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Beneath her youthful exterior and fresh-faced exuberance, Meredith Andrews is a focused artist who knows exactly what she wants to say. She creates music that serves as a personal conduit for those seeking to worship God, and she also wants to remind others of God’s desire to reach them. – Amazon.com

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New album features His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI, reciting and singing passages and prayers. Alma Mater, Latin for “Nourishing Mother,” was made in honor of the Virgin Mary and features classical music enthusiast Pope Benedict XVI. The music for Alma Mater was written by three contemporary composers: Simon Boswell from Britain, Italy-based Moroccan Nour Eddine, and Stefano Mainetti of Italy. Producer Vincent Messina acquired his top three choices for the album. "A happy coincidence is that Stefano is Catholic, Simon is ‘undeclared’ and Nour is Muslim, thus perfectly representing our aim to produce an album that has universal appeal to all of those who love beautiful music.”

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After the release of Starfield's critically acclaimed I Will Go album, the band hit the road with a relentless passion to reach as many fans as possible around the globe. Although Starfield has yet to perform live for every fan in every country, they have certainly tried - playing shows to the masses all across Europe, Canada, Africa and the U.S. Starfield is quickly becoming a global band on a mission to reach the world with a message of hope and salvation. – Amazon.com

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A Canadian gospel quartet, Newworldson were formed in the waning years of the first decade of the 21st century, and within a short time found themselves winning awards and playing with some of the genre's titans. Taking musical cues from such luminaries as Jamie Cullum, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, and Spencer Davis, Newworldson released their first album in 2007. – itunes.apple.com

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"Life, in general, is noise," says Geoff Hunker, lead singer and founder of Satellites & Sirens, a band on the brink of releasing its debut album on Word Records this spring. "We get up and we fill ourselves with so much stuff. And we busy ourselves so much that a lot of times we miss out on hearing what God’s direction is." It would be too easy to stereotype Hunker as one of those musician types who just love hearing themselves make abstractions—mainly because he actually has a handle on what he’s talking and, more importantly, singing about.

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Across the Earth (stylized as a_CROSS//the_EARTH) is the name for the current Hillsong United project, including Part A, a live album and DVD from Hillsong United recorded at Encounterfest '08, and Part B, an EP. Part one of the two-part album, titled Tear Down the Walls, was released in Australia on Saturday, 9 May 2022 and debuted at #1 on the iTunes Top Albums chart, as well as at #1 on the 'Inspirational' genre Top Albums. Singles from the album debuted to 9 of the top 10 spots on the iTunes Top Singles chart for the 'Inspirational' genre. On May 28, 2009, it became the first ever worship album to hit #1 on the US iTunes Top Albums chart. The second part of Part A, a DVD titled This Means Love, is expected to be released in April 2010. The Hillsong United website suggests that its color theme may be red and green in contrast to Tear Down the Walls' blue and yellow color theme.

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One is the 2009 live praise and worship album by Planetshakers. Recorded over four days and nights at Planetshakers Conference 2009 at the Hisense Arena in Melbourne, this album captures the sound of all generations uniting with ONE spirit, ONE heart and ONE voice. It contains 12 tracks and is the 21st album by Planetshakers. Songwriters on this album include Joth Hunt, Henry Seeley, Sam Evans, Mike Pilmer and Andy Harrison. Also included, Planetshakers Conference 2009 opening, preaching footage from John Bevere, Glen Berteau, Reggie Dabbs, Russell and Sam Evans, as well as Conference Highlights and Interactive Worship.

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Three days after the death of legendary musician and producer Jim Dickinson, his son, Luther Dickinson, gathered friends at the family Zebra Ranch studio in Independence, MS, and recorded Onward and Upward, an album of gospel songs, hymns, and blues spirituals, tracking directly to half-inch tape with no overdubs or embellishments, and the result was a no-frills and intimate testament of grief and renewal. Luther, long a member of the North Mississippi Allstars and also currently a member of the Black Crowes, dubbed the ad hoc group the Sons of Mudboy, a reference to his father's influential band Mudboy and the Neutrons. <AMG>

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