Multi-Platinum rock band Skillet today unleashes its highly anticipated new independent EP, After the Storm, a six-song collection that finds one of the world’s biggest rock bands delivering some of the heaviest, most vulnerable and hopeful music of its nearly 30-year career. Leading today’s release is focus track “Grave Stomper,” a hard-hitting anthem that embodies the fighting spirit at the heart of After the Storm. The EP arrives amid a remarkable period of momentum for Skillet, including 30 million RIAA-certified units across 21 titles, 11 newly awarded certifications led by the career-defining “Monster” soaring to 7X Platinum, more than 12 million monthly Spotify listeners, a wave of national media attention and a U.S. headline tour already selling out in multiple markets.
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John Cooper says the six songs came out of a church conflict that left him with "a real depression" and "a mental break."
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30 years into Skillet's career, frontman John Cooper is watching a new generation discover the Christian rock band, and according to him, the resurgence is part of a larger cultural appetite for music willing to acknowledge that life can be painful. dlvr.it/TVr6bW
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The global hit series The Chosen is giving fans a new way to experience the story with Songs Inspired by The Chosen: Seasons 1–5, a new album of original music inspired by the first five seasons of the series, arriving October 30. The album drops in anticipation of the two-part debut of The Chosen Season 6 with new episodes streaming on November 15 on Prime Video, followed by a feature film in theaters on March 12. Seasons 1-5 are currently streaming on Prime Video.
Today, two of music’s most celebrated vocal groups come together for the project’s third single, “I Love The One,” from seven-time GRAMMY®-winning country trio Lady A and four-time GRAMMY®-winning R&B group Boyz II Men. Through the harmonies of Lady A and Boyz II Men, the song reflects themes audiences have seen throughout The Chosen — suffering, healing, hope and the transformative power of encountering Jesus. Through the harmonies of Lady A and Boyz II Men, the song reflects themes audiences have seen throughout The Chosen — suffering, healing, hope and the transformative power of encountering Jesus.
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Six-time GRAMMY® Award winner and 2022 Kennedy Center Honoree Amy Grant has announced The Me That Remains (Deluxe Edition), an expanded digital edition of her new album, out October 2 via Thirty Tigers. Featuring seven bonus tracks, the deluxe edition includes new collaborations and reimagined versions of songs from the album, as well as four live performances captured during Grant’s celebratory album release show at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. The announcement follows Grant’s debut at AMERICANAFEST last week, where she performed an official showcase at Third and Lindsley on Tuesday, September 15th, followed by a keynote with NPR Music’s Jewly Hight.
Multi-Platinum rock band Skillet is celebrating a major career milestone with 30M RIAA certified units across 21 titles, including 11 newly awarded honors, as the band prepares to release its new independent EP, After the Storm, October 9. Leading the latest wave is the career-defining smash “Monster,” now 7x Platinum, alongside “Hero” at 4x Platinum and both “Awake and Alive” and “Feel Invincible” at 3x Platinum.
Leading the new certifications is Skillet’s career-defining smash “Monster,” now 7x Platinum, further cementing its place among rock’s most enduring hits. The song has surpassed 5 billion global streams and made history as the first song by a Christian artist to cross one billion streams on Spotify. The certifications arrive during one of the strongest periods of global momentum in Skillet’s career.
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Thirty years. Billions of streams. Generations of fans. And they’re still moving forward.
For our latest CCM Magazine cover story, Skillet opens up about three decades together, 20 years of Comatose, the faith that has carried them through it all, and the painful season that helped shape their vulnerable new EP, After the Storm.
John Cooper, Korey Cooper, Jen Ledger and Seth Morrison get candid about church hurt, perseverance, authenticity and why Skillet Music’s story has never been about avoiding the storm, it’s about what happens after it.
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With one of the biggest global audiences of its career and more than 7 million global streams already on its latest single "Scream," multi-Platinum rock band Skillet today announced its new independent EP, After the Storm, arriving October 9, and released the project's newest single and anime-inspired lyric video, "Lift Me Up." The six-song EP is available for pre-save now, with "Lift Me Up" available everywhere today.
The announcement comes during one of the most remarkable periods of sustained momentum in Skillet's nearly 30-year career. The band now averages more than 12 million monthly Spotify listeners, while its six-times-Platinum anthem "Monster"has surpassed 5 billion global streams, earned a place in Spotify's Billions Club, and became the first song by a Christian artist to surpass one billion Spotify streams. Earlier this year, Skillet's European headline tour drew the largest international crowds in the band's history, including record-breaking ticket sales at Paris' Zénith.
Following overwhelming demand from fans and strong ticket sales that saw over half of the first leg sell out, including a sold-out stop at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in June, four-time GRAMMY Award-winning band Third Day has announced the second and final leg of its celebrated 30th Anniversary Tour. Set for Spring 2027, and produced by Awakening Events, tickets will go on sale Aug. 14 at 12 noon ET. For ticket information, VIP experiences and additional details, visit THIRDDAY.com and AwakeningFoundation.com.
23x-platinum rock band SKILLET has announced its explosive new single, "Scream," will arrive July 10, alongside the launch of its upcoming Comatose: 20 Years, Still Screaming Tour, a major fall headline run produced by Live Nation.
The new track serves as the first taste of a new era of music from the band, with additional releases expected later this year. Fans can pre-save "Scream" now: vyd.co/SkilletScream. The upcoming tour
celebrates two decades of the landmark album that helped define a generation of rock fans while showcasing the band's next chapter. For tour dates and presale info, visit Skillet.com.
Seven-time GRAMMY® Award winner TobyMac is set to release Heaven On My Mind – Guest List Edition on June 26, 2026, an expanded version of his chart-topping album featuring a collection of collaborative tracks with multiple guest artists, fan favorites, and one brand-new recording. Ahead of the album's release, fans can pre save the new project here: tobymac.lnk.to/HOMMguestlist.
Multi-platinum rock band SKILLET continues to reach new heights in 2026 as their 6x-platinum anthem "Monster" surpasses 4 billion streams, earns a place in Spotify's Billions Club, and solidifies its status as one of the most-streamed rock songs of all time. The achievement is also particularly significant given the song's unprecedented reach among Christian artists, standing as the only Christian song in history to cross 1 billion Spotify streams. The milestone arrives on the heels of the band's completely sold-out European headline tour, which sold 90,000 tickets across 23 cities and brought SKILLET in front of the largest international crowds of their career.
The band's momentum accelerates beyond the live arena, as its hit "Legendary" was the featured theme song this week for the historical UFC event at the White House.
"FOX & Friends" co-host and bestselling author Ainsley Earhardt has earned the No. 2 spot on The New York Times Best Seller list with her newest children's picture book, America, I'm So Glad You Were Born.
Released June 2 by Zonderkidz, the patriotic picture book quickly resonated with families across the country, becoming the top-selling children's book in America and marking another major publishing achievement for Earhardt, whose previous title I'm So Glad You Were Born became a No. 1 New York Times bestseller in Fall 2023.
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