky Buller; as well as legendary country music songwriters Dean Dillon, Buddy Cannon, and Bud McQuire. The first single from the album, “Livin’ Large In A Little Town,” debuted in the top 5 of the Bluegrass Today monthly chart, and her second single, “The End of Crazy,” hit radio waves this month.

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Bishop Leonard Scott KEEP HYMNS ALIVE Bishop Leonard Scott, a legend in traditional gospel music circles, has sprinkled hymns throughout his contemporary gospel albums for over 40 years. Keep Hymns Alive is his new set of church standards. The album is a nine-track showcase of well-worn songs that have earned a fresh but familiar reprise. The good Bishop leans in heavy with old soul millennials, guest vocalist such as Ruth La’Ontra, Kelontae Gavin, a new group, Thomas & The Situation along with the dynamic talents of organist Bishop C. Shawn Tyson. In a world of programmed beats and electronic drum machines, Keep Hymns Alive, is a reminder of how some of the most poignant sounds are the simple ones.

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The Lore Family makes timeless expression of faith on The World Needs A Song “When everything goes wrong, the world - Oh, the world needs a song,” says the chorus of “The World Needs A Song,” the title track to The Lore Family’s new album for Horizon Records, and as Darren Lore — father and founder of the family quartet — observes, that’s a message that is at once a timeless expression of faith and a message that could have been inspired by a multitude of present-day headlines.

“As our family planned to record this project, we had no idea what would unfold in 2020,” he notes. “But God in His infinite knowledge knew what the world would be facing. The heaviness and heartache the world would experience was unlike anything we’d ever been through. Still, nothing ever takes God by surprise. There is no struggle, situation, season or storm that catches Him off guard. He is always watching over the world. He is able and willing to comfort and guide His children through dark and confusing times.

Great Is His Faithfulness.”

SONG LIST Sandy offering the tender, yet ultimately powerful ballad, “Great Is His The World Needs A Song Faithfulness.” From there, the musiI Bring You Jesus cal focus shifts to arrangements that Hope Arose feature pairs of leads, including “You Love, I’ll Judge” (Fayth and Samuel), Great Is His Faithfulness “Dark Night Of The Soul” (Darren and You Love, I’ll Judge Sandy), “Would Someone Go Summon Jesus Changed The Angels” (Samuel and Darren) and Keeping that wisdom firmly in their “We Remember” (Samuel and Fayth), The Dark Night Of The Soul sights, the Family — Darren, wife before closing out with a brief but Run To The Throne Sandy, and their children, Samuel and spirited reprise of “The World Needs A Fayth along with Fayth’s husband, Jake Would Someone Go Summon Song.” The result is a musical journey — persevered, and the result is a that highlights the abundance of talent The Angels? collection that offers the single, in the family — and their devotion to a We Remember unchanging message of God’s grace message of hope and deliverance. through a masterful variety of sounds The World Needs A Song Reprise “My family prayerfully selected the that range from country-flavored songs for this project during the first arrangements through echoes of KEY MARKETS few months of the pandemic,”Darren NC: Asheville, Charlotte, Greensboro, African-American church styles to reveals. “Even the title-cut idea came Raleigh-Durham, Winston Salem songs that lift up the majesty of the about while praying with my co-writers.

TN: Bristol, Johnson City, gospel message with the grandeur of Kingsport, Knoxville, Nashville We felt our calling was to inspire and intricate orchestral settings.

WV: Charleston, Huntington encourage the world. And we wanted Opening with the joyous piano, fiddle PA: Harrisburg, Lancaster, York each song to flow with that theme. and banjo of the title track, The World Through the guidance and profession- SC: Greenville, Spartanburg VA: Lynchburg, Richmond, Roanoke Needs A Song — co-written and sung alism of Horizon’s Greg Bentley and TX: Dallas, Ft. Worth • GA: Atlanta

by Darren — the project moves briskly our producer, Roger Talley, we feel Washington DC through a set of songs that features that our family came up with a project each family member in turn, with Fayth that will bring hope and joy to lives for PUBLICITY taking the lead on the soulful “I Bring years to come.”

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World Needs A Song

In challenging times, there’s much to be said for clinging to tradition — yet there is also a need to move forward, finding new ways to express the Gospel’s unchanging message of deliverance.

For many artists, one or the other becomes paramount. To The Old Paths, though, there’s no need to choose; masters of traditional Southern Gospel sounds, they have proven themselves equally sure-footed in delivering the flair of contemporary sounds from other realms of Christian music.

The group’s distinctive musical gifts are front and center on their new full-length release for Sonlite Records, Music To Your Ears. With two alreadyreleased singles — the country-flavored radio hit, “How Good The Good News Feels” and contemporary fan favorite, “Every Story Whispers His Name” — that have outlined contrasting corners of the quartet’s stylistic range, it’s a collection that rounds out the portrait of a musical ministry that can speak to everyone. And with a new single — an inspired reworking of David Crowder’s “Good God Almighty” that features tenor Steve Ladd — coming as they head toward the album’s release date, it’s also a convincing demonstration that, no matter where a song originates, The Old Paths will always put their unique stamp on it.

Indeed, with the help of acclaimed producer Roger Talley, Music To Your Ears invites the listener to approach every one of its selections with fresh ears. There are classic old numbers like “This Little Light Of Mine,” fresh takes on “Over The Next Hill We’ll Be Home” (Johnny Cash), “Is He Worthy” (Chris Tomlin) and “That’s Why I Pray” (Big & Rich), and a sparkling array of new songs from well-known Southern Gospel writers like Kenna Turner West and Joseph Habedank.

From the charmingly sparse opening of “Let The Rain Wash Your Troubles Away,” which features bass singer Daniel Ashmore, to the string-driven title track, led by founding member Tim Rackley, and the soulful “He Bought Me,” which features fellow founding member and baritone, Douglas Roark — and even to “This Little Light,” which features each member in turn — every song is given a treatment that allows The Old Paths’ detailed artistry to shine, and always in service of their devoted faith.

“We are so excited for fans to hear this new album,” says Steve Ladd. “I believe it’s the best we’ve released since I joined the group. We chose songs that fit each of our personalities, and we feel these songs represent what we want to say as a group in 2022! Roger Talley, the musicians and the engineers absolutely brought this project to life. We are excited about the future, NOT afraid of it! I can’t wait to hear the stories of how God uses these songs to touch people’s lives.”

About The Old Paths In 2003, The Old Paths began its ministry taking the group’s name from Jeremiah 6:16 which says, “Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for The Old Paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls.” With this vision in mind and

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a heart for ministry, founding members Douglas Roark and Tim Rackley started The Old Paths as a trio.

The group morphed into a quartet shortly after.

They signed with Crossroads Music’s Sonlite Records in 2012. Their album Right Now was a breakout project for them producing two #1 hits, “Battlestand” and “God’s Great,” within a sixmonth span and the group was named Favorite New Quartet in the Singing News Fan Awards in 2013. Two more #1s followed with “Long Live The King” and “Love Them To Jesus.”

The quartet made the decision in 2015 to come off the road for a while due to family circumstances. While the decision was not easy, they left the door open for a possible return to gospel music and touring. When God opened that door for them in 2017, they were ready to walk through it. With a renewed passion for ministry, The Old Paths took the stage again at the Memphis Quartet Show in June 2017. In 2020, they had yet another #1 with “Come Sunday Morning” from their album, It’s Real.

The group now consists of founding members Tim Rackley and Douglas Roark, longtime bass singer Daniel Ashmore and tenor Steve Ladd.

Tim, Doug and Daniel found the right blend with Steve to be able to come together as The Old Paths again. The goal of the group has stayed the same after all these years to see people come to know Jesus Christ as Savior and to encourage fellow believers. They are thankful that God gave them the chance to return to the platform again to sing and encourage. They could not be more excited about this new stage of their ministry and to see what God has for the group in the future.

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How Good The Good News Feels Let The Rain Wash Your Troubles Away I Get That From Him This Little Light Of Mine Every Story Whispers His Name Good God Almighty He Bought Me Music To Your Ears Over The Next Hill We’ll Be Home That’s Why I Pray Who Better Than Me Is He Worthy KEY MARKETS

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If, as they say, timing is everything, then The Inspirations’ choice of the springtime and the week following Easter — a time of renewal, rebirth, and the promise of eternal life offered in the Resurrection — to issue A Pioneer Legacy (Horizon Records) was surely an inspired one. For like the time of year, this release signifies a step forward that is new, and yet seamlessly bound to the past.

The project’s title embodies this new step to perfection, serving both as a reminder of the storied quartet’s origins — their very first album, released in 1966, was titled Our Pioneer Heritage — and as an acknowledgment that the group’s history and deep catalog constitute a rich legacy to be carried on by a new generation. Following the release of last spring’s What A Wonderful Time Live, which first saw Roland Kesterson, Isaac Moore, Wyatt Austin, and Luke Vaught promoted to leading roles when the pandemic’s dangers led senior members to retire from the road, A Pioneer Legacy—the new singers’ first studio recordings—marks the end of a transition, with Kesterson, Moore, Austin and Vaught ushering in a new era for the fabled quartet.

“Knowing that God does all things well it is not surprising that The Inspirations’ first recording was titled Our Pioneer Heritage,” notes Roland Kesterson. “According to Webster’s dictionary, the word pioneer means…a person or group that originates or helps open up a new line of thought or activity or a new method. In 1964, when these five boys came out of the mountains of North Carolina, that is exactly what they did in gospel music. Now, in 2022, we are simply following the footsteps of these men and pioneering our way into the future by embracing the legacy that these men started and built over the last fifty-eight years. We are so excited about the release of our first studio album with this new lineup of The Inspirations. It has been amazing to see what God has done with this group since its formation in early 2020!”

Indeed, the quartet — Kesterson sings lead alongside Moore (tenor), Austin (bass), and Vaught (baritone) — took the homage to their roots a step further when choosing material for A Pioneer Legacy. Notes Kesterson, “We were taught by the men we look up to, to prayerfully choose songs that bless us first, when choosing songs for an album — and that is exactly what we did. Part of the magic has been staging songs that the group recorded in the past, so the decision was made to re-record seven old songs that had been previously recorded by the group and add three new songs that had never been heard—embracing the legacy but also looking toward the future. This is typically unheard of for a new album, but as we were taught, we don’t do what everyone else does.

We have tried to pioneer a new way by paying tribute to our old way.”

The musical consequences of the decision confirm its wisdom, as the new songs fit com-

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fortably alongside the classics — to the point where a new listener would be hard-pressed to identify which song falls into which category.

As it happens, the album’s first two entries are among the new, including its first single, “I Have God To Thank For Everything.” Yet whether it’s those or old favorites like “It’ll Be Alright With Me,” which features Moore’s silvery tenor, and “Hallelujah I’m Heaven Bound,” which finds each member taking a turn front and center, each song nods to the legacy of their predecessors as it delivers the heartfelt message of deliverance and the assurance of Heaven for the believer. Simple, sympathetic backing from producer Jeff Collins (piano), Tim Surrett (acoustic bass), and multi-instrumentalist David Johnson extends the group’s sonic signature even further, and the circle was completed when the album’s photoshoot was conducted at the same Great Smoky Mountains Park location where that first album’s cover was taken.

“We all grew up listening to this music as well as other traditional Quartet music and we love it,” Kesterson says. “Every night we sing our hearts out and try to honor The Lord first, and the heritage of this quartet second. It’s a heritage that, over the last 58 years, has turned into a legacy — a legacy unrivaled by anyone in this business. A legacy of love for our Savior, love for the sinner, love for our fans and friends, love for each other, and love for this music. It is our prayer, as always, that you can feel God’s presence as you listen to each song, and that your heart is blessed by each word and each note that God has given us the ability to sing on this album. And so from our hearts we give you Our Pioneer Legacy.

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Ark Of His Grace O What A Day Come To Me What A Morning I Have God To Thank For Everything I’m Gonna Tell It Hallelujah I’m Heaven Bound It’ll Be Alright With Me We Shall Rise Just As Long As Eternity Rolls

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Like a picture, a well-chosen name for a music group can be worth a thousand words — and to prove the point, one need look no farther than McKamey Legacy. In its simplicity, the name announces that the great Southern Gospel heritage of The McKameys, one of the music’s most beloved artists, is in the hands of a new generation, committed to honoring that legacy while carrying it forward into the future. And now, both the fidelity and creativity embodied in that commitment is fully revealed with the release of McKamey Legacy’s debut for Horizon Records — the label which served as home to The McKameys for the last half of their decadeslong recording career.

Not surprisingly, McKamey Legacy starts off by immersing the listener in the new group’s approach to The McKameys’ voluminous song catalog. Indeed, the very opening notes to the first song, “The Message,” faithfully echo those of the original version, even as the new group recasts it as a female lead that features Ruben and Peg McKamey Bean’s daughter, Connie Fortner. Fittingly, the song is one of many written for The McKameys

by Fortner’s sister, Sheryl Farris, as are the next two — ”Always” and “I Will Trust You Lord.” Yet McKamey Legacy also serve notice that the trio — Connie Fortner, husband Roger, and their son, Eli—are not content to recreate the past.

Indeed, new songs lie at the heart of McKamey Legacy, with its interior half given over to fresh material, including the first single, “Still” — appropriately enough, a brand new song from Farris. The project closes by returning to The McKameys’ songbook with two old favorites, 1991’s “The Rising of the Son” and 1984’s “Dust On The Altar.”

To those familiar with The McKameys, McKamey Legacy’s

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simple, sturdy arrangements will sound immediately familiar — as they should, given the many years that Roger and Eli Fortner, who are responsible for most of the instrumental work here, spent with the group. Once again, though, a deeper listen reveals that the classic sound is being tastefully and reverently updated for modern ears, with subtle touches that underline McKamey Legacy’s determination to go beyond easy recapitulation. From start to finish, McKamey Legacy is a project that wraps its timeless gospel messages in a powerful blend of old and new.

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The Message Always I Will Trust You Lord Beautiful Star of Bethlehem Gonna Be Gone The Lord Is My Strength Still God Is Still Good The Rising of the Son Dust on the Altar KEY MARKETS

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“We are so excited about the release of our first project,” the group enthuses. “This project has a blend of old McKamey favorites, as well as a few new songs that have never been recorded before. We hope and pray that each song on this project brings comfort, peace, and hope to each and everyone who PUBLICITY Contact Audrey Fletcher listens to it, and we pray that every Crossroads Entertainment & Marketing part of it brings glory to God, for Audrey.fletcher@crossroadsmusic.com He is the one who put this ‘legacy’ together.”

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Since the 2018 release of their album One Day In The Past, the Down East Boys have seen their songs top the charts (“Beat Up Bible,” “Testimony Time,” “I’d Like To Tell It Again” and “Amazing Amounts of Amazing Grace”) while enhancing their reputation as some of the best singers in the genre. Now the quartet is following their quickly rising radio single, “Your Sins Are Forgiven,” with a new album: The Stories We Tell, from Sonlite Records.

The collection, coming in May, is the first featuring the current lineup of singers (lead Ricky Carden, baritone Daryl Paschal, bass Alex Utech and tenor Doug Pittman).

The Stories We Tell offers a sampling of all the elements that have contributed to the success of the group’s musical ministry — uplifting songs; thoughtful, creative arrangements relevant to today’s faithful while keeping strong links to tradition; and, above all, singing that gives each voice an opportunity to testify within a tight-knit quartet setting.

“The Story They Tell,” another Carden feature, and the song that inspired the album’s title.

“It’s hard to believe we’ve been recording with Sonlite Records for almost 20 years. So no need to stop now! We are excited about releasing our brand new album The Stories We Tell in May which Beginning with “Good In The will be our first album with the Good Times,” which features current lineup of guys,” says Pittman on a rousing affirmation Carden. “Daryl, Doug, Alex, and that “God is good in the good I worked really hard to find just times and better in the bad,” and the right songs with the right ending with a horn-driven cover messages for the listeners. Our of the popular Hemphills song current single ‘Your Sins Are “Ready To Leave,” the set includes Forgiven’ which is the first song current single, “Your Sins Are from the new album has already Forgiven”; the moving recollection made its way up the charts at of salvation as a youngster in “The radio and streaming and we know Altar,” featuring and co-written the fans are going to really enjoy

by Carden with Chris Binion; the all the songs. Our prayer is that classic country-flavored waltzthis set of songs will encourage time “Before the Cross” featuring and brighten your day as you Paschal; “Don’t Want A Maybe listen to the stories we tell.”

So,” a call for “a faith that’s steady, stable, sure and strong” that finds Utech making his debut featured vocal with the group; and CD/SL32212 $7.99

ARTIST: Down East Boys TITLE: The Stories We Tell STREET DATE: May 6, 2022

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Good In The Good Times The Altar Before The Cross Don’t Want A Maybe So Your Sins Are Forgiven The Story They Tell Ready To Leave KEY MARKETS

NC: Asheville, Charlotte, Greensboro, Raleigh-Durham, Winston Salem TN: Bristol, Johnson City, Kingsport, Knoxville, Nashville WV: Charleston, Huntington PA: Harrisburg, Lancaster, York SC: Greenville, Spartanburg VA: Lynchburg, Richmond, Roanoke TX: Dallas, Ft. Worth • GA: Atlanta Washington DC PUBLICITY

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