"Shadowfeet" Cracks The Top 10 @ Christian CHR Radio

The first single from Brooke Fraser's Albertine album entitled "Shadowfeet" is positioned at #9 on the Christian CHR chart this week. With all but 7 reporting CHR stations on board, momentum continues to build and will likely see this magnificent single climb higher in the Top 10.

24 year old BROOKE FRASER is a pop phenomenon in New Zealand and Australia where sales for her new album Albertine and debut What To Do With Daylight have together sold over 225,000 units. Brooke recorded Albertine in Hollywood with renowned producer Marshall Altman (Train, Marc Broussard & Matt Nathanson).

Brooke is a member of the Hillsong United Church for which she has written two wildly popular and best-selling hymns. Her performance of one of those hymns, "Hosanna", has had over 1,400,000 views on YouTube. Overall, she has over 3 million plays on her YouTube channel as well as over 730,000 plays and 30,000 friends on her MySpace page.

National touring continues through September and October, 2008.

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Brooke Fraser Gains Momentum @ Radio & Retail

Brooke Fraser's "Shadowfeet" single is racing up the radio charts. Brooke is one of the songwriters and voices for Hillsong United and has penned some of their biggest hits (including "Hosanna"). Read on for some of the incredible things going on regarding Brooke's music:

The North American campaign rolls into July with a huge breakthrough week on iTunes and Billboard!

Albertine - iTunes top 5 album and Editor’s Pick - quote “their most successful Editor’s Choice to date…often they reach top 20 on iTunes but Brooke went Top 5” . It remained on the front page as a “staff favorite” after the fact.

The album debuted last week on Billboard Top 200 at # 90 with sales of over 8000 units the week prior.

The song "Shadowfeet" has consistently been in the most added at Christian radio - currently up to 22 from 27 on the Christian CHR chart and New & Active at Christian AC – total audience last week 246,300. Starting the set-up at AAA now, with Hot AC and AC, CHR Pop to follow. Key stations spinning Shadowfeet include: WONU Chicago, KSBJ Houston, WMUZ Detroit, KCMS Seattle, WBUM Tampa, KLTY Dallas, WPOZ Orlando, KKFS Sacramento & WAYM Nashville

Brooke’s headlining tour dates have been doubling in crowd size on each run – on the June tour Brooke sold out LA Troubadour (520 people) and 200 to 500 capacity venues in San Francisco, Portland, Vancouver, Chicago, Nashville, Philadelphia, New York, Boston, Annapolis and Toronto. She will return to the road on August 6 at the House of Blues in Dallas, Texas with a third leg to be announced for September.

Since its release May 27, Albertine has earned rave reviews in the press: “New Zealand native Brooke Fraser says her music ‘sounds like a pop marshmallow has dropped into a folk hot chocolate and become a warm spicy chocoolatey broth’ and we agree… if you are a fan of Sarah McLachlan or the Sundays, our Pop Editor thinks you’re gonna love this album.” – iTunes, “Editor’s music choice”

The four videos from Albertine have notched up over a 1,000,000 views on Youtube. We have 28 video outlets playing Shadowfeet – Havoc TV (43M HH on demand) Fuse (38M HH on demand) The Eye Network - added this week (5.2M HH) and Hot Trax for the month of August – in over 1000 stores nationwide including Nordstroms, Tommy Hilfiger, and 850 American Eagle Outfitters locations.

Brooke’s songs on her myspace page have had over 900,000 plays to date. Next week iLike is doing a banner/feature on the main page of the site. iLike has over 2 million uniques monthly visitors.

Further announced tour dates:
August 6 - DALLAS, TX - Pontiac Garage @ HOB
August 7 - AUSTIN, TX - The Parish
August 8 - HOUSTON, TX - The Warehouse Live
August 10 - NEW ORLENS, LA - The Parish @ HOB
August 12 - ATLANTA, GA - The Five Spot

Updated at at http://www.myspace.com/brookefraser

Brooke Fraser Appears In Most Added Section For Christian CHR and AC Formats

Brooke Fraser's single "Shadowfeet" is listed in the "Most Added" section for this week's Christian AC and Christian CHR charts. Only songs registering six or more plays at the most stations for the first time make this list. Typically, there are between five and ten singles per week which make this list for each format, so this is big news for Brooke's label (Wood and Bone).

GospelDepot.com Grants Prominent Placement To Holy Mountain Music & Barbara Haynes

GospelDepot.com has granted prominent placement on their site for the new albums from Holy Mountain Music (Songs From Sunday Morning Vol. 1) and Barbara Haynes (How Can I Thank You). "Songs From Sunday Morning" is featured in the New Release section for the week of 6/24/08, and "How Can I Thank You" is listed in the Featured Releases section.

Holy Mountain Music's "Songs From Sunday Morning" has been called a "breath of fresh air for Christian music," not only for the clever arrangement by arranger/producer Bobby Bush, but for the joy and vitality of the music on this largely instrumental album filled with contemporary versions of well-loved hymns and spiritual songs. The recording features performance and solo work by a stellar group of world-class musicians including Gramm Award-winning trumpeter Fletch Wiley, saxophonist Jaared, Dove Award-winning vocalist Marty McCall (of the vocal trio First Call) and vocalist/songwriter Carmen Calhoun. Songs From Sunday Morning is a powerful musical journey, recalling and reviving timeless songs of the Christian faith and the heart of God for His people.

Hailing from the great state of Louisiana (but now residing in Southern California), Barbara Haynes is a well-seasoned artist. Her sophomore project entitled "How Can I Thank You" is contemporary gospel with a sense of knowledge and experience from the soul. Her music truly amplifies victory, praise and thanksgiving, and is purposed to make a life-changing difference to those who might be bound, depressed or just in need of an uplifting of the spirit.

New Releases - Week of May 27, 2008

This week's New Releases:

CD:

Brooke Fraser - Albertine
UPC: 6-34457-40012-2
SRP: $12.99

24 year old BROOKE FRASER is a pop phenomenon in New Zealand and Australia where sales for her new album Albertine and debut What To Do With Daylight have together sold over 225,000 units. Brooke recorded Albertine in Hollywood with renowned producer Marshall Altman (Train, Marc Broussard & Matt Nathanson).

Brooke is a member of the Hillsong United Church for which she was written two wildly popular and best-selling hymns. Her performance of one of those hymns, "Hosanna", has had over 1,400,000 views on YouTube. Overall, she has over 3 million plays on her YouTube channel as well as over 730,000 plays and 30,000 friend on her MySpace page.

National touring commences in May, 2008.

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Trishell Ruiz - Praise On Purpose
UPC: 8-04879-07032-0
SRP: $14.99

Trishelle's heart for worship began at an early age. Trishelle began singing as a toddler where she was brought up singing Southern Gospel. Her current sound is definitely a departure from the more traditional sound of that genre.

Trishell is a former member of the female vocal trio "UpSyde". They had recorded three projects together. As a member of UpSyde, Trishelle had the opportunity to tour the U.S. and Europe. A talented writer and producer, Trishelle wrote, arranged and produced for all three projects.

Gleaning from some of her greatest influences or worship leaders such as Pastor Clint Brown and Fred Hammond, Trishelle began recording what is now her debut solo release "Praise On Purpose" in early 2007. Upon first listen, you'll note that Trishelle has a way of engaging the hearts of individuals to enter into God's presence with complete abandonment of self. Praise On Purpose is written from the heart of a worshipper to the hearts of God's worshippers.

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Krystal Diaz - Passion
UPC: 8-04879-07012-2
SRP: $11.99

Krystal Diaz has a confidence and strength that defines and sets her apart from her peers. The smooth, sultry sound of this American-born Puerto Rican & Guatemalan teen will simply leave you speechless. She has a powerful and natural vocal style that captivates the listener and melts hearts. Being fluent in both Spanish and English sets the stage for an extensive listening audience.

With the release of her debut CD project entitled "Passion", Krystal is stepping out as an influence to her generation.

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CLG Acquires Distribution Rights For Brooke Fraser Solo Project (Of Hillsong United Fame)

CLG Distribution has inked a deal with Wood & Bone Records for exclusive distribution of Brooke Fraser's Albertine CD to the Christian market. Albertine is set to hit the streets nationwide on May 27th.

24 year old BROOKE FRASER is a pop phenomenon in New Zealand and Australia, where sales of her new album Albertine and debut What To Do With Daylight have together sold over 225,000 units. Selling over a hundred thousand copies of an album in New Zealand is not an easy task and doing so cemented Brooke Fraser’s place as a superstar of sorts. Brooke recorded Albertine in Hollywood with renowned producer Marshall Altman (Train, Marc Broussard & Matt Nathanson) and is now ready to take on the rest of the world.

Brooke is a member of the Hillsong United Church for which she has written two wildly popular and best selling hymns. Her performance of one of those hymns, “Hosanna,” has had over 1,800,000 views on YouTube. To date, she has over 3 million plays on her YouTube channel, as well as over 800,000 plays and 34,000 friends on her MySpace page.

Albertine encapsulates the sound of Brooke having toured the world with her songs. It’s the sound of her blossoming love affair with Africa (the album is named for an orphan in Rwanda with whom Brooke has a special bond); the sound of passion for justice, authenticity and faith. "One of things of which I'm most proud is that it would not be too much of a stretch to call this album 'live'. I'm thrilled at the way Marshall steered the process, letting the music be what it was meant to be whilst pushing us all as players and reining us in where needed.”

On June 2nd, Brooke will embark on her North American tour in support of the album.

GospelDepot.com & Napster Grant Prominent Placement To The Damascus Experience

Napster & GospelDepot.com have both granted prominent placement on their sites for the new album from The Damascus Experience. The title will be featured in the New Release section for the week of 5/6/08.

Riding on the success of "Sword of the Spirit" which saw The Damascus Experience (TDX) being played on over 300 plus radio stations in the US, Australia, Europe and Israel, The Damascus Experience releases its 3rd album entitled "Born For The Battle" on Prince of Peace Records. Bringing their unique ability to completely fuse all styles of music into one sound, TDX embodies the art of worship through song in a way that transcends many racial and cultural boundaries.

The Damascus Experience is full of revelation for a world in crisis. As the leader of a "musical church of Acts", Rich Spremich, like Paul, witnessed a rebirth through crisis and uses TDX as a platform to share the good news of Jesus Christ to a world in need...a world that doesn't necessarily begin where the church door ends.