It’s time for another Sunday News Roundup, here’s the next instalment from the 23rd March til the 5th April 2015. Enjoy reading the scoop on the latest news, spanning over the past 2 weeks!

• There have been plenty of album announcements and releases this past fortnight. Hillsong UNITED is releasing “Empire” in May; check out the story behind their new single “Touch The Sky” here, and Hillsong Worship’s single “O Praise The Name” here as well! Needtobreathe have released a new track and a tour sampler on Noisetrade, while Lexi Elisha has a new EP releasing at the end of April, and Adam Cappa just unveiled his kickstarter for a new EP as well. Carman has a new album in the works, and Joy Lippard, Fireflight, Shane And Shane, Joy Williams, Plumb, Matthew West and Audio Adrenaline all have new projects in the works. Sarah McCracken’s new album can be streamed on Relevant Magazine 2 weeks before the official release date, and Chris August’s “The Maker” can be streamed on New release Tuesday as well. Hawk Nelson has uploaded their entire album to youtube; what do you think of “Diamonds”? Future Of Forestry released their surprise new album this week, what do you think of the album? And Hillsong’s “Let Hope Rise” is being delayed yet again, what do you think of this move?
• Videos galore! Check out the behind the scenes video of Group 1 Crew’s “Heaven”, and watch the music video here as well! There are also new music videos from 21:03 (“Nobody Bigger”), NCC Worship (“You Alone”), Shane And Shane (“All The Poor And Powerless”), Vertical Church Band (“Spirit Of The Living God”), Jon Guerra (“Nothing Better”), Fireflight (“We Are Alive”), I Am They (“Your Love Is Mine”), For King And Country (“Fix My Eyes”), Steve Taylor (“Moonshot”), Morgan Harper Nichols (“Storyteller”), Manafest (“Diamonds”), Red Roots (“Great Big Yes”), Manic Drive (“King Of Mercy”), Bethel Music (“Seas Of Crimson”), Anthem Lights (“2015 K-Love Song Of The Year”) and Willet (“Empty Grave”); what do you think of these videos? I Am They have also covered Tedashii, while you can also watch lyric videos and audio slides from Hillsong UNITED (“Touch The Sky”), Audio Adrenaline (“Love Was Stronger”), Daniel Bashta (“Seas Of Crimson”) and Kevin Max (“That Was Then This Is Now”). Which video stands out to you the most?
• Blogs and interviews? Yes please! Mark Lee from Third Day has written a blog about what motivates us, and Casting Crowns’ lead singer Mark Hall has written a blog about bonsai trees and how that relates to walking the Christian life. Paul Baloche has also written a worship blog, and Andy Mineo has made known his thoughts on the music industry. Among The Thirsty (here and here), Shane And Shane and Point Of Grace (here and here) have also spoken about their new projects, and given us some insight into the inspiration behind their songs; which blog/interview is your favourite?
• Fellowship Creative’s new EP has reached No. 1 on iTunes; check out the news here!
• Did you know that Jamie Grace launched her own online podcast show? Check out the news here! Are you going to listen to the show?
• There’s an addition to the Fireflight band! Lead singer Dawn Michele has welcomed her first baby this past couple of weeks; check out the news here!
• Thanks to everyone who helped unlock the track list on Matthew West’s new album Live Forever; you can check out the tracklist here!
• Hawk Nelson has a new website, you can check out all the details here!
• The 2015 ASCAP Christian Music Award Winners were announced recently, what do you think of the winners?
• Aussie duo for KING & COUNTRY performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live this past fortnight; check out the performances here!
• Michael W Smith is currently on the Sovereign Tour; check out his latest news of the tour here!
• Colton Dixon has unveiled his contest Through All Of It; will you be participating?
• Gotee Records has a new artist- Morgan Harper Nichols will release her debut album on April 28^th; check out the details here!
• NF’s new album Mansion has reached the top 10 on iTunes; what do you think of this feat?
• Hillsong UNITED has performed on the Today Show this past week, singing their hit song “Touch The Sky” from Empires. What do you think of the performance?
• Were you fooled on April Fools’ Day? Here are the funniest ‘news’ that cracked us up, and some that actually fooled us!
• It’s time for TV and movie news. First of all, in relation to brand new shows, The Way, Billions, The X Files and Coach have been ordered to series, while there is an extended synopsis for Westworld and more casting updates for the Arrow/Flash spinoff here and here. There is a first look promo for Mr Robot airing in a few months on USA Network, and a new 4 minute promo for Daredevil, airing in a few days; while there are also summer premiere dates for TNT and 2015 ABC pilot descriptions. Which news do you like the most?
• Now it’s time for spoilers about returning shows! You can view teasers for The Flash, Finding Carter and Orphan Black, as well as watch the first 8 minutes of Finding Carter season 2 episode 1. There is a featurette about The Avengers, and a rumour that Hugh Jackman will leave the Wolverine franchise. The biblical film Apostle Paul will release sometime in 2016, while the whole cast of Do You Believe? was interviewed about the film’s core values and beliefs. The CBS season finale dates and NBC summer schedule were both announced this week as well (as well as the May finale scorecard of 2015, and you can also view the Kids Choice Awards 2015 winners here.