(J. The Jewish News of Northern California via JTA) — There is a Grammy Award for just about every kind of music — from pop to metal to New Age to Contemporary Christian — but there’s no Jewish ...
The LGBTQ+ community has been a constant punching bag this year for conservative-leaning religious politicians and their followers, especially, but this take is only part of the story. Plenty of ...
“They say, ‘The holy water's watered down, and this town's lost its faith,’” a man sings soulfully. This is not a religious condemnation of the terrible things that have happened on Earth. It’s a tune ...
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 ...
This article is published to commemorate World Music Day on June 21. Music forms an important sphere of social and cultural life; it sustains communities and contributes to social integration. It is a ...
When the CCM business model faltered, it gave way to what sells even better: politics and fearmongering. Him: Mötley Crüe. Me: Petra. After a minute or two of silence, he said, “You realize we would ...
A glance at the current issue of the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion: How globalized music affects religious practices Religious practices and ideas are changing because of a globalized ...
Pew Research Center illustration showing the former KNOF radio tower in St. Paul, the KSBJ radio studio in Houston, and a woman reading a Bible in Seneca, South Carolina. (Milonica via Wikimedia ...
Josiah Queen earns his first No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Christian Songs chart as “Demons” rises three spots to lead the ranking.
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. He couldn’t avoid church music, but that doesn’t mean he had to totally embrace it. Writing the score for Edward Berger’s thriller ...
Media pundits have recently been debating whether we are seeing a religious revival among Gen Z. Spoiler alert: mostly no, or at least not in the way people think (but also, sort of yes). Something ...