Over the past 10 years, Gateway Worship has evolved in their powerful expression of worship, as they passionately pursue a journey of discovery and understanding of the power of a unified response to God’s presence and love for His people. As a worship ministry that began leading 200 people, Gateway Worship, located in Southlake Texas, now ministers to over 20,000 people each week through vibrant worship ministry, capturing the sound and songs of the local church Body. Their gift of worship to God resounds with the heart-cry of one of today’s fastest growing congregations, and is being echoed in churches across the world.
 
Understanding that worship music is an integral part of today’s church, Gateway Worship, led by Thomas Miller, takes that understanding to move beyond simply hearing the truth, to expressing that truth back to our Creator. Gateway Worship uses worship as a catalyst for change that helps to transform our temporary view of who we are and how we see God, to an intimate exchange between every believer and the Creator of Heaven and earth. United with one voice, Gateway Worship maintains the same mission both in the studio and before any gathered body of believers; they are committed to leading the Body into a place of intimate worship and an understanding of the power of worship. This remains a mission that is more important than the music itself, and one that has become an essential part of Gateway’s culture.
 
This remarkable music flows from an equally remarkable collective. Comprised of worship leaders, singers and songwriters, Gateway’s worship team offers a rich tapestry of experience, talent and perspective. Team members include Thomas Miller, Walker Beach, Sion Alford, Zach Neese, David Moore, Jason Tam and Dove Award-winning artist Kari Jobe. Filled with more than 40 contributors, the group is unswerving in their willingness to transparently reveal how God is moving through and speaking to the church.
 
More to read: Gateway Worship: The Story Behind The Hype
 
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Matthew West, a four-time GRAMMY® nominee heralded by the New York Times as a “vivid and compelling songwriter,” celebrates the distinguished honor of being named ASCAP Christian Music Songwriter/Artist of the Year at this year’s ASCAP Christian Music Awards. As a veteran recipient of ASCAP’s Christian Music Song of the Year, West’s career highlights boast four No. 1 hits along with songwriter credits including cuts by Rascal Flatts, Billy Ray Cyrus, Diamond Rio and more.
 
Adding to his recent award successes, West’s second single “Hello, My Name Is,” off his powerful project Into the Light, continues to gain momentum on charts claiming the No. 2 spot on the National Audience Chart, No. 5 at Christian AC Monitored and No. 3 at AC Indicator this week. The singled garnered over 8.5 million audience impressions this week.
 
 
About Matthew West
 
Lauded by The New York Times as "a vivid and compelling songwriter with impressive approaches to the familiar," four-time GRAMMY® nominee Matthew West’s discography includes acclaimed releases: Happy (2003), History (2005) and Something to Say (2008).
 
His 2010 studio album, The Story of Your Life, was inspired by 10,000 stories written in from all around the world and garnered attention from CNN Online, Fox News, Billboard, Country Weekly, American Songwriter and more. In conjunction with Harvest House Publishers, West teamed up with bestselling author Angela Thomas for “The Story of Your Life” book.
 
The Heart of Christmas marked West’s first full-length Christmas project, which also boasts the Top 10 mainstream AC radio hit of the album’s title track.
 
A multiple ASCAP “Song of the Year” winner, West has had four No. 1 radio hits including his latest GRAMMY®-nominated tune, “Strong Enough.” His songwriting credits include cuts by Rascal Flatts, Billy Ray Cyrus, Diamond Rio and more. Last year, he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy® Award for Original Music & Lyrics for "The Heart of Christmas" from the film of the same name.
 
West's fifth studio album, Into The Light, was nominated for this year’s Best Contemporary Christian Album at the 55th Annual GRAMMY® Awards. The new album features his most recent hit singles “Forgiveness” and “Hello My Name Is,” along with 10 other tracks inspired by 10,000 new letters submitted after West invited people to, once again, send him their stories.
 
 
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By Gregory Fish (Christian Media Magazine)
May 10th, 2013 4:51AM
 
TERMINAL CANCER DIAGNOSIS PARADOXICALLY
REVIVES CARMAN’S CREATIVE SPIRIT
THROUGH FAN OUTPOURING,
ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL
CHRISTIAN ARTIST
KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGNS EVER
 
With 16 RIAA Certified Platinum and Gold alums and videos, over 10 million albums sold and attendance records for the largest solo Christian concerts in history, Carman plans to record an album and video of all new music for the first time in over ten years. Remarkably, it was a death sentence by doctor that paradoxically revived this entertainer’s creative spirit through his fans. See www.carmantv.com for links to Kickstarter and more info..
 
I got to speak with Carman about all these happenings and more. This was our conversation:
 
Greg Fish: Given your whole career, the stats are amazing. I mean, who else has those kind of numbers and records? To what do you attribute your amazing success?
 

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The reasons to celebrate continue to add up for acclaimed worship leader Matt Redman. This year alone, Redman’s powerful single “10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord)” has been certified Digital Gold by the RIAA, and earned two GRAMMY® awards. The song is also up for “Top Christian Song” at the Billboard Music Awards, one of two nods for Redman for the award show. More honors came for worship anthem earlier this week when it was named ASCAP’s Christian Music Song of the Year at Monday night’s ASCAP Christian Awards at the Franklin Theatre.
 
"I love watching the journey a song can go on," says Redman. "We wrote '10,000 Reasons' in a tiny little chapel in the English village I live in, and it's been a big blessing to see if fly around so many churches and radio - and then to receive an encouragement like this. Huge thanks to ASCAP for the award."
 

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GRAMMY-nominated and Dove award-winning band Sanctus Real was featured in this year's National Day of Prayer campaign with their single "Pray," a song from their latest project Run . The song was also used to further promote The 2013 National Day of Prayer, which was this past Thursday, May 2nd.
 
Explaining the message behind "Pray," Sanctus Real's Matt Hammitt shared, "We wrote the song 'Pray' because these are anxious times and the awareness that we’re just one thumb tap away from another shocking headline can be stressful. Sometimes it’s not world news that leaves me anxious, but parts of my own little world that seem to be falling apart.

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22 April 2013 - Nashville, Tenn - The brand new record from Josh Wilson, Carry Me, finds Wilson opening up his heart more than ever. Sharing about a very personal health issue dealing with anxiety and panic attacks, these new songs ultimately spread the message that through life’s difficult trials, it is only God who can carry us through it all. Released April 9th to much acclaim, numerous reviews and fan comments are pouring in, showing there’s no doubt that people love the music of this multi-talented singer, songwriter, musician and storyteller.
 
In the midst of writing songs for Carry Me, Wilson began experiencing severe chest and shoulder pain as well as difficulty breathing, believing he was actually having a heart attack.

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Last Wednesday night on American Idol, one of the Top 6 contestants, Angie Miller, chose a Kari Jobe song to perform as her "Song I wish I had written" selection. Miller's performance of "Love Came Down" from Jobe's 2012 release Where I Find You resulted in a standing ovation from the crowd and all four judges. Following Miller's performance last night, Jobe's song quickly climbed to the top of the iTunes Christian & Gospel singles chart, and the album is currently at No. 6 on the iTunes Christian and Gospel album chart.
 

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NASHVILLE, TENN. – April 03, 2013 –Singer-songwriter Bebo Norman has had a highly applauded musical career throughout his seventeen-year discography. Norman has announced that as of the end of 2013, he will officially retire from everything music. This announcement and decision comes after much prayer.
 
“For those closest to me, this really has been a decision that was years in the making, but after a lot of prayer and continued conversation, my wife Roshare and I made the final call back in December,” shares Bebo. “And honestly I wasn’t sure if I would be done right away, or what the exact timetable would be, but ultimately I decided that I really wanted to honor my label and publishing commitments through 2013 and tour this new record (Lights of Distant Cities) for at least a year from release just to make sure I “finish well.”
 
In October 2012, Bebo released his last full-length studio release, Lights of Distant Cities, on BEC Recordings to much acclaim – as with all of his releases. Media called this album a “triumph,” “beacon of hope,” “stunning masterpiece” and one of his best pieces of work.
 

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Nashville, TN (April 1, 2013) - It’s been ten years since six time GRAMMY® winner Amy Grant released a full-length studio album, and it’s been a decade marked by soul-shaking milestones for the singer whose career has included over 30 million records sold, a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, ten Top 40 pop singles, 17 hits on the Top 40 Adult Contemporary chart as well as scoring numerous hits on the contemporary Christian charts. On May 14, Grant will release How Mercy Looks From Here, a soundtrack that embraces both the triumphs and challenges of life.
 
On How Mercy Looks From Here, Grant delivers one of the most powerful albums of her distinguished career. Produced by Marshall Altman (Natasha Bedingfield, Matt Nathanson), Grant’s compelling vocals make each song feel like a personal story shared by an old friend. “I feel the most settled in life and creatively, I feel like a kid again,” Grant says.
 
“A lot of major life changes happened during these past few years,” she says. “So on this record, there’s zero filler. Every song has a real story behind it.”
 

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Nashville, Tenn. (Mar. 26, 2013) Matt Redman has yet one more reason to celebrate another crowning achievement for his powerful worship anthem “10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord).” After earning two GRAMMY® awards in the categories of Best Contemporary Christian Music Song and Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance this past February, the incredibly popular song was recently certified Digital Gold by the RIAA. As the first No. 1 single for co-writers Redman and Jonas Myrin, the song made an admirable 16-week run at No. 1 on Christian Radio and remained at No. 1 on the Billboard Christian Songs Chart for an impressive four months.
 

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