MercyMe Earns Gold Certification
MercyMe pictured with the Brickhouse Entertainment and Fair Trade Services’ teams.
MercyMe celebrated the RIAA Gold certification for its 2014 album Welcome To The New, marking the sixth gold album for the band (they also have a double platinum album and a platinum video).
Welcome To The New earned the band two Grammy nods, multiple GMA Dove Award honors and an American Music Award nomination. In addition, the album boasts three No. 1 singles with “Greater,” “Flawless” and “Dear Younger Me,” and one Top 5 single with “Shake.”
“In a day when receiving a gold record has become so rare, we are humbled and honored that our fans have supported this album in such a way,” the band said.
MercyMe is planning to unveil a new record in 2017, and will begin a run of holiday shows in late November.
Winter Jam Artists Announced With Nashville Party
Pictured (L-R): Crowder, Colton Dixon, Mike Donehey of Tenth Avenue North, and NewSong’s Russ Lee participate in a Q&A with fans at the launch event.
A capacity crowd of artists, industry and VIP fans gathered at Nashville’s Hard Rock Café on Monday, Oct. 24 for the highly anticipated reveal of the Winter Jam Tour Spectacular’s 2017 lineup. Featuring performances from multiple newly announced tour artists, the launch party was exclusively live-streamed to viewers around the world via jamtour.com.
The annual multi-artist event—one of the world’s leading first quarter tours—Winter Jam 2017 is set to showcase singer/songwriter Crowder; Britt Nicole; Tenth Avenue North; Andy Mineo; Colton Dixon; Thousand Foot Krutch; and Winter Jam creators and tour hosts, NewSong. In addition, the Pre-Jam Party, sponsored by Israel: Land of Creation, will feature OBB, Sarah Reeves and Steven Malcolm. The tour will also include appearances from Duck Dynasty television star Sadie Robertson, as well as a message from acclaimed author, speaker and evangelist Tony Nolan.
Crowder performs at the Winter Jam 2017 launch party
Pictured (L-R): NewSong’s Billy Goodwin, Mark Clay, Matt Butler, Jack Pumphrey and Eddie Carswell speak with “Nashville Insider’s” Jennifer Vickery Smith following the tour lineup announcement.
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