Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Feel the Spirit through these powerful church songs. The shift to contemporary worship music—what we're most familiar with ...

But the Easter special was a reminder of how the church influences mainstream music. At the time, American Idol was in its eighth season, and it was the singular singing competition in the burgeoning ...

This post was updated Aug. 4 at 7:06 p.m. While the sound of gospel music has evolved, its spirit of heartfelt worship remains encapsulated within contemporary Christian music today. Many people may ...

"We're blown away by what God has done with 'Praise,'" Brown tells Billboard By Jim Asker Elevation Worship’s “Praise” — featuring Brandon Lake, Chris Brown and Chandler Moore — rises to No. 1 in its ...

“Awake” — the first studio album in 15 years from popular Christian collective Hillsong Worship — didn’t come without struggle. Recording in their defacto home city of Sydney, Australia, a “freak ...

Gen X and millennials’ favorite Christian throwbacks are also easy moneymakers. In April of this year, worship leader Krista Treadway planned a “throwback” worship service with nostalgic favorites ...

Ron Kenoly, a pioneering Christian worship leader whose anthems helped shape modern praise music and whose ministry emphasized worship as service rather than performance, has died. He was 81. Kenoly’s ...

Twenty years ago, on September 11th, 2001, Michael W. Smith veered a bit from the contemporary Christian music he’d previously, to release an album full of praise and worship music. It was less the ...

From Marcos Witt and Marcela Gandara to Un Corazón and Farruko, these artists have taken us on a spiritual and sonic journey. Christian music has a rich and vibrant history, forged over centuries and ...

Christian singer and songwriter Ron Kenoly, best known for “Ancient of Days,” “Anointing Fall On Me” and “Jesus Is Alive,” has died. He was 81. His 1992 live album, “Lift Him Up,” was one of the ...