David Wallace Crowder, known professionally by his mononymous stage name Crowder since 2012, is an American contemporary Christian music singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and author. He was the lead singer in the now defunct Christian Rock and Modern Worship band David Crowder Band, before he started his solo career in 2012 on sixstepsrecords and Sparrow Records labels.
Michael Brandon Lake is an American Christian worship singer, songwriter, guitarist, and worship pastor. Lake serves as a worship pastor at Seacoast Church in Charleston, South Carolina, and he is a former member of Bethel Music and Maverick City Music. Lake began his recording career with a successful crowdfunding campaign to produce an album in 2015, which resulted in the independent release of his debut studio album, Closer, in 2016.
Maverick City Music is an American contemporary Christian worship music collective founded by Norman Gyamfi and Jonathan Jay originating from Atlanta.
Dante Bowe is an American contemporary music singer, and songwriter. He is known as a former member of the Bethel Music collective and Maverick City Music.
Milk & Honey is the fourth studio album by American contemporary Christian musician Crowder. The album was released on June 11, 2021, via Sixsteps and Sparrow Records. A deluxe edition of the album was released on March 4, 2022. The album features guest appearances by Hulvey, Maverick City Music, and Dante Bowe. The album was produced by Ben Glover, Jeff Sojka, Hank Bentley, Jeff Pardo, Zach Paradis, Solomon Olds, and Tommee Profitt.
Cain is a contemporary Christian music trio composed of siblings Taylor, Madison, and Logan Cain. They are signed with Provident Label Group.
Chandler David Moore is an American singer, songwriter, pianist, guitarist, and worship leader. Moore is also a member of Maverick City Music, a collective of worshippers working in the contemporary Christian music and Gospel world.
"Promises" is a song performed by American contemporary worship collective Maverick City Music featuring Joe L. Barnes and Naomi Raine. The song was released on May 3, 2021, as the second single to their debut live album, Maverick City Vol. 3 Part 1 (2020). The song was written by Aaron Moses, Dante Bowe, Joe L. Barnes, Keila Alvarado, Lemuel Marin, and Phillip Carrington Gaines.
Christopher Michael Hulvey, known professionally by his surname Hulvey, is an American Christian rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. His debut studio album Christopher debuted and peaked at No.2 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart.
Kingdom Book One is a collaborative live album by Maverick City Music and Kirk Franklin. The album was released on June 17, 2022, via Tribl Records, Fo Yo Soul Entertainment and RCA Inspiration. The album features appearances by Naomi Raine, Chandler Moore, Brandon Lake, Lizzie Morgan, Dante Bowe, Maryanne J. George, and Ryan Ofei. The album serves to raise awareness on the injustice of mass incarceration. The deluxe edition of the album was released on July 22, 2022.
"God Really Loves Us" is a song performed by Crowder and Dante Bowe featuring Maverick City Music. It was released on June 3, 2022, as the third single from Crowder's fourth studio album, Milk & Honey (2021). Crowder co-wrote the song with Ben Glover, Dante Bowe, and Jeff Sojka.
"Fear Is Not My Future" is a song performed by American contemporary worship collective Maverick City Music and American gospel musician Kirk Franklin featuring American singers Brandon Lake and Chandler Moore. The radio version of the song was released on November 4, 2022, becoming the lead single from their collaborative live album, Kingdom Book One (2022). Brandon Lake had originally released the song featuring Chandler Moore on his third studio album, Help! (2022). The song was written by Brandon Lake, Hannah Shackelford, Jonathan Jay, and Nicole Hannel. At the 2023 GMA Dove Awards, "Fear Is Not My Future" was nominated for Song of the Year and Worship Recorded Song of the Year awards.
Forrest Frank is an American singer, songwriter and producer, known as being the lead vocalist of the American pop music duo Surfaces, as well as his work as a Christian contemporary solo artist. He has released five albums, including Nostalgia Pack, California Cowboy, New Hymns, and A Merry Lofi Christmas of 2023, as well as 2024's Child of God, the latter of which charting No. 1 on Billboard's US Christian Charts and selling over 22,000 album units in the U.S. within its first week. His song 'No Longer Bound' reached #2 on the US Viral 50 chart on Spotify.
Child of God is the first Christian album by Christian contemporary musician Forrest Frank. It was released on river house records on July 26, 2024. The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart and remained there for fifteen weeks, making it the biggest Christian album debut of 2024. The album includes the song 'Good Day' which reached #1 on the Christian Digital Songs chart and won the 2024 GMA Dove Awards for Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year. The song 'No Longer Bound' with Hulvey reached #2 on the US Viral Top 50 chart on Spotify. The album was mad available as a digital download and for streaming, as well as physically on CD, cassette, and LP. The album sold 22,000 copies in the US within its first week. The song 'What Living is All About' is a recording of the testimony by Forrest Frank's grandfather, Neil Frank.
"Good Day" is a song by American Christian contemporary musician Forrest Frank. The song was released on January 19, 2024, on river house records. The song reached significant chart positions, most notably #2 on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart and #1 on the Billboard Christian Digital Songs chart. It is Frank's first song to reach #1 as his solo artist career. It is included on the album Child of God, as well as the God Is Good and All the Time EPs. On February 9, 2024, four alternate tracks were released.
"UP!" is a song by American Christian contemporary musician Forrest Frank and Canadian rapper Connor Price, released on river house records on March 1, 2024. It was written by Forrest Frank and Connor Price. The song was included on the album Child of God. It reached No. 8 on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart and No. 5 on the Billboard Christian Streaming Songs chart. Lyrically, the song is about overcoming obstacles.
"Never Get Used to This" is a song by American Christian contemporary musician Forrest Frank and rapper JVKE. The song was included on Frank's album Child of God. It was released on July 9, 2024. The song was written by Forrest Frank, JVKE, Jackson Foote, Johnny Simpson, Zack Lawson, and Nicky Yore. It was produced by Frank, JVKE, Jackson Foote, Johnny Simpson, and Zack Lawson, and mixed and mastered by Jacob Morris. The song reached significant positions in the Christian music charts, most notably #6 on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart and #3 on the Christian Streaming Songs chart. Additionally, it reached #39 on the New Zealand Hot Songs chart. Lyrically, the song expresses gratitude towards being saved. The song was released with an extended play by the same title, which featured five additional bonus tracks.
"God Is Good" is a song by American Christian contemporary musician Forrest Frank and rapper Caleb Gordon. It was released river house records on April 12, 2024. Additionally, it was released with an extended play by the same name. The song reached #18 on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart, and #3 on the Christian Airplay chart. It was included on Frank's 2024 album Child of God. It was produced by Forrest Frank.
New Hymns is the third studio album by American Christian music artist Forrest Frank. The album was released on Frank's independent record label River House Records. It includes traditional Christian hymns, reimagined as lo-fi and rap/hiphop. It features guest appearances from rappers Lecrae and Hulvey. Five of the songs of the album were released as singles, and two of them entered the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart. The album was released on October 20, 2024.
California Cowboy is the second studio album by American Christian contemporary musician Forrest Frank. The album was released on Frank's independent music label, River House Records, on June 16, 2023. He said about it, "[From] start to finish, [California Cowboy] tells a complete tale." He had worked on the album since 2021.
