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Sneak Preview Robbie Seay Band’s GIVE YOURSELF AWAY
Robbie Seay Band is sneak-previewing songs from its new album, GIVE YOURSELF AWAY, now until the project’s August 28 release date.
Thursday, July 05, 2007

Robbie Seay Band, the Houston-based act whose worshipful rock music has made fans of musician David Crowder, best-selling author Donald Miller (Blue Like Jazz), and thousands more, is sneak-previewing songs from its new album, GIVE YOURSELF AWAY, now until the project’s August 28 release date.

Check out Robbie Seay Band’s MySpace page every Friday beginning July 6 for new music and video blogs. The first weekly installment features the premiere of the song “Rise” plus an exclusive in-studio clip. GIVE YOURSELF AWAY can also be pre-ordered now at MusiChristian.com.

GIVE YOURSELF AWAY is the second release from Robbie Seay Band via Sparrow Records (Steven Curtis Chapman, Switchfoot), following up the acclaimed BETTER DAYS that ChristianityToday.com hailed for “combining the best qualities of David Crowder*Band, Bebo Norman, Coldplay, and Delirious.”

Crowder has said “Robbie Seay possesses one of the greatest voices bestowed upon the human race. It is strange and lush and excessively subtle with all the gravel of humanity resonating within it.”

Miller said, “I bought their CD, and I don’t think I took that think I took that think out of my CD player for two months. I actually went and bought four new speakers for my car, just to hear it better. These guys soothe me. There is something more than music here, and only one in a million bands can get to this place.”

Also online: RobbieSeayBand.com

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Mandisa #1 on Billboard Hot Singles Sales Chart

For the week ending July 7, American Idol finalist Mandisa is spending her third consecutive week at #1 on the Billboard Hot Singles Sales Chart with “Only the World,” the first hit from her forthcoming debut album, TRUE BEAUTY (in stores July 31 via Sparrow Records).

Get "Only The World" at Mandisa’s MySpace

Incidentally, “Only the World” happens to be keeping the latest solo singles from Destiny’s Child members Beyonce and Kelly Rowland out of the top spot.

"I was so honored to even be listed in the same breath as those superstars," Mandisa said. "But what can I say? I have the greatest supporters in the world!"

Read more about the Nashville girl’s chart success in her hometown paper, The Tennessean and also enjoy the insightful Mandisa feature ("True American Beauty") in this month’s CCM magazine.

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Switchfoot Exclusives & XBOX Contest @ HearItFirst.com

Subscribers to HearItFirst.com (a free service) can go there now to watch an exclusive video with Switchfoot lead singer Jon Foreman. They’ll also have the chance to win an XBOX 360 and a copy of Guitar Hero 2 courtesy of the site and the band.

Foreman tells fans even more about Switchfoot’s new release, OH! GRAVITY, the multi-platinum San Diego band’s most acclaimed album yet. The set features current single “Awakening” that is making waves thanks to a video for the song featuring popular television actors in a Guitar Hero game showdown.

You can watch the “Awakening” and “Oh! Gravity” videos, an exclusive acoustic performance by Foreman, and more at HearItFirst.com/SwitchfootGravity.

In related news, Switchfoot is currently headlining summer music festivals around the country and recently announced on stage that the band is making plans for a major fall tour with Relient K.

Latest News from Sparrow Records

Chris Tomlin, Louie Giglio Announce Fall 07 Worship Tour
Passion Conferences and sixstepsrecords will present a limited-run, 12-city extension of the How Great Is Our God Tour this fall with award-winning worship songwriter Chris Tomlin and noted author/speaker Louie Giglio. Pre-sale front section tickets are now available exclusively via ChrisTomlin.com.

The original 32-city tour held in January through March of this year included numerous sellouts and great reviews and fueled a public desire for more events. The fall leg of the How Great Is Our God Tour opens October 6 in Nashville, Tennessee, and is currently scheduled to conclude November 15.

To find out more click here.


tobyMac Video to Premiere @Yahoo; dc Talk HITS out Now
tobyMac’s video for “Boomin’” from his new hit album PORTABLE SOUNDS will premiere July 3 at Yahoo Music. Right now, registered users at HearItFirst.com (a free service) can also sneak preview behind-the-scenes footage from the recent Los Angeles shoot in Windows Mediaia or Real Player format.

While PORTABLE SOUNDS, also featuring new favorites “Made to Love,” “I’m For You,” and “Lose My Soul” (with Mandisa and Kirk Franklin) remains a Top 5 hit, tobyMac is storming the charts from another angle as well with the June 26 release of dc Talk’s GREATEST HITS.

To read more click here.

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