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NZ Top 10 – 7/7

The best way to end your workweek! Here we go…

10. Testify – NEEDTOBREATHE
9. Beloved – Jordan Feliz
8. Never Been a Moment – Micah Tyler
7. Love Broke Thru – TobyMac
6. I Have this Hope – Tenth Avenue North (Biggest Drop. -2 from last week).
5. Unfinished – Mandisa
4. What a Beautiful Name – Hillsong Worship
3. Oh My Soul – Casting Crowns (Song on the Rise)
2. Home – Chris Tomlin
1. Even If – MercyMe

Our Behind the Mic feature this week was from Crowder!
Check out his song ‘Forgiven‘ and his interview about the song here!

New Music Friday came to us courtesy of Hillsong United and Hillary Scott and the Scott Family! Check out Hillsongs’ ‘Wonder‘, and Hillary Scott’s ‘Still‘.

Our Back to Back Artist spotlight this week shined on Francesca Battistelli.
Check out her songs Holy Spirit, This is the Stuff, and Strangely Dim!

Our NZ Rewinds took us back to 1998.
Check out “I Believe in Christ‘ from Johnathan Pierce
and ‘God So Loved’ from Jaci Velazquez.

Fan choice of the week this week was ‘Open up the Heavens‘ from Meredith Andrews!

Thanks for listening!
-Lilly

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NZ Top 10 – 6/9

10. Chain Breaker – Zach Williams
9. Testify – NEEDTOBREATHE (BIGGEST FALL, -3 from last week)
8. Never Been a Moment – Micah Tyler
7. Unfinished – Mandisa (SONG ON THE RISE)
6. Oh My Soul – Casting Crowns
5. I Have this Hope – Tenth Ave North
4. Love Broke Thru – TobyMac
3. Home – Chris Tomlin
2. What a Beautiful Name – Hillsong Worship
1. Even If – MercyMe

This week, per your votes, we went Behind the Mic with Matthew West!
Check out his song ‘Mended‘ and check out his story behind the song here!

Our NZ Breakout Hit of the Week came to us courtesy of Brandon Heath!
Check out ‘Whole Heart’ here!

Our NZ Back-to-Back-to-Back feature today was from artists under the Gotee Record label! Check out ‘Refuge‘ from Finding Favour, ‘Eye on it‘ from TobyMac, and the newest one from Hollyn, ‘In Awe‘

Our NZ Rewinds took us back to 2000!
Check out Plus One’s song ‘Written on my Heart‘ and
Steven Curtis Chapman’s song ‘Great Expectations‘!

New Music!!! Ah! Check it out! Matthew West’s new song ‘Broken Things‘

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 – 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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NZ Top 10 – March 24th

Happy Spring! (I do think I can say that with confidence now!)
No better way to celebrate this warm weather than by counting down the top ten songs of the week! Let’s get right to it!

10. Even If – MercyMe
9. King of the World – Natalie Grant
8. One Step Away – Casting Crowns
7. What a Beautiful Name – Hillsong Worship
6. Testify – NEEDTOBREATHE
5. Never Been a Moment – Micah Tyler
4. Magnify – We Are Messengers
3. Chain Breaker – Zach Williams
2. Rise – Danny Gokey
1. Love Broke Thru – TobyMac

This week we went Behind the Mic with experimental, folk-rock, worship band Rend Collective, and they told us a little bit more about their song ‘You Will Never Run”. You can listen to their song here, and if you’d like to hear more from Rend Collective about their song, check out the interview they did with New Release Today here!

We heard new music today from Casting Crowns and Mandisa!
Check out Casting Crowns new song “Oh my Soul” from their album ‘The Very Next Thing’,  and Mandisa’s new single, “Unfinished” here!

Our Back-to-Back artist feature this week was Passion Worship Band.
This band consists of quite a few familiar Christian artists including Matt Redman, David Crowder, Chris Tomlin, and more! Check out their songs ‘Even so Come‘ and ‘Remember‘!

Lincoln Brewster took us back to 2006 today with his song ‘Everlasting God‘
and Phil Whickham took us back  to 2013 with his song ‘This is Amazing Grace‘

Thanks for listening!
Enjoy this beautiful weekend!
-Lilly

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NT Top 10 3/17

Good afternoon! We are putting a wrap on the last day of the first week back from break!
Let’s get right to it!

The countdown this week looked like this…
10. Come Alive – Lauren Daigle
9. Thy Will – Hillary Scott & the Scott Family
8. Jesus – Chris Tomlin
7. Never Been a Moment – Micah Tyler
6. King of the World – Natalie Grant
5. Magnify – We are Messengers
4. One Step Away – Casting Crowns
3. Love Broke Thru – TobyMac
2. Rise – Danny Gokey
1. Chain Breaker – Zach Williams

This week, we went behind the mic with the band Tenth Avenue North, and they told us a little bit more about their song Stars in the Night.
Check it out here!

Our breakout hit of the week came from Chris Tomlin!
Check out his new song ‘Home’ here!

Our Back-to-Back Artist Feature this week was For King and Country!
Check out theor songs ‘Proof of Your Love‘, ‘Hope is What we Crave‘, and ‘Fix my Eyes‘!

Our rewinds today took us back to 2008 and
Check out 2008’s ‘By Your Side‘ from Tenth Avenue North,
and ‘There Will be a Day‘ from Jeremy Camp.

New Music Friday brought us new music from Unspoken!
Check out ‘The Cure’ here!

Our word of the day today was March Madness themed…
Flagrant (adjective fla·grant \ˈflā-grənt also ˈfla-\)

Have a great weekend! Thanks for listening!
(and go UK!) – Lilly

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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

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NZ Top 10 + New Music – 8/26

Here’s this week’s NZ Top 10:

10: Thy Will – Hillary Scott & The Scott Family

9: Tell Your Heart To Beat Again – Danny Gokey

8: Ever Be – Aaron Shust

7: Move (Keep Walkin’) – TobyMac

6: Dear Younger Me – MercyMe

5: Trust In You – Lauren Daigle

4: Breath – Jonny Diaz

3: God Is On The Move – 7eventh Time Down

2: Christ In Me – Jeremy Camp

1: Eye Of The Storm – Ryan Stevenson

 

New Music (click each for a lyric video)

Battles – The Afters

Oxygen – Lincoln Brewster

 

Today’s Word of the Day was guttural (GUTT-uh-rul), an adjective meaning articulated in the throat. You can read more on that here.

Don’t forget to check out this video we made at Troyer’s of Apple Valley where we show you some of the things you can get with the $5 gift certificates we give away on the show.

Have a great weekend!

-Jess

 

 

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NZ Top 10 + New Music – 8/19

Here’s this weeks NZ Top 10:

10: Never Too Far Gone – Jordan Feliz

9: Tell Your Heart To Beat Again – Danny Gokey

8: Ever Be – Aaron Shust

7: Dear Younger Me – MercyMe

6: Move (Keep Walkin’) – TobyMac

5: Trust In You – Lauren Daigle

4: Breathe – Jonny Diaz

3: God Is On The Move – 7eventh Time Down

2: Christ In Me – Jeremy Camp

1: Eye Of The Storm – Ryan Stevenson

 

NEW MUSIC ADDS (click each for a lyric video)

You Hold It All – Newsboys

My Victory – Crowder

Have a great weekend!

-Jess

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