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 ...

For viewers weaned on an era when American Idol incubated household names like Kelly Clarkson and Adam Lambert, the special ...

While streams of new music — releases from the last 18 months — were down from last year, one genre is on the rise: Christian ...

American Idol celebrated Easter Sunday with a special "Songs of Faith" episode on Sunday night (April 20), and Carrie Underwood's performance was arguably the crown jewel of the whole evening.

“American Idol” had its first ever faith-themed episode on Sunday, April 20, with contestants performing gospel and worship music. The three-hour “Songs of Faith” episode, which aired on Easter Sunday ...

Gospel music is more than just a genre; it is a spiritual experience that transcends time and space. For centuries, believers have turned to gospel music to deepen their faith, find solace in ...

A few days after the star singer Forrest Frank fell off his skateboard, crashed into a wall and fractured two vertebrae, he previewed a new track about the accident on TikTok. Frank, formerly a member ...

Faith-based and “traditional” pop hits are surging on the music charts this year, as noted in a recent report. Alex Warren’s “Ordinary,” “a folksy melodramatic ballad about faith and love,” according ...

In her 25 years in the Christian music industry, Holly Zabka, president of Provident — a Sony subsidiary dedicated to Christian music — has never encountered a moment of such prominence for the genre.

Billboard highlights several new holidays songs across country, Americana, bluegrass and Contemporary Christian music.

Popular culture serves as a mirror for any society, and none, perhaps, is more reflective than pop music. In genres as diverse as doo-wop and jazz, Country Western and rap, can be found the regnant ...

Christian pop singer Forrest Frank's hit "Your Way's Better" has been a fixture on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for weeks. Jeremychanphotography/Getty Images In her 25 years in the Christian music ...