Music can bring people together, celebrate life’s milestones, and help people heal from tragedy. It is also a powerful tool for social and political change, as the 1970 election of Chile’s first democratic socialist government showed. In a nation plagued by decades of economic and social unrest, the arrival of Allende’s Popular Unity government was a new song of hope.
In the book of Revelation, God’s plan for redemption is celebrated through a new song (Revelation 5:8; 15:3). The redeemed, who are described as “every tribe and tongue and people” (Revelation 14:3), sing this new song, which incorporates motifs from the Exodus and the cross of Calvary. This new song focuses on Jesus, the Lamb of God who died for us (“Forever and ever, Amen”). The song’s four qualitative aspects — it is for God; it is accomplished through Christ’s blood; it is universal; and it establishes the kingdom of God (Revelation 15:8) — underscore the theology of the Bible, which views the death of Christ as a cosmic turning point that introduces newness.
The redeemed will continue adding stanzas to this new song throughout eternity (Revelation 15:9). The psalmist’s words in Psalm 96 are a reminder that worship has never been static, but continues to evolve and grow with each passing generation. As the church grows and changes, our songs of praise and worship should reflect these changes. This is why it is so important that churches encourage their worship leaders to keep singing new songs and developing fresh musical expressions of God’s glory.
With a new single, a stadium tour, and a new album on the way, it’s safe to say that GloRilla is in a good place. The CMG signee’s sophomore project, Ehhthang Ehhthang, features the likes of Moneybagg Yo, Kevo Muney, Boston Richie, Megan Thee Stallion and Finesse2Tymes. But it’s her vocals that have us excited the most. “Yeah Glo!” combines high-gloss turn-of-the-century R&B with a bouncy gospel piano line and sunny Motown-esque songwriting for an upbeat, feel-good vibe. Falling in love has never sounded so good.
Randy Travis is back crooning after a stroke left him nearly unable to speak or sing in 2013. In a new CBS News Sunday Morning segment, “CBS This Morning” correspondent Lee Cowan takes viewers inside the studio where Travis reclaimed his voice by training an AI system on his past audio tracks. The result is a smooth, midtempo new song about lost love.
It’s a little more than 19 years since Justin Timberlake left NSYNC, but the band is finally back together for a new song. Released as part of the soundtrack for the upcoming third installment in the Trolls movie franchise, “Better Place” finds Timberlake’s character, Branch, reuniting with his girlfriend Poppy (Anna Kendrick). It is the first time that the four members of the boy band have recorded a new song together since their split.