Contemporary Christian singer and songwriter Beckah Shae has released her new single, Overflow, the carrier single off her upcoming worship album, Rest. Dove Award nominee Shae returns to the Christian adult contemporary sound of Here In This Moment for this outing, a pretty piano worship ballad whose simplicity belies the honest passion and beauty of its lyrics. Coming from Shae’s previous singles, including the absolutely...

Contemporary Christian supergroup Casting Crowns has released Jesus Friend of Sinners to radio just a few weeks after the release of Just Another Birthday. While I am overjoyed to have this song – one of the best songs on Come to the Well lyrically – I am also a little saddened that we couldn’t see a bigger promotional push behind Just Another Birthday, which, aside from being one of the rare Casting Crowns singles to not...

Contemporary Christian supergroup MercyMe is returning with a new single! Titled The Hurt and the Healer, the song is a moving declaration of faith in a God Who is capable of healing even the most painful of wounds, all for His glory, and that we may trust in Him totally. Oftentimes, God’s plan for us isn’t clear, and The Hurt and the Healer just speaks such comfort to those who are wondering why He lets us go through what we...

Contemporary Christian singer/songwriter Jimmy Needham, who is my second-favorite Christian songwriters – right behind Matthew West – has released If I Ever Needed Grace, the powerful carrier single off Clear The Stage, Needham’s fourth studio album under Inpop Records. I am so excited for If I Ever Needed Grace and Clear The Stage, which was produced by renowned Contemporary Christian producer Ed Cash (Chris Tomlin, Aaron...

Debuting Contemporary Christian artist Moriah Peters, 19, is attracting Christian AC with her carrier single, I Choose Jesus. Peters, whose voice reminds me of Sixpence None the Richer vocalist Leigh Nash, is enjoying remarkable airplay for a debuting female artist – the last time I’ve seen radio react with these kinds of numbers was with the debut of Britt Nicole – and for good reason. Peters’ strong declaration of...

Needtobreathe continues to release some of the best Southern flavored Contemporary Christian music this side of Nashville, and the band’s latest, Able, is no exception to that storied, enviable legacy. The latest release from Needtobreathe’s The Reckoning opus, Able is a fine ballad about humility and reliance on God, produced in the musical tradition of Washed By The Water, full of glorious Hammond-style keys, a full choir,...