Addison Road

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 07:09:18 -0400

Bob Carlisle

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:20:47 -0400

Brandon Heath

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 11:43:16 -0500

Brandon Heath is a songwriter’s songwriter. Although his debut album, Don’t Get Comfortable, hosts an arsenal of pop-rock tunes that are as smart as they are catchy, Heath wants more than mere pop-stardom.
“Music, for me, has always been about the songwriting,” Heath says. For him, songwriting is a lifestyle, not merely a necessity of building a pop career. Therefore, he’s destined to be a power player in the music scene for years to come.

Brian Littrell

Fri, 13 Oct 2006 01:45:35 -0400

One-fifth of the Backstreet Boys, Brian Littrell first learned to sing in the choir of his Lexington, KY, Baptist church. Music was always important to him, but Littrell had originally planned on entering school to become a music minister, not to be a pop star. Things changed, however, when cousin Kevin Richardson asked him to come to Orlando, FL, to join the boy band that was being started there. Littrell, who at the time was still a senior in high school, agreed, and embarked on what would become a long career with the Backstreet Boys.

Casting Crowns

Fri, 13 Oct 2006 01:45:35 -0400

Christian pop group Casting Crowns began as a student worship band in Daytona Beach, FL, in 1999. Led by singer, songwriter, and youth pastor Mark Hall, the group initially included guitarists Juan DeVevo and Hector Cervantes and violinist Melodee DeVevo. The group relocated to McDonough, GA, in 2001, adding Chris Huffman on bass, Megan Garrett on keyboards and accordion, and drummer Andy Williams. This augmented version of Casting Crowns released two independent albums on CD, both of which were well received in the Atlanta area.

Diana King

Tue, 13 May 2008 12:56:31 -0400

Don Moen

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 12:09:45 -0400

Donnie McClurkin

Fri, 13 Oct 2006 01:45:35 -0400

Donnie McClurkin is a gospel vocalist with the soul of AndraÃ© Crouch and the contemporary flair of Kirk Franklin. Born into a home filled with domestic violence and drug abuse, McClurkin was saved by an aunt who sang background vocals with Crouch himself. After staying close to Crouch throughout his boyhood, he began to play piano and sing with his church youth choir. He formed the McClurkin Singers by the time he was a teenager, and later formed another group, the New York Restoration Choir.

Flatfoot 56

Fri, 13 Oct 2006 01:45:36 -0400

Hillsong

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:01:13 -0400

Jars of Clay

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 11:56:36 -0400

Jars of Clay has sold more than six million albums, won three GRAMMYS, headlined thousands of sold-out shows and festivals, and successfully launched the Blood:Water Mission, a non-profit organization promoting clean blood and
water in Africa. Since the band's debut single, “Flood,” astonishingly topped both the mainstream and CCM charts, Jars of Clay has built an extraordinary career based on the uncompromising integrity of its music, worldview, and humanitarianism.

Kari Jobe

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 06:35:40 -0500

Kids In The Way

Fri, 13 Oct 2006 01:45:36 -0400

Kirk Franklin

Fri, 13 Oct 2006 01:45:36 -0400

Since his debut, 1993's Kirk Franklin & the Family, Kirk Franklin has been one of the brightest stars in contemporary gospel music. The album spent 100 weeks on the gospel charts (some of those on top), crossed over to the R&B charts, and became the first gospel debut album to go platinum. His second album, Kirk Franklin & the Family Christmas, became the genre's first Christmas album to make it to number one, and his 1996 album Whatcha Lookin' 4 went gold as soon as it was distributed.

Krystal Meyers

Fri, 13 Oct 2006 01:45:36 -0400

Leeland

Fri, 13 Oct 2006 01:45:36 -0400

Melodic Baytown, TX, alternative CCM ensemble Leeland formed in 2005 around their talented lead singer, guitarist, and frontman, Leeland Mooring. The group, which also includes keyboard player/vocalist Jack Mooring, guitarist Austin Tirado, bass player Jake Holtz, and drummer Mike Smith, released its debut, Sound of Melodies, on Essential Records in 2006. ~ James Christopher Monger, All Music Guide

Lincoln Brewster

Sun, 03 Aug 2008 08:50:54 -0400

Mark Harris

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:34:23 -0400

Mary Mary

Fri, 13 Oct 2006 01:45:36 -0400

When it comes to urban gospel superstars Mary Mary, everything is done on a big scale. All of their pursuits-musical, spiritual, or otherwise-are larger-than-life: not a single thing is left to chance. For them, there's simply no room for halfway, half-done, half-baked efforts. No matter the venture, the bar is always sky-high. Absolutely everything must be handled with an utmost sense of excellence.

Matt Maher

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:54:31 -0400

MercyMe

Tue, 14 Aug 2007 16:56:33 -0400

Michael W. Smith

Fri, 13 Oct 2006 01:45:37 -0400

Michael Whitaker Smith has become one of the most enduringly popular artists on the Christian Contemporary Music front and is also finding considerable success as a mainstream artist. He was born in Kenova, West Virginia, the son of an oil refinery worker and a caterer. He became a devout Christian at age ten and spent his teens hanging around with a solid support group of fellow believers who frequently gathered to play and make music. After high school, that support group split up, and Smith turned to alcohol, drugs and wild times.

Nevertheless

Fri, 13 Oct 2006 01:45:37 -0400

Pillar

Fri, 13 Oct 2006 01:45:37 -0400

Pillar is comprised of Rob Beckley (vocals), Lester Estelle (drums), Noah Henson (guitar), and Kalel (bass). These Christian rockers with an alt-metal edge have been honing their infectious sound since 1998 while attending Ft. Hays State University in northwestern Kansas. A deal with Flicker was inked in 2000 after the band's self-released debut, Metamorphosis, impressed the label. Within months, Pillar followed things up with Above. Their first single, "Open Your Eyes," was popular on the college charts, earning Above nearly 60,000 in sales.

Red

Fri, 13 Oct 2006 01:45:37 -0400

Rich Mullins

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:52:11 -0400

Rich Mullins was many things to the CCM community: a beloved performer nominated for 12 Dove Awards, an expert on several instruments (including hammered dulcimer, piano, guitar) and a very successful songwriter, responsible for one of the most popular contemporary praise songs in existence, "Awesome God." Born in 1955 in Richmond, Indiana, he began playing piano at the age of four, and gradually became proficient on guitar and dulcimer as well. In 1974, he began studying at Cincinnati Bible College, where he wrote praise songs and often performed on acoustic guitar.

T-Bone

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 12:14:53 -0500

The Afters

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 13:37:05 -0500

The Priests

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 22:56:24 -0500

It was at St. MacNissi’s College, Co Antrim, a local school in Derry, where Father Eugene O’Hagan, Father Martin O’Hagan and Father David Delargy met for the first time and realised their musical prowess as a singing trio. Nicknamed Holy Holy Holy by their peers due to their shared determination to enter the priesthood, it was a priest at their school who first noticed how talented they actually were.

Third Day

Fri, 13 Oct 2006 01:45:37 -0400

Influenced by the Southern rock of Lynyrd Skynyrd and other artists such as U2 and Rich Mullins, Third Day was originally formed by vocalist Mac Powell and acoustic guitarist Mark Lee. The duo added bassist Tai Anderson and drummer David Carr from another local band, and recorded some demos. Third Day's live shows gradually built a loyal fan base, and just after lead guitarist Brad Avery joined, the band signed to Gray Dot Records. Their eponymous debut followed in 1996, with Conspiracy No. 5 appearing a year later.

Tramaine Hawkins

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 12:27:00 -0400

Born Tramaine Davis in San Francisco and raised in Berkeley, Tramaine Hawkins is the granddaughter of Bishop E.E. Cleveland, one of the founders of the Church of God in Christ Church, the largest Black Pentecostal organization in the U.S. She got her start as a teenager in 1968 performing with the Edwin Hawkins Singers during the homemade recording session that produced the crossover smash "Oh Happy Day," the biggest-selling gospel single to date. In the early '70s, she married Walter Hawkins, Edwin's brother, who went on to lead the Berkeley Love Center Church of God in Christ Church.

VOTA

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:31:34 -0500

Wavorly

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:32:53 -0400

Worship & Adore

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 10:36:04 -0400