TobyMac’s latest masterpiece, (portable sounds), is continuing to break records for this award-winning artist, now having over 100 Christian radio stations playing his smash hit singles I’m For You (50 AC stations) and Made to Love, (53 AC stations) which is currently No. 1 on R&R chart CHR chart as well. Reaching such a career milestone for an artist whose songs have primarily spent airtime in the CHR and ROCK world is sure to propel his just-announced fall 2007 tour. In addition, TobyMac recently discussed an issue close to his heart, racial reconciliation, with The Washington Times.

In follow-up to his successful spring tour, “The Portable Sounds Fall Tour” with special guests BarlowGirl and Thousand Foot Krutch is set to kick off September 20th in Mobile, Alabama and will stop in about 28 cities through November 11th. In addition, Toby’s Christian Rock radio hit Boomin’ (see the video in YMZ’s Media section) will be featured in one of the trailers for the film “Underdog”, in theatres now, while Feelin’ So Fly is featured in the new Disney film “Gameplan”, staring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.

BarlowGirl has solidified their rock stature in the Christian and mainstream music scene with their 2004 self-titled debut and follow-up 2005 project, Another Journal Entry. The success of these two albums resulted in sales of over 500,000, four #1 hits, nine Dove Award nominations and the mega-hit, I Need You To Love Me, became the longest #1 single in Christian Radio Weekly’s CHR chart history at a record 13 weeks. BarlowGirl has been featured on NBC News/Today show, Associated Press, Sophisticates Hairstyle magazine, winner of Yahoo! Music’s “Who’s Next” series and recently was named the 2007 Youth Ambassador for the National Day of Prayer. BarlowGirl is supporting their third album and July 24 release, How Can We Be Silent, while on tour this fall.

Thousand Foot Krutch returns with their most prolific and inspiring release to date, The Flame in All of Us, which hits stores September 18th. This record is a perfect blend of the band’s patented rawk sounds, coupled with beautiful ballads that explore what truly burns inside of us and the common core amongst humanity, depicting the title “The Flame in All of Us.” The Toronto, Canada natives have sold more than 450,000 copies to date of their albums Set It Off, Phenomenon, and The Art Of Breaking. Thousand Foot Krutch broke out with their 2003 Phenomenon album, which landed them an impressive six No. 1 songs on rock radio and even a step into the mainstream with songs Rawkfist and Move. It was Rawkfist that became the first great sports anthem of the 21st century being heard everywhere from sports stadiums to commercials (NHL, NFL and major league baseball, ESPN) to the WB/A Channel’s Smallville.