Neworldson has a new, funkalicious lineup as it heads into the spring concert season. Founding lead vocalist Joel Parisien and drummer Mark Rogers will be joined by Canadian bassist John Irvine, Motown alumnus Leroy Emmanuel and the famous Chops Horns. The new additions should deepen the band’s eclectic blend of  ’60s soul, funk, roots and gospel. Emmanuel has played guitar with such soul greats as Marvin Gaye, Stevie...

Audio Adrenaline will play three Indiana concerts this spring and summer in support of its new album, Kings & Queens. The recently re-formed band features  former dcTalk member Kevin Max as lead vocalist. The title cut from the band’s new album is already at No. 8 on Billboard’s Christian singles chart. The band’s first Indiana stop will be at Fort Wayne’s Blackhawk Ministries on April 26. The band also will...

Indiana’s own Jeremy Camp is on a roll. The contemporary Christian singer’s album Reckless debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Christian album chart and reached the Top 10 on iTunes all-genre album chart. Also, his autobiography I Still Believe is getting a lot of press. The book traces him from his childhood days in Lafayette, Ind., to the meeting of his wife Melissa who died from cancer just months after they were married to...

Lafaytte’s own Jeremy Camp has been nominated for an American Music Award. This marks the thrid time he as been nominated in the category of favorite contemporary inspirational artist. The awards show will be Nov. 18 and will be broadcast on ABC affiliates. As usual, winners will be selected through online voting. You can vote for Camp by going to to the ABC website. Camp has four gold albums to his credit and is a five-time Dove...

The Newsboys are extending their God’s Not Dead tour into the fall and will make two Indiana stops. The band will play at Kokomo’s First Nazarene Church at 7 pm on Oct. 12 and at Bethel College in Mishawaka at 6:30 pm on Oct. 14. Tickets are $19 each. Joining the Newsboys on the tour will be Building 429 and Luminate. The Newsboys are touring in support of their God’s Not Dead album, whose title single hit No. 2 on the...

Downhere, the Canadian Christian rock band, plans to stop touring at the end of this year. “It is with many memories and deep feelings that we relay to you the decision we have made over the course of the last year. January 1, 2013 will mark the end of our traveling ministry for the foreseeable future,” the band said in a statement.  “It has become very clear to us that this chapter of our journey, initiated by God, is...