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FORREST FRANK'S CHILD OF GOD II ARRIVES WITH CRITICAL ACCLAIM, CALLING THE PROJECT 'GENRE-BLENDING,' 'JOYFUL,' AND 'INTENTIONAL'

FRANK IS CLOSING OUT HIS SOLD-OUT ARENA TOUR WHILE VIRAL HIT "YOUR WAY'S BETTER" MOVES UP BILLBOARD HOT 100


Forrest Frank's 'Child of God II' Releases to Critical Acclaim


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NEWS SOURCE: The Media Collective
May 9, 2025

NASHVILLE, TN… May 9, 2025 - GRAMMY-nominated, award winning artist FORREST FRANK'S greatly anticipated CHILD OF GOD II is out today. With pre-orders surpassing 200K, the new music was in massive demand by fans and has media critics singing its praises:
 
"With this deeply emotional, genre-blending follow-up, Forrest doesn’t just prove his staying power — he stakes his claim as both a champion and innovator of Christian music for a new generation." - CCM Magazine
 
"Forrest Frank Takes Gospel Mission Seriously in CHILD OF GOD II" -ChurchLeaders.com
"...a soundtrack for summer, for faith, for fun— Joyful, intentional, and impossible not to move to. Forrest Frank has done it again." - Today's Christian Entertainment
 
“Forrest Frank is having a moment. There’s no one hotter in Christian music, and I for one, am here for it.” - JesusFreakHideout
 
Traveling across the U.S. and Canada for his completely sold out "CHILD OF GOD TOUR Part 2,” FRANK announced pop-up shops during the next five shows, featuring limited edition merch, vinyl records, autographed CDs, activations, and personal appearances. If you're in Tulsa, Fort Worth, Waco, Austin or Miami, be sure to show up early!
 
FRANK is also experiencing the explosive viral growth of his track "YOUR WAY'S BETTER,” driven by a viral dance that's taken the internet by storm The song has caught the attention of mainstream media like HITS Daily Double. and has made a splash onto the BILLBOARD Hot 100, currently No. 62, up a whopping 10 spots from last week.
 
The track continues to catch fire on TikTok, Reels, and YouTube Shorts (472K TikTok UGC / 180K Reels UGC) and is now organically spreading into Latin America and hitting new streaming peaks day after day.
 
With two songs in the Top 40 on the Billboard Christian radio charts (“YOUR WAY'S BETTER” and “NOTHING ELSE”), FRANK'S collective weekly audience is over 9M this week on Mediabase’s Christian Audience chart.
 
ABOUT FORREST FRANK:
Forrest Frank acknowledges the weight of his words, deeds, and actions within his artistry. The award-nominated Texas-based singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist approaches life and music with gratitude and intent. This mindset underscores his music, and it’s why his GRAMMY-nominated CHILD OF GOD was the best-selling Christian album of 2024.

The Houston-born singer, who’d temporarily put the idea of making solo music on the back burner to keep building on his band’s success, craved the freedom to make music just for himself again, and in 2021, a revelation inspired him to change course. Forrest opted to take a year off from touring, relocated to Waco, TX, and became a father.

Working completely independently, his self-described “simple worship song”—the powerful “NO LONGER BOUND” [feat. Hulvey]— opened up the floodgates, surging across social media, tallying north of 60.9 million Spotify streams and counting. He parlayed this momentum into CHILD OF GOD. Beyond performing on all 20 tracks, Forrest helmed the production, crafting an immersive ou anchored by elements of bright R&B, upbeat pop, and uplifting gospel. Thematically, he clung to a core message. “My whole brand was built around God, and I’m not going to change that—ever,” he affirms.

CHILD OF GOD soared to stratospheric heights upon arrival, capturing his first GRAMMY nomination, a Billboard Music Award (BBMA) finalist spot, a #1 on the iTunes Overall Top Albums Chart, and within a few months’ time, tallied over 1 billion global streams. Given the runaway success, Billboard named him the #1 Top New Christian Artist of 2023, a 2024 BBMA finalist for Top Christian Artist. Concurrently, the signature “GOOD DAY” became a Christian radio hit, also named a BBMA finalist and won a DOVE Award for Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year, with Frank winning for “New Artist of the Year.” Last fall he released the CHILD OF GOD (DELUXE) album featuring seven new tracks, including "YOUR WAY'S BETTER" and "HEAVEN ON THIS EARTH" with Torey D’Shaun, as well as a new holiday original, "THE PRESENT." 2025 has seen the release of four new singles, "drop," "SUNRISE,” "NOTHING ELSE (with Thomas Rhett)," “NO L’s,” "CELEBRATION," and "AMEN." Currently FRANK is on the road for his completely sold out "CHILD OF GOD TOUR Part 2,” and experiencing the explosive viral growth of the track "YOUR WAY'S BETTER,” driven by a viral dance that's taken the internet by storm. His new album, CHILD OF GOD II, is out now.


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