{"id":1349,"date":"2014-04-16T11:15:09","date_gmt":"2014-04-16T15:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/wholenotes\/?p=1349"},"modified":"2014-04-16T11:19:56","modified_gmt":"2014-04-16T15:19:56","slug":"exclusive-video-interview-with-dove-award-winning-artist-francesca-battistelli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/wholenotes\/2014\/04\/exclusive-video-interview-with-dove-award-winning-artist-francesca-battistelli.html","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive video interview with Dove Award winning artist Francesca Battistelli"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Tuesday, April 22nd, Dove Award winning artist Francesca Battistelli releases her third studio album If We’re Honest<\/em>. In preparation for the upcoming project, Whole Notes is exclusively premiering a video interview as the Grammy-nominated artist talks about her new music.<\/p>\n

Battistelli is fresh off the heels of a hugely successful Son of God <\/em>tour where she appeared alongside Natalie Grant, Meredith Andrews, Jason Gray, Chris August and Sidewalk Prophets. She also performed the lead single “Write Your Story” on ABC’s “Good Morning America” back in February.<\/p>\n

Check out what she has to say about the new music in this video that can only be seen on Whole Notes through Sunday, April 20th:<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-cRdG4KqeTo<\/a>\n

Fans can pre-order the new album by visiting her official website HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Fans can also check out If We’re Honest<\/em> this week via iTunes “First Play” program by clicking HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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