Toby Mac, Mary Mary & CeCe Winans win at Grammy Awards

The 51st Grammy Awards took place in Los Angeles on 8th February. Winners in the Christian/Gospel categories were: Best Gospel Performance: Mary Mary "Get Up" (from 'The Sound'); Best Gospel Song: Kirk Franklin "Help Me Believe" (from 'The Fight Of My Life'); Best Rock Or Rap Gospel Album: Toby Mac 'Alive And Transported'; Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album: CeCe Winans 'Thy Kingdom Come' Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album: Kirk Franklin 'The Fight Of My Life'.

New Band Members fo Phatfish

Phatfish have announced the addition of two new band members. "Jos Wintermeyer and Ben Hall have joined Phatfish. Both of them play guitar. Both of them can sing. They're already proving to be a massive asset to the band - and Jos has married Lou's sister. So we're keeping it in the family as much as we can! And between them they bring the average age of the band down considerably - which can't be a bad thing!"

Soul Survivor... Best Ever

The Sixth release in the Best Worship Songs 3CD packages, Kingsway are to release 'The Best Soul Survivor Worship Album. . .Ever'. This is going to be released in March, the project features worship leaders Tim Hughes, Matt Redman, Ben Cantelon, Phatfish, Hillsong United, Paul Oakley, Onehundredhours, Martyn Layzell, The 29th Chapter, Heat and many others. Keep checkign back for more details.

Michael W Smith New Live DVD

Michael W Smith will release his new project 'A New Hallelujah: The Live Worship DVD' and will be out around March. The DVD is the companion to Smith's recent worship album, 'A New Hallelujah'. The CD/DVD was recorded live in Houston last summer infront of 12,000 people, The DVD/CD includes a 250-voice choir and has special guests the African Children's Choir and Israel Houghton. The DVD captures the powerful experience of the evening's worship in high-definition." The 90-minute long project features all 13 songs from 'A New Hallelujah' plus four new tracks and behind-the-scenes bonus footage.