— -- When I decided to write a book about Christian rock, my friends' reactions were generally along one line: better you than me. Christian rock has a not entirely undeserved reputation as the ...

No one takes Christian rock music seriously, not even most Christians. It’s not a lack of ability among the musicians performing it that negates its popularity. Rather, it is the repetitiveness of its ...

Executive director Steve Gilreath talks celebrating a wide variety of faith-based music and intersections with secular ...

Three decades after the launch of what is now known as "Winter Jam," the annual Christian musical megatour is still going strong, drawing throngs across the Midwest and South. This year's iteration ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) -Michael Sweet is the lead singer of one of the most popular and long-lasting Christian hard rock bands. Sweet fronts the band Stryper, but next week, he’s coming to Kentucky for ...

The Denny Sanford PREMIER Center, in tandem with the famed Christian rapper, announced Aug. 29 that the band will return to Sioux Falls next year, as part of his Hits Deep 2026 tour. His tour lineup ...

Christian/Gospel music consumption has increased, surpassing World Music and nearing Country music's popularity. Nashville's influence is expanding beyond country music, impacting pop charts with ...

Universal Orlando will once again host Rock the Universe, Florida’s biggest Christian music festival, which returns in January 2026. Rock the Universe, Florida’s biggest Christian music festival, will ...

Singer-songwriter Chuck Girard, one of the pioneers of contemporary Christian rock and the lead singer of the band Love Song during the 1970s, died on Aug. 11. He was 81. Girard had announced on ...