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My fellow countrymen and women, First, I would like to thank and praise the Almighty who saw us through the year 2020 and has given us the opportunity to witness the start of another new year. We especially thank God because the year 2020 was one of the most trying years since our existence as a Nation. 2. This can also be said about all other nations around the world, due to the challenges posed on our collective humanity by the novel COVID-19 pandemic. 3. While acknowledging that 2020 was a very tough year, we saw this year put to test our national resilience and ability to survive these tough times and also gave renewed hope that we will again brave any storms that lay ahead in 2021 and beyond. 4. As we celebrate the opportunity before us in this New Year 2021, we must also acknowledge the passing away of our brothers and sisters who didn’t make it into this New Year. May their souls rest in perfect peace. 5. We must remember that we also celebrated the historic occasion of our sixt...

Atlanta-based  Casting Crowns  has consistently delivered music that points believers back to what truly matters, and the band does so yet again with  Thrive . Lead singer Mark Hall's new  devotional book of the same title  is divided into sections exploring the themes of digging deep and reaching out. My family and I had a wonderful evening in Philadelphia on March 2nd, singing along with three Dove Award-winning artists—for KING & COUNTRY and Laura Story—with Casting Crowns performing an opening set of songs about digging deep, and returning with a set of songs about reaching out. I spoke with  for KING & COUNTRY 's Luke and Joel about their set before the concert about the new songs, "Fix My Eyes" and "Thorn" from their upcoming album due to be released fall of 2014, the follow-up to Crave. Joel shared, "Our new song, 'Fix My Eyes,' was a song that we had written at the end of 2012, at the time of the success of 'The Proof of You...

The setting to sit and write this review of  All The Saints: Live From The CentricWorship Retreat No. 1  could not be more fitting. An overcast day, a bustling streetscape and a steaming, hot, chai latte. If I sit with my eyes closed long enough, I can picture the collective of artists from CentricWorship playing behind me. As this album moves from song to song, it was as though it was recorded in one take from beginning to end. Each song seems to grow from the last, bringing the listener through a range of worship emotions—from high praise, to reflection to repentance. I wish the other patrons of this café could hear this album. I wish they could experience how a true worship experience can grow from an acapella rendition of  "Amazing Grace,"  through a variety of original songs, re-writes of classic hymns, to  "Our Father".  "The Sound That Saved Us All" —a re-write of the classic hymn, "All Hail The Power Of Jesus' Name"—stays true to...

 "The entire night was a reminder that 'we were made to more than just survive, we were made to thrive.'" Atlanta-based  Casting Crowns  has consistently delivered music that points believers back to what truly matters, and the band does so yet again with  Thrive . Lead singer Mark Hall's new  devotional book of the same title  is divided into sections exploring the themes of digging deep and reaching out. My family and I had a wonderful evening in Philadelphia on March 2nd, singing along with three Dove Award-winning artists—for KING & COUNTRY and Laura Story—with Casting Crowns performing an opening set of songs about digging deep, and returning with a set of songs about reaching out. I spoke with  for KING & COUNTRY 's Luke and Joel about their set before the concert about the new songs, "Fix My Eyes" and "Thorn" from their upcoming album due to be released fall of 2014, the follow-up to Crave. Joel shared, "Our new so...

The Bethel Church in Redding, California launched the massively successful worship group Jesus Culture, but Bethel Music has more to do with another church project, Bethel Live, whose members Brian and Jenn Johnson, Jeremy Riddle, William Matthews, and Steffany Frizzell-Gretzinger show up here. Big difference is that Bethel Music is a studio project, allowing for more electro tones and synthetic sounds, both of which are in abundance during the worship-dance-pop opener "Chasing You." The title track is a moody interlude, another album-oriented touch you wouldn't get from Bethel Live, but fans of all the above — and for that matter, Hillsong — get plenty of that arena rock worship music the genre was built on, including the key cuts "Breaking Through" (a Riddle number) and "Strong in Us" (a Johnson song).  Track Listing Click Here  To Add Videos. Click   To Add Lyrics If Not Available. 01. For the Cross 02. Heaven's Song 03. S...

GRAMMY®-nominated artist and 42nd Annual Dove Awards’ “Artist of the Year” and “Female Vocalist of the Year,” Francesca Battistelli, will perform her new single “Write Your Story” live on ABC’s “Good Morning America” when she makes her national morning TV debut on February 13. Additionally, she’ll unveil a portion of “When The Crazy Kicks In” from her forthcoming third studio album, If We’re Honest, due out on April 22.  “Write Your Story,” released to radio on January 3, is already Top 10 at NCA after just one month. Today Battistelli joins Sanctus Real on “The Hands of God 2014 Tour” in Fayetteville, AR, followed by the Word Entertainment / LightWorkers Media (Mark Burnett and Roma Downey) partnership “The Bible: Son of God Tour 2014” this spring. If We’re Honest comes three years after Battistelli, Christian music’s best-selling new artist in the past 10 years, released her sophomore album, Hundred More Years. With its release she garnered “Artist of the Year,” “Female Vocali...

TobyMac may have been the headliner on the “Hits Deep” Tour, but the expansive evening was just as much about showcasing a multi-genre melting pot of talent as it was supporting his latest number one Billboard album Eye On It (Forefront). While the multi-platinum superstar made sure to address many danceable mega-hits (“Tonight,” “Speak Life,” Boomin’”) alongside the always well-oiled Diverse City Band, the night will probably best be remembered for its once-in-a-lifetime-collaborations.    Support acts as varied as singer/songwriter Brandon Heath and soul star Mandisa could just as comfortably tag team with one another as piano rocker Colton Dixon and acoustic popper Jaime Grace, trading boundaries of style and culture for joyful musical fellowship.   Mac also made many pairings throughout the marathon, including troubadour Chris August come the unplugged classic “In The Light,” electro-hip hop protégés Capital Kings for the jam “Get Back Up” and the fu...

Fireworks explode past the Times Square Ball after it dropped to signal the start … NEW YORK, N.Y. - A world-wide wave of celebrations rang in 2014 with a dazzling 30-minute fireworks show in Dubai, a deluge of confetti in London that tasted as good as it looked and a lavish, boozy, music-filled party throughout the streets of Las Vegas. In freezing New York City's Times Square, a sea of horn-tooting, hat-wearing revelers cheered and some smooched as the famed crystal ball dropped at midnight. Bronx-born U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor led the 60-second countdown and pushed the button that unleashed the shimmering orb with 2,688 crystals, a role usually filled by the New York City mayor. Mayor Michael Bloomberg, on his last day in office, sat out the celebration after 12 years on the job, while newly elected Mayor Bill de Blasio took the oath of office just after midnight at his Brooklyn home. Kerrie McConaghy, 20, a university student visiting Times S...

Tens of thousands watched the pageant in the capital which featured more than 8,500  performers [EPA] Cheerleaders, acrobats and musicians hit the streets of London  today for a New Year's Day parade  inspired by the "swinging sixties". Cheerleaders perform in the streets of  London for the capital's New Year Parade [EPA] The parade started at the Ritz Hotel and finished at Parliament Square [AP] Tens of thousands watched the pageant in the capital which featured more than 8,500 performers from across the world. The 2.2 mile parade started at the Ritz Hotel at midday and moved through Piccadilly and Trafalgar Square before ending in Parliament Square. The pageant, held annually since 1987, featured dancers wearing flares, The Beatles tribute bands and floats inspired by the 1960s. Organisers of the event said they hoped the parade would "cheer up London". Bob Bone, the parade's executive director and founder...

Yes, it's New Year's Eve again, time to bust out the champagne and make resolutions you probably won't keep. But this year's different. Cities around the world will host some of the most amazing celebrations ever. Edible confetti raining over London? Check. How about 400,000 pyrotechnics exploding over Dubai? Got that, too. And let's not forget that the new year also means  bizarre new laws . Here's what to look out for in the coming hours: Photos: Bringing in 2014 1. Taste the rainbo w Why have a fireworks show that only  looks  good? Revelers in London can stick out their tongues during tonight's extravaganza and enjoy banana-flavored confetti that's choreographed to the fireworks. They'll also see floating oranges drifting through the night sky -- pop them to enjoy a citrusy scent! Food artists Harry Parr and Sam Bompas have been working on the show for an entire year. They've even made sure their edible treats are kosher, veg...