Contemporary Christian singer, songwriter and worship leader Israel Houghton has released Decade: The Best of Israel Houghton and New Breed, a special two-disc release that gathers 26 of the greatest material from Houghton’s long and storied career with New Breed. What amazes me about this compilation of hits from the legendary worship leader, who recently visited Manila alongside Australian worship leaders Planetshakers, is that it...

ALBUM TITLE: Nothing is Impossible ARTIST: Planetshakers BEST TRACK/S: Power, Bring It On, Nothing Is Impossible, Song of Victory, You Are God, Favoured, Come to Jesus OVERALL RATING: 4.25/5 Nothing Is Impossible, the first studio album from Australian worship band Planetshakers in five years, has been released in the Philippines via House of praise (a year since its 2011 release internationally). (Update: Apparently, I found out late....

Contemporary Christian singer and worship leader Charles Billingsley has released Never Forsaken, his latest solo release, with the carrier and title single now picking up on Soft AC/Inspo radio as we speak. Billingsley is celebrating his 20th year in music ministry (!), but you wouldn’t think that with the radio-friendliness of this track, which was written for people who cry out for hope. “For those people in the world who are...

Ganns’ Giveaways for May is a special treat: in collaboration with House of Praise, I’m giving away two copies of Contemporary Christian legend Israel Houghton’s smokin’ hot new double-CD, Decade: The Best of Israel Houghton and New Breed! This unforgettable compilation gathers some of the most memorable songs from multi-Grammy Award winner Houghton and his ever-revolving crew of talented vocalists, New...

ALBUM TITLE: Crazy Noise ARTIST: Hillsong Kids Jr. BEST TRACK/S: Free As A Bee, Let Your Light Shine Children of the Bible, Tiny Little Voice OVERALL RATING: 3.75/5 Crazy Noise is the first album for preschoolers and early school-age children from veteran Australian worship team Hillsong (who is marketing the album under its Kids division, specifically Hillsong Kids Jnr.). Given that I wasn’t the target market of this album, I decided...

On Ganns’ Top 10 this week, Brad and Rebekah’s We Are Free slides to #4 after two weeks on top as He Said by Group 1 Crew ascends to #1. He Said features the vocals of Dove Award winner Chris August, who earns his first #1 hit on my chart since his Contemporary Christian debut, Starry...