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Israel Houghton's New Project In Stores TODAY!

Administrator — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:30:44 +0000

Israel Houghton highlights the greatest Gospel commandment with Love God. Love People. releasing TODAY amidst acclaim on Integrity Music/Columbia Records. Featuring the musically masterful energy that has become synonymous with Israel Houghton recordings, the album also reveals special guest appearances by Kirk Franklin, Fred Hammond and Take 6’s Claude V. McKnight, III, Mark Kibble and Joey Kibble, as well as song co-writes with Meleasa Houghton, Aaron Lindsey, Tommy Sims and Michael Gungor.

Following today’s release of the album, Israel Houghton, is tapped by The Tonight Show with Jay Leno to sit in with Rickey Minor and the Tonight Show Band Sept. 8. Collaborating live with Minor on the NBC late night talk show fits in well with Houghton’s many talents. Widely known as a master collaborator, Houghton draws out the best performances from all those around him. Having written or co-written 11 CCLI Top 500 favorites, creating a canon of songs that have become standards in houses of faith around the globe, Love God. Love People. follows Israel’s acclaimed GRAMMY Award winning and Billboard Top 200 hit, The Power Of One, and promises to be an inspiration to all who listen.

Kingsway and Bethel Music Create Long-Term International Alliance

Administrator — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 22:15:27 +0000

Kingsway has entered into an exclusive, long-term recorded music, marketing and distribution agreement with Bethel Music. Selling well over 100,000 albums online and at events, Bethel Music albums will for the first time be brought to physical retail into both Christian and general market stores internationally through Kingsway with distribution in the US by EMI CMG.

Bethel Music and Kingsway will launch the first four recordings under the new relationship to physical and digital retailers beginning Nov. 10, 2010.

Steve Nicolle, Kingsway VP North America, says, “The Bethel Church in Redding California has been releasing compelling, inspired worship songs and albums for many years. Kingsway is now honored to partner with the newly formed label, Bethel Music, to help increase the awareness of their recordings and to extend the reach of their ministry through our marketing and retail strengths. Bethel Music’s exceptional, worship-focused recordings add significantly to our expanding worship music repertoire that is making an impact around the world.”

“Bethel Music is excited to be aligned with Kingsway in sharing the music of Bethel to the world,” says Joel Taylor, Director of Bethel Music. “We are actively looking to expand the music’s reach even as we discover and develop worship leaders and songwriters that are part of the rapidly growing association of nearly 2,000 Bethel Churches around the world.”

Love Came Down from Brian Johnson on Vimeo.

The first projects to be released under the new agreement include Brian Johnson’s Love Came Down CD/DVD and Brian and Jenn Johnson’s We Believe. Brian and Jenn Johnson are the senior worship pastors at Bethel Church in Redding, CA, and oversee the Bethel School of worship. The couple’s music and songwriting have ministered to hundreds of thousands both through album sales and in live worship settings at Bethel Church and other churches around the world.

Also coming Nov. 10 is the debut recording from worship leader Leah Mari, All I Have Needed, and Bethel Live, Here Is Love. Here Is Love is a live worship CD from Bethel Church in Redding, CA, and features Brian and Jenn Johnson, as well as Kim Walker and Chris Quilala, both worship leaders rooted in the Jesus Culture youth movement of Bethel Church. The album represents the live and spontaneous worship of the church that worship leader Tim Hughes calls, “Passionate, exciting, raw, deep, honest, powerful. This is a fantastic worship album!”

A brand new Bethel Live recording is currently in the planning stages and will feature newly discovered worship leaders/songwriters. Additional information on this album, as well as other newly signed Bethel Music artist worshippers, will be announced with the unveiling of BethelMusic.com this October.

In addition to the thousands of people that attend Bethel Church’s weekly worship service, another 50,000-plus people tune in each week via the internet to stream portions of the service at www.ibethel.org. Bethel Music, formed as an organic extension of this service, represents the worship of the church and the larger association of Bethel churches.

Bethel Music’s sister label, Jesus Culture Music, formed out of the church’s youth movement. More information on Jesus Culture, including its conferences, can be found at: www.jesusculture.com.

Integrity Music Launches Christian Artist iTunes LP

Administrator — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 18:38:58 +0000

Integrity Music launches the first ever Christian artist iTunes LP in support of Israel Houghton and his critically acclaimed album, Love God. Love People., releasing August 31 on Integrity Music/Columbia Records. Houghton also becomes the first artist, mainstream or Christian, to have an LP release that includes interactive social network capabilities, a music mixer and Bible verses, as well as the ability to create your own album cover. Other artists who have popular LPs include John Mayer, Dave Mathews, Lifehouse, OneRepublic and Christina Aguilera.

After becoming the first Christian artist with an iPhone Application last year, Houghton returns to lead the way for the industry with his iTunes LP, a format developed by Apple Inc. to bring back and even enhance the experience of owning the “long play” recording. Houghton’s Love God. Love People. iTunes LP, available Aug. 31 at www.itunes.com/israelhoughton, interactively includes not only the new music, but also animated lyrics, chord charts, liner notes, performance videos, photos and other bonus materials, as well as the first-ever interactive “Mixer.”

The Love God. Love People. iTunes LP “Mixer” area allows the user to control the mix of the song, “The Name Of,” featured on the new album. Users can pull the lead vocals, background vocals, drums, guitar, bass, and keyboard in or out of the song, or use any combinations thereof. Similarly, users can interact with the first-ever LP “Create A Cover,” making their own Love God. Love People. cover artwork, which they then can share with friends on their social networks.

“We are very excited to bring a whole new level of interactivity to this exclusive iTunes music experience,” says Chris Estes, Integrity Music sr. director of digital media. “This new platform brings the best of both worlds together. Fans will experience the album like never before and be able to create unique content inside the LP. When you combine that with social network interaction, it becomes a valuable shared experience. We really wanted to push the envelope in this new media, so the best place to start was in the Facebook and Twitter arenas where Israel is well established with over 100,000 fans. I believe this will be a great album experience for the fans. I don’t know any other iTunes LPs that offer chord charts, video, extra audio, cover art creation tools, and rich media interactions all for $12.99.”

Other significant features on the iTunes LP include:

- The first-ever "Interactive Bible" that displays a new verse everyday focusing on loving God and loving people.

- A "Song List" play area lets the user, for the first time ever on an iTunes LP, share what song is being listened to via Twitter.

- A “Work Tape” area that features early “demo” song versions being played by Houghton and co-producers Aaron Lindsey and Tommy Sims.

- “Black Cab Sessions” that includes a “making of the album” video filmed at the world famous Abbey Road Studios in London, known for being the studio where all the Beatles records were recorded, as well as a host of other best-selling artists.

- Three custom “visualizers” that cue with selected songs and feature recording studio photos, album artwork and more.

As an innovative worship leader, singer, composer, multi-instrumentalist and producer, Israel is also known for his work as a master collaborator, drawing out the best performances from all those around him. Having written or co-written 11 CCLI (Christian Copyright Licensing International) Top 500 favorites, creating a canon of songs that have become standards in houses of faith around the globe, Love God. Love People. follows Israel’s acclaimed GRAMMY Award winning and Billboard Top 200 hit, The Power Of One, and promises to be an inspiration to all who listen.

“Love God. Love People. is a return to a simple, foundational Gospel command: Love the Lord your God with all your heart and your neighbor as yourself,” says Israel. “Virtually every song touches on this profound simplicity. It all comes down to ‘Love God, love people.’ Period.”

The album features the musically masterful energy that has become synonymous with Israel Houghton recordings, and includes special guest appearances by Kirk Franklin, Fred Hammond and Take 6’s Claude V. McKnight, III, Mark Kibble and Joey Kibble, as well as song co-writes with Meleasa Houghton, Aaron Lindsey, Tommy Sims and Michael Gungor. Love God. Love People. blends the musical genres of worship, rock, pop, Gospel and R&B and was recorded and engineered at Abbey Road Studios.

Writing or co-writing all but one of the songs on Love God. Love People., Israel creates music that breaks down barriers and defies categorization. Israel uses his own multi-cultural upbringing as a reference point with a desire to draw people of all races, ages and cultures together. Israel laughingly describes himself as “black kid who grew up in a white family in a Hispanic neighborhood.”

For more information, go to www.israelhoughton.net, www.integritymusic.com.

Upcoming Releases

Administrator — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 10:00:00 +0000

Hey Rocspace! We work closely with the record labels to deliver you the most up to date release schedule. But...sometimes the release schedules change without our notice.

If you have an upcoming cd release? Please send your information here

August 17, 2010

Third Day - Offerings Boxed Set - Essential Records - Provident

August 24, 2010

Jeremy Camp - We Cry Out: The Worship Project - BEC Recordings - EMICMG
Natalie Grant - Love Revolution - Curb Records - Word
Britt Nicole - Acoustic EP - Sparrow Records - EMICMG
John Reuben - The Best Of - Gotee Records - Word
Chris August - No Far Away - Fervent Records - Word
The Showdown - Blood On The Gears - Solid State Records - EMICMG
Press Play - NY2LA - Universal Music Group - EMICMG
Kelly Minter - Finer Day - Kingsway - EMICMG
Sandi Patty - The Edge Of The Divine - Srylos Records - Word

August 31, 2010

Casting Crowns - Until The Whole World Hearts Live - Beach Street - Provident
Israel Houghton - Love God, Love People - Integrity Music - Provident
Phil Wickham - Heaven & Earth: Expanded Edition (Digital Release) - INO Records - Provident

Ultimate Entertainment Announces Issues With Soul Cry

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 02:04:54 +0000

Ultimate Entertainment artist and former Def Jam Vice President of A&R , J.E. Jones, alleges that Juanita Bynum has stolen a song he's written entitled, "Soul Cry (Oh, Oh, Oh)."

According to Jones and a signed contractual letter between himself and Bynum, she agreed to enter an executive production agreement with Jones. During this time Jones wrote and produced "Soul Cry (Oh, Oh, Oh)" to which he still has the masters and original recording of Bynum's voice.

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