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Premier Productions, Rush Concerts and World Vision Present: “Chris Tomlin X MercyMe: A Winter Tour”   Ticket On-Sale Begins Friday, October 7 Sign Up for Exclusive Pre-Sale at   tomlinmercyme.com NASHVILLE, Tenn.  –   (September 30, 2022)   – Two of the most successful touring acts in Christian music today are partnering for a one-of-a-kind co-headline tour this December 1-13. Premier Productions, Rush Concerts and World Vision present:  “Chris Tomlin X MercyMe: A Winter Tour.”  Tickets for the tour will go on sale Friday, October 7 at  tomlinmercyme.com . Patrons can sign up now for the pre-sale at  tomlinmercyme.com .   “After years of incredible friendship, I am so excited to announce that I am hitting the road with MercyMe this winter for the first time! For me, there is no better way to close out 2022 than to come together and celebrate God for all he has done, is doing, and will continue to do in each of our lives…” shared Chris. “And since it will be December, there may just need to be a “flurry” of Christmas songs in the night, hope to see you there!”   "Finally!  I can't tell you how many times MercyMe and Chris Tomlin have talked about touring together,” shared Bart Millard of MercyMe. “We've been friends for many years and we're so excited that it's finally happening. These nights are going to be special and truly a tour you do not want to miss."   “Chris Tomlin X MercyMe: A Winter Tour” December 1                 Raleigh, NC                            PNC Arena December 2                 Charlottesville, VA                 John Paul Jones Arena December 6                 Charleston, SC                       North Charleston Coliseum December 8                 Macon, GA                             Macon Coliseum December 9                 Huntsville, AL                         Probst Arena December 10               Southaven, MS                       Landers Center December 11               Little Rock, AR                       Simmons Bank Arena December 13               Dayton, OH                            Wright State University Nutter Center   Tomlin will embark on the  “Chris Tomlin X MercyMe: A Winter Tour”  just after the close of his 35-city tour with UNITED, named by Pollstar as a “Top 10 Worldwide Tour.”   Earlier this month Tomlin released a new full-length worship album,  ALWAYS . The project contains 13-tracks all of which were co-written by Chris except for the historical and beloved hymn “Oh Lord, You’re Beautiful” which features Steffany Gretzinger.  The Tennessean  claimed, “For three decades, Christian musical artist Chris Tomlin's been as much a faith leader as a songwriter, able to parlay his faith in spirituality into influential and popular music. Via "Always," his seventeenth album out on September 9, he surges forward from leader to legend in the worlds of gospel and contemporary Christian music…The 17-time Christian radio chart-topper releases new music that cements his legendary status in the genre.” Elevation Worship, Brandon Lake and Lady A also appear on Tomlin’s  ALWAYS . The album’s title track is Tomlin’s current radio single and is a nod to Hebrews 13:8, “Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever.” The project was produced by Ben Glover, Jeff Sojka, Bryan Fowler, Ed Cash, Jonathan Smith and Dave Haywood of Lady A co-produced “The Answer.” On October 18, Tomlin and Erica Campbell will co-host the 53 rd  Annual GMA Dove Awards. The show will air exclusively on TBN and the TBN app on October 21 st  at 8:00p.m. ET and 10:00p.m. ET. Chris is the recipient of 27 Dove Awards.  On October 21, MercyMe will release their 11th studio project, ALWAYS ONLY JESUS ,  a 10-song collection filled with the musically inventive, lyrically substantive songs that have always been the bedrock of their career, including today’s instant grat track “ To Not Worship You ,” as well as the project's first single, “Then Christ Came." Currently playing on 80+ stations, the track is No.17 on the  Billboard  AC Monitored chart, and No. 8 on  Billboard's  AC Indicator chart.  “Then Christ Came” follows an impressive streak of 48 No. 1 radio singles that have not only fueled MercyMe’s 28-year career, but also helped define the landscape of contemporary Christian music.   MercyMe is set to share new music from  ALWAYS ONLY JESUS , as well as plenty of fan favorite chart-topping hits, when they return to Red Rocks for one night only, Oct. 17, 2022. The engagement will mark the band’s second time to headline the iconic venue.  Days later they will head out on a 19-city tour with guests Rend Collective and Andrew Ripp October 20 - November 20.    About Chris Tomlin TIME magazine heralded Chris Tomlin as the “most often sung artist in the world” as his music has inspired and uplifted an entire generation of believers. Along the way, Chris has scored 17 #1 one singles at radio, placed 29 top ten hits (more than any other Christian artist), sold more than 12 million albums with 5.6 Billion career global streams, earned a Grammy, three Billboard Music Awards, 27 Dove Awards, became a two-time BMI Songwriter of the Year honoree and an ASCAP Songwriter of the Year. In 2016, he was named one of only four artists ever to receive the Sound Exchange Digital Radio Award for over 1 Billion digital radio streams, alongside Justin Timberlake, Pitbull and Garth Brooks. Chris is also the first Christian artist to reach the Billion streams threshold on Pandora and was presented with their BILLIONAIRE award. As one of the most successful Christian touring artists today, Chris has sold-out venues everywhere including New York City’s Madison Square Garden, the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, Red Rocks in Denver and more. Chris recently set a career attendance record with an unprecedented concert at LA’s Banc of California Stadium.   For more information visit:  www.christomlin.com  or follow Chris on  Twitter  Instagram  Facebook   and  YouTube .      About MercyMe It continues to be a landmark season for the multi-platinum selling, GRAMMY® nominated, multiple American Music Award,  Billboard  Music Award and Dove Award winners MercyMe. They were recently named  Billboard’s  Top Christian Artist of the 2010 decade, and in 2020 received their eighth American Music Award nomination. A major motion picture based on the life of frontman Bart Millard who wrote the mega-hit song “I Can Only Imagine” after the loss of his father, opened at a remarkable No. 3 at the box office on Mar. 16, 2018 (Lionsgate, Roadside Attractions). In conjunction with the movie release, Millard penned a memoir, and the band released a collection of hits titled  I Can Only Imagine – The Very Best Of MercyMe . In 2018 MercyMe was named Top Christian Artist at the  Billboard  Music Awards, was the top winner at the fan-fueled K-LOVE Fan Awards including a win for Artist of the Year and was the GMA Dove Award Winner for Artist Of The Year. Since their debut in 2001, the band has sold more than 9 million units in CD, single and DVD sales, garnered more than 48 No. 1 multi-format radio singles, and had four consecutive mainstream radio hits. MercyMe made history in 2014 as “I Can Only Imagine” surpassed 2 million digital downloads, making it the first song in Christian music to go platinum and double-platinum in the digital domain. The song has now gone 5x platinum. In 2009,  Billboard  named MercyMe’s “Word Of God Speak” the No. 1 Song of The Decade and the group the No. 1 Artist of the Decade in both the Christian Songs and Christian AC Songs categories, recognizing them as one of the industry’s most notable talents. They have sold out venues throughout the US and Canada, including Radio City Music Hall, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, and have appeared on the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Good Morning America, GMA3, The Today Show, CBS This Morning, FOX New Channel’s FOX & Friends, CNN, ABC News and in the pages of  Entertainment Weekly,   The New York Times, USA Today  and more. Their tenth album,  inhale(exhale),  is available now.   For more information visit  www.mercyme.org  or follow MercyMe on twitter ,  Instagram ,  Facebook  or  YouTube .   About Premier Productions: Founded in 1996,   Premier Productions  has been a top 20 global promoter selling over 20 million tickets. Pollstar named Premier the #1 faith and family independent promoter in the last 10 years. Producing events that move the soul both nationally and internationally, Premier is proud to have helped raise more than $271 million to improve the lives of children and communities in 100+ countries worldwide. Whether it’s a large multi-day festival, sold-out concert or intimate conference, Premier seeks to positively impact the lives of every attendee, so they leave encouraged, happy and hopeful. Premier is currently promoting acts including Hillsong UNITED, Dude Perfect, Lauren Daigle, Hillsong Worship, Baby Shark, Blippi, Casting Crowns, Chris Tomlin, Elevation Worship, Kari Jobe, Wheel of Fortune Live, Spy Ninjas Live & more.     About Rush Concerts: Rush Concerts has been promoting live events since 1997. The goal of Rush Concerts is to have an impact in the community by producing concerts that are entertaining and meaningful. Rush Concerts is currently promoting/co-promoting some of the biggest shows in Christian music such as Maverick City x Kirk Franklin, MercyMe Live 2022, Casting Crowns The Healer Tour, Newsboys Stand Together Tour and For King + Country’s A Drummer Boy Christmas. About World Vision: World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization conducting relief, development, and advocacy activities in its work with children, families, and their communities in nearly 100 countries to help them reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. World Vision serves all people regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, or gender. For more information, please visit   www.worldvision.org   or on Twitter   @WorldVisionUSA .   # # # Contacts: Jessie Schmidt ,  [email protected]  for Chris Tomlin Velvet Kelm,  [email protected]  for MercyMe

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Chris tomlin x mercyme: a winter tour announced.

Two of the most successful touring acts in Christian music today are partnering for a one-of-a-kind co-headline tour this December. Premier Productions, Rush Concerts, and World Vision present “Chris Tomlin X MercyMe: A Winter Tour.” The tour will visit PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC on December 1 at 7 p.m. “After years of incredible friendship, I am so excited to announce that I am hitting the road with MercyMe this winter for the first time! For me, there is no better way to close out 2022 than to come together and celebrate God for all he has done, is doing, and will continue to do in each of our lives…” shared Chris. “And since it will be December, there may just need to be a “flurry” of Christmas songs in the night, hope to see you there!” "Finally!  I can't tell you how many times MercyMe and Chris Tomlin have talked about touring together,” shared Bart Millard, Mercy Me. “We've been friends for many years and we're so excited that it's finally happening. These nights are going to be special and truly a tour you do not want to miss." Tomlin will embark on the “Chris Tomlin X MercyMe: A Winter Tour” just after the close of his 35-city tour with UNITED, named by Pollstar as a “Top 10 Worldwide Tour.” Earlier this month Tomlin released a new full-length worship album, “Always.” The project contains 13-tracks all of which were co-written by Chris except for the historical and beloved hymn “Oh Lord, You’re Beautiful” which features Steffany Gretzinger. The Tennessean claimed, “For three decades, Christian "musical artist Chris Tomlin's been as much a faith leader as a songwriter, able to parlay his faith in spirituality into influential and popular music. Via "Always," his seventeenth album out on September 9, he surges forward from leader to legend in the worlds of gospel and contemporary Christian music…The 17-time Christian radio chart-topper releases new music that cements his legendary status in the genre.” Elevation Worship, Brandon Lake and Lady A also appear on Tomlin’s “Always.” The album’s title track is Tomlin’s current radio single and is a nod to Hebrews 13:8, “Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever.” The project was produced by Ben Glover, Jeff Sojka, Bryan Fowler, Ed Cash, Jonathan Smith and Dave Haywood of Lady A co-produced “The Answer.” On October 18, Tomlin and Erica Campbell will co-host the 53rd Annual GMA Dove Awards. The show will air exclusively on TBN and the TBN app on October 21st at 8 p.m. ET and 10 p.m. ET. Chris is the recipient of 27 Dove Awards. On October 21, MercyMe will release their 11th studio project, “Always Only Jesus,” a 10-song collection filled with the musically inventive, lyrically substantive songs that have always been the bedrock of their career, including today’s instant grat track “ To Not Worship You ,” as well as the project's first single, “Then Christ Came." Currently playing on 80+ stations, the track is No.17 on the  Billboard  AC Monitored chart, and No. 8 on  Billboard's  AC Indicator chart.  “Then Christ Came” follows an impressive streak of 48 No. 1 radio singles that have not only fueled MercyMe’s 28-year career, but also helped define the landscape of contemporary Christian music. MercyMe is set to share new music from “Always Only Jesus,” as well as plenty of fan favorite chart-topping hits, when they return to Red Rocks for one night only, Oct. 17. The engagement will mark the band’s second time to headline the iconic venue.  Days later they will head out on a 19-city tour with guests Rend Collective and Andrew Ripp October 20 - November 20.

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Two of the most successful touring acts in Christian music today are partnering for a one-of-a-kind co-headline tour this December 1-13. Premier Productions, Rush Concerts and World Vision present:  “Chris Tomlin X MercyMe: A Winter Tour.”  Tickets for the tour will go on sale Friday, October 7 at  tomlinmercyme.com .   Patrons can sign up now for the pre-sale at   tomlinmercyme.com .

“After years of incredible friendship, I am so excited to announce that I am hitting the road with MercyMe this winter for the first time! For me, there is no better way to close out 2022 than to come together and celebrate God for all he has done, is doing, and will continue to do in each of our lives…” shared Chris. “And since it will be December, there may just need to be a “flurry” of Christmas songs in the night, hope to see you there!”

“Finally!  I can’t tell you how many times MercyMe and Chris Tomlin have talked about touring together,” shared Bart Millard of MercyMe. “We’ve been friends for many years and we’re so excited that it’s finally happening. These nights are going to be special and truly a tour you do not want to miss.”

Tomlin will embark on the  “Chris Tomlin X MercyMe: A Winter Tour”  just after the close of his 35-city tour with UNITED, named by Pollstar as a “Top 10 Worldwide Tour.”

Earlier this month Tomlin released a new full-length worship album,  ALWAYS . The project contains 13-tracks all of which were co-written by Chris except for the historical and beloved hymn “Oh Lord, You’re Beautiful” which features Steffany Gretzinger.  The Tennessean  claimed, “For three decades, Christian musical artist Chris Tomlin’s been as much a faith leader as a songwriter, able to parlay his faith in spirituality into influential and popular music. Via “Always,” his seventeenth album out on September 9, he surges forward from leader to legend in the worlds of gospel and contemporary Christian music…The 17-time Christian radio chart-topper releases new music that cements his legendary status in the genre.” Elevation Worship, Brandon Lake and Lady A also appear on Tomlin’s  ALWAYS . The album’s title track is Tomlin’s current radio single and is a nod to Hebrews 13:8, “Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever.” The project was produced by Ben Glover, Jeff Sojka, Bryan Fowler, Ed Cash, Jonathan Smith and Dave Haywood of Lady A co-produced “The Answer.”

On October 18, Tomlin and Erica Campbell will co-host the 53 rd  Annual GMA Dove Awards. The show will air exclusively on TBN and the TBN app on October 21 st  at 8:00p.m. ET and 10:00p.m. ET. Chris is the recipient of 27 Dove Awards.

On October 21, MercyMe will release their 11th studio project, ALWAYS ONLY JESUS ,  a 10-song collection filled with the musically inventive, lyrically substantive songs that have always been the bedrock of their career, including today’s instant grat track “ To Not Worship You ,” as well as the project’s first single, “Then Christ Came.”  Currently playing on 80+ stations, the track is No.17 on the  Billboard  AC Monitored chart, and No. 8 on   Billboard’s  AC Indicator chart.  “Then Christ Came” follows an impressive streak of 48 No. 1 radio singles that have not only fueled MercyMe’s 28-year career, but also helped define the landscape of contemporary Christian music.

MercyMe is set to share new music from  ALWAYS ONLY JESUS , as well as plenty of fan favorite chart-topping hits, when they return to Red Rocks for one night only, Oct. 17, 2022. The engagement will mark the band’s second time to headline the iconic venue.  Days later they will head out on a 19-city tour with guests Rend Collective and Andrew Ripp October 20 – November 20.

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Chris tomlin & mercy me announce joint winter tour.

Posted by Buddy Iahn | Sep 30, 2022

Co-headlining trek runs throughout Dec

Two of the most successful touring acts in Christian music are partnering for a one-of-a-kind co-headline tour this December. Premier Productions, Rush Concerts and World Vision present Chris Tomlin X MercyMe: A Winter Tour.

“After years of incredible friendship, I am so excited to announce that I am hitting the road with MercyMe this winter for the first time!” Tomlin shares. “For me, there is no better way to close out 2022 than to come together and celebrate God for all he has done, is doing, and will continue to do in each of our lives… And since it will be December, there may just need to be a ‘flurry’ of Christmas songs in the night, hope to see you there!”

“Finally! I can’t tell you how many times MercyMe and Chris Tomlin have talked about touring together,” adds Bart Millard of MercyMe. “We’ve been friends for many years and we’re so excited that it’s finally happening. These nights are going to be special and truly a tour you do not want to miss.”

Tickets for the tour will go on sale Friday, October 7th at via Ticketmaster . Fans can sign up to both artists’ fan clubs for pre-sale details.

Tomlin will embark on the Chris Tomlin X MercyMe: A Winter Tour just after the close of his 35-city tour with United, named by Pollstar as a “Top 10 Worldwide Tour.”

Earlier this month Tomlin released a new full-length worship album, Always . The project contains 13-tracks all of which were co-written by Tomlin except for the historical and beloved hymn “Oh Lord, You’re Beautiful” which features Steffany Gretzinger. With the project, he surges forward from leader to legend in the worlds of gospel and contemporary Christian music. The album’s title track is Tomlin’s current radio single and is a nod to Hebrews 13:8, “Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever.” The project was produced by Ben Glover, Jeff Sojka, Bryan Fowler, Ed Cash, Jonathan Smith and Dave Haywood of Lady A co-produced “The Answer.”

On October 18th, Tomlin and Erica Campbell will co-host the 53rd Annual GMA Dove Awards . The show will air exclusively on TBN and the TBN app on October 21st at 8 pm ET and 10 pm ET.

On October 21st, MercyMe will release their 11th studio project, Always Only Jesus , a 10-song collection filled with the musically inventive, lyrically substantive songs that have always been the bedrock of their career, including the instant grat track “To Not Worship You,” as well as the project’s first single, “Then Christ Came.” Currently playing on 80+ stations, the track is No. 17 on the Billboard AC monitored chart, and No. 8 on Billboard’s AC Indicator chart. “Then Christ Came” follows an impressive streak of 48 No. 1 radio singles that have not only fueled MercyMe’s 28-year career, but also helped define the landscape of contemporary Christian music.

MercyMe is set to share new music from the project, as well as plenty of fan favorite chart-topping hits, when they return to Red Rocks for one night only, October 17th. The engagement will mark the band’s second time to headline the iconic venue. Days later they will head out on a 19-city tour with guests Rend Collective and Andrew Ripp through mid-November.

Chris Tomlin & MercyMe 2022 Tour Dates:

Dec 1 – Raleigh, NC @ PNC Arena Dec 2 – Charlottesville, VA @ John Paul Jones Arena Dec 6 – Charleston, SC @ North Charleston Coliseum Dec 8 – Macon, GA @ Macon Coliseum Dec 9 – Huntsville, AL @ Probst Arena Dec 10 – Southaven, MS @ Landers Center Dec 11 – Little Rock, AR @ Simmons Bank Arena Dec 13 – Dayton, OH @ Wright State University Nutter Center

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TIME magazine heralded Chris Tomlin as the “most often sung artist in the world” as his music has inspired and uplifted an entire generation of believers. Along the way, Chris has scored 17 #1 one singles at radio, placed 29 top ten hits (more than any other Christian artist), sold more than 12 million albums with 5.6 Billion career global streams, earned a Grammy, three Billboard Music Awards, 27 Dove Awards, became a two-time BMI Songwriter of the Year honoree and an ASCAP Songwriter of the Year. In 2016, he was named one of only four artists ever to receive the Sound Exchange Digital Radio Award for over 1 Billion digital radio streams, alongside Justin Timberlake, Pitbull and Garth Brooks. Chris is also the first Christian artist to reach the Billion streams threshold on Pandora and was presented with their BILLIONAIRE award.

As one of the most successful Christian touring artists today, Chris has sold-out venues everywhere including New York City’s Madison Square Garden, the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, Red Rocks in Denver and more. Chris recently set a career attendance record with an unprecedented concert at LA’s Banc of California Stadium. For more information visit: www.christomlin.com

It continues to be a landmark season for the multi-platinum selling, GRAMMY® nominated, multiple American Music Award, Billboard Music Award and Dove Award winners MercyMe. They were recently named Billboard’s Top Christian Artist of the 2010 decade, and in 2020 received their eighth American Music Award nomination. A major motion picture based on the life of frontman Bart Millard who wrote the mega-hit song “I Can Only Imagine” after the loss of his father, opened at a remarkable No. 3 at the box office on Mar. 16, 2018 (Lionsgate, Roadside Attractions). In conjunction with the movie release, Millard penned a memoir, and the band released a collection of hits titled I Can Only Imagine – The Very Best Of MercyMe. In 2018 MercyMe was named Top Christian Artist at the Billboard Music Awards, was the top winner at the fan-fueled K-LOVE Fan Awards including a win for Artist of the Year and was the GMA Dove Award Winner for Artist Of The Year. Since their debut in 2001, the band has sold more than 9 million units in CD, single and DVD sales, garnered more than 48 No. 1 multi-format radio singles, and had four consecutive mainstream radio hits.

MercyMe made history in 2014 as “I Can Only Imagine” surpassed 2 million digital downloads, making it the first song in Christian music to go platinum and double-platinum in the digital domain. The song has now gone 5x platinum. In 2009, Billboard named MercyMe’s “Word Of God Speak” the No. 1 Song of The Decade and the group the No. 1 Artist of the Decade in both the Christian Songs and Christian AC Songs categories, recognizing them as one of the industry’s most notable talents. They have sold out venues throughout the US and Canada, including Radio City Music Hall, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, and have appeared on the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Good Morning America, GMA3, The Today Show, CBS This Morning, FOX New Channel’s FOX & Friends, CNN, ABC News and in the pages of Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, USA Today and more. Their tenth album, inhale(exhale), is available now.   For more information visit  www.mercyme.org .

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MercyMe Talks Getting Back to ‘The Heart of Being a Band Again’ on New Album, ‘Always Only Jesus’

The band will team with Chris Tomlin for a winter tour in December.

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“People say ‘unforgiveable’ a lot, but we don’t use the word ‘forgivable’ much,” says Bart Millard, lead singer of contemporary Christian music act MercyMe. “With all the craziness going on in the world today, sometimes it feels like that forgiveness and grace is the most insane thing, especially with cancel culture. We are very good at eating our wounded.”

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The band, which has won six Dove Awards, hopes the new music inspires reconciliation within communities that have become fractured through the COVID-19 pandemic, fiery political divides and more over the past few years.

“In our perspective, we’ve seen a lot of division within the body of Christ, a lot of people drawing lines, taking different stances on things,” Millard says. “And, man, if there was ever a time to remind ourselves that there is one thing we have in common and that’s Jesus, [it would be now].”

MercyMe had initially planned to record only a five-song EP; however, that began to shift with the writing of what became their current single, “Then Christ Came.”

“Then Christ Came,” which stands at No. 11 on Billboard ’s Christian Airplay chart, was originally slated for their 2021 album inhale (exhale), but the song, penned by Millard and co-writer David Leonard, wasn’t fully finished by the album’s deadline. So they instead included only a snippet of the unfinished demo.

Millard joined with singer-songwriters Jason Ingram and Phil Wickham to finish the song, which gets an amped-up refurbishing on Always Only Jesus — a technique reminiscent of Rich Mullins’ “Step by Step,” which was a chorus included on the first album of Mullins’ two-volume project, The World as Best as I Remember It , released in 1991. The chorus, written by David “Beaker” Strasser, became a popular worship song. Mullins added verses to it, and included it again on the album’s second volume, under the name “Sometimes by Step.”

“I’m a huge Rich Mullins fan and I love that he did that,” Millard says. “With ‘Then Christ Came,’ our label said, ‘What if we did a demo — since we know it’s going to be the first single, whenever the next record comes out, a kind of foreshadowing?”

As with inhale (exhale), the group recorded Always Only Jesus at Imagine Cabin, their cabin-turned-recording studio just outside of Nashville.

“It’s been a dream of ours forever to have a space like this,” MercyMe guitarist/vocalist Barry Graul says. “We can leave stuff set up however we want and work as much as we want. If inspiration strikes, we can just chase it. It’s great to go to new areas and find new inspiration, but there’s something special about having your own space, too.”

“This is us getting back to the heart of being a band again,” Millard adds.

“They are each very different in their approach,” Millard explains. “Jordan is very in-the-box programming, kind of directing us, whereas with Ted, you could accidentally drop your guitar or something and he would be like, ‘Oh, do that again so I can record it.’ And Brown is like the zen master of encouragement in the room. He’s been doing this for so long and really knows how to work with a band, he’s very diplomatic. He’s the king of giving a band space to get it right. It’s been cool to watch each of them bring their own style to the process. Then there are five producers within the band, so you’ve got like eight producers, but it makes everybody better.”

According to Millard, there was another artist who also gave input into the album — CCM icon Grant, who had been instrumental in MercyMe recording and releasing what became their signature hit, ‘I Can Only Imagine.”

“I’ve had a thing for years where I’ll send a new record to Amy before it ever releases, and she’ll take notes and tell me what she loves — or doesn’t love — about it,” Millard says. “She will be brutally honest. For [“Forgivable”], she said, ‘The lyrics are so heavy… The drums kind of get on my nerves, because I’m wanting it to be a ballad.’ When I’m writing lyrics, I tend to save those for the power ballad, but I do love that this is one of the deepest lyrics on the whole album, but it’s also like an upbeat John Mayer song.”

The album closes with a revamped, harmony-rich version of the hymn “Nothing But the Blood.”

This week, the band launched their MercyMe Live 2022 tour, and will team with Chris Tomlin for a winter U.S. outing beginning Dec. 1. For all their achievements, including 17 No. 1s on Christian Airplay, the band members say they still have a few career goals left on their wish lists — including some areas where they’ve still never performed.

“There are some overseas places we would love to play,” says MercyMe bassist/keyboardist/vocalist Nathan Cochran. “We’ve done very little international touring; we haven’t done anything in Europe. We’ve played Australia. We did a USO tour, which was amazing. We would love to do that again — though it is a balancing act because either we take all of our families with us, or we would have to be gone from our families for two weeks.”

And atop the bucket list is winning a Grammy — for which they have been nominated six times, but have yet to take home the golden gramophone. “That’s the one. That would be cool,” says Cochran.

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Two of the most successful touring acts in Christian music today are partnering for a one-of-a-kind co-headline tour this December.  Premier Productions, Rush Concerts and World Vision present: "Chris Tomlin X MercyMe: A Winter Tour."

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Two of the most successful touring acts in Christian music today are partnering for a one-of-a-kind co-headline tour this December. Premier Productions, Rush Concerts and World Vision present:  Chris Tomlin X MercyMe: A Winter Tour .

TIME magazine heralded Chris Tomlin as the “most often sung artist in the world” as his music has inspired and uplifted an entire generation of believers. Joining Chris Tomlin on tour is GRAMMY® nominated, Billboard Music Award and Dove Award winners MercyMe. 

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Fans are strongly encouraged to not bring any types of bags to the North Charleston Coliseum & PAC, however, outlined below are types of bags that will be permitted:

- Bags that are clear plastic, vinyl, or PVC and do not exceed 14” x 6” x 14” - One-gallon plastic freezer bag (Ziploc bag or similar) - Small clutch bags, with or without a handle or strap, not to exceed 4.5” x 6.5” - An exception will be made for medically necessary items after proper inspection at designated entrances specifically for this purpose. - Diaper bags will be allowed for families with infants and toddlers. Child must be present.

Prohibited items include, but are not limited to: purses larger than a clutch bag, coolers, briefcases, backpacks, fanny packs, cinch bags, seat cushions, luggage of any kind, computer bags and camera bags, or any bag larger than the permissible size.

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Amen! Christian music star Chris Tomlin bringing 'Holy Forever' tour to Canton in October

C ANTON − Contemporary Christian music star Chris Tomlin will bring his "Holy Forever" world tour to the Canton Memorial Civic Center on Oct. 25.

Tomlin follows other nationally touring entertainers who have performed at the Canton Memorial Civic Center in recent months, including country music artists Cole Swindell and most recently, Brantley Gilbert. Comedian Jeff Dunham performed at the venue this past Saturday before a sold-out crowd.

Presale tickets for Tomlin are available at https://www.ticketmaster.com , using the code FOREVER.

The 51-year-old singer-songwriter has scored No. 1 songs in the Christian music genre while selling more than 12 million albums and amassing 6.8 billion global streams. He's also received numerous Billboard Music Awards and Dove Awards while being recognized as an ASCAP Songwriter of the Year and BMI Songwriter of the Year, according to Tomlin's news release.

Smoke, fire and hit songs 5 cool things about Brantley Gilbert's country music spectacle at the Canton Civic Center

Hit song 'Holy Forever' tallies more than 140 million streams

The Grammy-nominated " Holy Forever " topped Billboard's streaming, airplay and sales-based Hot Christian Songs charts while tallying more than 140 million streams.

“I never could have imagined how quickly the song would connect with the church around the world," Tomlin says on his website.

Tomlin also has garnered millions of YouTube views for the songs "Nobody Loves Me Like You" and " Is He Worthy ?"

“Tomlin’s name has become synonymous with modern worship music, as the Texas native has issued songs that have evolved into music standards sung by church congregations around the world," Billboard said.

Tomlin is among only a handful of musical artists to receive the SoundExchange Digital Radio Award for more than 1 billion digital radio streams, joining Justin Timberlake, Pitbull and Garth Brooks, the news release said.

He's also the first Christian artist to reach a billion streams on the music streaming platform Pandora.

Canton Civic Center is only Ohio tour stop

The Grammy winner's tour includes stops in Nashville, Boston, St. Louis, Kansas City, Seattle and Anaheim, as well as Germany, England, Hungary and Ireland. Tomlin will be performing at arenas seating more than 10,000 people and up to nearly 20,000. The Canton Memorial Civic Center is among the the smaller venues on the tour, seating around 5,000.

The Canton concert will be on the second leg of Tomlin's tour, which includes shows in Phoenix, San Diego, Pittsburgh, Houston, Orlando, Chicago, Atlanta, Baltimore and Indianapolis. Opening acts on some stops will be CAIN and Tauren Wells .

Canton is Tomlin's only Ohio show on the tour.

Tickets start at $20 plus fees

Earlier this month, Tomlin released the album, "Live From Good Friday." In 2022, he released the studio album, "Always," which features "Holy Forever," as well as "Always," "I See You" and "O Lord, You're Beautiful."

Tomlin also recently released the book , "How Great is Our God: Living a Worship-Led Life in a Me-Driven World."

Tickets for Tomlin's Canton concert go on sale to the general public starting at 11 a.m. Thursday. Tickets range from $20 to $95 plus fees for the 7 p.m. event and also can be purchased from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays at the box office at the Civic Center, 1101 Market Ave. N.

Reach Ed at [email protected] . On X (formerly Twitter) @ebalintREP and Instagram at ed_balint .

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Amgen Tour of California Stage 4: Horner wins as RadioShack take top two places

Chris Horner of RadioShack, a professional since 1995, yesterday took the stage win at what organisers say is the first ever true mountain summit finish in the Amgen Tour of California at Sierra Road near San Jose following a stage that included five categorised climbs.

The Canadian Ryder Hesjedal of Garmin Crevelo had led the field onto the day’s final climb, but Horner and team mate Levi Leipheimer, winner of the race in 2007, 2008 and 2009, managed to bridge across before the 39-year-old made his successful bid for victory, crossing the line 1 minute 15 seconds ahead of his RadioShack colleague. Hesjedal’s team mate Tom Danielson came third, a further 7 seconds back.

"Our goal today was to blow apart the field, and we did," said Horner afterwards. "The last five weeks I was on a mission to come to the Amgen Tour of California in the best fitness of my life. I've put in the best five weeks of training, and it has been a hard five weeks, but it was worth it because it was an easy five kilometers to the top of the summit."

Hesjedal said: "On today's stage, we had the guys to bring the pressure," said Hesjedal. "It was fun to see Levi (Leipheimer) and Chris (Horner) out there today. Chris just kind of rolled away and Levi sat on me. Fortunately, I was able to stay in there and bring a little bit of time back for the team. There is still a lot of racing left and putting pressure on Team RadioShack over the next few days is a big goal of ours."

At the start of the stage in Livermore, a minute’s silence was held for Wouter Weylandt, whose funeral was held in Ghent, Belgium, yesterday morning. Leopard Trek, led by Andy Schleck, then came to the front of the peloton to lead out the riders for the stage.

Horner’s performance sees him take over the race leader’s yellow jersey from Team Sky’s Greg Henderson, with Leipheimer and Danielson moving up to second and third respectively.  

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Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.

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