{"id":19,"date":"2011-06-13T08:00:52","date_gmt":"2011-06-13T12:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/wholenotes\/?p=19"},"modified":"2011-06-12T00:26:27","modified_gmt":"2011-06-12T04:26:27","slug":"monday-music-news-june-13-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/wholenotes\/2011\/06\/monday-music-news-june-13-2011.html","title":{"rendered":"WN Music News: June 13, 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Battistelli releases fan directed music video<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fresh off her Artist of the Year honors at the 42nd Annual GMA Dove Awards in late April, Word recording artist Francesca Battistelli thanked her fans by giving them the chance to help direct her new music video for \u201cThis Is The Stuff.\u201d The video features footage shot by audience members who attended the Winter Jam Tour.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have the best fans and feel so blessed,\u201d Battistelli said in a press statement. \u201cIt was so fun to have them be my directors and stand right up on the stage with me every night of Winter Jam.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Watch \u201cThis Is The Stuff\u201d below:<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Francesca Battistelli - This Is The Stuff (Live Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yPEQKIpFUwI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>Battistelli\u2019s album <em>Hundred More Years<\/em> has been a huge success at radio, retail and online. In addition to her Artist of the Year award, she also won Female Vocalist of the Year and Pop\/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year for \u201cBeautiful Beautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.francescamusic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> more info on Battistelli\u2019s music and concert schedule.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The City Harmonic mobilizes praying people nationwide<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Since The City Harmonic\u2019s hit song \u201cManifesto\u201d served as an anthem for National Day of Prayer early last month, the Canadian band has continued to see a ground swell of support from the church body at large. According to lead singer Elias Dummer, the song was intended to create a spirit of unity within the body of Christ and infuse a fresh desire among believers to share the Gospel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe went into the studio with copies of several ancient Christian creeds printed off,\u201d Dummer said in a press statement. \u201cBefore long we had them spread all over the control room and were frantically writing things down and massaging the words, trying to find a way to capture the heart and the ideas in just a few words. We really wanted to keep it simple and universal. People sometimes make \u2018the gospel\u2019 about a hundred different little things.\u00a0This is what a \u2018manifesto\u2019 usually does. But the gospel is remarkably simple.\u00a0We could spend our whole lives debating \u2018rightness\u2019 \u2013 and reach the end having loved no one. So it just made sense to center on the simplicity of the Apostle\u2019s Creed and the Lord\u2019s Prayer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Along with significant national radio play, \u201cManifesto\u201d has been hear in some unusual places such as prior to a recent San Diego Padres game. Colorado Rockies outfielder Seth Smith has also been using the song as walk up music for his at bats.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the video for \u201cManifesto\u201d below and check out more of the band\u2019s music by clicking <a href=\"http:\/\/thecityharmonic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The City Harmonic - Manifesto (OFFICIAL)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o_6JQDsbtlM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p><strong>TobyMac raises funds on the run<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been a pretty good year so far for TobyMac. He took home his 16th GMA Dove Award back in April and was recently named BMI \u201cSongwriter of the Year,\u201d among other notable accomplishments.<\/p>\n<p>But he\u2019s likely prouder of Team TobyMac\u2019s efforts to raise over $100,000 to help support New Hope Academy in Franklin, Tenn., by participating in the Country Music half marathon last month. The team was made up of 70 individuals who garnered sponsorship donations that they then earned by running the half marathon.<\/p>\n<p>Running isn\u2019t the only athletic activity TobyMac dabbles in throughout the year. He routinely organizes pickup basketball games while on tour and also plays in various golf events including the AT&amp;T Pebble Beach Pro-Am back in February with PGA golfer Kevin Streelman.<\/p>\n<p>Keep up with all the latest TobyMac news by clicking <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tobymac.com\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Upcoming album releases (June 14):<\/strong><br \/>\nOwl City \u2013 <em>All Things Bright And Beautiful<\/em> (Universal\/EMI)<br \/>\nJackie Evancho \u2013 <em>Dream With Me<\/em> (Integrity Music\/Provident)<br \/>\nChicago Mass Choir \u2013 <em>XV DVD<\/em> (New Haven Records\/Provident)<br \/>\nVarious artists \u2013 <em>iWorship Flexx: O The Blood<\/em> DVD (iWorship)<\/p>\n<p><!--  \/* Font Definitions *\/ @font-face \t{font-family:Times; \tpanose-1:2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; \tmso-font-charset:0; \tmso-generic-font-family:auto; \tmso-font-pitch:variable; \tmso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face \t{font-family:Cambria; \tpanose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; \tmso-font-charset:0; \tmso-generic-font-family:auto; \tmso-font-pitch:variable; \tmso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;}  \/* Style Definitions *\/ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal \t{mso-style-parent:\"\"; \tmargin:0in; \tmargin-bottom:.0001pt; \tmso-pagination:widow-orphan; \tfont-size:12.0pt; \tfont-family:\"Times New Roman\"; \tmso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; \tmso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; \tmso-fareast-font-family:Cambria; \tmso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; \tmso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; \tmso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; \tmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"; \tmso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} p \t{margin:0in; \tmargin-bottom:.0001pt; \tmso-pagination:widow-orphan; \tfont-size:10.0pt; \tfont-family:\"Times New Roman\"; \tmso-ascii-font-family:Times; \tmso-fareast-font-family:Cambria; \tmso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; \tmso-hansi-font-family:Times; \tmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";} @page Section1 \t{size:8.5in 11.0in; \tmargin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; \tmso-header-margin:.5in; \tmso-footer-margin:.5in; \tmso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 \t{page:Section1;} --><strong>Recent album releases (June 7):<\/strong><br \/>\nBlindside \u2013 <em>With Shivering Hearts We Wait <\/em>(INO)<br \/>\nTricia Brock \u2013 <em>The Road <\/em>(Inpop)<br \/>\nDeas Vail\/Farewell Flight \u2013 <em>Split EP <\/em>(Mono Vs. 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Praise Band \u2013 <em>Platinum Praise 2012<\/em> (Maranatha!)<br \/>\nWillie \u201cP-Dub\u201d Moore \u2013 <em>Young Fly &amp; Saved<\/em> (EMI Gospel)<br \/>\nPlanetshakers \u2013 <em>Nothing Is Impossible<\/em> (Integrity)<br \/>\nRoyal Tailor \u2013 <em>Black &amp; White<\/em> (Reunion)<br \/>\nThousand Foot Krutch \u2013 <em>Live At The Masquerade<\/em> (Tooth &amp; Nail)<br \/>\nVarious artists \u2013 <em>Colours Praise Songs Vol 1<\/em> (Maranatha!)<br \/>\nVarious artists \u2013 <em>Hymns &amp; Choruses Vol. 1<\/em> DVD (Maranatha!)<br \/>\nVarious artists \u2013 <em>iWorship Service Starters Vol 3<\/em> DVD (iWorship)<br \/>\nVarious artists \u2013 <em>iWorship Video Library S-V<\/em> DVD (iWorship)<br \/>\nVarious artists \u2013 <em>Jawn Murray Presents Untapped<\/em> (EMI Gospel)<\/p>\n<p><em>Join Whole Notes tomorrow for more music news featuring CeCe Winans, Blindside and 7eventh Time Down.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Battistelli releases fan directed music video Fresh off her Artist of the Year honors at the 42nd Annual GMA Dove Awards in late April, Word recording artist Francesca Battistelli thanked her fans by giving them the chance to help direct her new music video for \u201cThis Is The Stuff.\u201d The video features footage shot by&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":418,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[25,18,24,19,21,13,20,12,22,17,23,8,15,16],"class_list":["post-19","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christian-music","category-music-news","tag-7eventh-time-down","tag-blindside","tag-cece-winans","tag-deas-vail","tag-farewell-flight","tag-francesca-battistelli","tag-jake-hamilton","tag-owl-city","tag-planetshakers","tag-the-city-harmonic","tag-thousand-foot-krutch","tag-tobymac","tag-tricia-brock","tag-winter-jam"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - 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