Smith is ready to treat audience members to hits spanning his decades long career as he kicks off in Myrtle Beach, SC on February 22. The 22-date tour will offer something new for even the most die-hard Smith fan as he creates an unforgettable night of music and worship in each city.

To order tickets to the tour click here.

Spring 2023 Tour Dates:

ON-SALE THIS WEEK (Pre-sale “FOREVER” 10/18; General Public 10/20 at 10 am local)
* 2/22 – Myrtle Beach, SC – The Carolina OPRY
* 2/23 – Melbourne, FL – Maxwell C. King Center
* 2/29 – Shippensburg, PA – Luhrs PAC (On-sale Now)
* 3/1 – Indianapolis, IN – Murat Theatre
* 3/15 – Hattiesburg, MS – Sanger Theatre
* 3/16 – Shreveport, LA – The Strand
* 3/22 – Shipshewana, IN – Blue Gate PAC (On-sale Now)
* 3/24 – Louisville, KY – The Brown Theatre (On-sale Now)
* 4/19 – Boise, ID – Morrison Center
* 4/20 – Pocatello, ID – Stephens PAC
* 4/22 – Ogden, UT – Peery’s Egyptian Theatre
* 4/25 – Salem, OR – Elsinore Theatre
* 4/27 – Yakima, WA – Capitol Theatre
* 4/28 – Bremerton, WA – Admiral Theatre
* 4/29 – Spokane, WA – Fox Theatre

ON-SALE NEXT WEEK (Pre-sale “FOREVER” 10/25; General Public 10/27 at 10 am local)
* 3/2 – Canton, OH – Canton Palace Theatre
* 3/7 – Henderson, NC – McGregor Hall PAC
* 3/8 – Williamsport, PA – Community Arts Center
* 3/9 – Salisbury, MD – Wilcomico Youth & Civic Center
* 3/23 – Paducah, KY – The Carson Center

ON-SALE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 3 (Pre-sale 11/1; General Public 11/3 at 10 am local)
* 3/14 – Baton Rouge, LA – Raising Cane’s River Center

BEWARE OF SCAMMERS:  All official ticket links will be posted at MichaelWSmith.com as soon as we have the dates.

Grant and Smith To Co-Headline Nine Holiday Shows Including Their First Appearance Together on New York City’s Iconic Carnegie Hall Stage.

Smith Will Continue on Additional 8-City Tour With Tait, While Grant Kicks Off Her Annual Christmas at the Ryman Residency.

Multi-platinum, GRAMMY® winners Amy Grant and Michael W. Smith have announced dates for their 2023 Christmas Tour this holiday season.  Joined by special guest Michael Tait of the Newsboys, Grant and Smith will co-headline nine holiday shows, including their first appearance together on New York City’s iconic Carnegie Hall stage (Dec. 5). The pair will kick off their combined Christmas tour Nov. 26, in Atlanta, making additional stops in markets like Durham, Kansas City, Washington D.C. (Tysons, Va.), Dallas and more. All shows will go on sale Friday, July 14.

The highly anticipated Christmas concert will feature selections spanning the artists’ expansive Christmas repertoires and combine the vast collection of critically-acclaimed holiday albums between them. Both Grant and Smith’s recordings have become part of the backdrop of Christmas for families all over the world, and their holiday tour is one of the most heralded events of the season to the delight of fans at sold-out shows throughout North America.

Following the nine-city run with Grant, Smith will continue the Christmas tour with Tait for eight more dates, hitting Fort Myers, Minneapolis, Des Moines, Bowling Green, Nashville and more. Meanwhile, Grant will return to Nashville for her Christmas at the Ryman residency with her husband Vince Gill. The 12-performance holiday concert run at Nashville’s famed Ryman Auditorium will kick off on Dec. 13.

In support of their longstanding relationship with Compassion International, Grant and Smith will be bringing awareness to their child sponsorship experience at each show.

For more information on the upcoming tour and to purchase tickets, visit:

AmyGrant.com and MichaelWSmith.com.

2023 Amy Grant/Michael W. Smith Christmas Tour featuring Michael Tait
All dates and venues are subject to change without notice.

Nov. 26 – Atlanta, GA – Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre**

Nov. 27 – Durham, NC – DPAC**

Nov. 30 – Kansas City, MO – Kansas City Music Hall**

Dec. 01 – Waukegan, IL – Genesee Theatre**

Dec. 04 – Tysons, VA (Washington, DC) – Capital One Hall**

Dec. 05 – New York, NY – Carnegie Hall**

Dec. 06 – Wallingford, CT – Toyota Oakdale Theatre**

Dec. 09 – Dallas, TX – Music Hall at Fair Park**

Dec. 10 – Sugar Land, TX – Smart Financial Centre**

2023 Michael W. Smith Christmas Tour featuring Michael Tait
All dates and venues are subject to change without notice.

Dec. 12 – Fort Myers, FL – The Village Church*

Dec. 13 – Clearwater, FL – Capitol Theatre*

Dec. 16 – Minneapolis, MN – Orpheum Theatre*

Dec. 17 – Des Moines, IA – Hoyt Sherman Place*

Dec. 18 – Davenport, IA – Adler Theater*

Dec. 19 – Appleton, WI – Fox Cities Performing Arts Center*

Dec. 21 – Bowling Green, KY – TBA*

Dec. 22 – Nashville, TN – The Fisher Center*

**Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith and Michael Tait

*Michael W. Smith and Michael Tait

ABOUT AMY GRANT
Amy Grant’s career spans more than 40 years and stretches from her roots in gospel into becoming an iconic pop star, songwriter, television personality and philanthropist. With three multi-platinum albums, six platinum albums and four gold albums, her total career album sales have exceeded 30 million and over 1 billion global streams. Grant’s chart success has been consistent throughout her career with six No. 1 hits, 10 Top 40 pop singles, 17 Top 40 Adult Contemporary tracks and multiple Contemporary Christian chart-toppers. In addition to her six GRAMMY® Awards, Grant has earned 26 Dove Awards (including four Artist of the Year Awards) and has been awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame as well as the Music City Walk of Fame and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Conventional wisdom has it that Grant put Contemporary Christian Music on the map, becoming the first Contemporary Christian artist to have a platinum record, the first to hit No. 1 on the pop charts and the first to perform at the GRAMMY® Awards. With that, her legacy as one of the most influential artists of the past four decades is assured.  In 2020, the T.J. Martell Foundation – the music industry’s leading nonprofit to fund innovative medical research focused on treatments and cures for cancer – honored Grant with the Tony Martell Outstanding Entertainment Achievement Award at their annual Honors Gala. Most recently, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts included Grant as one of their five distinguished Honorees to receive the 45th Kennedy Center Honors for lifetime artistic achievements. In 2023, Grant will be on the road performing in 70 cities across the country and recently released her first new music in a decade, starting with the single “Trees We’ll Never See,” (March) and most recently in April “What You Heard.”

Get Connected With Amy Grant:

AmyGrant.com

facebook.com/amygrant

twitter.com/amygrant

instagram.com/amygrantofficial

ABOUT MICHAEL W. SMITH
Michael W. Smith has been releasing new music regularly and performing around the world to sold-out crowds for the last 35+ years. During his storied career, he’s written and recorded over 36 No. 1 songs, been bestowed with three GRAMMY® Awards, 45 Dove Awards, one American Music Award, was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame and has sold more than 15 million albums. More than just an outstanding songwriter and performer, Smith has given back to the global community throughout his career. He has raised funds to battle AIDS in Africa, started Rocketown, a safe haven for young people in Tennessee to meet and find hope; and has helped more than 70,000 children through Compassion International. 

Get Connected With Michael W. Smith:
michaelwsmith.com
facebook.com/michaelwsmithofficial
twitter.com/michaelwsmith
instagram.com/mwsmithofficial

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE:

Iconic multi-platinum, singer and songwriter Michael W. Smith is releasing an extended version of his album Worship Forever, including instrumental versions of each song. Re-imagined to honor his #1 highest-selling album of all time, the record featured a full symphony orchestra and special appearances by Amy Grant, Matt Redman and Tauren Wells. 

Today, Smith allows the listener to worship in a different way by releasing the incredible instrumental versions for each track on Worship Forever (Extended Edition). 

“Releasing this extended version of Worship Forever was really personal to me. I find that intimacy, prayer and meditation with the Father goes very deep when listening to music that have no words. With the amazing orchestra we had that night, it is very powerful and I am thrilled for everyone to not only hear it, but experience it as well.” Smith says.

Worship Forever (Extended Edition) Track List: 

1.  FOREVER

2.  HEART OF WORSHIP (Featuring Matt Redman)

3.  DRAW ME CLOSE

4.  TURN YOUR EYES UPON JESUS

5.  OPEN THE EYES OF MY HEART

6.  ABOVE ALL

7.  BREATHE

8.  LET IT RAIN

9.  AGNUS DEI (Featuring Amy Grant)

10.  AWESOME GOD

11.  MORE LOVE, MORE POWER (Featuring Tauren Wells)

12.  SURROUNDED, WAYMAKER (Medley)

13.  THE BLESSING (Spoken)

14.  FOREVER (Reprise)

15.  SING AGAIN (Bonus Track)

16.  FOREVER (Instrumental)

17.  HEART OF WORSHIP (Featuring Matt Redman) (Instrumental)

18.  DRAW ME CLOSE (Instrumental)

19.  TURN YOUR EYES UPON JESUS (Instrumental)

20.  OPEN THE EYES OF MY HEART (Instrumental)

21.  ABOVE ALL (Instrumental)

22.  BREATHE (Instrumental)

23.  LET IT RAIN (Instrumental)

24.  AGNUS DEI (Featuring Amy Grant) (Instrumental)

25.  AWESOME GOD (Instrumental)

26.  MORE LOVE, MORE POWER (Featuring Tauren Wells) (Instrumental)

27.  SURROUNDED, WAYMAKER (Medley)

28.  FOREVER (Reprise) (Instrumental)

To purchase Worship Forever (Extended Edition) please visit:  https://slinky.to/WorshipForeverLiveExtended

Michael W. Smith is thrilled to announce his new Christmas EP today. Christmas at Home, coming out October 21^st, features Smith’s entire family participating in the recording, arranging, writing and includes 6 brand new Christmas standards that will awaken the listener’s holiday memories. Among the tracks, there are two instrumental pieces, “The Star” (featuring a haunting vocal line from daughter Whitney Mooring and lush orchestration) and “Christmas at Wildwood” which features Smith’s signature gift and sound for writing melodies on the piano.  Throughout the entire EP, the music and orchestration play like an epic movie soundtrack.

The EP was inspired by the song “ Freeze The Frame” written by Smith and Tony Wood, painting pictures of family moments around the holidays. Lyrics from the Mark Campbell produced song that spoke to Smith include: “Time around the table/And time around the tree/These moments in these rooms tonight/Are everything I dream.” They reminded him so much of his own family life that it quickly led him to the idea of making the EP a family affair, having his daughter Anna Bovi sing on the track and motivated him to bring in his other children and, at the time, 16 grandchildren (recently grown to 17) for the rest of the project.

Other highlights from the EP include the radio single ‘Christmas Is Here’ written by Smith and Bovi, which has memory-inducing lyrics and a chorus of all of his grandchildren, with the orchestral arrangement done by Smith’s son, Tyler.  Another majestic moment was bringing in the 200+ member Brentwood Baptist Choir for “God with God.” The song is a choral and orchestra masterpiece that invokes memories of Smith’s past Christmas anthems, produced, orchestrated, and arranged by David Hamilton.  Listeners will know they’re in for a special experience by the opening instrumental “The Night Before…” which sets the stage perfectly for the Christmas season.

Smith will showcase the songs from the EP (in addition to his other classics) on his upcoming Christmas tour with Amy Grant. Tour dates can be found at MichaelWSmith.com/Tour.

To pre-save Christmas at Home click here

Physical copies will be available November 4^th and can be found here

Christmas At Home Tracklist:

• The Night Before…
• Christmas Is Here
• Freeze The Frame
• The Star
• God with God
• Christmas at Wildwood
• Christmas Is Here (Radio Edit)

Michael W. Smith has re-envisioned his #1 highest-selling album of all time, Worship, in honor of the 20^th anniversary of the album’s release on September 11, 2001. Out today, Worship Forever, has re-imagined the album from start to finish, this time, with a full symphony orchestra. The new record also includes a bonus track, “SING AGAIN”, a song with lyrics Smith felt especially appropriate for today.

Worship Forever was recorded in front of a live audience in Nashville, TN on July 12, 2021 and includes special appearances by Amy Grant, Matt Redman and Tauren Wells. In celebration of the album’s release, TBN will be airing the entire musical event and documentary footage tonight (9/10) three times back-to-back at 7:00/8:30/10:00pm CST. The special will continue to air through the next week.

Originally released on September 11, 2001, Worship offered hope during a time of despair and mourning.

Smith says, “The Worship record was a special one for me.  From the recording live in Lakeland, Florida – to the release on 9/11– the day our nation was attacked.  I’ve seen God use those songs and that music in ways I could have never dreamed.  I’m so excited, now, to have re-imagined this record – start to finish – with a full Symphony Orchestra.  This is a very special recording from an incredible night.”

Worship Forever Track List:

1. Forever
2. Heart of Worship feat. Matt Redman
3. Draw Me Close
4. Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus
5. Open the Eyes of My Heart
6. Above All
7. Breathe
8. Let It Rain
9. Agnus Dei feat. Amy Grant
10. Awesome God
11. More Love, More Power feat. Tauren Wells
12. Surrounded, Waymaker
13. Forever (reprise)
14. Bonus Track: Sing Again

To listen to Worship Forever please visit: https://slinky.to/WorshipForeverLive

Barbara Ann Smith fell asleep at home on July 10, 2021 and woke up in her new home with Jesus where she was reunited with Paul, her childhood sweetheart and husband of almost 59 years. She was 86 years old. Born in Roanoke, Virginia, Barbara was the oldest of the five Spradlin children. 

After moving to Kenova, West Virginia it wasn’t long before she caught the eye of sixteen-year old Paul Smith who conveniently lived across the street. She was fourteen. After seven years of courtship, they married on January 11, 1957. 

Barbara was not only a faithful member of First Baptist Church of Kenova until 1994, but also served as church secretary, church cook, and fellow youth choir trip chaperone with Paul for their own children and so many more. She led the children’s choirs for years. The two of them raised more Kenova kids than they could count. Their home was the hang out place for Michael, Kimberly, and their friends. 

Her love for home and family filled Barbara’s heart to the point of overflowing to all who had the joy of knowing her. Making mealtime a priority for her own family, there was always room for one, two, three, or more chairs to pull up to the table. Family was her heartbeat, and hospitality was one of her many God-given gifts. Those who tasted them will agree that her recipes were heavenly and that her ability to serve meals at the perfect temperature to several hundred people at the same time was nothing less than miraculous.

Even more than her extraordinary recipes was the time and attention she gave to family, friends, and all who needed an ear to listen, a word to comfort, and a heart to care. Many found in her a mother, Mimi, and confidant. You always felt like a better you after being with her. And when she got tickled, you did too. Barbara was also scrappy enough to pull herself through a tough childhood and tender years as Paul’s caregiver. 

After serving for more than twenty years as the church secretary of First Baptist Kenova, she and Paul moved in 1994 to Franklin to be close to their children and grandchildren. Their ministry together has touched the homeless at Room in the Inn and their well-fed but spiritually hungry neighbors. With Barbara, no one was homeless, and everyone was fed. 

Barbara’s life is celebrated by her children, Michael (Debbie) Smith and Kimberly (David) Bennett; eight grandchildren and seventeen great grandchildren: Ryan (Patti) Smith and their four children; Whitney (Jack) Mooring and their four children; Tyler (Sarah) Smith and their five children; Anna Bovi and her two daughters; Emily (Sam) Hancock and their daughter; Mary Claire Bennett and her daughter; Caroline, and Sarah Kate Bennett. Barbara is survived by sisters Delores Brant and Janice (Paul) Clary.

As much as she loved and cared for her family, friends, and anyone who walked through her door and sat at her table, Barbara loved Jesus, and her heart beat for Him. You may honor Barbara by supporting Rocketown of Middle Tennessee and Adoration Hospice, Madison, TN. Visitation will be 2:00–4:15 pm Wednesday, July 14 with a celebration service to follow at 4:30 in the Theatre near Entrance B at Church of the City, 828 Murfreesboro Road, Franklin, TN.