Archive for October, 2009

NEWSBOYS LOGO BRANDS NEW LINE OF CONVERSE CHUCK TAYLOR ALL STAR SHOES

Occasion Marks Christian Music Industry First

Best-selling newsboys recently inked a deal with American Athletics, a licensed Converse distributor, to launch its own line of Converse Chuck Taylor All Star shoes. The joint venture commemorates the first time the shoes have been branded with a Christian music artist’s logo.

Chuck Taylors have become a cultural icon, donning the names of legendary bands including Black Sabbath, The Doors, Grateful Dead, The Who, Ozzy Osbourne, and now newsboys. An exclusive partnership developed by Bernard Porter (PCG Nashville) and Robert Michaels with newsboys manager Wes Campbell and American Athletics owner Gary Church made this opportunity a first for the Christian music industry.

“American Athletics has placed shoes on the feet of Mel Gibson, (more…)

Inpop Records singer-songwriter Jimmy Needham and his wife Kelly cross paths with actor/singer David Hasselhoff of “Knight Rider” and “Baywatch” fame last week in Los Angeles.

DUO’S DEBUT WAKE ME RELEASES OCT. 6 AT iTUNES

“Drifting Away” Prominently Featured on ABC’s “Private Practice”

New music from sister duo Tal & Acacia

is a hot topic with both iTunes and the ABC network, as two songs off the group’s debut album titled Wake Me are set for feature placement. Launching tomorrow, Oct.6, iTunes selects the track “ClearView” for its FREE Discovery Download week-long spotlight, and chooses to further promote Tal & Acacia’s music through the iTunes Facebook group, reaching over 2 million fans. In conjunction with this promotion, Tal & Acacia’s 11-song debut album Wake Me releases tomorrow at iTunes.

Tal & Acacia’s music will (more…)

“MYSTERY OF YOU”

“Mystery of You” Marks Eighth Consecutive No. 1 Single
Band Starts “Class of 2009” Fall Tour With Saving Abel October 27

Rock band RED enters the home stretch of 2009 busier than ever, thanks to the strength of the material off its sophomore record, Innocence & Instinct. The third single off the album, “Mystery of You” has made it all the way to No. 1 on Billboard’s Christian Rock chart for the week of September 28th.

Innocence & Instinct’s two previous singles, “Death of Me” and “Fight Inside”, also hit No. 1 giving the band a total of eight consecutive career No. 1s including five singles from the band’s debut album End of Silence. In November 2008, the history making “Fight Inside” debuted at No. 1 on the R&R Christian Rock chart, as the first single in the history of the magazine and chart to accomplish this incredible feat. (more…)