Phoenix-based singer/songwriter Kelly Mack releases her national debut album, Take Me With You, Oct. 14, 2008, on VSR Music Group and with EMI-CMG Distribution. Kelly’s songs and soft, engaging voice have been compared to such musical icons as Sarah McLachlan, Dido and Enya.

Sparrow Records Dove Award-winning modern rock band Starfield from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, has gained quite a following here in the U.S. Even so, this year’s recipient of the Gospel Music Association’s International Award takes its show overseas to share its music and message with fans in Europe and the UK.

The UK-based, RIAA Certified Gold-selling, GRAMMY-nominated and Dove Award winning, globally relevant band Delirious? recently announced to its fans worldwide that it is taking a break from recording and touring after 2009.

With all the great people that I meet running a Christian music magazine and talking to all these creative people. I realize that they all have one thing in common. They are willing to take chances and let God lead them where they need to go.

Cofounder and worship leader for the growing women’s conference “Girlfriends in God” and author of the newly published Harvest House book Broken into Beautiful, Gwen Smith recently recorded a twelve song set while leading an evening of worship at Lake Forest Church in Huntersville, NC.

San Antonio rock act Abandon has signed an exclusive recording agreement with EMI CMG imprint Forefront Records. The band released its debut offering, a 5-song, self-titled EP, July 22.

Singer/songwriter Perry LaHaie, in partnership with Infinity U, has announced the September 16, 2008 release of Endless Fields, his national debut album, produced by GRAMMY and Dove Award-nominated producer Brian Hardin (FFH, Paul Alan, Manic Drive, Vicki Yohe). Endless Fields fuses modern acoustic rock and a passionate layering of electric guitars with lyrics that reveal LaHaie’s heart for the nations.

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.

Word recording artist Remedy Drive films its first music video, “Daylight,” from the band’s Aug. 26 debut Daylight Is Coming at Sloss Furnaces in Birmingham, Ala.

During ICRS 2008, held in Orlando, Fla., acclaimed performer/producer/ songwriter and TAQA Records USA recording artist Barry D. shared his music and testimony with multiple Christian media outlets, including GodTube and Reach FM, among others.