Our artist news today started with our friends from Unspoken!

Unspoken released their “Just Give Me Jesus” EP last Friday.
“People just relate better to somebody who has been broken and redeemed,” Mike Gomez notes, “than to someone who pretends to have it all together. What we say from the stage and what we say in our songs, they’re not stories from somebody we heard about. Our songs are written out of places we’ve been and places we are.”

David Dunn also released new music last Friday, and of course, it’s not a release day without a Christmas album, and David Dunn delivered.
It’s called the “Star” EP, and it has 5 songs with a mix of originals and classics, including his original song “Star”.

Casting Crowns latest album, “Only Jesus” is making waves in the Christian music scene with very good reviews! Staff reviewer for NewReleaseToday Kevin Davis said This band can really write a hooky and truth-filled chorus, and lead single “Only Jesus” is catchy, relevant and worshipful similar to previous hit songs “Who Am I,” “Voice of Truth” and “East to West.” The song is a great call to worship, and a fresh offering of praise for the Church. The bridge is very stirring and convicting: “Jesus is the only name, Jesus is the only name, Jesus is the only name to remember.”

We also heard the story behind the song “Joy” from Tori Harper herself!

“Joy” is personal to me. I’ve dealt a lot with the Enemy throwing all of the negative things about life and how even when my circumstances didn’t look that great in my face. But, the Lord has been showing me through writing this song that joy is so much deeper than happiness. And, it doesn’t depend on your circumstances. It depends on God. And, he’s constant and faithful and we can depend on Him. We can depend on His faithfulness.

Congrats to our Song Poetry winner today, Theresa from Mt. Vernon!
Our song was “Live like That” from the Sidewalk Prophets!

Thanks for listening!
– Lilly and Todd