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A Reminder from Britt Nicole To All of Her Fans

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Britt Nicole left this sweet message for her fans today. 🙂 I just love her!
“Hangin out yesterday morning @baristaparlor with @3strandsglobal 🙂 so excited about all they are doing! Reminding women of their worth! I saw this sign there yesterday and thought I would snap a quick pic! 🙂 I know Gold has been out for a couple years, but y’all have continued to support this record and that is a reminder to me that this song “Gold” is more than a song. It is a life long message, for us to remember our worth. It’s so easy to get down on ourselves and see the worst but God sees our true worth even through our sin, sickness, brokenness, fear, hate, he sees it all…All the bad yet thought we were worth so much that He gave up His son that we might be saved! Remember your worth today! Love you!”

Britt Nicole: Liberty University (OFFICIAL POST)

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Britt Nicole & her team performed the first of their final two shows of the year last night! The performance took place at Liberty University. Check out some photos & videos from the night below!
If you would like to submit your own photos/videos, please e-mail them to us at: brittnicoleglow@yahoo.com. 🙂

**We will continue adding photos & videos to this post as they become available, so please keep checking back! 🙂 **

PHOTOS
Britt Nicole took a moment this afternoon to capture her excitement for tonight’s show with For King & Country! 🙂

Check out that growing baby bump! We can’t wait to meet Baby Crosby #2! 🙂
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One lucky fan named Leah got to interview Britt Nicole before tonight’s show! We can’t wait to hear the interview! 🙂
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A close-up of Britt Nicole
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VIDEOS

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New Britt Nicole Interview on her single "Ready or Not"

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BEHIND THE SONG WITH KEVIN DAVIS, #500! -
Britt Nicole: “In being who you are people see the love of Jesus.”

Britt Nicole is one of my favorite female artists. She has an incredible heart for her ministry, is a wonderful role model for girls of all ages and she has an excellent singing voice. If you like Francesca Battistelli and mainstream pop music, then you’ll love Britt Nicole. She has delivered the ideal album to minister to anyone struggling with identity issues. I’ve been married for 19 years and have 3 young daughters and her best-selling album Gold really ministers to me and my family. The ultra-catchy dance-tempo crossover hit title track, “Gold” perfectly sets the tone for her excellent album, one of my top 10 albums of 2012.

The title track opens with the lyrics–“You were walking on the moon, now you’re feeling low, what they said wasn’t true, you’re beautiful, sticks and stones break your bones, I know what you’re feeling, words like those won’t steal your glow…you’re worth more than gold.” My daughters are more precious than anything in the world to me and to their Heavenly Father, and that song is a great anthem to celebrate the biblical Truth from Psalm 139, that we are “fearfully and wonderfully made.”

“Ready Or Not” features premier Christian rapper Lecrae. The message is uplifting and mission-minded including the lyrics, “giving everything to see the lost get found” leading to the chorus–“Ready or not here I come, I’m about to show you where the Light comes from.” That connects to the message of her hit song, “The Lost Get Found” which was my 46th “behind the song” devotional article. I’m thrilled to feature the story behind this song as my 500th “behind the song” devotional article. I had the chance to speak with Britt about the song.

Please tell me the personal story behind writing this song.

This song is all about being who you are, letting your light shine and taking the love of God to the world. I’ve had a lot of chances to do that this past year. Because of the success of the song “Gold,” I was able to share about the love of God in a lot of different ways and it was amazing to see people respond to the love of God. To people who had never heard the Good News, people who had never heard the Gospel and who weren’t Christians. I hope this song encourages people to do that. Take the love of God to people who haven’t heard.

This song also speaks about how we can try to fit into a box or fit into a mold. I felt that a lot as a new artist—that I was trying to be who people wanted me to be instead of who I am. Be who you are. In being who you are people see the love of Jesus.

Since I’ve been making music, I wanted to feature another artist on my album. I never had the opportunity to do that until I made this album, and in thinking about it, I love rap music and hip-hop. Immediately the first person who came to my mind was Lecrae. Not only because I love his style of music, but also because I love who he is as an artist, and the stand that he takes. His music is amazing and he is so talented. I called Lecrae and he loved the song. I asked him to write whatever he felt would work with the song. I told him what the song meant to me. He sent something back and I loved it. We made no changes. I love his part of the song and I feel like it takes it to another level and makes it more powerful. I love his lyrics, “You’re the source of all my hope and the reason why I stand.” Every time I hear that, it ministers to me.

Which Bible verses connect to the message of the song? 

Matthew 5:14-16 (The Voice): And you, beloved, are the light of the world. A city built on a hilltop cannot be hidden. Similarly it would be silly to light a lamp and then hide it under a bowl. When someone lights a lamp, she puts it on a table or a desk or a chair, and the light illumines the entire house. You are like that illuminating light. Let your light shine everywhere you go, that you may illumine creation, so men and women everywhere may see your good actions, may see creation at its fullest, may see your devotion to Me, and may turn and praise your Father in heaven because of it.

What is the takeaway message?

I remember when I was working on this album, my husband brought me the track for this song and played it for me and God started giving me ideas for the lyrics of the song. At the time, I was on a Christian tour, and I was feeling like people wanted to put me inside a box, even at a Christian event. I’ve been blessed as an artist getting to play with so many artists and at festivals. To be honest, at some events I’ve been told to not say things from stage about what God has done in my life. I was getting very discouraged, because I want to share about what God has done in my life. I’ve got to tell people who God is. This wasn’t at a pop music show, this was a Christian event. We should be able to talk about God, and not put in a box about what we think people want to hear and what might or might not offend people. I was praying for guidance. I was praying about how to be who I am with people by showing the love of God by praying for someone. God gave me the lyrics for this song, and that’s where “fit it in your box” comes from.  We’re not going to be put in a box at a Christian event or a pop music event. That is what this song is about. This is who I am, I won’t hide it. I’m going to share about the Love of Jesus. I’m not going to hide it under a bushel. Ready or not, I’m going to let it shine. I want people to be themselves. God made you different and unique. Let the light of God inside of you shine.

Lyrics:
I tried to cover my shine
I’ve tried staying in the lines
I, I, I don’t wanna hide
No not tonight
You, you, you want me to take my light
Fit it in your box right
I want you to look me in the eye, eye, eye

Ready or not
Here, here, here I come
I’m about to show you where the light comes from
Oh, oh, oh ready or not here, here I come
This is who I am
I won’t hide it
I’m a take it all over the world
To the young to the old every boy and girl
Ready or not here I come
I’m a show the world where the love is

I’m not ever selling out
A love out loud is what it’s all about
Giving everything to see the lost get found
Yeah, it’s going down
You, you, you want me to take my light
Fit it in your box right
I want you to look me in the eye, eye, eye

Ready or not here, here I come
I’m about to show you where the light comes from
Ready or not here here, here I come
This is who I am
I won’t hide it
I’m a take it all over the world
To the young to the old every boy and girl
Ready or not here I come
I’m a show the world where the love is

I refuse to keep this buried deep inside of me
Yeah this little light of mine, it’s time to let it shine a bit
‘Cause there’s no point in hiding it
It’s everything I am
The source of all my hope
And it’s the reason why I stand
And I pledge allegiance to be somebody real
There’s no more holding it back
I’m showing them how I feel cause love is more than a word
It’s a noun, and a verb, and hiding it is absurd
Ya heard

Ready or not here, here, here I come
I’m about to show you where the light comes from
Ready or not here here, here I come
This is who I am
I won’t hide it
I’m a take it all over the world
To the young to the old every boy and girl
Ready or not here I come
I’m a show the world where the love is

Britt Nicole’s songs “Walk on the Water” and “Set the world on Fire” have been featured in television shows and movies and with Gold she has had a “Breakthrough” as the premier female artist in all of Christian music. She has an infectious and upbeat musical style, layering her strong and distinguished vocals over the top of one hooky melody after another.

Britt has really emerged as one of the top female vocalists in any genre and she is a great role model for girls struggling with identity issues. Her album is loaded with positive grace-filled messages of hope. The upbeat and heavily produced musical arrangements on this album perfectly accentuate Britt’s powerful and passionate songs. Britt’s favorite Scripture passage is 1 Chronicles 28:20 which she says reminds her daily of God’s calling on her life. Britt has the gift of encouragement and every single song lifts me up, especially “Ready or Not.”

Appropriately in commemorating my 500th devotional article, I am writing about a song based on the passage that I’ve featured the most, Matthew 5:14-16. From my 4th devotional, Bethany Dillon’s “Let Your Light Shine” to #187, “Shine (SMS)” by David Crowder*Band, and #451 “A City on a Hill” by The City Harmonic, that passage has been a consistent devotional reminder to demonstrate my commitment to God by letting my light shine the Light of the World, Jesus, who lives inside all of us as believers. As the song boldly proclaims, “I’m about to show you where the Light comes from…Ready or Not!” Amen to that!

(Watch the lyric video here.)

Britt Nicole Performs at YouthQuake

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We will update this post with more pictures & videos as they come available. 🙂

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Britt Nicole & her band working out their phalanges (fingers). 🙂
 “Just bein a nerd!” – Britt Nicole
 “I’m away from my loves today, in Canada doing a show, but they sent me this pic this morning! 🙂 I love my family! Thank you Jesus for the two best blessings in the world! 🙂 my valentines!” – Britt Nicole
 “We r in the snow!!!!!” – Britt Nicole
 It was very chilly for their performance at Youthquake.
 Britt Nicole & Laney were excited for Youthquake!
 The scenery was absolutely gorgeous!
 “Valentine’s day was a success! :)” – Britt Nicole

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 “Thank you #youthquake for having us tonight!!:) it was FUN! :)” – Britt Nicole
One lucky fan caught this up close shot of Britt performing. What a BEAUTIFUL dress! 🙂
 Jelene got to meet AND interview the lovely Britt Nicole! Hopefully we will see it someday soon!
 Britt Nicole leading worship at Youthquake.
 A shot of the stage.
Jeff getting amped for the show! 🙂

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New Britt Nicole Interview with New Release Tuesday

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BEHIND THE SONG WITH KEVIN DAVIS, #482 -

“Britt Nicole is one of my favorite female artists. She has an incredible heart for her ministry, is a wonderful role model for girls of all ages and has an excellent singing voice. She has an infectious and upbeat musical style, layering her strong and distinguished vocals over the top of one hooky melody after another. Britt really has emerged as one of the top female vocalists in any genre, and the messages of her songs are great for anyone struggling with identity issues as evidenced by her hit song “Gold.”

Her excellent, Grammy-nominated album, Gold, was re-released earlier this year, and features the aforementioned hit title track, as well as “All This Time” and “Ready or Not.” She’s also a new mom with her baby daughter, Ella Brave Crosby, having been born this past year. She contributed to the WOW Christmas collection with a stunning rendition of the Christmas hymn, “O Come All Ye Faithful.” I had the great opportunity to speak with Britt about her cover tune, and this is what she shared with me.

Please tell me about the story behind recording “O Come All Ye Faithful.”

I love Christmas time. I have a big family and we all get together. I usually go home to North Carolina, but this will be the first year that I’m not going home. I’ll be staying here in Nashville with my husband and baby daughter. We’ll have our first Christmas together as new parents.

Normally when I go home, my grandfather has a big log house and we eat lots of food, read the Christmas story and open presents, and my grandfather loves to sing Christmas songs. We sit around the fireplace and he says that before we open any presents we need to take time to pray and sing and think about the meaning of Christmas songs, and read from the Bible. We would always sing “O Come All Ye Faithful,” and I love how the song has a special place in my heart from singing it with my family.

I love so many songs, and chose this one for a couple of reasons. Mainly I love the song because it takes you to a place of worship. Honestly, we were looking at a lot of different songs to record for the WOW Christmas project. Every artist would choose a different song. I was so happy that this song was available, because it is traditional.

I’ve only released one other Christmas song, “Last Christmas,” to Japan, which is kind of random. It’s a fun, pop song, but not about the heart of Christmas. I was really thankful that I landed on a song that led me to a place of worship. I really didn’t expect the song to do that as much as it did.

My husband produced the song, and I was singing it in the studio and words really spoke to me while I was singing them for the recording. It is a worship song—not just a Christmas song. I really felt the presence of God while I was recording it. Now when I listen to it, I go to a place of worship. I love that, because that’s what Christmas is all about, the birth of Jesus and the worship of Him as our King and as our Lord. To be able to do that with my first ‘real’ Christmas song that I’ve released was very cool. I really like how it turned out.

Which Bible verses connect to the message of the song? 
Matthew 2:1-6 (The Voice): “Mary and Joseph name their baby Jesus, but sometimes He is referred to as ‘Immanuel,’ because by coming to dwell with us, living and dying among us, He would be able to save us from our sin. Jesus was born in the town of Bethlehem, in the province of Judea, at the time when King Herod reigned. Not long after Jesus was born, magi, wise men or seers from the East, made their way from the East to Jerusalem. These wise men made inquiries. These men from the East come looking for the One who has been born who will save His people from sin. Wise Men: ‘Where is this newborn, who is the King of the Jews? When we were far away in the East we saw His star, and we have followed its glisten and gleam all this way to worship Him.’ King Herod began to hear rumors of the wise men’s quest, and he, and all of his followers in Jerusalem, were worried. So Herod called all of the leading Jewish teachers, the chief priests and head scribes, and he asked them where Hebrew tradition claimed the long-awaited Anointed One would be born. Scribes and Priests: ‘An ancient Hebrew prophet, Micah, said this: But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are no poor relation—For from your people will come a Ruler who will be the shepherd of My people Israel.’

What’s the takeaway message? 
 
When you read that Scripture and the wise men ask, “Where is this newborn?” right away my mind went to my baby. I just had Ella a few months ago, and thinking of her as a tiny newborn—and she’s really tiny—who can’t do anything or say anything, to think at that moment the wise men were coming to see the Savior of the world as tiny little baby, that’s amazing to me. Now that I’ve experienced having a baby, I keep thinking about how God came in that form.

He could have come so many different ways, as a King, riding on a horse, but He came in humility and it shows who Jesus is. That speaks a lot to me about the character of God. We want people to notice us, and we want to be recognized, but Jesus came as a baby. This time of year is a time to come and worship God. I’m thinking about shopping for gifts, and it is easy to get caught up in the distractions of the season. That’s not what it is about at all. It is nice to give gifts, but we need to keep our focus on Jesus. I hope when people hear this song that they experience God’s presence. God is here right now. He’s with you wherever you are. He is alive. Go to that place of worship.

Lyrics:
O come all ye faithful
Joyful and triumphant
O come ye, o come ye to Bethlehem
Come and behold Him
Born the King of angels
O come, let us adore Him
O come, let us adore Him
O come, let us adore Him
Christ the Lord
Let us come
Let us come
Let us come
Let us come
Sing choirs of angels
Sing in exultation
Sing all ye citizens
Of Heaven above
Glory to God
Glory in the highest
Come and adore Him
Come, let us adore Him
O come, let us adore Him
Christ the Lord
Let us come
Let us come
Let us come and adore Him
Come and adore Him
Come, let us adore Him
O come, let us adore Him
Christ the Lord

That Matthew 2:1-6 Bible account in The Voice translation really sets the scene for the Christmas story. We are familiar with the story, but these words give some context about how God prophesied that Jesus would be born in Bethlehem, in Micah 5:2, and told us through His prophet Isaiah that His Son would be named Jesus, sometimes called Immanuel, “because by coming to dwell with us, living and dying among us, He would be able to save us from our sin.” That’s the Christmas story. Jesus came to live among us, not as royalty, but in poverty, “with no place for the Son of Man to lay His head.”

Jesus lived the perfect life that we can’t live and died the death that we all deserve so that we could live with Him forever. We know from Romans 10:9 (NKJV), “that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.” That’s the ultimate reason that Christmas is such a celebration, and is the reason that Christians throughout the world worship with all of our hearts, minds and souls along with the words of this song.
As stated by the wise men in Matthew 2:4, “When we were far away in the East we saw His star, and we have followed its glisten and gleam all this way to worship Him.” No matter how far away you are from Jesus, follow His star and worship Him. As Britt sings in the song, “let us come, let us come, let us come and adore Him…Christ the Lord.” Amen. Merry Christmas!

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Posted December 17, 2013 | NRT Lead Contributor Kevin Davis is a longtime fan of Christian music, an avid music collector and credits the message of Christian music for leading him to Christ. He lives in Pennsylvania with his wife and three daughters. 

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