RED – DEATH OF ME Music Video
Jan 30, 2009 Music, Music Videos
RED – DEATH OF ME from INNOCENCE & INSTINCT.
Since the 2006 emergence of the band’s debut, it has maintained a near-constant presence on the road, touring alongside notable rock names such as Three Days Grace, Flyleaf, 3 Doors Down, Breaking Benjamin, Seether, Papa Roach, Buckcherry, Sevendust, Staind, Kutless, Third Day, Switchfoot and others, and rave reviews for the band’s live shows have poured in via both print and online outlets alike.
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REDS SMASH SINGLE FIGHT INSIDE RETURNS TO NO 1
Jan 30, 2009 Band Photos, Music
The buzz continues to grow 
surrounding the return of RED, Essential Records’ GRAMMY-nominated modern rock band. The debut single from Innocence & Instinct, the epic “Fight Inside,†retook the top spot on the Radio & Records Christian Rock chart for the week of January 26, furthering anticipation for the February 10 full album and Deluxe Edition release.
“Fight Inside†made history last November when it became the first single ever to debut at No. 1 on any Christian radio chart.
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Phil Stacey Signs With Reunion Records
Jan 30, 2009 Band Photos, Music
Phil Stacey, American Idol Season 6 finalist
, announced his partnership with Reunion Records, a division of Provident Label Group, this week.
The relationship between Stacey and Reunion/Provident began last fall following his stellar performance at an event honoring Michael W. Smith at Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center. Terry Hemmings, Provident’s President and CEO, attended the event and having been moved by Stacey’s performance, reached out to him to inquire more about his career plans.
“Phil is a great vocalist with a friendly and approachable style,†shares Hemmings. “He owned the room when he performed and I thought he’d be a great fit with our label group.â€
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SARAH REEVES 27-CITY RADIO PROMOTIONAL TOUR
Jan 29, 2009 Band Photos, Concerts, Music
Sparrow Records’ newest signing, worship artist 
Sarah Reeves, wraps a 27-city promotional tour in support of her debut radio single, “Sweet, Sweet Sound.†The song, which released to Christian AC, CHR, and INSPO radio on Dec. 26, 2008, is currently available at all digital music outlets.
Reeves began her tour last month in Florida, making her way up to the Carolinas and on to Michigan and Indiana. She also visited stations in Illinois, Missouri, Texas, Oklahoma and California before the holidays. Among those stations was WBGL-FM in Champaign, Ill. Jeff Scott, general manager at WBGL, commented on Reeves’ visit: “Sarah is very
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sixstepsrecords adds Kristian Stanfill
Jan 29, 2009 Band Photos, Concerts, Music
With sales exceeding five million, worship label sixstepsrecords, home to Chris Tomlin, David Crowder* Band, Charlie Hall, Matt Redman, 
and Passion, announces its first new artist signing since the label’s inception in 2000. Worship leader Kristian Stanfill will join the sixstepsrecords family, releasing his label debut, Attention, April 21, 2009 after wrapping a three-month-long stint on Student Life’s 2009 spring tour.
An Atlanta native, Stanfill began playing music at 13, leading worship for his home church throughout high school. After graduating college in 2002, he started leading worship at North Point Community Church in Alpharetta, Ga. It was there he met Louie Giglio, who, in the fall of 2004, asked Stanfill to lead worship for 7:22, a popular weekly young adult gathering Giglio established in 1995. In 2005, he became actively involved with the Passion movement, first leading a community group at Passion ‘05,
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Tags: Chris Tomlin, Concerts, David Crowder, Kristian Stanfill, Matt Redman, sixstepsrecords
Superchick and Trace Adkins Celebrate Grammy Nominations
Jan 27, 2009 Band Photos, Music
Superchick bassist Matt Dally and DJ/keyboardist/producer Max Hsu meet up with fellow GRAMMY nominee, Capitol Records Nashville recording artist Trace Adkins yesterday at a local reception held in honor of this year’s Nashville GRAMMY Award nominees.
Superchick is nominated in the category of Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album for its June 2008 release, Rock What You Got. The 51st Annual GRAMMY Awards will be held on Feb. 8, 2009, at Staples Center in Los Angeles.
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Matthew West and Sanctus Real Headline Concert Tour
Tour to Reach 12 WAY-FM Radio Markets Across the Country
Award-winning Sparrow Records acts Matthew West and Sanctus Real will join WAY-FM and World Vision for the organizations’ first-ever national tour. Designed to bring World Vision’s ministry to the local station level, “The WAY-FM/World Vision ’09 Tour,†also featuring special guest Jason Gray, will kick off Jan. 28, 2009 in Charleston, SC, and visit 12 WAY-FM radio markets through Feb. 20, 2009.
“I’m ready to hit the road this spring with Sanctus Real,†says Matthew West. “WAY-FM has some of the greatest listeners in the world, and it’s going to be a blast visiting all these WAY-FM cities. Of course, the chance to team up with an outreach like World Vision is an honor, and we hope these concerts will be more than just music but a chance to change the world by teaming up with such an amazing ministry.â€
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