Stephen Rew

"Redemption Road" was recently recognized as a semi-finalist in the Music City SongStar contest presented by FoxHedge Music! The songwriting competition is open to songwriters from around the globe and all genres of music. "Redemption Road" was written by Stephen…

"Redemption Road" was named a finalist in two categories for the "21st Annual Great American Song Contest," which reviewed submissions by more than 1,800 songwriters from around the world. Writer/performer Stephen Rew and writer/producer Robert Jason each earned a finalist…

Not long ago, a colleague and I were discussing how recent travel bans and contact restrictions have impacted both our work and our personal lives. 

We are now using the jargon “social distancing" to describe this phenomenon.  

As we were…

Good news on "Redemption Road" today. It is at #13 on the Power Source Music Nashville chart!

I'm thankful to all the radio stations playing this positive, upbeat song!

Listen to it right here on my music page and share…

"Watchin' Demons Scatter," written by Stephen Rew and Corey Lee Barker, placed in the Top 20 Country in the 2019 USA Songwriting Competition. Rew and Barker are both happy to see recognition for the message in this song. The finalists…

Stephen Rew explores a new genre with his new holiday Pop song, "Christmas Card Shuffle." The song was written by Deborah Rew (lyrics), Joe Bye, and Stephen Rew (music), and produced by Robert Jason. 

"Christmas Card Shuffle" is available at…

Get your hands to clapping and feet to dancing! Celebrate the way on "Redemption Road!" Stephen's new song is being released to radio on Aug. 12, 2019. Here is the press description of this energetic song: 

"Redemption Road" is an…

Stephen was an award presenter at the 2019 Inspirational Country Music Awards Show at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville on April 4, 2019. He and Jayne Carter, another nominee, gave the "Behind the Scenes" award. It was a…

Stephen performed at the historic Franklin Theater in Franklin, TN at the Inspirational Country Music Association's (ICMA) Showcase Concert on April 2, 2019. A variety of artists sang two songs each to the ticketed show. This was part of the…

The Inspirational Country Music Association (ICMA) announced nominations for the 2018 awards. The award show will be April 4 at the Grand Ole' Opry in Nashville, TN. Stephen Rew is nominated for Songwriter of the Year and Song of the…

Both EP's (Watchin' Demons Scatter and Everyday Heroes) are streaming now on Spotify, Apple Music and ITunes. If you are a streamer, please merrily, merrily stream away! This is a new experiment for Stephen. He wants to know…

"Watchin' Demons Scatter" reached #1 on Christian Music Weekly and #5 on Power Source 
Music Nashville. In 2018 we learned that the song was #5 for all of 2017 on Christian Music Weekly. We thank the radio stations that kept…