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NZ Top 10, 3/10

Good Friday afternoon! It was a chilly one here in Mt. Vernon today, but there’s no better way to end the week than with the NZ Top 10!

10. Chain Breaker – Zach Williams (Biggest fall! Down 9 from last week!)
9. Testify – NEEDTOBREATHE
8. What a Beautiful Name – Hillsong Worship
7. Come Alive – Lauren Daigle
6. Magnify – We Are Messengers
5. Giants Fall – Francesca Battistelli
4. I Have this Hope – Tenth Avenue North
3. Never Been a Moment – Micah Tyler (Biggest rise! Up 6 from last week!)
2. Love Broke Thru – TobyMac
1. Rise – Danny Gokey

This week, we went Behind the Mic with Jeremy Camp and his song ‘Christ in Me’! Check out the interview Jeremy did with NewReleaseToday about the song here!
And check out the song here!

We had new music from Colton Dixon, Kutless, and 7eventh Time Down!
Check out ‘All that Matters’ from Colton here!
King of my Heart from Kutless here!

Our Back-to-Back artist feature today was Selah!
Check out ‘You Raise me Up‘, and ‘You Amaze Us‘!
If you’d like to hear more from or learn more about Selah, check out their website here!

Our NZ Rewinds today took us back to 2006 and 2008!
Check out Casting Crowns and their song ‘Does Anybody Hear Her?’
and Matthew West’s song ‘You are Everything

For King and Country and Zach Williams will be at the Ohio State Fair this summer!
If you’d like to learn more about this concert, check out the fair website here!

Thanks so much for listening! Enjoy your weekend!
-Lilly

NZ Top 10 – 2/10

Friday is here and there is never any better way to end your week than winding down with the NZ Top 10, only on WNZR!

Here was the countdown for this week:
10. Eye of the Storm – Ryan Stevenson
9. Magnify – We Are Messengers
8. Priceless – For King and Country
7. Thy Will – Hillary Scott
6. King of the World – Natalie Grant
5.  The Lion and the Lamb – Big Daddy Weave
4. Rise – Danny Gokey
3. One Step Away – Casting Crowns
2. Jesus – Chris Tomlin
1. Chain Breaker – Zach Willams

Our NZ Top 10 Rewinds today were:
What it Means from Jeremy Camp, which you can check out here, and
You are Everything from Matthew West, and you can check it out here!

Our NZ back-to-back artist today was Aaron Shust!
We played My Savior, My God and To God Alone from him today.
Check out more about Aaron here!

Our NZ Breakout Hit was from former Royal Tailor member, Tauren Wells!
Check out his song Hills and Valleys here!

The fan choice this week was Stand in the Rain from Superchick!
Check out this song here!

Our NZ Behind the Mic this week was ‘He is with Us’ from Love and the Outcome!
It’s got a really neat music video, so check it out here!

Our Word of the Day is whiffler, a noun that means someone who frequently shifts opinions, thoughts and interests.

Wendy’s Cougar Trivia today was: what is Cougar men’s basketball player Jeremiah Roberts’ year and hometown?  Esther from Mount Vernon correctly guessed sophomore from Toledo, so she won the $5 gift card from Wendy’s of Mount Vernon.

As always, thanks for listening!
Have a great weekend!
-Lilly

NZ Top 10 – 2/3

It’s Friday! It’s been a long week, and I’m personally just exhausted, but there’s no better way to end the week than the NZ Top 10!

Here was the countdown for this week:
10. Great are You Lord – One Sonic Society
9. Eye of the Storm – Ryan Stevenson
8. Priceless – For King and Country
7. Rise – Danny Gokey
6. King of the World – Natalie Grant
5. Thy Will – Hillary Scott
4. The Lion and the Lamb – Big Daddy Weave
3. One Step Away – Casting Crowns
2. Jesus – Chris Tomlin
1. Chain Breaker – Zach Willams

Our NZ Rewinds today were:
Chris Tomlin with Made to Worship. Check it out here! And
God with Us from MercyMe which you can listen to here!

Our NZ back-to-back artist today was Colton Dixon!
Check out his songs Never Gone and You Are!
You can find out more about Colton here!

Our NZ Breakout Hit was from Stars Go Dim!
Check out Stars Go Dim’s new song, Doxology, here! 

The fan choice this week was Lead me to the Cross! Check out the Hillsong version here!

Our NZ Behind the Mic this week was Kari Jobe’s Forever!
Check it out here!
She also JUST came out with a new album entitled ‘The Garden’! Click on the album art to check out Kari Jobe’s website!
Image result for kari jobe garden album

Our Wendy’s Cougar Trivia today was: In Wednesday night’s overtime loss against Spring Arbor, which MVNU freshman scored a career-high 16 points?
This one was a stumper! It might make a return next week, so be ready!

Stay safe and have a great weekend!
-Lilly

NZ Top 10 (1/27)

It’s Friday and you know what that means! The NZ Top 10!!! WOO!

This week’s lineup looked like this…
10. One Sonic Society – Great are You Lord
9. Danny Gokey – Rise
8. Ryan Stevenson – Eye of the Storm
7. Natalie Grant – King of the World 
6. For King and Country – Priceless
5. Hillary Scott – Thy Will
4. Big Daddy Weave – The Lion and the Lamb
3. Chris Tomlin – Jesus
2. Casting Crowns – One Step Away
1. Zach Williams – Chain Breaker

Our behind the mic feature was Francesca Battistelli’s He Knows My Name!
This is one of my favorite songs, and I had the honor of performing it at the Dan Emmett Music and Arts Festival. It was great to get to share such a strong message with my community, so heck it out here!

Our NZ Breakout Hit of the Week was Phil Wickham’s new song ‘My All in All’
Check out the video here!

Our back-to-back artist feature was Jonny Diaz!  Here’s a link to his website!
Check out Stand for You and More Beautiful You!

We also played new music from Crowder today! Check out his song Forgiven here!

Our NZ Rewinds today were Your Love from Brandon Heath, check that out here, and

The NZ Fan Choice of the Week was Heal our Land! Check it out here!

Our Wendy’s Cougar Trivia question today was: What high school did MVNU Senior Natalie Thomas attend? The answer was Geneva High School.
Congratulations to Susie from Mt. Vernon for guessing correctly!

Our word of the day was shivoo! [shi-voo] It’s a noun and it means a boisterous party or celebration. It’s a slang term, and it originated in Australia at the end of the 19th century.

Thanks for listening! Stay safe and have a great weekend!
– Lilly

NZ Top 10 of 2016

This week’s NZ Top 10 was a special edition, where we counted down the top 10 songs of 2016!

The Morning Thing also counted down this morning, with the top 30 songs of 2016! You can check out that complete list over here.

Today’s Word of the Day was solicitous (suh-LIS-uh-tus), an adjective meaning apprehensive or meticulously careful. You can read more on that here.

Have a great weekend, and an amazing end to 2016!

-Jess and Joe

NZ Top 10 – 12/9

Here’s this week’s NZ Top 10:

10: Great  Are You Lord – One Sonic Society

9: The God I Know – Love & The Outcome

8: Priceless – For King & Country

7: King of the World – Natalie Grant

6: Thy Will – Hillary Scott & The Scott Family

5: Eye of the Storm – Ryan Stevenson

4: Jesus – Chris Tomlin

3: One Step Away – Casting Crowns

2: The Lion and the Lamb – Big Daddy Weave

1: Chain Breaker – Zach Williams

Have a great weekend!

-Jess

NZ Top 10 + New Music – 11/18

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Here’s this week’s NZ Top 10:

10: The God I Know – Love & The Outcome
9: King of the World – Natalie Grant
8: Dear Younger Me – MercyMe
7: Jesus – Chris Tomlin
6: The Lion and the Lamb – Big Daddy Weave
5: Eye of the Storm – Ryan Stevenson ft. GabeReal
4: Thy Will – Hillary Scott & The Scott Family
3: Chain Breaker – Zach Williams
2: One Step Away – Casting Crowns
1: Priceless – For King & Country

NEW MUSIC for 11/18 (click each for video)

Carrollton – Tell Me

Meredith Andrews – Receive Our King

Wendy’s Cougar Trivia – Junior Jordi Mas is the tallest player on the MVNU men’s basketball team. What height is he listed at? Answer?  He is 6-10. Congratulations to Stacey from Fredericktown – she wins the $5 gift card to Wendy’s of Mount Vernon!

Word of the Day: lambent, an adjective meaning playing lightly on or over a surface; something flickering, or softly bright or radiant.

Thanks for listening!
-Joe

NZ Top 10 + New Music – 10/21

Here’s this week’s NZ Top 10:

10: The God I Know – Love & The Outcome

9: The Lion and The Lamb – Big Daddy Weave

8: Breathe – Jonny Diaz

7: Chain Breaker – Zach Williams

6: Christ In Me – Jeremy Camp

5: One Step Away – Casting Crowns

4: Thy Will – Hillary Scott & The Scott Family

3: Dear Younger Me – MercyMe

2: Eye Of The Storm – Ryan Stevenson

1: Priceless – For King & Country

 

This week, we added TobyMac’s song Love Broke Thru. Click here to hear it.

Our Word of the Day was evanescent (ev-uh-NESS-unt), an adjective meaning tending to vanish like vapor. You can find more on that here.

Have a great weekend!

-Jess

NZ Top 10 for October 14, 2016

micah-tylerWe debuted a new song today from new artist Micah Tyler called ‘Never Been a Moment.’

Read more about Micah here. See the official lyric video here.

This week’s NZ Top 10:

10. 7eventh Time Down – God is on the Move
9. Big Daddy Weave – The Lion and the Lamb
8. Zach Williams – Chainbreaker
7. Jonny Diaz – Breathe
6. Casting Crowns – One Step Away
5. Jeremy Camp – Christ in Me
4. Hillary Scott & the Scott Family – Thy Will
3. MercyMe – Dear Younger Me
2. For King and Country – Priceless
1. Ryan Stevenson f/GabeReal – Eye of the Storm

Our Word of the Day is mutable, an adjective meaning liable to or subject to change or alteration.

Thanks for listening!

-Joe

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