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ATLANTA, August 12 /Christian Newswire/ -- Atlanta's own Christian Pop Trio, Beloved, releases their third CD, "Wake the World", Tuesday, August 19, 2008 nationwide through Infinity Music Distribution.

The group, led by former Miss Georgia Kim Gravel with Denise Clark and Amy Goin, joined forces with Atlanta producer John Carrozza to create their latest contemporary sound.

"Going in a different direction for this project was a deliberate choice for us," says Kim. "Sonically we wanted to create music that was more in line with what we like to sing and listen to. And lyrically we wanted to challenge ourselves and our listeners to get out there and live the life God intended for us."

Early in 2007, as Beloved set out to work on "Wake the World," they knew something new and different was about to happen.

"We were growing and changing as people," says Amy, "as artists, so naturally that was reflected in the music and lyrics we were writing."

And change they have. Kim and her husband, Travis, had their first baby, Beau Michael, last year. And Denise welcomed her first grandchild into the world. Amy also experienced change with her mother's passing.

The title song, "Wake the World," was inspired by the missions program of Cross Pointe Church in Duluth, Ga. where Kim and Amy are members.

Beloved's two previous releases, "Beloved" and "Lovely Day" received award nominations.

Beloved's release week television appearances include:

Tuesday, August 19 – "Celebration" show on Daystar Network. Airs at noon and 9 p.m. ET

Thursday, August 21 – "Rejoice" show on TCT Television Network. Airs live at 11:30 a.m. ET. TCT Television Network can be found on DirecTV channel 377. Or viewers can visit www.tct.tv to watch the show live.

Friday, August 22 – "Atlanta Live" on WATC-TV 57. Airs live at 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. ET. WATC-TV 57 is seen in the Atlanta area on DirecTV channel 57 and on Comcast channel 2.

Links:

Beloved will perform live at the God's Love at Work 2008 Women's Conference & Expo Saturday, November 8, 2008, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. in Marietta, Ga.

For a complete list of Beloved's live performance schedule around town, visit http://belovedga.com/calendar_of_events.htm.

To listen to clips of "Wake the World" and read more about behind the scenes of each song, visit http://belovedga.com/behind_the_music.htm.  

To download photos of Beloved and their logo, visit

http://belovedga.com/booking.htm.