Newsboys

Newsboys is a Christian rock, pop, and worship band that started in Australia in 1985. Since then, the band has released 16 studio albums and received numerous awards. The current lead singer, Michael Tait, was once a part of the hit Christian rock/rap 90's band DC Talk.

Newsboys
Newsboys in March 2009.
Background information
Origin	Mooloolaba, Queensland, Australia
Genres	Christian pop, pop rock, CCM, Christian rock
Years active	1985–present
Labels	Refuge, Star Song, Virgin, Sparrow, Inpop
Members	Jody Davis Duncan Phillips Jeff Frankenstein Michael Tait
Past member(s)	Peter Furler John James George Perdikis Sean Taylor Phil Yates Corey Pryor Jonathan Geange Vernon Bishop Kevin Mills Phil Joel Bryan Olesen Paul Colman
Website	www.newsboys.com

History

The band started with Peter Furler, George Perdikis, John James, Sean Taylor, and Corey Pryor as "The News," which was later changed due to conflicts with a band by a similar name.

Studio albums

Year	Title	Lead Singer(s)	Label(s)	Peak Position (Billboard 200)	Status
1987	He's Coming Back	John James	Independent
1988	Read All About It	John James	Refuge Records
1990	Hell Is For Wimps	John James	Star Song Communications
1991	Boys Will Be Boyz	John James	Star Song Communications
1992	Not Ashamed	John James and Peter Furler	Star Song Communications
1994	Going Public	John James and Peter Furler	Star Song Communications		RIAA: Gold