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Grammy-winning singer Steven Curtis Chapman says he’s not the type of artist who can write music without being prompted by God. For Chapman, songs are born out of events in his life. “I don’t wake up and say, ‘Hey, I need to go to work and write a song today.’ I find myself moved by […]
A chart-rising song by Christian singer Anne Wilson was birthed out of a time of insecurity in her life as a teenager. Wilson’s song Hey Girl has spent 21 weeks on Billboard’s Hot Christian Songs chart, reminding girls and women alike that they should not let “everybody and their mother try to tell you what […]
MercyMe’s Bart Millard enjoys touring with his bandmates, but he doesn’t enjoy sitting around all day and waiting for that night’s concert. So Millard came up with a solution: He stays up all night and sleeps the next day. “I’m not lying: There will be nights we will stay up till 4, 5, 6 in […]
Colton Dixon has won Dove Awards, topped the music charts and been a headliner for jam-packed Christian concerts. He knows the power of contemporary Christian music because he has seen it transform the lives of fans. But he also experienced that transformation in his own life. Years ago, as a teenager, Dixon was on the […]
The director of the faith-based hit series The Chosen on Tuesday addressed a social media controversy about the project’s new trailer, saying a key line was not taken from the Book of Mormon but instead was created by the series’ scriptwriters. The trailer for Season 3 launched last week and climbed to No. 1 on […]
It’s safe to say that Blessing Offor’s hit CCM single “Brighter Days” has reached mainstream success. It’s been featured on ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy, CBS’ The Equalizer and Fox’s American Idol. Offor even performed it on the Kelly Clarkson Show. The song, which promises hope amid pain, peaked at No. 2 on Billboard’s Christian Airplay chart […]
Anne Wilson’s hit single My Jesus has topped the charts and won awards, and now it can be credited with saving a life. The song, written after the tragic death of her older brother Jacob in a car accident, won a 2022 K-LOVE Fan Award for Breakout Single and helped Wilson win Female Artist of […]
Singer and songwriter Cody Carnes says the chart-topping hit The Blessing was birthed during a late-night songwriting session that nearly didn’t happen yet ended with him and others believing God had dropped “a song in the room.” The Blessing was released just before the pandemic in March 2020 and quickly climbed to No. 1 on Billboard’s […]
Newcomer artist Anne Wilson has a passion for Christian music. It’s the music of her childhood. It’s also the genre that best conveys the faith-centric message from her heart. Yet Wilson, 20, has a desire to reach beyond the Christian community and into the larger world with her unique country-tinged style. She did that with […]
Acclaimed rap artist Eminem topped the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart for the first time in his nearly 30-year career after recently releasing a song praising Jesus Christ. Eminem, whose full name is Marshall Mathers III, was featured on a remix of “Use This Gospel,” a gospel song originally performed by Kanye West on his […]