for KING & COUNTRY™ BURN THE SHIPS DEBUTS AT NO. 7 ON THE ALL-GENRE BILLBOARD 200 CHART

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GRAMMY ® WINNERS CELEBRATE WITH TWO SOLD-OUT SHOWS AT THE RYMAN



(Nashville, TN) - Two-time GRAMMY ® award-winning group for KING & COUNTRY reached exciting new benchmarks last week with the release of their third studio album Burn the Ships. The time and hard work spent have paid off in spades, as the record debuted at No. 7 on the all-genre Billboard 200 Albums chart, and No. 1 on the Top Christian Albums chart. These milestones propelled the band to their biggest ever sales week and their first top 10 album. Watch the Smallbone brothers discuss how they tapped into their own feelings of forgiveness, desperation, and hope to create their most heartfelt & personal record in an exclusive video HERE.



Joel and Luke Smallbone state: “Burn the Ships, to us, is a special album of personal discovery and honest expression. It shows the truly cathartic power of music, that allowed us to process some of life’s challenges and what we had faced before and while we were making it. That’s what makes this debut so special to us - how the music remained true to us and authentic to those listening. A big thank you to everyone who discovered Burn the Ships, it’s success is because of you - see you on the road!”



for KING & COUNTRY has had an astounding past few months as the duo has been featured by major publications like People and USA Today, and their lead single “joy.” became a multi-hit, multi-chart, international No. 1 hit with over 21 million streams. The Smallbones’ upward trajectory has followed them home to Nashville, TN, as the band celebrated their most successful release to date with a pair of SOLD-OUT shows at the historic Ryman Auditorium. They now have five sold-out shows under their belt, including a rousing performance in Dallas, TX at The Bomb Factory, and are gearing up for the last leg of their Burn the Ships | Album Release tour. You can buy tickets to the remaining shows by clicking HERE.





Burn the Ships | Album Release Tour Dates





Oct. 20th

Paramount Denver

Denver, CO


Oct. 23rd

The Theatre at Ace Hotel

Los Angeles, CA


Oct. 25th

The Warfield

San Francisco, CA


Oct. 27th

Moore Theatre

Seattle, WA




**Denver and Seattle SOLD OUT**





About for KING & COUNTRY

Two-time GRAMMY® award-winning Australian duo, for KING & COUNTRY, comprised of brothers Joel & Luke Smallbone, have just released their much anticipated third studio album, Burn the Ships, a sweeping musical landscape that explores themes of new beginnings, forgiveness, hope, and love. The album’s soaring debut single, “joy,” held the No. 1 spot for consecutive weeks, marking the group’s highest debut on three Billboard charts. Their previous album, the gold-certified RUN WILD. LIVEFREE. LOVE STRONG., debuted at No. 1 on iTunes, and produced two GRAMMYs®, four Dove Awards, and a hugely successful 60-date arena tour. They have garnered four No. 1 hits, nine Top 10 hits, and had songs featured on the Emmys, Super Bowl, Sunday Night Football and other high-profile events, including performances on The Tonight Show, Today, and Jimmy Kimmel Live! In October 2016, the Smallbone brothers released the indie film inspired by their No. 1 hit of the same name, Priceless, about human trafficking.



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Road Trip For King and Country Because Sometimes Homeschooling Looks Like This - Day 31 of 365

Day 31 of Homeschool day 365 posts looks like this:

So, my daughter got her license on February 13, a day after she turned 16, which means she had a sweet 16 birthday! One of her big gifts that she opened were tickets to The Roadshow, a Christian music festival much like Winterjam.

The highway is not my thing, but my hubby couldn't drive this time since he had several gigs scheduled, so it turned into a mom and daughter road trip to Cape Girardeau, overnight.

Tickets are just $10 at the door, but I had purchased VIP tickets since I didn't want to drive that far for a chance of not getting in the doors.

I snagged an amazing hotel room for free using points from a hotel rewards group we belong to.

We checked into the hotel and headed across the parking lot to Olive Garden, feasted on their Never-ending deal and stashed to-go containers full of salad and extra entree to take back to the room for after the concert. Then, we headed back to the room to freshen up and head to the concert.

We only waited outside for about an hour before the VIP doors opened, and my daughter made a bee-line to the B stage where she knew For King and Country would come out onto part way into their show.

She had made miniature koalas that had the names of Luke Smallbone's two boys stitched on the little blue blanket the koala was holding. She crafted drums to look like their daddy Luke's drums, and she handed off the first two koalas at a previous concert to Luke. This time, Luke and his wife have welcomed baby Leo, so she made a koala for Leo. She wasn't able to give this one directly to Luke, but it did make it's way to the proper owner, apparently (see screenshot further down in blog with Joel holding the koala next to his face). Too cute!

Mother Daughter Road Trip to The Roadshow For King and Country

This week, I traveled out of my comfort zone to drive on the highway for hours. Why? Because my daughter wanted to see For King and Country. The Christian band was playing with a tour called The Roadshow.

Off we went, armed with tons of prayer for my driving, it turned out to be a great trip despite plenty of rain. I discovered that within minutes of starting, The Roadshow felt like the Holy Spirit fell as Bethel Music began to sing. I also discovered that my little girl is a really lovely young lady. It was almost more like friend to friend than mom to daughter.

Enjoy!

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