Hip-Hop
The CeCe Winans drop: Christian rap without the cringe hype
A rollout story from the faith-hop lane — dated, mixed, and still a song.
Jun 30, 2026 · 6 min
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Gospel, country, jazz, indie, hip-hop — artist and record journalism, gospel in every piece.
He has put a new song in my mouth.
Psalm 40:3
Indie
Maverick City Music’s indie-Christian single that refused the poster
Guitar, restraint, a lyric that names Jesus without a merch drop.
Jun 29, 2026 · 7 min
Jazz
The Naomi Raine groove that learned from the Hammond, not the drop
Jazz-gospel listening: pocket first, branding never.
Jun 28, 2026 · 8 min
Gospel
Lauren Daigle and the choir that would not stay in the background
A gospel arrangement story: call, response, and why the breakdown is the point.
Jun 27, 2026 · 9 min
Jazz
The Lecrae groove that learned from the Hammond, not the drop
Jazz-gospel listening: pocket first, branding never.
Jun 26, 2026 · 4 min
Jazz
Jazz changes in Tasha Cobbs Leonard’s gospel pocket
Harmony as testimony. How Tasha Cobbs Leonard lets a jazz turn serve a church lyric.
Jun 25, 2026 · 5 min
Indie
How Mary Mary made faith-forward indie that still sounds like a band
Indie gospel-adjacent stories: rooms, mixes, and unfinished verses that shipped anyway.
Jun 24, 2026 · 6 min
Hip-Hop
Brandon Lake’s Christian hip-hop verse that actually verses
Bars, testimony, no fake LIVE badge. How Brandon Lake treats hip-hop as a gospel language.
Jun 23, 2026 · 7 min
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Hip-Hop
The Elevation Worship drop: Christian rap without the cringe hype
A rollout story from the faith-hop lane — dated, mixed, and still a song.
Jun 22, 2026 · 8 min
Gospel
Hillsong UNITED and the choir that would not stay in the background
A gospel arrangement story: call, response, and why the breakdown is the point.
Jun 21, 2026 · 9 min
Hip-Hop
The NEEDTOBREATHE drop: Christian rap without the cringe hype
A rollout story from the faith-hop lane — dated, mixed, and still a song.
Jun 20, 2026 · 4 min
Jazz
Jazz changes in for KING & COUNTRY’s gospel pocket
Harmony as testimony. How for KING & COUNTRY lets a jazz turn serve a church lyric.
Jun 19, 2026 · 5 min
Gospel
Crowder and the choir that would not stay in the background
A gospel arrangement story: call, response, and why the breakdown is the point.
Jun 18, 2026 · 6 min
Country
Phil Wickham’s country-gospel story: steel guitar and a Sunday lyric
Country Christian music as journalism — not a costume, a catalog.
Jun 17, 2026 · 7 min
Country
How TobyMac wrote a country testimony that still honky-tonks
Faith, fiddle, and a chorus people actually sing.
Jun 16, 2026 · 8 min
Country
Israel Houghton’s country-gospel story: steel guitar and a Sunday lyric
Country Christian music as journalism — not a costume, a catalog.
Jun 15, 2026 · 9 min
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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.
Jun 14, 2026 · 4 min
Gospel
How Yolanda Adams kept gospel on the radio without sanding off the shout
Yolanda Adams still writes church-night records. This is the story of a cut that refuses to become background CCM.
Jun 13, 2026 · 5 min