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Free TobyMac Remix
That’s right, it’s TobyMac, and he’s giving away free copies of “Lose My Soul (Shoc Remix)” to anyone who retweets about Toby’s latest release Tonight. The remix was first released on the City On Our Knees CD single, and still features both Kirk Franklin and Mandisa, and while I don’t think it’s as good as the original version, it’s still good enough to be worth getting.
Now, you do need a Twitter account to retweet the message, but if you’ve got that, you should be good to go. Enjoy!
-Toby Mac | Retweet the Remix-
Silly question, has anyone picked up Tonight yet? What do you think? I’m definitely planning to try and get it ASAP.
Announcing The 2009 Free Christian Music Awards Winners
It’s time! The votes are all in, and it’s time to announce the winners in the first annual Free Christian Music Awards! You helped picked the nominees, and you voted on the winners – so read on to find out how your favorites did!
Free Song of the Year:
- Switchfoot – “Mess of Me”
- Owl City – “Fireflies”
- Tie: Thousand Foot Krutch – “Bring Me to Life” / Relient K – “Forget and Not Slow Down”
With 41% of the vote, Switchfoot is clear winner in free song of the year, which really isn’t a surprise – Switchfoot’s dedicated fans gave “Mess of Me” a lead from the start, and the fact that it was a radio smash for the band didn’t hurt any. Taking second place with 34% of the vote, Owl City’s wonderfully-popular “Fireflies”, followed by a surprise tie for third between Thousand Foot Krutch & Relient K.
Free Album of the Year:
- We Shot The Moon – “Fear and Love”
- Esterlyn – “Lamps”
- MercyMe – “10 Live”
The award for “Free Album of the Year” was the closest of all the races this year, with We Shot The Moon’s Fear and Love beating Esterlyn’s Lamps for the title by only 1%, and MercyMe’s digital-only live album 10 Live only 3% behind Esterlyn for a respectable third place finish.
Free Christmas Song of the Year:
- Relient K – “I Celebrate the Day”
- Thousand Foot Krutch – “Jingle Bell Rock”
- TobyMac – “This Christmas”
Relient K may have tied for third for “Free Song of the Year”, but they dominated “Free Christmas Song of the Year” from the start, with “I Celebrate the Day” finishing with 1/3 of the vote. Not far behind, with 22%, Thousand Foot Krutch’s rocking rendition of “Jingle Bell Rock” takes second place, and TobyMac’s “This Christmas” takes third.
Free EP of the Year:
- House of Heroes – “The End Is Not The End EP”
- B.Reith – “The B.Reith EP”
- Esterlyn – “Mending The Meaning EP”
2009 was a good year to be House of Heroes – not only was their The End Is Not The End EP the undisputed winner of “Free EP of the Year” with a whopping 49% of the vote, but the same EP was also the most-nominated of any of the songs or albums in the running. B.Reith picks up a strong second place finish with 25% of the vote, followed by Esterlyn at third with 20%.
Free Sampler/Compilation of the Year:
- Tooth & Nail Records – “Fuel Sampler 2009″
- Huntington University – “Picks”
- Creation Festival – “Creation Festival 2009 iTunes Sampler”
Taking first place in the coveted “Free Sampler/Compilation of the Year” category by a wide margin is the 2009 version of Tooth & Nail Record’s Fuel sampler, with the underdog and my personal favorite, Huntington University’s free compilation Picks taking second place, followed by Creation Festival’s 2009 iTunes sampler in third.
Most Giving Artist of 2009:
- House of Heroes
- Esterlyn
- MercyMe
“Most Giving Artist of 2009″ is a special category – rather then being nominated by fans, those in the running earned a spot by being exceptionally generous with free music this year. In an impressive (and much deserved) second #1 victory, the title goes to House of Heroes, with Esterlyn in second, and MercyMe taking rounding out the category in third.
Well, that’s it for this year – what are your thought on the results? I don’t know about you, but I’m sure looking forward to seeing what’s in store for 2010. Also, if you’d like to see the full results of the voting, feel free to check out this page for a full list of nominees & how they did.
The Weekly Downloads: Nov. 24 ~ Nov. 30
Happy day-after-Thanksgiving everyone! I’m not sure about you, but at our house, today is the official start of the Christmas season, and therefore, time to start listening to Christmas music. Speaking of Christmas music, there’s a great Christmas song from TobyMac available this week, plus some good normal music too.
Kicking it off, Gospel Music Channel has a free download of Stephanie Smith’s energetic “Superstar” from Not Afraid.
Next up, iTickets’ has two download this week, Lisa Coles’ “Illuminate” and Shout Praise Kids’ version of Lincoln Brewster’s “Today Is The Day”. So far as I can tell, it’s Lincoln Brewster live, plus a children’s choir. It actually sounds pretty good, worth checking out.
Like I mentioned before, one song you don’t want to miss this week is TobyMac’s “This Christmas”, from Tangle – I mean, it’s TobyMac. Good stuff!
Last but not least, New Release Tuesday has a free download of “Comedown” from the new Norwegian band Dreampilots. They’re got a rather different sound, but it’s very catchy. Actually, it’s almost too catchy, consider yourself forewarned. 
-New Release Tuesday’s Free Music Page-
Well, that’s it for this week, look for more music (including a good bit of Christmas music) next week! Till then…
Free Song from TobyMac & Kirk Franklin
…And no, it’s not “Lose My Soul”. However, the video for “Lose My Soul” did debut on Amazon.com a few days ago. You can watch it here
Now, track #12 from that CD, “Let It Glow”, is by TobyMac, featuring Kirk Franklin. You can download the song for free from the On Course website, from their music player. I had a bit of trouble finding it myself, but if you look at the bottom of the page you’ll see the link. “Let It Glow” isn’t my favorite song by TobyMac, but is it still a decent song. Plus, it’s free, so what exactly do you have to lose?
One last thing, some of you may remember On Course from a while back, when I posted about how they were giving away a free song every week in their monthly (or was it weekly?) newsletters. Sadly, it seems they’ve stopped doing that for whatever reason, and now the only free music is this one song. Maybe they’ll continue at some point, which would be great, though I doubt it. Anyway, in case you were wondering what happened to them, now you know.
Speedlinking: Brave Saint Saturn, Lincon Brewster, Addison Road
Speedlinking once again (Friday, because James found a sweet sampler he couldn’t wait to post about. ) Anyway, speedlinking is something I started last week, basically, to save myself time and to diversify somewhat. You can see last week’s introduction here. That said, let’s get started:
1. Brave Saint Saturn has given Indie Vision Music permission to give their song “Starling” away as a free download. Brave Saint Saturn is the electronic side project of several members of Five Iron Frenzy.
2. I was emailed about this 100 Places to Find Free Christian Music Online list this week, and would have had to share it even if TFCMB wasn’t number 21 on the list. It’s extremely complete, and worth perusing.
3. Indie Vision Music has also got two brand new downloads from Gasoline Heart and Discover America. Looks good!
4. Indie Vision Music also has got a full CD download from Amohalko. It’s a full CD called Spark, and looks sweet. Three downloads in one post – yes, Indie Vision Music is amazing.
5. This week’s video is Joy Electric – “What Electricity Made”. See it here.
6. iTicket’s has a free download this week of Lincoln Brewster’s new song “Today Is the Day”.
7. Total Axxess has a free download of Addison Road’s “Sticking With You”. It looks like it’s only going to be available for a limited time, so grab a copy fast.
7. And last but definitely not least, this week’s archived download is actually a sampler from HearItFirst.com. Check the original post for details.
Own A Piece of Music History!
Thanks to RadioU-TVU, you may now own a piece of Christian music history. The history in question is part of a fried Snickers bar that TobyMac tried, and didn’t like. Kind of gross, really. The full story is on the eBay auction.
Slammin’ Downloads Courtesy of HearItFirst
Ten free songs today courtesy of HearItFirst.com and TobyMac. My research indicates that it was a promo for Portable Sounds. You may have heard about it, kind of a big deal. Anyway, the sampler is still live online and has some sweet music. Notice the inclusion of TobyMac’s smash hit “Made To Love”. I was definitely surprised to see that free.
The list:
- TobyMac – “Made To Love”
- Shawn MacDonald – “Pour Out”
- Rebecca St. James – “God Help Me”
- Sanctus Real – “Fly”
- Our Hearts Hero – “Back To The Cross”
- John Reuben – “Word of Mouth”
- Britt Nicole – “Indestructible”
- Future of Forestry – “Open Wide”
- David Crowder Band – “You Are My Joy”
- This Beautiful Republic – “Jesus to this World”
As you can see, there’s quite a lot of good songs on there. Particularly John Reuben and Britt Nicole, in my opinion. Actually, the Britt Nicole song is quite rare. It’s not on her CD, and was only released on HearItFirst and a compliation disc. It’s a lot rockier then her other stuff too, which makes it interesting. But I digress…
Anyway, to access all of the music, you’ll need to have a HearItFirst account and be signed in. I’d highly recommend opting in to the mailing list, as they send you free songs every week. Very cool.
New Music From Run Kid Run and TobyMac!
New music on iTickets! This week only, you can download the live version of TobyMac’s song “Ignition” for free. Originally from Portable Sounds, the new live version is from Toby’s new CD/DVD, Alive and Transported. Personally, I prefer the original version, but that’s just my taste. It’s still a good song.
Also update is Creation Festival’s free download page. Run Kid Run’s “Captives Come Home” is the free download for June, from the band’s new CD Love At The Core. It’s also the first single from Love At The Core.
Now, to get the song, you’ll have to fill out the form on the website, then check your email. The required code, and instructions for getting the song on iTunes, are included in the email.
Christmas Series: Day 12 – Carried Away, Christine Evans
Well, this is the last of the Christmas series. I am just going to post everything I’ve got left today. Which just happens to be Carried Away and Christine Evans, as well as a couple of bonuses. You can download two different Christmas songs at Christine Evan’s Myspace page, “Mary Did You Know?” and “How Far to Bethlehem”. Alas, like all Myspace downloads, you need to be signed in to Myspace to download the songs.
After you’ve got those, you can switch over to Carried Away Insiders (CAI) and download five different songs free after you sign-up. You can get “Christmas Medley”, which is rendered acapella. Next is “Soaring Through the Sky”, which is a nice, pop-contemporary song, followed by two remixes of “Mystery”, which is also a great song. Finally, the 2007 Christmas song, “Snow Falls”. It’s way better then the first song “Christmas Medley”. Slow and Christmas-y. Great song.
Now for the bonuses. You can listen to Spoken’s “Mary Did You Know” on their Myspace page, here. You can also listen to TobyMac’s “This Christmas” here. And, you can listen to Stellar Kart’s original song “Punk the Halls” on their Myspace page! And, if that’s not enough, you can listen to Christmas songs by Anberlin, the Huntington’s, and probably Joy Electric, though I didn’t check. Just look and you’ll probably find.
Also, I found this song that’s free. It’s not exactly the best song, but it’s free and Christmas. Get it here.
And with that, I bring to a close the Christmas Series…
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