It’s time for another Sunday News Roundup, here’s the next instalment from the 9th til the 22nd February 2015. Enjoy reading the scoop on the latest news, spanning over the past 2 weeks!
- After winning a couple of Grammy Awards last week, Aussie duo for KING & COUNTRY posted a thank you message on facebook, check it out here!
- Videos galore this past fortnight! There are music videos from Ginny Owens (“I Will Praise You”), for KING & COUNTRY (“Fix My Eyes”), Michael W. Smith (“Hide Myself” and “The Same Power”), Angie Miller (“You Set Me Free”), Kari Jobe (“Always Enough” and “When You Walk In The Room”), Vertical Church Band (“It’s Who You Are” and “All The Earth”), Bethel Music (“Jesus We Love You”), Group 1 Crew (“Elevator Doors”), Among The Thirsty (“Completely”), Kings Kaleidoscope (“Dreams”), and Jessa Anderson (“Something In The Water”); as well as lyric videos from Love & The Outcome (“Heart Like You”), JJ Heller (“Meant To Be”), Sixteen Cities (“Psalm 148”), Moriah Peters (“I’ll Wait For You”), Jeremy Camp (“Same Power”), Hawk Nelson (“Thank God For Something”), Jessa Anderson (“Everything”), Austin Adamec (“All The Brighter”) and David Glenn (“Church Triumphant”). There are also official audio slides from NEEDTOBREATHE (“Brother”), Newsong (“Faithful”) and Family Force 5 (“Hold Your Hand”) while Point Of Grace has posted an album preview of their new project, and TobyMac has spoken about his heart behind the new single “Beyond Me”! What do you think of the videos and which is your favourite?
- Time for Audio Adrenaline news, since there was a massive left field announcement that took us all by surprise last week! Is there a connection between Audio Adrenaline and Josiah James? Does it really matter? Audio Adrenaline announced their entire brand new lineup a couple of weeks ago, and to plenty of negative comments, founder and previous lead singer of the band Mark Stuart made an official statement in response to the doubters. New frontman Adam Agee also posted a facebook message; what do you think of the surprising turn of events?
- While Audio Adrenaline reinvented their members, TobyMac is still going strong at the young age of 50. He collaborated with Kevin Max and Michael Tait in the studio recently; who thinks they will both sing with Toby on the same track? Speaking of Michael, Tait has talked to Decent Christian Talk and Breathecast about the upcoming tour with Audio Adrenaline, and what’s ahead for the band in 2015! What do you think of these two insightful interviews? Mark Stuart, Ellie Holcomb, Audrey Assad, Kevin Max and Crowder have also spoken in depth about their passions and projects for 2015, which interview gets you the most excited about the upcoming year?
- Plenty of new info about albums and tours over the past couple of weeks as well! While Matthew West is embarking on the Live Forever Tour, news about upcoming albums surfaced online as well. Hawk Nelson, Jimmy Needham, Among The Thirsty, NF, Casting Crowns, Amy Grant and Newsong all have new projects coming soon, as well as the Music Inspired By A.D.; while Jesus Culture and V Rose signed major record label deals with Capitol CMG and Inpop Records respectively. Family Force 5 also released a new single in response to their first No. 1 single in “Let It Be Love”, and Point Of Grace covered Carrie Underwood’s smash hit “Something In The Water“; which album are you excited for?
- Time for album/song streams! Got about a few hours? Good, now you can listen to The Neverclaim’s new song “Dance With God”, and new albums from The Brilliance and Aaron Gillespie (both in their entirety); enjoy!
- Time for albums in development! Relient K, Skillet, Tree 63 and The Ember Days are all in the studio, working on new music; which new project are you looking forward to?
- There is a new update from Kevin Max about the new album Broken Temples releasing on March 10th; what do you think about the latest update?
- Want to book a private personal streaming concert with Red Roots? This contest ends March 18th, so why wait? If you want to hear the sisters sing inspiring songs of worship and praise to God, then what are you all waiting for?
- K-Love radio has embarked on an ambitious yet rewarding initiative with the broadcast of “Sam’s Place”! Check out the news about the venture here; what do you think about the news?
- Last but not least, let’s take a look at TV news! While Beauty And The Beast was renewed for season 4, and the Librarians renewed for season 2, there were plenty of casting news for pilots and veteran shows alike. David Lyons has joined the cast for NBC’s Game Of Silence, as has Laura Benanti for Supergirl, while James Franco will star in 11/22/63. Elizabeth Mitchell and Goran Visnjic have joined the cast for Crossing Lines season 3 as well. There is a new ABC political pilot in the works (and other such news about ABC pilot shows), and the trailer for Scream Queens debuted the past fortnight as well. Adrianne Palicki has joined the cast of Agents Of SHIELD as a regular, and you can also watch a featurette about A.D., and read about the movie updates on Deadpool. The winners of the Writers Guild Awards 2015 were announced this week also, and there was news of an Emmys shakeup for this year. The trailer for Killing Jesus debuted online as well, and Orphan Black will premiere season 3 on multiple channels. Alex and Stephen Kendrick also announced that their new film War Room will air in cinemas later on in 2015.