Ernie Haase & Signature Sound Remind Believers, ‘We Are The Church’

Gospel music’s premier quartet, Ernie Haase & Signature Sound, is set to kick off the year with an impassioned new single, “We Are The Church,” releasing Friday from StowTown Records. In addition, the GRAMMY® nominated, Dove Award-winning group’s popular “Friday Night Sing” YouTube series will make its highly anticipated return February 2.  
 
Inaugurating Ernie Haase & Signature Sound’s third decade of music and ministry, “We Are The Church” was penned by Haase, Sue C. Smith and Lee Black and produced by Wayne Haun. Choral and orchestral arrangements of “We Are The Church” will also be available for congregational use. The anthem, which epitomizes the group’s mission, sounds a clarion call for believers to stand firm in faith amidst worldly despair. 
 
“I came to the table with this idea a couple of months ago, troubled by the way things are trending in our culture,” Haase shares of the song’s inspiration. “While it seems we’re all on edge these days and the future is uncertain, I want to remind my brothers and sisters in Christ that we’re not called to fight for an earthly kingdom. We’re here to promote an eternal agenda, one that defines who we are and Whose we are—bought by the blood of Jesus. Because of that glorious truth, we can weather any storm.”   
 
Haase continues, “Jesus says in John 16:33, ‘I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.’ No matter what the days ahead hold, we have this assurance. Who we are matters. We are the Church and it’s time to stand on that foundation.”   
 
Subsequently, Ernie Haase & Signature Sound are poised to launch the long-awaited third season of their popular “Friday Night Sing” series. Debuting February 2 at 7:00 pm ET on YouTube, the six-episode season will be highlighted by intimate acoustic performances from the quartet, as well as special greetings from Bill Gaither, The Oak Ridge Boys, Sandi Patty and Pastor Robert Jeffress, among other friends of the group. A new episode will premier every Friday evening through March 8.  
 
Originating as a way for the group to connect with their fans during the pandemic, “Friday Night Sing” exploded in popularity, with many episodes amassing large audiences and new viewers tuning in from more than 30 countries. “We’ve heard people loud and clear from all over the world; they’ve missed the community we’ve built virtually from our living rooms to theirs on Friday nights,” Haase says of the show’s return. “The stories we share and the fellowship we have through this online format just isn’t possible to this extent on the road.”
 
“Last year while we were touring in Scotland, we met a family with five children who told us they looked forward to watching ‘Friday Night Sing’ each week,” he continues. “Despite the time difference, which meant they were viewing it live in the wee hours of the morning in Scotland, they wanted the opportunity to watch it together with everyone around the world. That means so much to us, witnessing people come together to share this unique experience.”    
 
Ernie Haase & Signature Sound’s new single and “Friday Night Sing” reboot arrive on the heels of a watershed year for the group. Commemorating two decades of music and ministry in 2023, the quartet marked the milestone with the release of Live in Amsterdam: A 20th Anniversary Celebration last summer, and they shared the stage with the most awarded a cappella group in history, Take 6, for a showstopping performance during the 54th Annual GMA Dove Awards in October.  

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Jim & Melissa Brady Sing of an Ever Faithful God on Their New Album

JIM & MELISSA BRADY, husband and wife duo, released their brand-new collection of songs entitled Ever Faithful, following their 2019 deluxe edition release, Hope Keeps Writing the Song. The lead single from Ever Faithful entitled “Thunder” was released to radio in October 2021. A video release for the single is scheduled in early 2022.

The album, produced by Jason Webb (Booth Brothers, Natalie Grant, Gaither Vocal Band, Chris Tomlin), was entirely co-written by Jim and/or Melissa along with the industry’s top songwriters including Michael Farren, Tony Wood, Barry Weeks, Sue C. Smith, and Kenna Turner West. Jim & Melissa commented on the collection of songs included in Ever Faithful saying, “After a year of writing, these are the songs we felt most relevant for this time, and we pray they will encourage you, as they remind us of the welcome found in Jesus, the joy of His love, and the promise that, in every circumstance, He is Ever Faithful.”

Brian Free & Assurance Releases ‘Looks Like Jesus’ EP

One of the most awarded groups in Southern Gospel music, Brian Free & Assurance, has releases its latest project, the EP Looks Like Jesus, as a follow-up to its 2019 EP, How Good Does Grace Feel.

Featuring six newly written and recorded songs from the industry’s most talented songwriters including Sue C. Smith, Brian White, Marty Funderburk, Don Koch, Nathan Woodard, Dave Clark, Joseph Habedank, Michael Farren, and more; BFA’s new EP is a beautiful collection of songs that will move the hearts of those that hear it. The first single, “What the Cross Really Is” hit radio in the summer of 2021 and is climbing quickly up the national charts. The second single, “Looks Like Jesus,” will release in early 2022 along with a special video. This is BFA’s first release with new baritone, Jake Anglin.

“This EP is absolutely one of my favorites. The songs are as timely as they could possibly be,” shares Brian Free. “God truly blessed us with songs we all need to hear at this time.”

Listen to the title track now:

Kingsmen Quartet to Release ‘More To the Story’ Album

There’s no question that the KINGSMEN QUARTET have secured their legacy as one of the longest running, most accomplished and innovative Southern Gospel artists in history. Though they have had dozens of releases in their storied career—all containing hits that are today’s Southern Gospel classics—each release from this celebrated group is special, and More to the Story—their upcoming album set to release September 10—is no exception.

Produced by the award-winning and GRAMMY-nominated Jeff Collins at Crossroads Studios, the set features several already-released singles surrounded by a fresh group of songs given both traditional and contemporary Southern Gospel arrangements.

Written by the powerhouse trio of Kenna Turner West, Sue C. Smith and Jason Cox, the album’s title track, “More To The Story,” begins with an easygoing, Beatles-esque vamp before sliding into a relaxed yet insistent country-soul feel. The setting offers plenty of room for introducing the story of Jonah—or, as the lyric has it, a “whale of a tale”—that illustrates the need, even in moments of peril, to look beyond the immediate and trust in God.

“More To The Story has been a long anticipated project for us,” reveals Jenkins. “This recording has been unlike any other we’ve worked on, from the recording process to the production to arranging songs remotely amid a global pandemic. We thank God for His provision and hand of guidance through the past year. We truly believe this album encompasses the message for the times in which we live.”

Stow Town Records Release New Album from Ernie Haase & Signature Sound

ERNIE HAASE & SIGNATURE SOUND have released brand new album Keep On Keeping On, via StowTown Records.

The inspiration for the title track and single  “Keep On Keeping On” came to Haase, who wrote the song with Lee Black and Sue C. Smith over Zoom, during a dark, cold day in January. American Songwriter exclusively premiered the first listen to the encouraging track, which packs a “punch with glistening production and pounding percussion (Jason Scott).”

“I said, ‘Lord, how can I make a difference in these dark days?’ And it was as if He said to me, ‘Ernie, feed my sheep. You keep doing what you do. I’m not asking you to change who you are. You got one more breath. Take one more step, rise up and say, take that step and remind my people to keep on keepin’ on,'” Haase explained.

Watch the latest music video from The Foresters !

Family and Gospel Music go hand in hand it seems! This family may be new to you, but they have long roots in Gospel Music and Ministry. 

The Foresters are based out of Flint, MI and travel the country full time, holding more than 180 concerts each year. 

In addition to singing, they are a live band as well. They play Piano, Guitars, Drums, Mandolin and Harmonica in their concerts. 

Mark and Andrea (Mom and Dad) were married in 2000 and have a long history of music and ministry before they met and married. They arrived home from their honeymoon and sang in 2 churches the next day! Their boys Tyler (15) and Trevor (12) started singing and playing at a very young age. 

The Foresters travel nationwide singing southern gospel music. Their 2021 travels will see them in about 30 different U.S. states from MI to FL and from MD to NV! They cover a lot of ground each year. 

Joseph Haberdank Celebrates #1 Hit Song

Southern Gospel/Gospel Roots artist JOSEPH HABERDANK recently celebrated his second career number 1 song on the Singing News Top 80 Chart. “Goliath” hit the number 1 position on the chart which will be featured in the May issue of Singing News Magazine. The powerful chart-topper also snagged the #1 spot on the Christian Music Weekly Chart for nine weeks in a row, as well as the Singing News POWER 50 Weekly Chart.

This is Habedank’s second #1 single from his 2019 Grammy and Dove Award-nominated recording Deeper Oceans. Penned by Michael Boggs, Jason Cox, and Joseph Habedank, “Shame On Me” hit the #1 spot on the Singing News Top 80 Chart in November 2019.

“Goliath,” written by Daniel Doss, Sue C. Smith, and Joseph Habedank, debuted on the Singing News Top 80 Chart in January of this year and quickly climbed to the top of the charts. This powerful song reminds listeners that there’s no weapon formed against them that is stronger than Jesus Christ.