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MULTI-PLATINUM GRAMMY WINNER TOBYMAC ANNOUNCES ‘’ TOUR FEATURING SPECIAL GUESTS AND

10-City Major-Market Tour Kicks Off October 4th, Supports New Release EYE ON IT

NASHVILLE, TN – August 28, 2012–Five-time GRAMMY® winner and multi-platinum selling artist TobyMac is following up the release of his brand new studio album, EYE ON IT, with a major-market tour of the same name. Headliner TobyMac will be joined by fellow artists Chris August and Jamie Grace on the EYE ON IT Tour, slated to kick off Oct. 4, in Dallas. The tour will hit 10 major markets throughout mid-America during the month of October including Dallas, Houston (Cypress), Minneapolis, Columbus (Grove City), Louisville (KY) and St. Louis, among others. Two of the tour’s largest markets – Houston and Minneapolis – have already sold out.

The EYE ON IT Tour comes on the heels of TobyMac’s fifth solo studio album release, EYE ON IT, which features his latest No. 1 single, “Me Without You.” On its Aug. 28 release day, EYE ON IT simultaneously claimed two of the Top 10 positions on iTunes’ Top , with the Deluxe Edition landing at No. 1 and the album’s regular version at No. 10. To celebrate the album’s release, TobyMac recently made his national television debut performance of “Me Without You,” Saturday, Aug. 25, on the hit cable morning show “Fox & Friends,” and followed that with a special guest appearance Monday, Aug. 27, on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” performing with fellow Grammy nominee .

A complete list of EYE ON IT Tour dates follows. For the most up-to-date touring and ticket information on TobyMac concerts, visit www..com/tour.

About TobyMac With over 11 million units in career sales, each of TobyMac’s four solo projects have received RIAA Gold certification with his live CD/DVD taking home a GRAMMY® award in 2009. In 2012 the much-celebrated and acclaimed artist celebrated his eighth consecutive GRAMMY® nomination, this time for his songwriting contribution to rising star (and recording artist on his label, ) Jamie Grace’s No. 1 hit “Hold Me.” His last album Tonight received GRAMMY nods for “Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album" and "Best Contemporary Christian Song" with “” the track that topped the sales and radio charts faster than any of his previous singles, spending eight weeks at No. 1 on the Christian Audience Chart. Tonight also garnered him the highest sales debut of his solo career with over 78,000 units, landing at No. 6 on the Billboard Top 200. The album was also named as iTunes® Best Christian Album of 2010 and recently took home the Dove Award for “Best Rock Contemporary Album of the Year.”

Along with sold-out tour dates, back-to-back radio hits and being named the GMA Dove Award’s 2008 “Artist of the Year,” TobyMac was also nominated for “Favorite Contemporary Inspirational Artist” at the 2010 and was up for three in 2011 including “Top Christian Artist.” The hit song “Tonight” was also chosen as the theme song for MLB’s 30 Clubs in 30 Days Spring Training Series and featured on the Golf Channel. Additionally, his music has been heard in major motion pictures such as “Hancock” and “TRANSPORTER 2,” while also being featured on Fox Sports, The NFL network, being selected as the theme song for Fox College Football and WWE’s Fatal 4-Way Pay-Per-View. “Showstopper,” from the chart-topping album Tonight, was featured in ESPN’s ESPY Award Show and used to launch the last season of CBS hit show “CSI: NY.”

About Chris August Upon his debut in 2010, Fervent Records’ Chris August quickly became a favorite in the CCM genre. With an impressive sweep at the 42nd Annual Dove Awards, he earned awards for “New Artist of the Year” and “Male Vocalist of the Year,” adding him to an elite group of only three artists in the history of the show who have received both awards. He also claimed the nod for “Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year” for his debut album . The album delivered August’s debut single “Starry Night,” which stayed No. 1 for six consecutive weeks on Billboard’s Christian/AC chart. August just released his much anticipated sophomore record The Upside of Down (Aug. 21), which was painstakingly crafted and co-produced with award-winning producer . August is a self-taught pianist, guitarist, and producer who has previously toured with pop sensation Ashlee Simpson and has worked/co-wrote with artists such as Ryan Cabrera, Brian McKnight and Jessica Simpson before shifting his focus to a solo career.

About Jamie Grace Hailing from outside of in Lithonia, , GRAMMY ® nominee Jamie Grace is a 20-year-old-college student who, aside from her career and touring as a singer-songwriter, is also studying children’s ministry. At age 11, Jamie Grace was diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome, and has since traveled the country sharing her story and faith through music and speaking. Upon signing Jamie Grace, multiple GRAMMY ® winner TobyMac remarked “I have not been this excited to work with an artist in a long, long time.” Though she just released her first, full-length record in September 2011, Jamie Grace has been a part of the well-known Revolve tour, scored two No. 1 radio hits and has had a highly successful EP. In addition, she recently won the GMA Dove Award for New Artist of the Year and performed her No. 1 hit song “Hold Me” on ABC’s hit talk show “The View.”

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TOBYMAC “EYE ON IT” TOUR 2012 *Dates, markets and venues subject to change without notice

10/4 Dallas, TX 10/5 Siloam Springs, AR 10/13 Minneapolis, MN (SOLD OUT) 10/6 Cypress, TX (SOLD OUT) 10/14 Fargo, ND 10/11 Sioux Falls, SD 10/25 Grove City, OH 10/12 Madison, WI 10/26 Louisville, KY 10/27 St. Louis, MO