Christian music
How a bucolic Tennessee suburb became a hotbed of ‘Christian Nashville-ism’
By Bob Smietana — November 8, 2023
(RNS) — The mix of religion, power, money and influence around Nashville and its suburbs makes it fertile ground for a Southern evangelical take on Christian nationalism.
One House Music’s new EP hopes to be Christian music for a non-Christian audience
By Kathryn Post — October 10, 2023
(RNS) — ‘Eyes Up’ is the latest release from One House Music, a collective from the LA-based church One: A Potter’s House Church, led by Touré Roberts and Sarah Jakes Roberts.
This just in: Catholic churches have the worst preaching and music in the US
By Thomas Reese — June 20, 2023
(RNS) — Are Catholic services simply too boring?
Colton Dixon’s CCM chart-topper ‘Build a Boat’ launches Idol alum to new heights
By Kathryn Post — October 21, 2022
(RNS) — With his latest song, the American Idol alum says he’s been able to write about the kind of bold faith God has required of him.
‘Hey, isn’t that — ?’ Singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn goes incognito in worship band
By John Longhurst — October 11, 2021
(RNS) — 'They needed a guitar player, so they were foolish enough to ask me,' said the man with 35 folk-rock albums to his name.
Meet Anne Wilson, a 19-year-old singer behind ‘My Jesus,’ a surprise Christian hit
By Bob Smietana — September 16, 2021
(RNS) — A family tragedy has led the Kentucky teen to unexpected success as a Christian musician.
On Kanye West’s ‘Donda,’ faith is the message — or a metaphor
By Jillian Cheney — August 31, 2021
(RNS) — Critics have called the album unfocused and rambling, but fans are raving about the surprise release.
Christian musician Matthew West deletes ‘Modest Is Hottest’ YouTube video after pushback
By Bob Smietana — June 25, 2021
(RNS) — West said he was poking fun of over-protective dads. Critics say 'Modest Is Hottest' blames women for men's sexual misconduct and is a sign of harmful purity culture.
Justin Bieber’s Easter surprise EP, ‘Freedom,’ adds to his Jesus-filled chapter
By Kathryn Post — April 7, 2021
(RNS) — Justin Bieber’s latest recording is his most explicitly religious project to date.
LGBTQ singer-songwriter ‘GameStops’ Christian music with No. 1 Christian album on iTunes
By Emily McFarlan Miller — February 10, 2021
(RNS) — ‘Preacher’s Kid’ carries a parental advisory for explicit lyrics and at turns lacerates youth group lock-ins and short-term mission trips — staples of an evangelical Christian upbringing — while professing a complicated faith.
Debbie Friedman is still singing
By Jeffrey Salkin — January 26, 2021
No one changed modern worship like Debbie. May her memory be a blessing.
Lauren Daigle responds, wants out of Sean Feucht, ‘New Years Rockin’ Eve’ controversy
By Emily McFarlan Miller — December 17, 2020
(RNS) — After speaking with Daigle, Louisiana Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser has said the whole thing is a misunderstanding, according to local media reports.
Former CCM editor and Christian music publicist Jay Swartzendruber dies at 52
By Bob Smietana — October 14, 2020
(RNS) — The former CCM editor known for his passion for Christian music and artists is mourned by friends in Nashville and beyond.
Lecrae on growing uncomfortable with white evangelicalism and finding ‘Restoration’
By Emily McFarlan Miller — October 14, 2020
(RNS) — The Christian hip-hop artist’s new book examines the spiritual, personal and artistic dimensions of redemption.
Christian musician Sean Feucht held defiant Seattle worship protest after concert was banned
By Julia Duin — September 8, 2020
SEATTLE (RNS) — After city officials shut down a Seattle park concert, Christian musician Sean Feucht held an outdoor ‘worship protest.’
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