On Thursday, Jan. 16, Newsboys lead singer Michael Tait abruptly announced that he was leaving the band after 15 years. Yesterday, the band took to social media to provide an update, describing the past six weeks as “quite a journey.”
Tait informed his bandmates about his sudden departure just days before the band was scheduled to play the first show of the Worldwide Revival Nights Tour.
With Tait’s departure, the newest Newsboys’ member, Adam Agee, has stepped up to the microphone and assumed the role of frontman—a position he previously held for Stellar Kart and the revitalization of Audio Adrenaline in 2015.
On Monday (March 3), Newsboys shared with fans how God continues to show his faithfulness in the midst of the band’s journey.
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“The last six weeks have been quite a journey, but through it all, God has continually shown His faithfulness to us,” Newsboys posted. “We are excited about our future, just the four of us. We also have been working on new music this month, and we can’t wait to start sharing it with you!”
The band shared that its first release without Tait on lead vocals will be a “new version of ‘How Many Times’, which was the first song Adam wrote when he joined the band.” Newsboys said that the band is even changing the name of the song, sharing that it will be titled “How Many Times (oh how You love me).”
“This version feels like the right song to share first as we enter this new season,” Newsboys said. “It releases everywhere you listen to music on March 14th. Thank you for the love and support, it has meant the world to us!”
The band’s post was liked by Tait.
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