Indie artist Michéal Castaldo has hit Number 1 on the Amazon Hot New Releases Chart on May 5, 2015 with the release of his brand new digital single, "Everything Happens for a Reason—Una Ragione." And on May 1, with a running total of over 425K votes, Castaldo reached the Number 1 spot on the Lifetime Chart at ArtistSignal.com, where he has remained among the Top Ten Artists every month for last 15 months. Simultaneously, Castaldo has also held the Number 1 spot on Reverbnation NY for eight of the last 16 weeks.

"Achieving any one of these chart-topping spots is rare," notes Castaldo, "and to have hit the top spot on all three charts at the same time without a management company or agent is outstanding. This would not have been possible without my loyal fans from around the world."

To kick off the launch of his digital single's release, Castaldo went on a radio tour that included interviews on more than 40 radio stations, including WQUN Radio in Hamden, Conn. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKEe-drwPFA). He also gave a debut performance of "Everything Happens for a Reason" on CT Style CH8 TV in New Haven, Conn. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTy-uJsqTNo).

"This song provides a universal inspirational message—to take things in stride, remain calm, be positive that all will be okay, and know that everything happens for a reason, even if we don't understand that reason immediately," explains Castaldo. "The message resonates with all types of people." Castaldo has released it in multiple versions and linguistic/stylistic mixes—to help the widest possible audience be touched and affected by this beautiful and meaningful song.

Produced by Michéal Castaldo's production company Majestic Castle Music and Vital Records, this offering includes multiple mixes of "Everything Happens for a Reason," which was written by Billboard-charting writers Mike Greenly (ASCAP) and Paul Guzzone (BMI), with Italian lyrics written by Michéal Castaldo (SESAC). It is available on Amazon, iTunes, Spotify, and other digital online music e-tail stores worldwide. Go to http://tinyurl.com/TheReasononITunes.

The English version, "Everything Happens for a Reason," has been serviced to all Adult Contemporary Christian Music radio stations in the U.S., Canada, UK, New Zealand, and Australia. The Italian version, "Una Ragione," has been serviced to Italian radio stations worldwide, and the bilingual versions went out to the radio stations playing hits in their respective languages.

Castaldo, who resides in New York City, has toured North America and Europe, including performances at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Rainbow Room, Shea Stadium, Toronto's Queen Elizabeth Theatre, and Italy's Teatro F. Cilea and Pescara Opera House. He studied music at Berklee College of Music in Boston, and his passionate performances consistently transport audiences to his native Italian world of beauty and sweeping romanticism.

For more information regarding Michéal Castaldo and his music please visit www.michealcastaldo.com. To view screenshots of the charts, use the following links:
#1 Hot New Releases on Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/EHFAR-1Amazon

#1 ArtistSignal Lifetime Chart: http://tinyurl.com/EHFAR-1Artistsignal

#1 Reverbnation -Classical NY: http://tinyurl.com/EHFAR-1Reverbnation