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CHRIST. COMMUNITY. MUSIC

Before you unwrap the candy cane or sip on that peppermint mocha, you might want to first consider the palette.  Behold, the Christmas album from Lauren Daigle, brings influences from Bourbon Street in old New Orleans to bring a Christmas album that, in many respects, is totally unconventional.  What does Lauren say about the album?

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Cancer, miscarriage, sickness, loss of limbs, even death! In a short span of time, Big Daddy Weave has been hit with some of the hardest tragedies life can offer. How did/do they get through? How did they not give up and break up as a band?

CCM Magazine sat down with singer Mike Weaver to talk openly and honestly about how these trials expanded their faith, music, and ministry.

The singer who has given us "Into the Sea (It's Gonna Be Okay)" searched the world for meaning and truth; ending up having a dream career that ultimately left her hopeless and empty.  Hear Tasha Layton share her story of how that brought her back to her roots of faith and music.

Fresh off his 36th #1 song, “Waymaker,” Michael W Smith releases what he calls, "a worship album that is more for individuals during their personal quiet times."

Live music is back in some unexpected places! Check out CCM Magazine's photos from the Michael W Smith, Steven Curtis Chapman and Mac Powell (formerly of Third Day) July 20th drive-in show in Hadensville, VA HERE:

After nearly three decades in the spotlight as one of Christian music's biggest bands, one might think Newsboys would slow down a bit. But after the platinum-selling pop rockers added Peter Furler and Phil Joel back to the mix, the Newsboys are breaking new ground!  CCM Magazine's Andrew Greer sits down with the guys in this month's episode of #CCMmag's 'Features on Film with Andrew Greer'

Recently, the GRAMMY nominated worship team released its 11th career project, Graves Into Gardens.  CCM Magazine sat down with members of Elevation Worship to get to know a little more about the group and their success.

Tauren Wells has taken the industry by storm in the last 12-18 months, with multiple hit songs like “Known” and “God's Not Done With You”, as well as winning multiple Dove Awards, including New Artist of the Year for 2018.

CCM Magazine recently had the chance to dig a little deeper with Tauren to go beyond just the songs...

At a recent National Religious Broadcasters convention, Kingdom Studios, founded by the creators of I Can Only Imagine, released that they were working on (among other projects) a biopic about Jeremy Camp and a musical featuring for King & Country.

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Having created a gold-selling discography highlighted by number-one radio hits, Jeremy Camp’s straight-ahead evangelical pop/ rock has earned him a consistent listening ear from millions of fans across the world for over twelve years. But in 2013, Jeremy Camp — an industry mainstay at the top of his game — considered calling it quits.

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Filmed on tour, in the studio, and in the homes of Big Daddy Weave band members, When the Light Comes comes to the TBN app On Demand

The Winter Jam Tour Spectacular recently kicked off unveiling a 360º “in-the-round” center stage - a historic first for the tour!  CCM Magazine gives us this spectacular look at the artist lineup - including Newsboys United, Danny Gokey, Mandisa, Rend Collective and more!

It’s been two years since the release of Hillsong UNITED’s Empires, but it hasn’t really seemed like it. They’ve been everywhere - touring, television, awards, the radio, to name a very short-list.  With all of the Empires dust still being kicked up, there’s no time to record and release a studio album of entirely new material, right? Wrong!  We asked the group all about their new album!

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MercyMe finished 2019 having performed 61 shows over 31 states!  But new music and a spring 2020 are both in the works.  CCM Magazine captured images from their fall Imagine Nation Tour, featuring Crowder and Micah Tyler.

In the two years since Jordan Feliz moved to Nashville, he’s become Christian music’s next big thing

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For the last 12 years, Matthew West has enjoyed the presence of an actual Dove Award sitting on a shelf somewhere in his house. The little-known anecdote is that it didn’t actually belong to him. 

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Ten years ago, Francesca Battistelli was considered a risk. Debuting during a time in which the Christian music landscape featured little in the way of female artists. Fast-forward ten years, Battistelli is a not just an example for female artists; she’s a pop powerhouse!
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Matt Maher’s albums have always felt like gifts for the Church, thematic collections of songs intended for the global congregation of Christ followers. After nine full-length albums of worshipful songs, Maher has finally dialed in his talents to release his first holiday-themed album, The Advent of Christmas.

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Right before his concert in Richmond Virginia earlier this month, Danny Gokey had a wardrobe steamer reservoir tip over and scald both of his feet.  Without missing a beat, Danny Gokey performed in spite of incurring 2nd and 3rd degree burns on his feet!

CCM Magazine was there and gave us this story.....