In 2008 when Skillet enlisted Jen Ledger to take the drum duties from Lori Peters, they released Awake, which saw Ledger featured on vocals and fans lost their minds with excitement and wanted more. The next two records- Rise and Unleashed featured her even more but it still wasn’t enough...

Depression is a real battle. No, not getting sad, but real depression. It’s a darkness that not many people know or understand but a lot of people still do. More people battle depression than care to admit but those who are open about it tend to overcome it more often. For Christian...

Oftentimes the problem with Christian pop is that artists rely on the power of faith rather than the power of musicianship. A genre that preaches the gospel of Jesus will always have an audience, but that audience is often simply listening because they need music that is catchy that also does...

Many people consider Chris Tomlin to be the standard bearer of worship music in the United States. Some even go as far as to say he’s America’s worship leader. Can you blame them, though? Almost every single he puts out goes straight to number 1 and finds itself in the setlists of...

It didn’t take long after the announcement of The Union of Sinners and Saints for fans to start talking and getting excited- when members of Petra and Whiteheart- two of the biggest bands in the history of Christian rock come together, it’s a big deal. They released their first...

When you think of Christian music you may think of just boring renditions that are repetitively chosen just because it sounds right. Citizen Way would love to change that thought process about Christian music. Period. Citizen Way is a band based out of Illinois, and they put contemporary rock...

Worship is one of the most vast and deep-running genres in CCM. The possibilities of material is endless and new material is constantly being released. Some of the biggest artists in Christian music release worship music and we can thank Petra for getting the ball rolling with mainstream...

Stars Go Dim are the latest Christian band to explode onto an already vast and successful world of CCM. Joining the likes of Chris Tomlin, Tenth Avenue North, Rend Collective and many more, Stars Go Dim create music that the masses can enjoy and that fits well in the arenas as well as church...

Worship is one of the fastest growing genres in all of music. With artists like Chris Tomlin, Hillsong United, Rend Collective, Matt Redman, Crowder and projects like Passion, the world of worship is a vast and deep one that just got even more so with the edition of Urban Rescue. They’re the...

Praise and Worship is undoubtedly one of the strongest and most popular genres in all of christian music. Whether it’s Matt Redman, Chris Tomlin or Hillsong United, the albums sell very well and the concerts almost always sell out. Joining those powerhouse artists in the Worship world...

Sara Groves has never been one to stray away from showing her emotions in her music. Sure, she’s had a few radio hits over the years but her bread and butter is when she slows things down and bearing her soul in the lyrics. Enter 2015 and Floodplain and that’s exactly what we have...

It’s been a decade since MercyMe released their acclaimed The Christmas Sessions album and they’ve finally answered fans’ demands for another Christmas album in It’s Christmas! and it doesn’t disappoint in the least. If you’re a rocker, a pop lover, country fan or CCM fanatic,...

There’s just something about acoustic versions of songs that work- when done right, at least. If you’re anything like me, you love a good acoustic song. It just feels right. It reminds you of sitting around a bonfire in the middle of Fall and it feels good. Colton Dixon’s latest...

After over 20 years, Sanctus Real frontman Matt Hammitt has decided to leave the band to spend more time with his family and serve alongside his wife in the ministry. A tough decision for sure, it’s a respectable one and the band has released a Best Of collection to celebrate their time with...

Ireland’s Rend Collective have really blown up in popularity in the U.S. over the last few years. They came to the States in 2012 as part of The Rock and Worship Roadshow with MercyMe and have been in demand ever since and they’ve happily obliged, coming back time after time- most...