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Now, I’ve graduated high school, and that was cool, but it would have been even cooler to have graduated with my mom! Read about Minnesota graduate, Sora, who actually did get to graduate with her mother! Check it out here!

Our song poetry prompt today was…
“Are you hurting and broken within
Overwhelmed by the weight of your sin
Jesus is calling”

Congratulations to Travis from Mt. Vernon for calling and correctly guessing!
The answer is ‘O Come to the Altar’ from Elevation Worship

Our Name That Tune song today was ‘Beloved’ from Jordan Feliz!
Congratulations to Melodie from Mt. Vernon for calling in and correctly guessing!

Baseball is neat, and the ushers at baseball games are pretty entertaining as well. That’s even more true for 98 year old Phil, who has been an usher for the Pirates for 80 years! Read the whole story from ESPN here!

Our word of the day today was… catercorner
adverb or adjective || KAT-ee-kor-ner
This means… in a diagonal or oblique position : kitty-corner.

 Catercorner also has the variants kitty-corner and catty-corner, but despite appearances, no cats were involved in the creation of this word. Cater derives from the Middle French noun quatre (or catre), which means “four.” English speakers adopted the word to refer to the four-dotted side of a die—a side important in several winning combinations in dice games. Perhaps because the four spots on a die can suggest an X, cater eventually came to be used dialectically with the meaning “diagonal” or “diagonally.” This cater was combined with corner to form catercorner.
Thanks for listening!
-Lilly
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NZ Top 10 5/26

It’s been a great week, and there’s no better way to end it than with the NZ Top 10!
Let’s get right to the countdown, shall we?

10. Chain Breaker – Zach Williams
9. Unfinished – Mandisa
8. Rise – Danny Gokey
7.  Never Been a Moment – Micah Tyler
6. Testify – NEEDTOBREATHE
5. I Have this Hope – Tenth Avenue North
4. Home – Chris Tomlin
3. Love Broke Thru – TobyMac
2. What a Beautiful Name – Hillsong Worship
1. Even If – MercyMe

Our Behind the Mic feature this week was chosen courtesy of you via a Twitter poll!
The response was immense, so thank you for your participation!
So the Behind the Mic feature this week was from For King and Country!
Check out ‘The Proof of Your Love’ here, and check out their interview with New Release Today here!

Check out our Breakout Hit of the Week, Bulletproof, from Citizen Way here!

Check out our Back to Back Artist, Natalie Grant!
Listen to her songs ‘Be One‘ and ‘Closer to Your Heart‘

Our rewinds took us back to 2000 this week!
Check out Ginny Owens’ song ‘If You Want me To‘ and

Our New Music Friday feature came to us courtesy of Third Day!
Check out ‘Revival’ here!

Our Fan Choice of the Week goes out to Alliya of Mt. Vernon!
Check out Alliya’s favorite song ‘Alone’ by Hollyn here!

 

Thanks for listening!
Have a great weekend!
-Lilly

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NZ Top 10 – 5/19

Today the countdown got a little bit of a shake up, but it was as good as a countdown as any, so let’s get right to it!

Magnify from We are Messengers held a place on the charts for 13 weeks, and peak at #4 in the countdown, but this week, it was kicked out of the countdown by Mandisa!

10. Mandisa – Unfinished
9. Zach Williams – Chain Breaker
8. Micah Tyler – Never Been a Moment
7. Danny Gokey –Rise
6. NEEDTOBREATHE – Testify
5.  Tenth Avenue North – I Have this Hope
4. Chris Tomlin – Home
3. TobyMac – Love Broke Thru
2. Hillsong Worship – What a Beautiful Name
1. MercyMe – Even If

This week, we went Behind the Mic with husband and wife duo ‘Love and the Outcome’ to talk about their song ‘He is With Us. Check out their interview with Newreleasetoday, and check out the video to the song here!

Our Breakout Hit of the Week came to us courtesy of Chicago band, Citizen Way.
Check out their new song ‘Bulletproof’ here!

The NZ Back-to-Back artist Spotlight this week fell on Tenth Avenue North!
Check out their songs ‘By Your Side‘ & ‘Love is Here‘.
Also, check out their summer concert schedule here!

Our NZ Rewinds today took us back to 2003!
Check out ‘You Found Me‘ from FFH, and ‘He Reigns‘ from Newsboys!

Our New Music Friday feature came courtesy of Season 8 American Idol Contestant, Danny Gokey. Check out his new song ‘Comeback‘ here!

Thanks for listening!
-Lilly

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NZ Top 10 5/12

Lets get right to the countdown, shall we?

10. Magnify – We Are Messengers
9. Chain Breaker – Zach Williams
8. Rise – Danny Gokey
7. Never Been a Moment – Micah Tyler
6. Home – Chris Tomlin
5. Testify – NEEDTOBREATHE
4. I Have this Hope – Tenth Avenue North
3. What a Beautiful Name – Hillsong Worship
2. Love Broke Thru – TobyMac
1. Even If – MercyMe

For our Behind the Mic feature, we talked with Blanca about her 2015 hit, ‘Who I Am’.
Check out her interview with NewReleaseToday here!

Our NZ Breakout Hit of the Week came courtesy of Citizen Way!
Check out their new song “Bulletproof” here!

Our NZ Back to Back Artist Spotlight fell on Sidewalk Prophets!
Check out their songs ‘Impossible‘ and ‘Prodigal‘!

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NZ Top 10 – 5/5

Good afternoon! Thanks for tuning in for the Top 10!
Let’s get right to it!

10. We are Messengers – Magnify
9. Zach Williams – Chain Breaker
8. Chris Tomlin – Home (Biggest mover! +2 from last week)
7. Micah Tyler – Never Been a Moment
6. Danny Gokey – Rise
5. Tenth Avenue North – I Have this Hope
4. NEEDTOBREATHE – Testify
3. Hillsong Worship – What a Beautiful Name
2. TobyMac – Love Broke Thru
1. MercyMe – Even If (8th week on the countdown, 1st week at #1)

This week, we went Behind the Mic with Colton Dixon!
He talked about his latest song, “All that Matters”. Check out Coltons’ thoughts on the song and more about his album here!

Our NZ Breakout Hit was from a new artist here on the station, Hannah Kerr!
Check out her song ‘Radiate’ here!

Our Back-to-Back Artist spotlight fell on the Newsboys this week!
Check out their songs ‘Shine‘ and ‘Born Again‘!

Our New Music Friday feature was a new one from Ryan Stevenson!
Check out his new song ‘The Gospel’ here!

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NZ Top 10 – 4/28

IT IS OFFICIALLY SUMMER HERE AT MVNU!
There’s no better way to kick off the summer than with the NZ Top 10, so let’s get to it!

This one’s for Josh, Justin, Jenna, Jess, Faith, Bethany, Cameron, Jacob, Aubrey, and Emily.

10. Home – Chris Tomlin
9. Magnify – We are Messengers
8. Chain Breaker – Zach Williams (BIGGEST FALL. DOWN 2).
7. Never Been a Moment – Micah Tyler
6. I Have this Hope – Tenth Avenue North (BIGGEST RISE. UP 2).
5. Rise – Danny Gokey
4. Testify – NEEDTOBREATHE
3. What a Beautiful Name – Hillson Worship
2. Even If – MercyMe
1. Love Broke Thru – TobyMac (5th week at #1, 10th week in the countdown).

We went ‘Behind the Mic’ with Natalie Grant today, where we talked with her about her song ‘Be One’. Read her interview about ‘Be One’ with NewReleaseToday here!
And listen to the song here!

Our Breakout Hit of the Week was from Elevation Worship.
Check out ‘O Come to the Altar’ here!

Our NZ Rewind took us back to this week in 2005!
Check out Steven Curtis Chapman’s ‘More of You’ here,

The NZ Back-to-Back Artist Spotlight fell on TobyMac!
Check out his website here!
Listen to his songs ‘Burn for You‘, and ‘One World‘!

This week, our NZ Fan Choice of the week was in honor of our Senior Graphic Designer, Bethany Waal. Her favorite song is “Just be Held” from Casting Crowns.
“When it feels like your world is falling apart, it’s actually falling into place.”
Listen to the song here!

We’ll see you on Monday for our first show of the summer!
Thanks for listening!
-Lilly

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NZ Top 10 – 4/21

Good afternoon! One more week and it’s officially summer here on the campus of MVNU! I hope you’re having a great Friday! Here’s the countdown for this week!

10, Home – Chris Tomlin
9. Chain Breaker – Zach Williams
8. I Have This Hope – Tenth Avenue North
7. Magnify – We are Messengers
6. Never Been a Moment – Micah Tyler
5. Testify – NEEDTOBREATHE
4. Rise – Danny Gokey
3. Even If – MercyMe
2. What a Beautiful Name – Hillsong Worship
1. Love Broke Thru – TobyMac

NZ Rewinds: Rush of Fools with Undo & Matthew West with More. 

Our NZ Back to Back artist spotlight fell on Kari Jobe!
Check out her songs I am not Alone, and Heal our Land!
and also check out her new album, ‘The Garden’ on her website here!

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NZ Top 10 – 4/14

Goooooood afternoon! It’s a beautiful day out today and the students of MVNU are on Easter break! The countdown this week looked like this…

10. Home – Chris Tomlin (NEW)
9. I have this Hope – Tenth Avenue North
8. Magnify – We are Messengers
7. Never been a Moment – Micah Tyler (Biggest fall: -4 from last week)
6. Chain Breaker – Zach Williams
5. Testify – NEEDTOBREATHE (Biggest Rise
4. Even If – MercyMe
3. What a Beautiful Name – Hillsong Worship
2. Rise – Danny Gokey
1. Love Broke Thru – TobyMac

We went Behind the Mic with Kari Jobe, and she told us about her resurrection themed song, Forever. Listen to the song here!

The NZ Breakout Hit of the Week was from Hollyn!
Check out her new song ‘In Awe’ here!

Our NZ Back-to-Back Artist spotlight, today, fell on Casting Crowns!
Check out their songs ‘Glorious Day‘ and ‘Lifesong’!

We went back in time with our NZ Rewinds today!
Leeland took us back to 2009 with “Via Dolorosa“.
and Newsong took us way back to 1987 with “Arise my Love‘.

We also heard new music today from Passion!
Check out ‘Glorious Day’ here!

Fan Choice of the week this week was from Francesca Battestelli!
Check out ‘This is the Stuff’ here!
and check out her interview with NewReleasetoday here!

I found a beautiful Good Friday poem from Andy Stinson that I read on the air today, and if you’d like to read it, or share it, you can find it here!

Have an amazing Easter weekend and enjoy this weather!
-Lilly

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