MercyMe refuses to “Move” from #1 on the Billboard Christian Songs chart; the single off the Contemporary Christian supergroup’s The Generous Mr. Lovewell stays on top for a sixth week. A new song enters the Top 10: Turn Around by Matt Maher, his first Top 10 hit. Sanctus Real lead singer Matt Hammitt earns the highest debut of the week at #39 with All of Me. Blessid Union of Souls (pictured) scores a #47 debut with Pray For...

Contemporary Christian singer-songwriter Kari Jobe is back! The Dove Award winner (2010 for Le Canto, Spanish Language Album of the Year) has transferred from Integrity Music/Columbia/Gateway Create to the decidedly more aggressive Sparrow Records. The first single from Kari under Sparrow Records is We Are, which happens to be the same title of Jobe’s first Sparrow Records album, due late 2011/early 2012. “A declaration to the Church...

I’m very excited to tell you that we’ll be launching a new site next week, www.JamesMichaelDeen.com, a website that focuses on helping motivated individuals and groups maximize the power of the Internet to meet their fullest branding potential. I’m very passionate about communication – even more so than Christian music, actually – and God is showing me a new direction in which I can be of even greater use for His...

Contemporary Christian supergroup MercyMe racks up five weeks atop the Billboard Christian Songs chart, as Move fends off a resurgent Steven Curtis Chapman, whose Do Anything moves up aggressively 5-3, with former #1 hit The Way by Jeremy Camp ensconced in between the two. A new song enters the Top 10: My Hope is in You by Aaron Shust, his first Top 10 hit since his #1 smash My Savior My God. Busted Heart (Hold On to Me) by For King and Country...

Debuting Contemporary Christian artist Adam Cappa has released his first single, The Rescue, on BEC Recordings. Labelmate Jeremy Camp says about this emerging young artist: “I’ve come across many amazing musicians in my life, but few are like Adam Cappa, who has a true passion for the Lord above anything else in his life and is extremely talented as well. I’m excited to see what the Lord has in store for this new artist.” I can see where...