Newsong News: New Member, New Blog, New Tour, New CD

New Tour

Later this month, NewSong embarks on a new tour, the “Psalm 40” Tour, based on the #1 hit song from NewSong’s current Integrity release, Rescue. The 25 to 30-city-tour will also feature special guest Curb Records’ artist Nate Sallie and will run from August 13 to November 17th. More details on the tour will be forthcoming in an official tour release.

New Album

In another sneak-peak announcement, NewSong is putting the final touches on its second Christmas CD, The Christmas Hope, which will release in October on Integrity Records through Provident-Integrity Distribution. Produced by Bernie Herms (Natalie Grant, Nate Sallie), the holiday CD includes a new version of NewSong’s international hit, “The Christmas Shoes,” as well as six new songs and contributions by fellow Christian artists Anointed, Matthew West & Rachel Lampa. A Christmas tour will be associated with the new release.

About NewSong:

NewSong is a Dove Award winner and GRAMMY nominee. NewSong has recorded 14 albums featuring 19 No. 1 singles including such signature songs as “Arise My Love,” “Can’t Keep A Good Man Down,” “Red Letter Day,” and the recent cross-over hit, “When God Made You,” a duet with Natalie Grant. Their holiday anthem, “The Christmas Shoes,” became a #1 mainstream radio hit, and inspired a New York Times-bestselling book and CBS Movie of the Week. The album of the same name was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album in 2003. Their multi-artist “Winter Jam” Tours, which they began hosting in 1995, have grown to become the largest attended Christian music tours in the industry.

NewSong was originally founded in the early 80s when original members Eddie Carswell and Billy Goodwin along with several others served as the “house band” at their local church. Throughout the years, numerous talented artists have become NewSong “alumni” before launching successful solo careers of their own. Among those alums are Russ Lee , Charles Billingsley and Michael O’Brien.