Ryan Stevenson’s new single, “Champion of the World”, which is now available on itunes  http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/champion-of-the-world-single/id525905944

Part 2 of Karyn Williams radio tour.  Keep an eye on this artists.  She’s gonna do some BIG things in the Christian Music World.

Andre “Servant” O’Neal was born in Stockton Ca. He fell in love with music at the tender age of 6 years old when he witnessed his mother perform in a sold out concert. At the age of 8 years old he wrote his first song entitled “God Loves You”. By age 11 he along with his siblings and cousins, formed a group named “Divine Youth”. They went on to signed with Jam Force Records. That year, he heard the group’s first single on the radio. Years later after “Divine Youth” separated, Servant sought to start a new group. “Committed” was started in 2003. January 2004 their album “The Fourth Member” was released. Right out of the gate, this group was a smash hit throughout Northern California. They sold over 5,000 records. They had multiple hit singles on 1190 The light San Francisco. This group was the first and only gospel group to be in regular rotation on 97.7 and 98.3 KWIN. KWIN, being one of the top 20 radio stations in the country. This allowed them to open for groups such as Avalon, Fred Hammond,Group1Crew, Flame, Andy Mineo, Sho Baraka and many more. Servant is ready for a big year in 2012!

 Jimmy Needham’s 4th Release For Inpop Records Being Heralded As Needham’s Most Vulnerable And Personal Record To Date

Clear the Stage, the fourth album from Inpop artist Jimmy Needham releasing on March 27, 2012, sees Needham paired with award-winning producer Ed Cash (Chris Tomlin, Laura Story, Dave Barnes, Aaron Shust) for his most compelling and vulnerable collection of songs to date.  As the title cut implies, Clear the Stage is a call to absolute dependence on God.  From the lead single, “If I Ever Needed Grace,” to the anthemic “My Victory,” the idea of acknowledging our need for God’s mercy and grace is woven like a thread throughout the album.  Musically the album visits much that is familiar to fans of Needham’s previous albums, but also pushes the envelope with songs like the funk-infused, “I Will Find You,” featuring guest vocals from Lecrae.

“There’s a nuance I try to capture in every record, but this one was a lot more eclectic, thematically,” Jimmy says.  “All of the facets of my personal life keep leading me to an expanding view of Christ; marriage to my wife Kelly, our daughter’s birth, and the miscarriages we experienced before our daughter’s birth.  In all of these things, and in every way I attempt to navigate life, my only satisfaction—the only true answers—will be found in Christ.  I’ve come to understand obedience as more than simply not doing bad things, but running to God to drink deeply in Him so that I don’t want to run to any other source.”

If I Ever Needed Grace, the first single, is currently at radio.  “The fact that ‘If I Ever Needed Grace’ came at the eleventh hour, when it seemed like I had nothing—and resulted in one of the most powerful songs I’ve ever written—is such a testament of God’s grace.  I felt so inadequate going into the studio to make this album,” Jimmy reflects.  “Not all of the songs were written yet, I was working with a new producer, and on top of all that, I had just become a father.  Nothing has proven to demonstrate my inadequacy like fatherhood and leading a family.  I remember praying, ‘If I ever needed grace, God, it’s now.”

Daddy’s Baby Girl, a playful tune written for Jimmy’s daughter, is a standout track and one that every parent can relate to: Now you’ve got me doing these silly dance moves, I hope this don’t make it on to YouTube.

The powerful title track, Clear The Stage, written by Ross King, was a life-changing song for Jimmy.  “The first time I heard this song as a high school student, it wrecked me,” explains Jimmy.  “I don’t think anyone can be the same person after hearing this song.  I’ll never forget hearing those words and immediately getting on my face before God.  It’s a heavy way to close, but my hope is that by the end, every listener will say ‘I want more of Jesus and less of everything else.’”

About Jimmy Needham:

Needham released his first album, Speak, in 2006, on Inpop Records, and it generated respect and well-earned recognition from the Christian music industry for this talented singer/songwriter from Katy, Texas.  The album generated three singles “Fence Riders (#14),” “Dearly Loved (#8),” and “Lost At Sea,” which charted for an incredible twelve weeks at the #2 position.  Needham’s second project, Not Without Love, resulted in four hit singles including “Forgiven and Loved” as the break-out Christian AC hit, climbing to #6 nationally, while “A Breath Or Two,” peaked at #3 at Christian CHR radio.  Needham’s third album, Nightlights, debuted at #1 on iTunes Top 200 Christian & Gospel Albums chart and #25 on iTunes Top 200 Albums chart for all genres of music.  Clear The Stage is Needham’s fourth album on Inpop Records, which releases on March 27, 2012.  Needham lives in Dallas, TX with his wife, Kelly, and his toddler daughter, Lively.  For press and tour updates please visit www.jimmyneedham.com.

Casting Crowns began as a student worship band in Daytona Beach, FL in 1999. After 2 years of serving at First Baptist Daytona Beach, God called Mark Hall (lead vocal), Juan DeVevo (guitar and vocals), Melodee DeVevo (vocals and violin), Hector Cervantes (guitar and vocals), and Darren Hughes (production manager) to Eagle’s Landing First Baptist Church in McDonough, GA in October of 2001. After arriving here, the Lord led Chris Huffman (bass guitar), a former student from FBC, Daytona, and Megan Garrett (keyboard, vocals, accordion), to join the band immediately. Then about a year later, Andy Williams (drummer), joined the group.

There, you have Casting Crowns.

At the core of Casting Crowns is Mark Hall, a man who never would have thought leading a band into the wilds of the business of music would enter into his calling. His place, he thought, was to serve young people.

“I’ve been a youth pastor for about 12 years, and every church I’ve been in, music’s always been a part of it,” Hall says. “We’d usually start up a band made up of students so we could lead worship in our Wednesday night programs, and as the student ministry started to grow, the band would go off and play and do things in the area.”

“I had the thought that maybe I could write for other bands,” he says, “because traveling around playing was not something I thought I wanted to do.”

The band recorded two well-received independent records, distributed mainly in the Atlanta area. “There was the temptation to send our CDs to record companies,” Hall says, “but we prayed about it and came to the realization we needed to keep doing our music our way.”