{"id":2138,"date":"2017-08-11T09:23:52","date_gmt":"2017-08-11T14:23:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelwsmith.com\/?p=2138"},"modified":"2017-08-11T09:23:52","modified_gmt":"2017-08-11T14:23:52","slug":"2138-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelwsmith.com\/2138-2\/","title":{"rendered":"THE FIRST SINGLE from Michael W. Smith&#8217;s forthcoming album, A MILLION LIGHTS, arrives&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmichaelwsmithofficial%2Fvideos%2F1389843774384169%2F&amp;show_text=0&amp;width=560\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Multi-Platinum, GRAMMY\u00ae and Dove Award winner Michael W. Smith releases his first new song in three years, \u201cA Million Lights,\u201d today from Rocketown Records and The Fuel Music. World premiering last month on SiriusXM The Message and going for adds now at Christian radio everywhere, the song is available to download or stream at outlets like iTunes, Amazon.com, Apple Music, Spotify and other digital providers internationally.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hyperurl.co\/AMillionLights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2141 size-medium lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/michaelwsmith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/AML-Cover-Concept-Final-1-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/300;\" \/><\/a>\u201cI don\u2019t recall being this excited about a single in a long time,\u201d says Smith. \u201cI\u2019m very happy with how \u2018A Million Lights\u2019 has turned out and am anxious to get it from my studio out into the world! I believe the message of this song will be inspiring to everyone who hears it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With multiple sellout crowds experiencing the song live on Smith\u2019s 20-city Revolution Tour this past spring, \u201cA Million Lights\u201d is also the first new song to be revealed from his upcoming, full-length studio album that is in production now. Slated to release early next year, the new album (title to be announced) will release from Smith\u2019s Rocketown Records, as well as through his newly formed marketing and distribution alliance with The Fuel Music.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a substantial new wind in Michael\u2019s sail; this cultural influencer and voice for Christian people everywhere is revealing a new sound,\u201d says Tony Patoto, The Fuel Music &amp; Management, LLC founder. \u201cIt\u2019s unequivocally Michael W. Smith, but with a significant new gravity and otherly approach contextually.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fans who heard \u201cA Million Lights\u201d on SiriusXM and on the recent tour are also responding to this new music on Smith\u2019s Facebook page: \u201cIt\u2019s a whole new level of greatness!\u201d exclaims Catherine as Stephanie agrees, \u201cLove this new song\u2026I can&#8217;t wait to hear it again.\u201d \u201cI loved it live,\u201d adds Ken while Jo Ann exclaims, \u201cWow! I love your new song. It&#8217;s beautiful! I&#8217;m so glad I was tuned into The Message.\u201d Laura relates, \u201cYou and your music are such a blessing to this world!\u201d and Sam says, \u201cGreat Song! Woke the House up with it this morning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe data-src=\"\/\/tools.applemusic.com\/embed\/v1\/song\/1261892768?country=us\" width=\"100%\" height=\"110px\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/0pEXkDkrPchRLVXmHSG96O\" width=\"300\" height=\"380\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Ways to listen now and add &#8220;A MILLION LIGHTS&#8221; to your library:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>A Million Lights:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>iTunes\/Amazon:\u00a0<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/hyperurl.co\/AMillionLights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>http:\/\/hyperurl.co\/AMillionLights<\/em><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Spotify<\/strong>:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/hyperurl.co\/SpotifyMillionLights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>http:\/\/hyperurl.co\/SpotifyMillionLights<\/em><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Apple Music:\u00a0<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/hyperurl.co\/AppleMAMillionLights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>http:\/\/hyperurl.co\/AppleMAMillionLights<\/em><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Amazon Music:<\/strong>\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/hyperurl.co\/AmazonAMillionLights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>http:\/\/hyperurl.co\/AmazonAMillionLights<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For all the latest Michael W. Smith news, tour dates (including his upcoming 22-city 2017 Christmas tour with Amy Grant and Jordan Smith) and more, go to www.michaelwsmith.com and connect through his socials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Multi-Platinum, GRAMMY\u00ae and Dove Award winner Michael W. Smith releases his first new song in three years, \u201cA Million Lights,\u201d today from Rocketown Records and The Fuel Music. World premiering last month on SiriusXM The Message and going for adds now at Christian radio everywhere, the song is available to download or stream at outlets like iTunes, Amazon.com, Apple Music, Spotify and other digital providers internationally. \u201cI don\u2019t recall being this excited about a single [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2138","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelwsmith.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2138","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelwsmith.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelwsmith.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelwsmith.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelwsmith.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2138"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/michaelwsmith.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2138\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelwsmith.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2138"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelwsmith.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2138"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelwsmith.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}