Music News
The latest Christian & mainstream music news, from NZ and around the world! You'll also be hearing a lot of this on the music news on the Late Show with George (and Dan) at 9.10pm weeknights and the new music pulse on Saturdays.
Lifehouse new tune with special guest
Lifehouse have released a new single featuring vocals from Natasha Bedingfield!! The song "Between The Raindrops" will be on the bands new album expected to release later this year. Sadly, the single isn't up on NZ iTunes yet. I'll keep my eyes posted there for you.
Music Video: The Rocket Summer "200,000"
The Rocket Summer have just posted the new music video for the song "200,000". Yet another awesome tune, and a killer video to boot.
Music Video: Rapture Ruckus "Back To Earth"
Rapture Ruckus is on his way back to NZ for Parachute 2013, and to celebrate the awesome last year or so of being on tour all over the world, he's released this awesome video for "Back To Earth"
Parachute 2013 Headliners
Last night, Dan and Luke & Joel from Parachute Music announced the major headliners for Parachute 2013.
Added to Switchfoot & Newsboys, we've got Lecrae, FamilyForceFive, HillsongUnited, OhSleeper, Tigertown, NewEmpire, SherynBinks and plenty of kiwis including the one-time-only reunion of Mumsdollar!!
But be warned - ticket sales are capped at 17,500, and the first tier of pricing has just sold out - get to iticket.co.nz and claim yours before they run out!
New albums this week
A few stellar releases this week!
You've got Paper Route with the long-awaited follow up to Absense - get The Peace Of Wild Things, with the songs "Better Life" & "You & I".
NZers Farah Loux (formerly Alaska), have released their debut Flaws with the new single "K.I.D.S". It's 'Pay What You Want' so flick them some coin when you download it.
And old-schoolers Group 1 Crewb have released Fearless, their first album as a duo - for all you dancey types out there.
Picking any of these up?? What do you reckon?
Music Video: Mumford & Sons "I Will Wait"
With Babel dropping in just two weeks, how bout a music video for Mumford & Sons' song "I Will Wait"??
Well since you asked so nicely...
Music Video: Lydia Cole "Hibernate"
Needing pretty much no introduction, check out the brand new video for Lydia Cole's song "Hibernate".
Haven't picked up Me & Moon yet?? Get on it.
Tobymac pwns Billboard 200 chart
Tobymac's latest album Eye On It has debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 album chart. This is the first time since 1997 a Christian artist has had the top of the list, and only the third time in history.
Nice work, sir!
Music Video: Guy Sebastian "Battle Scars"
Check out the new video for Guy Sebastian and Lupe Fiasco's emotionally-charged collab effort, "Battle Scars"
New albums this week!!
September is shaping up to be a nice big album release month. You've got new releases from Paper Route and Mumford & Sons to look forward to, but this week:
Lecrae has released Gravity, his SIXTH studio album.
Aaaand Derek Webb has officially released Ctrl, even though it's been available on his website for a couple of weeks already.