CHECK OUT THE TOBYMAC RDC ECARD
August 25, 2005 - ForeFront has released a Renovating Diverse City eCard where you can hear clips from the new album and read more about it. Check it out here.

KEVIN MAX RELEASES NEW ALBUM ON OCTOBER 11TH
August 25, 2005 - Kevin Max is set to release his second solo release, The Imposter. The project bows from Northern Records on October 11, 2005 and features 12 songs plus a bonus track. The first single, "Sanctuary," is currently going for adds on radio stations nationwide. "The idea of 'the imposter' comes from Brennan Manning's books, The Ragamuffin Gospel and Abba's Child," Max says." dc talk did weekend retreats with Brennan, and we'd get to talk. He'd explain that 'the imposter' is in all of us—it's that fleshly part that isn't willing to give up the ghost, that part that wants to take over the spirit in us. That's what this album is about-the fight between the flesh and the spirit."

His newfound home of Los Angeles also provided inspiration for songs. Max employs his keen powers of observation and uncommon openness to people with all sorts of philosophies, beliefs, and ideas to present an album that is incisive, artistic, and uncompromising. Often known as the enigmatic member of dcTalk, Max admits The Imposter was a "labor of love." The writing process for the album took about six months in total, but it was during the last month that the songs that are found on the CD actually came into being. Max notes, "the songs for The Imposter came about in a very small amount of time. It was a very energetic month." It then took about a month to record the project.

"Sanctuary" is a pulsating, careening tune full of chiming rock guitar, courtesy of former Prayer Chain guitarist Andy Prickett, and Max's instantly recognizable tenor. The song is a metaphor for Max's recent sense of homelessness-and his ultimate hope for a heavenly home. "It's about Jerusalem being rebuilt," comments Max. "Heaven's going to be here on earth-not somewhere out in space." Another track that finds its origins among the spiritual pilgrims Max has befriended in the City of Angels is "Your Beautiful Mind," a stick-in-your-brain, atmospheric, piano-based ballad. "I wrote this for a friend of mine who's an atheist," Max reveals. "She's a university student, and she constantly debates me on Creation, Christ -everything to do with who God is. The song is a conversation of sorts between us, and in the opera of my mind, she is a believer at the end."

Admittedly, despite all the inspiring new songs on The Imposter, Max's favorite track by far is his vocally blazing, gospel-tinged cover of Bob Dylan's "When He Returns" (from Slow Train Coming). "To me it brings it all together," says Max of the piano-and-vocal track, the sparest song on the release. "I kept the same lyrics, of course, but I changed a few things-it's a little more gospel. It's a great moment."

TOBY'S "SLAM" FEATURED IN TRANSPORTER 2 MOVIE
August 1 , 2005 - tobyMac is now in theater's across the US. His song, "Slam," is the featured music in the current trailer for Transporter 2. You can view the trailer here.

TOBYMAC TO WRITE A NEW SONG FOR UPCOMING NARNIA SOUNDTRACK
July 20, 2005 - Toby is working on a new song tentatively titled "Brave New World," for the inspired-by soundtrack to the new Chronicles of Narnia movie. The Inspirational CD will also include songs by Steven Curtis Chapman, Jars of Clay, Jeremy Camp, Bethony Dillon, Rebecca St. James and others, and will be released on September 27th.

EMICMG TARGETS TOBYMAC'S "GONE" FOR MAINSTREAM PUSH
July 20, 2005 - EMI CMG (Christian Music Group) is expanding its mainstream promotion and marketing in-house with the launch of EMI Music Reactive, a team aimed at promoting artists to radio and other media outlets. Industry veteran Cheryl Broz has been named VP of the new unit. Until now, Broz handled most of the group's mainstream promotional push for artists such as Switchfoot, Relient K, Stacie Orrico and MXPX. Among the initial tracks the team will work are Mae's "Suspension", TobyMac's "Gone", and Underoath's "Reinventing Your Exit."

TOBYMAC ECCOS PRAISES RECENT SUPREME COURT RULING ON FILE SHARING
July 20, 2005 - In a unanimous 9-0 vote, the Supreme Court ruled earlier this month that file sharing networks are liable for their users' copyright infringement. Overturning a 9th U.S. Circuit of Appeals ruling that affirmed such companies as Grokster, Morpheus and KaZaA are not liable of infringement by third parties, the recent decision, in MGM vs. Grokster, was applauded by entertainment companies including the Gospel Music Association (GMA). tobyMac said, "This is a big victory for young artists that are coming up. It is getting harder and harder to break new artists and without decisions like this that protect them, we may lose some of the artistic voices of the next generation."

MICHAEL TAIT TO APPEAR ON BEN MOODY'S FALL SOLO RELEASE
July 20, 2005 - Michael Tait has been confirmed to make a guest appearance on a song called "Never Turn Back," one of 15 new songs from Ben Moody's upcoming Fall 2005 solo release. Ben split from Evanescence last year at the height of the band's success.

KEVIN MAX SPENDS SOME TIME WITH CHRISTIANITYTODAY.COM
June 9, 2005 - Kevin certainly has been embracing the media lately he prepares to release this third album, Imposter. Click here to read the full interview from ChristianityToday.com where honestly Kevin answers some hard questions about his move to LA, the title of his upcoming poetry book and his recent divorce.

LISTEN TO KEVIN MAX TALK TO WVMM
June 9, 2005 - Kevin Max recently did an on-air interview in late May with Grantham, PA's WVMM, a ministry of Messiah College. It's a little rough but Kevin gives some great answers to various questions including a lot of talk about his upcoming album, The Imposter along with thoughts on dc talk. Click here to listen.

"RENOVATING DIVERSE CITY" HITS STORES AUGUST 30TH - "BURN FOR YOU: REMIX" GOES FOR ADDS JULY 1
June 4, 2005 - Toby is working with various producers, remixing songs from Welcome to Diverse City for a release album, with the same format as Remix:Momentum. It will be titled Renovating Diverse City with a scheduled release date of August 30th! In addition, his next single will be from his upcoming remix album. ForeFront Records will release "Burn For You: Remix" from Renovating Diverse City to radio on July 1st.

KEVIN MAX TALKS ABOUT NEW ALBUM, "IMPOSTER" IN RECENT BREATHCAST.COM INTERVIEW
June 4, 2005 - Kevin Max is getting ready to release his new album, titled Imposter, sometime in August or September. "The title comes from some of Brennan Manning's works in which he talks about the imposter that's inside all of us," said Kevin in a recent interview with BreatheCast.com. "[This record is] more rock n' roll than anything I've ever done. But as I consider myself to be kind of like an eccentric pop singer, anything that I touch tends to turn out a little bit left of either pop or rock n' roll, so I don't think you can define the record as a total rock record, but I wouldn't call it pop either; it's somewhere in between. Call it pop rock. Call it indefinable; that might even be better, I don't know." Click here to read the full article where Kevin also talks about his movie plans!

TOBYMAC HITS THE FESTIVALS - ENTER TO WIN A BACKSTAGE PASS
June 4, 2005 - It's summertime and what does that mean? Summer festivals! tobyMac will be playing at the following festivals - Cross Over Festival, Alive Festival, Creation East & West, Cornerstone, Celebrate Freedom, Sonshine, Spirit West Coast, Rock the Desert, Pulse Fest, En Fuego and Night of Joy. For a complete list of tour dates, click here.

You can enter to win a chance to meet Toby at Creation Festival, as well as other cool prizes. Click here for more information. Also, watch for Street Teamers roaming the festivals, handing out fun TobyMac buttons and noise sticks, sure to be collectibles by Fall!

CHRONICALES OF NARNIA SOUNDTRACK TO FEATURE TOBYMAC
June 4, 2005 - The theatrical release of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe on December 9th will be accompanied by an album featuring songs inspired by the movie. An as-yet-named track from tobyMac will be included on the album. More details to come.

JUSTIN YORK COMES BACK INTO TAIT ROTATION THIS SUMMER
May 31, 2005 - Brian and Justin will be sharing guitar duties this summer since as their schedules allow. Welcome back to the lineup Justin

UNDER GOD NOMINATED FOR GOLD MEDALLION AWARD
May 5, 2005 - Under God is up for a Gold Medallion Award, the equivalent of a Dove Award, but for books, in the category "Christianity and Society." To see the linked list of all the Gold Medallion categories, and the other books nominated, go here. Click here to purchase a copy of your very own!

"ATMOSPHERE" HITS #1 ON RADIO
April 20, 2005 - "Atmosphere" has claimed the top spot on R&R's CHR chart.

TOBY TAKES HOME GMA MUSIC AWARD
April 13, 2005 - Tonight, at the 36th Annual GMA Music Awards, Welcome to Diverse City won the Dove Award for Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year. Toby and co-producer Jeff Savage were on hand to accept the award. Toby also presented at the end of the ceremony this evening, including the award for "Artist of the Year," won by Switchfoot. For a complete list of awards recipients, visit www.gmamusicawards.com/categories/. The 36th Annual GMA Music Awards will be televised in national syndication during the month of June.

TOBYMAC CRAZE CONTINUES TO GROW AND RADIO & RETAIL - AN UPDATE ON ALL THINGS TOBY
March 10, 2005 - With sales of over 300,000 units for Welcome To Diverse City, and a Dove and Grammy nomination to boot, things just keep shaking for tobyMac. Here are some quick updates on the latest from Tobyland.

Toby just filmed the new music video for "Gone" in Los Angeles with director Brandon Dickerson (Switchfoot, Sixpence None the Richer, Vince Gill, Dishwalla, Playstation 2, Converse). The video was done in HD, a very exclusive and rare process, one of the first for the Christian music industry, and will be available for view soon. For the HD process, the film is directly transferred to the HD format from 35mm.

tobyMac has broken new ground at Christian radio, crossing over yet another hurdle in his career as his latest singles, "Atmosphere" and "Slam" take over CHR and Rock radio once more. For three weeks in a row, "Atmosphere" was the most added single on R&R's CHR chart for two weeks in-a-row, has the most-increased spins this week, and at Rock radio, "Slam" has already hit #7 in just seven weeks.

Watch out for tobyMac's GMA week stint as he co-hosts the Second Annual ERACE ALL STAR NIGHT at the Nashville Convention Center Grand ballroom on April 12, 2005 at 7 pm. Toby, Kirk Whalum (Jazz Sax great) Michael Tait and the TAIT band, and Tommy Simms will host this night of artists in racial unity. tobyMac co-founded ERACE (Eliminating Racism and Creating Equality) foundation and currently serves as a board member.

Toby's music ("Diverse City" and "Getaway Car") was chosen to be the theme music for a new website sponsored by Chevy that showcases music, sports and more. Go to http://www.27thelement.com to check it out.

TOBYMAC AND AUDIO ADRENALINE ON TOUR TOGETHER!
March 10, 2005 - "This tour is gonna be incredible" says Mark Stuart of Audio Adrenaline. "We have some diverse people and diverse music, all taking one single message, the hope of Jesus Christ, Worldwide. DON'T MISS the Diverse City Worldwide ROCK N' ROLL EXTRAVAGANZA!" Not only can you look forward to seeing Audio Adrenaline, tobyMac, Kutless and Hawk Nelson rock the stage together this spring, but you can take a sneak peek at the NEW TOUR VIDEO right now! Click here for tour dates.

NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2005 DOVE AWARDS ANNOUCED
February 7, 2005 - The nominations for the 2005 Dove Awards, Christian music's equivalent to the Grammys, were announced today from Nashville, TN. Nods for tobyMac and Tait were surprisingly short, while Kevin Max continued his absence from the Christian music scene, garnering no nods. tobyMac grabbed a nomination for "Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year" for Welcome to Diverse City while Tait received a nomination for "Long Form Music Video of the Year" his work on Hero: A Rock Opera. Both artists were included in the nomination for "Special Event Album of the Year" for In The Name Of Love: Artists United For Africa. The Dove Awards will be handed out April 13th in Nashville, TN. For more information on the awards and a complete list of nominations, click here.

MICHAEL TAIT FINISHES RECORDING FOR NEW HYMNS COLLECTION
January 21, 2005 - Waterfront Records announces today that 2005 GRAMMY-nominated TAIT frontman, Michael Tait completed his recording of the world-renowned hymn, "How Great Thou Art," for the Bridges: Classic Hymns, Modern Worship recording which releases Feb. 1. The song will also be the first radio single serviced from the project this January. "Nothing stirs my heart more than the classic hymns of our faith and 'How Great Thou Art' is one of my favorites," says Tait. "I've sung this song all my life, but this new arrangement will make these classic lyrics exciting to a new generation."

"I am truly blown away by the way 'How Great Thou Art sounds.' Tait's voice fit perfectly in with the song and I walked away blessed and moved by the whole experience," add Bridges' executive producer, Mark Byrd (God of Wonders, City On A Hill). With production by Andrew Thompson, Bridges features 12 timeless hymns recreated in contemporary style. In addition to Michael Tait, the recording features such acclaimed artists as Todd Agnew, Paul Colman, Ginny Owens, Jason Ingram and GlassByrd. For additional information, visit www.waterfrontmusic.com.

KEVIN MAX SIGNS NEW RECORDING CONTRACT WITH NORTHERN RECORDS
January 11, 2005 - Kevin Max has signed an exclusive recording contract with Orange County, CA based Northern Records. "I have been searching for a label that has both integrity and imagination, and I know I have found it in Northern Records," states Kevin. "It's exciting to be with a family of people who get behind the music instead of the machine. I look forward to presenting the public with something that is honest, bold, dramatic and progressive." No announcement of future projects have been made.

TOBYMAC AND TAIT EMBARK ON WINTER JAM TOUR
January 10, 2005 - Both tobyMac and Tait will be performing on the year's Winter Jam Tour. Tickers are only $10 at the door! Check out the tour dates below to see if Winter Jam 2005 will be coming your way! Artists vary be city. Go to www.jamtour.com for more information.