I woke up early this morning with a start. I heard noises, noises coming from downstairs. I knew I was alone in the house so I quietly crept down the stairs…….

Following a busy street-week, which included a performance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, multi-million selling rock band Third Day breaks its own first-week sales records today as its 10th studio album Revelation debuts at the top of multiple sales charts. Revelation, with a total of 75,388 in sales, claims the No. 1 spot on Nielsen’s Christian SoundScan chart, is the No. 1 Christian Album at iTunes and is an impressive No. 6 on Billboard’s Top 200 making it this week’s top-selling debut album in the nation.

House of Heroes is seeing huge momentum with their upcoming release The End Is Not The End including a #1 radio hit single, fall touring plans with Relient K, and over 1 million plays on their MySpace page.

Slanted Records recording artists After Edmund are slated to perform alongside rock icons Linkin Park, Chris Cornell, The Bravery and others this Sunday night, August 3rd, at the Lakewood Amphitheater (2002 Lakewood Way, 404-627-9704) in Atlanta, Ga.

In celebration of legendary CCM artist Third Day’s tenth studio release, Revelation, today, the band will be taking over the home page of HearItFirst.com.

Virginia-based rockers DecembeRadio burst onto the national scene with their self-titled Slanted Records’ debut in 2006. The band was honored with a GMA Dove Award for Rock Album of the Year, earned three additional Dove nominations (including Best New Artist and Song of the Year) and scored a GRAMMY® Award nomination for Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album.

Recently GRAMMY-winning, multi-platinum artist Casting Crowns wrapped its headlining The Altar and The Door Tour as one of the best-attended, highest-grossing Christian music tours of all time.

Charles Humbard, founder and president of the Gospel Music Channel television network, was named one of the top five Small to Mid-Sized Business People of the Year in Metro Atlanta today at the Annual Small Business Person of the Year Awards.

Already known for its edgy, innovative marketing efforts, Centricity Music once again takes the lead with a unique teaming with MusiChristian.com. The two companies are offering a free download of downhere’s current CD, Wide Eyed And Mystified beginning on June 1, 2008

What is believed to be Dottie Rambo’s last public interview will be seen in the newest episode of Gospel Music Channel (GMC) television network biography series Faith & Fame, the network announced today. The original version of Faith & Fame: Dottie Rambo premiered on GMC on April 26 and has been re-edited as a tribute to the Gospel music legend and reflects her untimely passing.