Gospel
Megan Woods puts her name on the cover
The self-titled debut is ten songs, out today. “The Truth” is still the door. The rest of the record is what she does once you are inside.
Oct 9, 2026 · 3 min
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He has put a new song in my mouth.
Psalm 40:3
Gospel
Mitch Wong says the songs again, this time for the room
re:said is five worship songs rebuilt so a church can sing them. “MARVELOUS” still names Jesus plain: counselor, prince of peace, king.
Oct 9, 2026 · 3 min
Gospel
Roosevelt Stewart keeps the praise tied to memory
Memory (Live) is fourteen songs from a room, not a booth. The title cut says praise can start from what God already did.
Oct 8, 2026 · 4 min
Gospel
Christina Bell and Darrel Walls keep the testimony plain on “Still That Good”
A gospel single about a goodness that did not expire. Bell sings it, Walls answers, and the record refuses to turn the confession into a slogan.
Oct 7, 2026 · 3 min
Gospel
Peg Luke and Jack Luke turn an old spiritual into a slow waltz on “Lord, I Want to Be a Christian”
“Lord, I Want to Be a Christian” lifts a familiar hymn into three, a duet that lets the prayer sit in the room instead of rushing past it.
Oct 7, 2026 · 3 min
Gospel
Tauren Wells lets the room sing on Here Comes the Church
His first live worship album keeps the Breathe On It songs and hands them to a bigger choir, including Naomi Raine, Tasha Cobbs Leonard, and Israel Houghton.
Oct 3, 2026 · 4 min
Gospel
ANTHNY writes the Monday after the service on Worship Leader’s Diary
A debut album about what is left when the microphone is down: thirteen songs he wrote and produced himself, closer to a journal than a set list.
Sep 26, 2026 · 4 min
Gospel
Anthony Brown & group therAPy stop hedging on Full Disclosure
The Baltimore choir’s seventh album comes back loud, with “Always Be Good” as the single that refuses to sand the testimony down.
Sep 22, 2026 · 4 min
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How Kirk Franklin kept gospel on the radio without sanding off the shout
Kirk Franklin still writes church-night records. This is the story of a cut that refuses to become background CCM.
Sep 11, 2026 · 8 min
Gospel
How Naomi Raine kept gospel on the radio without sanding off the shout
Naomi Raine still writes church-night records. This is the story of a cut that refuses to become background CCM.
Sep 2, 2026 · 7 min
Gospel
The Sunday-night Brandon Lake record that outlived the campaign
Gospel as catalog, not a single-week spike. How Brandon Lake built a song people still stand for.
Aug 18, 2026 · 5 min
Gospel
The Sunday-night Phil Wickham record that outlived the campaign
Gospel as catalog, not a single-week spike. How Phil Wickham built a song people still stand for.
Aug 16, 2026 · 7 min
Gospel
How TobyMac kept gospel on the radio without sanding off the shout
TobyMac still writes church-night records. This is the story of a cut that refuses to become background CCM.
Aug 15, 2026 · 8 min
Gospel
The Sunday-night Fred Hammond record that outlived the campaign
Gospel as catalog, not a single-week spike. How Fred Hammond built a song people still stand for.
Aug 13, 2026 · 4 min
Gospel
How Anne Wilson kept gospel on the radio without sanding off the shout
Anne Wilson still writes church-night records. This is the story of a cut that refuses to become background CCM.
Aug 9, 2026 · 8 min
Gospel
How KB kept gospel on the radio without sanding off the shout
KB still writes church-night records. This is the story of a cut that refuses to become background CCM.
Aug 6, 2026 · 5 min
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Forrest Frank and the choir that would not stay in the background
A gospel arrangement story: call, response, and why the breakdown is the point.
Aug 5, 2026 · 6 min
Gospel
The Sunday-night Cody Carnes record that outlived the campaign
Gospel as catalog, not a single-week spike. How Cody Carnes built a song people still stand for.
Aug 4, 2026 · 7 min