Judah and the Lion members Judah Akers and Brian Macdonald love creating music that makes their listeners feel something. After “Take a Walk” was released, Judah and the Lion explained, “It feels like the right […]
Chris Greenwood, who goes by the stage name Manafest, lost his father to suicide when he was five years old. A few years later, he accepted Christ at a summer camp, and it was at […]
Evvie McKinney grew up attending a church in Memphis, Tennessee. She was the youngest of seven children, and her family went to church to worship three days a week. Thus, she had many opportunities to […]
The singer Isaac Peabody, who goes by the stage name PEABOD, enjoys writing and performing hip-hop songs. He aims to help his listeners, no matter their age, connect and relate to the words he expresses […]
“Dance with Everybody” is a fun, upbeat song that reminds us of living life in unity with each other. The inspiration for this song began when Drew Holcomb, along with many other musicians at the […]
While life is beautiful in so many ways, it’s also full of disappointments. Despite our hopes and dreams, sometimes the day-to-day struggles seem like more than we can handle. Naomi Raine’s “Not Ready” is an […]
When you think of being held, what comes to mind? A mother cradling her newborn in her arms? A hug from a friend after an exhausting day? Jervis Campbell’s “Hold Me Together” describes the ever-present […]
We all face a battle within. The battle to feel connected and find community amidst raging self-doubt and harsh self-talk. Nashville singer-songwriter Carly Bannister says her single, Same Team, dives into the deep spiritual whirlpool […]
You probably have a love/hate relationship with social media. At times, you feel your can’t live with it or without. That’s the scene for Taylor Leonhardt’s song Happy or Whatever. That’s this week’s Top Song […]
St. Louis native rapper, Thi’sl delivers with a driving, spirit-filled, “turn-it-up-to-eleven” thumper called By Your Power. Fellow rapper Hulvey joins in the fun, on a song that draws heavily from Zechariah 4:6 that you can’t […]
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