The birth of contemporary Christian rock and pop music in America can in part be traced to a vision received by a 17-year-old runaway from Costa Mesa named Lonnie Frisbee. After stripping naked and ...

Educational Media Foundation is the parent organization of Christian radio networks Air1 and K-LOVE. By Jessica Nicholson [Update, Feb. 4, 2025]: Salem Media Group has transferred ownership of the ...

Contemporary Christian pop music might be taking Psalm 100’s command to “make a joyful noise unto the Lord” a little too far. Jamie Grace’s “Beautiful Day” was one of the top 10 Christian songs of ...

A bombshell new documentary is pulling back the curtain on the squeaky-clean image of the contemporary Christian music world — and the stories coming out of it are anything but wholesome. “Safe for ...

Derek Webb's old band, Caedmon's Call, was once the darling of the contemporary Christian music (CCM) industry. Their eponymous debut, released in 1996, sold over 250,000 copies, and their follow-up, ...

Contrary to what has previously and erroneously published on this website, there is such a thing as a single best track on Amy Grant’s 1992 album Home for Christmas. The answer is “Breath of Heaven” ...

"We weren’t really sure what to do,” Daniel Davison said, after his entire rap-metal band Luti-Kriss got “saved” at an Assemblies of God revival service. “But we figured we should stop cussing so much ...

Just as contemporary Christian music has been critical in disseminating conservative Christian ideals, Nashville is a key exporter of contemporary Christian music. The story of contemporary Christian ...

(RNS) — The Kennedy Center Honors, on its 45th occasion, recognized singer and songwriter Amy Grant, marking the first time the top cultural distinction was given to a contemporary Christian musician.

Thousands of people will attend the Alive Music Festival July 16 to 18 at Atwood Lake Park. Headliners are Lauren Daigle, ...

More and more, says scholar Monique Ingalls, it permeates nearly every sphere of evangelical life. Contemporary worship music, as a distinct genre, has come into its own over the last 50 years.

“The Jesus Music,” a film about the Christian music scene that earned more than half a million dollars over its opening weekend, is about as friendly and far removed from being an expose as a ...