NEWS OF THE WEEK

The Kingsmen announced they have hired 19-year-old bass singer Brady Jones from Morgantown, Kentucky. Jones began traveling with the group on December 29, replacing Drew Laney.

Songwriter, producer, and co-founder of Red Street Records Don Koch passed away on Tuesday, January 16 after being diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer and a brain tumor in 2022.

PRAYER REQUEST

The Hoppers requested prayer for Claude Hopper who recently suffered two minor heart attacks. Doctors have also discovered an aneurysm.

RELEASED THIS WEEK

There are no new releases this week.

Click HERE to listen to new albums released in January 2024.

UPCOMING RELEASES
The dates listed here are distribution dates when music will officially be available through retail and online outlets. Some titles may be available sooner direct from the artists.

January 26 – Josh Singletary – Grand (CD/streaming)

January 26 – Mark Bishop – Home (CD/streaming)

January 26 – Gaither Vocal Band – Let Me Be There (5-song EP/streaming)

January 26 – Gaither Vocal Band – Love Songs (CD/DVD/streaming) (The audio version of this release contains eleven songs including the six songs from the 2023 EP by the same title plus the five songs from the 2024 EP Let Me Be There. The DVD includes the same eleven songs plus “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry.”)

February 16 – The Kingsmen – Unstoppable God (CD/streaming)

February 23 – Donna Ulisse – Mountain Lily (CD/streaming)

March 15 – The Inspirations – The Legacy Continues (CD/streaming)

March 15 – Barbara Mandrell – Precious Memories: 20 Hymns & Gospel Classics (CD/streaming) (re-issue of a 1989 release by the same title)