CCM Music News

“I was at a festival over the summer, and I was told there was a woman that had to meet me after the show,” Jamie MacDonald tells me, and already I can feel the weight of where this story is headed.  She leans forward slightly, like she’s back in that moment. “And so, I’m sitting Read More

When Kris Love from Centricity Music sends you an unfamiliar address in a warehouse district and promises a great time, you show up. It was called “The Coliseum,” and I’m not even sure most Nashville natives have driven past this place. Inside, you’re greeted by a reforged McDonald’s sign pointing toward a small, packed, dimly Read More

CCM Magazine has selected Jamie MacDonald as the March cover story. One of the fastest rising artists in Christian Music today, the soulful new singer-songwriter sat down with CCM for an extended interview, and taped exclusive in-studio performances of her #1 singles “Desperate” and “Left It in the River” that will be available exclusively on CCM’s YouTube and at CCMMagazine.com. Read More

Do you hear that? It’s the sound of every CCM fans heartbeat at the announcement of Amy Grant releasing brand new music! After more than a decade without a full collection of new original material, Amy Grant is returning with The Me That Remains, a ten-song project arriving May 8 via Thirty Tigers. Produced by ten-time Read More

In a world where many of the name-brand Christian music festivals and tours have vanished, shrunk, or rebranded themselves into something barely recognizable, Winter Jam is still rolling along. And judging by the crowd at Bridgestone Arena this February, it’s not just alive, it’s thriving. More than 30 years after its launch by Newsong, the Read More

“I think we have to remember that people are wrestling with hard things. And so, to wrap every song up in a bow, I know that is good for radio. It is not good for life. It is not good for people.” That conviction sits at the heart of Ginny Owens’ latest season of music, Read More

The singer who once sang “I Will Lift My Eyes” is now more likely to say, “Stick out your tongue and say ahh.” The voice that once filled theaters and sanctuaries is now answering to a much different call and title: Jeffery “Bebo” Norman, P.A.-C., Physician Assistant – Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT), Sleep Medicine. Read More

When you think of movie franchises, a true-story rock biopic rarely gets the sequel treatment. Yet that’s exactly the bold move Kingdom Story Company and Lionsgate made when they returned to the world of Bart Millard and MercyMe. Nearly a decade after the original I Can Only Imagine, we reenter a story that feels both Read More

Josiah Queen’s new song demons is currently sitting at #1 on YouTube’s new Hype leaderboard, with alternate version of his song also landing at #4, putting Christian music squarely at the top of YouTube’s newest feature designed specifically to spotlight rising creators. Once again Josiah bucked a traditional marketing push. It happened because fans showed up, participated, and helped Read More

Five years ago, I was handed a script for a movie about the life of Ronald Reagan. I was asked to write a song or two based on the story of his life. Honestly, I was not sure if I could. I didn’t know his story very well. Songwriting for me, from the age of Read More