Singer/Actress Katelyn Tarver has landed a recurring role on Nickelodeon’s new hit show Big Time Rush! Don’t miss her debut on Friday, February 5th at 8:30pm ET / 7:30pm CT!
Conduit Mission, a Christian non-profit organization in Franklin, Tennessee, issued a $25 challenge via their followers on Twitter in the early hours following the 7.0 earthquake in Haiti. With the assurance that every penny donated would be used to serve the Haitian people through Restoration Ministries in Jacmel, Haiti, Conduit Mission raised over $76,000 in just two weeks, allowing for over 50,000 pounds of food, water and supplies to be immediately sent to Haiti. For more information or to learn how you can help, please visit www.conduitmission.org.
Everlife is currently featured at Torrid.com, the website of fashion retailer Torrid (156 stores nationwide). In an exclusive spotlight interview, Everlife discusses music and fashion, as well as the meaning behind their new single, “What’s Beautiful,” which is available now at iTunes and Shockhound. For a limited time, Torrid is giving away a free download of the single (through January 28th).
Congratulations to our clients Bryan Duncan and Randy Stonehill – Both have been selected for this year’s Soul2Soul Honors, which recognizes extraordinary artists for their distinct achievements and unique endowments to Christian music. This year’s honorees also include Jaci Velasquez, Petra and Larnelle Harris. The Soul2Soul Honors will be held Aug. 26th in Louisville, KY and taped for a future television broadcast.
NPG President Brian Mayes was a guest for the start of the Backstreet Boys new world tour. Mayes is pictured with BSB-member Howie Dorough during load-in/soundcheck in Cleveland July 26th.
NPG’s Brian Mayes was interviewed by Christian Single as part of a feature on combining art and faith in music. The article will run in the July issue.
The Connection comes to Nashville for 2005! This year’s conference for independent Christian musicians will be held at the Opryland Hotel in Nashville – May 29-31, 2005. NPG President Brian Mayes will be on hand to meet with artists, and we are pleased to be handling publicity for this year’s event! For more info, visit www.hearkenstudios.com/theconnection.
NPG President Brian Mayes will be a guest on “The Matter at Hand” on April 15th to discuss the growing music piracy crisis. The daily talk program airs from 11am-12 noon EST on WGRC 91.3 FM (Lewisburg, PA), and can also be streamed live online at www.wgrc.com.
NPG is hosting our 3rd Annual Showcase on April 12th, sponsored by CMCentral.com and Peavey. The event will be held at NV in downtown Nashville from 8pm-Midnight, and admission is free. Artists performing include Bryan Duncan, Chuckie Perez, Daniel’s Window, Detour180, Fusebox, Jontez, Kainos, Sky Harbor and Tom Dolan.
Congratulations to our GMA Music Award nominees:
BarlowGirl – 4 nominations including New Artist of the Year!
Rivertribe – Instrumental Album of the Year
Billy Buchanan – Special Event Album of the Year
The 36th annual GMA Music Awards (Dove Awards) will be held on April 14th at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee.