We will be auctioning off VIP packages (2 tickets per package) for the upcoming concerts, A Night of Stories & Songs, beginning with the January 28th show in Maryland. Proceeds from the auctions will benefit New Hope Academy.

Auction is now live for the show in Paducah, KY on April 12th.

VIP Package Includes:
-2 front row* tickets
-2 meet and greet passes including a photo with TobyMac
-2 t-shirts of your choice from the merch booth

CLICK HERE to check it out and place your bid!

Stay tuned for news of future auctions. Auctions close 24 hours before showtime. Email webgirljess@tobymac.com if you have any questions.

*some shows might not be front row, see description on auction page

Check out the premiere issue of Camp Electric magazine, with TobyMac on the cover and a great story about how he is mentoring the next generation of musicians. Read it online at campelectric.com/magazine.

There’s still time to enroll in Camp Electric this summer! It’s all happening in Nashville July 8-12 and in Ohio July 22-26. Head over to campelectric.com for all the details and to register online.

Each week in April, we are giving away a prize pack that includes 3 TobyMac CDs (Dubbed & Freq’d, Tonight, Portable Sounds), a beanie and a poster. Plus, the winning remix will get a shoutout from TobyMac on Facebook and Twitter. To enter: go to the Dub Your Own Remix app tab on Facebook and create your remix. When you’ve finished, it’ll give you a link. Find the status update on TobyMac’s Facebook page about the contest (there will be a new one each Monday) and post your link in the comments section. Winner will be notified via Facebook message. One entry per person per week.

SiriusXM’s The Message channel has declared March Bible Appreciation Month! Each day, artists like TobyMac are sharing their favorite verses to raise up the Good News at this perfect time of year leading up to Easter.

Watch the video below to find out what TobyMac’s favorite verse is, and why. Listen all month long for other artists’ favorite verses. The Message is on SiriusXM channel 63.

DUBBED AND FREQ’d, the remix album featuring new versions of songs from Portable Sounds and Tonight, is now in stores. Buy online via iTunes or LifeWay or at your local music seller.

Want to take part in the remix fun? Head over to the Facebook app and give it a spin! Create your own remix, then share it with your friends!

The new remix project Dubbed & Freq’d, featuring remixes of popular songs from the Portable Sounds and Tonight albums, will hit stores on March 26th. This week, listen to “Made to Love (Telemitry Remix)” exclusively on Facebook. And coming next week (Tues. 3/20), we’ll be posting “Showstopper (Capital Kings Remix)” for your listening enjoyment.

Take advantage of this great pre-order deal from Lifeway – only $7.99 plus receive a $5 savings card!

Dubbed & Freq’d is also available to pre-order on iTunes.

Many of you who have been to one of the “Unplugged: A Night of Stories and Songs” concerts have asked about the prayer Toby reads. You can find it in its entirety here.

Time flies! Seven years have passed since TobyMac released a remix project. With great results, he let his record-scratching friends take a spin around the gold-selling albums Momentum and Welcome to Diverse City on Re: Mix Momentum and Renovating Diverse City.

On March 27, look for Dubbed & Freq’d, a new remix set targeting big hits from his Portable Sounds and Tonight studio records.

For a limited time, iTunes is offering both “City On Our Knees” [from TobyMac's CD Tonight] and “Good Morning” [by Mandisa, featuring TobyMac] for just $.69 instead of $1.29. Check it out here!

Are you ready for the VIP fan experience of a lifetime?  Join TobyMac on April 28, 2012 as you run or walk the Nashville Country Music 1/2 Marathon as part of Powered by Hope.  Not only will you get to run with TobyMac and get unprecedented access to him, you’ll also get in shape while supporting the cause of diverse-city at the same time.  Please note, Team TobyMac will be limited to 150 team members, so register now to reserve your exclusive spot.

Exclusive benefits for Team TobyMac members
-Admission to the exclusive pre-race Team TobyMac Pasta Party for you and a guest*
-Admission to private VIP TobyMac Concert for you and a guest*
-Meet TobyMac and his band
-Have your individual photo taken with TobyMac
-VIP Team TobyMac gift bag, full of signature Team TobyMac Gear, designed by TobyMac himself
-Limited edition team jersey to wear on race day
-Access to our VIP Powered by Hope finish line party on race day
-Chance to attend a private luncheon with TobyMac on April 27, 2012**
-Tour New Hope Academy, the cause behind Powered by Hope

What you provide
-$95 registration fee for the Country Music Marathon (You must register directly on the CMM website.) NOTE – early registration is $95 until 12/31/2011.  After that, registration is $115.
-Commitment to raise a minimum of $1,000 individually for New Hope Academy. Please carefully read the information about the fundraising commitment before you register.**
-Transportation to and lodging in Nashville Friday through Saturday, April 27 and 28, 2012.
-Willingness to run or walk the Country Music 1/2 Marathon on April 28, 2012.

Additional benefits provided by Powered by Hope
-Runners and walkers, seasoned vets and newbies alike will reach their goals with our proven, nationally renowned training program led by the Galloway Group.
-Our 16-week plan is long enough to cement new habits that will stick long after race day.
-We will motivate you with our weekly e-blasts and numerous ways to connect with fellow team members through Facebook and Twitter.
-Running or walking for a cause is a key predictor of success, read more about New Hope Academy by clicking here.

Powered by Hope and Team TobyMac are on a mission to turn racial division, class segregation, and spiritual poverty into community, possibility, and vision. We need your help to accomplish this as we raise funds for New Hope Academy – a school that is igniting hope and transforming hearts.

Additional Information

*Please email Jess the Webgirl if you need to inquire about bringing additional family members.

**Any individual raising $2,000 or more will be included in the private luncheon.

REGISTER NOW

Last year, TobyMac, his wife Amanda, and more than 70 other runners participated in the Country Music Half Marathon on April 30th in Nashville, raising more than $100,000 for New Hope Academy. The third annual run and fundraising event will take place April 27-28, 2012. Complete details and registration will be coming soon … stay tuned!

TobyMac is nominated for Contemporary Inspirational Music: Favorite Artist in the 2011 American Music Awards! Make your picks in this and the other 17 categories before voting ends on FRIDAY NOV. 11 at 11:59PM PT. Click here to vote now!

Winners will be revealed LIVE during the 2011 American Music Awards on Sunday Nov. 20th at 8/7c on ABC.

This week, TobyMac released his first Christmas record. Christmas in DiverseCity (Forefront Records) is available wherever music is sold, including iTunes, Amazon MP3, Family Christian Stores, LifeWay, Parable, and Mardel. A limited amount of autographed copies are also available in a special deal with the striped hoodie from the official online store.

Christmas in DiverseCity showcases pop, rock, soul, hip-hop and urban flavors into irresistible songs with a distinctive Christmas spirit. Featuring memorable collaborations with Owl City, Leigh Nash and Jamie Grace, the album’s track listing also spotlights performances and songs from TobyMac’s long-time touring band, DiverseCity.

TobyMac says: “I just tried to think outside the box. It’s difficult at first to imagine some of these songs with a modern beat, but I think Christmas is about celebration and come on, on the inside everyone wants to dance. It has a bit of everything- six songs are my artistry: an eclectic blend of Christmas classics and originals. The other seven tracks are my amazing band’s (DiverseCity) individual artistic efforts. I love it.”

Christmas in DiverseCity also features the No. 1 radio hit “Christmas This Year,” which was released as a single track last year and features the talents of Leigh Nash.

Christmas in DiverseCity Track Listing:
1) Christmas This Year (Featuring Leigh Nash)-TobyMac
2) The First Noel (Featuring Owl City)-TobyMac
3) Mary’s Boy Child (Featuring Jamie Grace)-TobyMac
4) O Come All Ye Faithful-TobyMac
5) Little Drummer Boy-TobyMac
6) This Christmas (Father of the Fatherless)-TobyMac
7) Carol of the Kings (Featuring Gabe Real & Liquid) –Maj
8) Birthoflove-Superherose
9) What Child Is This? – Arch Nemesiz
10) It Snowed- Tim Rosenau
11) Angels We Have Heard on High- Nirva Ready
12) Santa’s Comin’ Back ‘Round- Toddie Funk
13) ChristmasTime- Byron “Mr. Talkbox” Chambers

The latest in the ListenIn podcast series is up now… click here to hear insight, interview, and inspiration from TobyMac about the song “Hold On.”

TOBYMAC UNPLUGGED -A Night of Stories and Songs, featuring special guest Jamie Grace, is coming this Fall to select cities. It will be a totally different TobyMac show, a time where it’s not about the lights, smoke, big stage, numerous musicians… instead it will be more intimate and personal, a “storyteller’s night” where TobyMac will share where the songs came from. The song arrangements will be different… not completely acoustic, but basically acoustic—thus the name UNPLUGGED. The dates are listed below with links to the ticket sales site. Keep checking back for updated info.

Nov. 3 – Huntsville, Alabama
Nov. 4 – Marietta, Georgia
Nov. 5 – Fayetteville, Georgia
Nov. 6 – Columbus, Indiana
Nov.10 – Rocky Mount, North Carolina
Nov.11 – Fayetteville, North Carolina
Nov.12 – Cincinnati, Ohio
Nov.13 – Evansville, Indiana
Nov.17 – Dothan, Alabama (cancelled)
Nov.18 – Tallahassee, Florida
Nov.19 – Aiken, South Carolina
Nov.20 – Mobile, AL (cancelled)

Go behind the music and listen in on a series of conversations as TobyMac speaks with Frank Jenks of ListenIn.org. Check it out here now and then come back and comment about what part you found most interesting. (These are seriously really interesting! -webgirl)

Here’s a preview of the songs that will be on Christmas in DiverseCity, releasing on October 4th. The order is subject to change …

TOBYMAC
1. Christmas This Year (Featuring Leigh Nash)*
2. The First Noel (Featuring Owl City)
3. Mary’s Boy Child (Featuring Jamie Grace)
4. O Come All Ye Faithful*
5. Little Drummer Boy
6. This Christmas (Father of the Fatherless) Featuring Nirva Ready*

*new versions

DIVERSECITY
7. Carol Of The Kings – Maj (Featuring Gabe Real & Liquid)
8. Birth of Love – SUPERHEROSE
9. What Child Is This? – Arch Nemesiz
10. It Snowed – Tim Rosenau
11. Angels We Have Heard On High – Nirva Ready
12. Santa’scomin’baka’round! – toddiefunk
13. Christmas Time – Byron “Mr. Talkbox” Chambers

As you may have heard in the new video, TobyMac and DiverseCity have been in the studio this summer working on a Christmas album! TobyMac will contribute about 5 or 6 songs including “Little Drummer Boy” and some of the members of DiverseCity will add about 7 or 8 songs. It will release on October 4th.

Stay tuned for more details!

The people have spoken in the 8th Annual JesusFreakHideout.com Reader’s Choice Awards with the results just announced today. TobyMac placed in six of the categories, coming out on top in 3 – Male Vocalist of the Year, Pop / Pop Rock / Contemporary Album of the Year and Best Live Performance. Huge thanks to all who voted!