Long before Eric Cartman gamed the Christian Rock genre in his quest for a platinum record, Trey Parker and Matt Stone yearned to feel Jesus’ salvation. In the mini-commentary from the South Park ...

— -- When I decided to write a book about Christian rock, my friends' reactions were generally along one line: better you than me. Christian rock has a not entirely undeserved reputation as the ...

Van Zant – led by Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Johnny Van Zant and his brother, 38 Special’s Donnie Van Zant – have announced their return with their first album of Christian rock. “I’ll be honest… the Devil was ...

The Beatles influenced many young viewers such as John DeGroff, who became enthralled by the idea of performing rock music ...

No one takes Christian rock music seriously, not even most Christians. It’s not a lack of ability among the musicians performing it that negates its popularity. Rather, it is the repetitiveness of its ...

Chuck Girard, who became one of the pioneers of Christian rock as Love Song’s lead singer in the 1970s after having hits as a member of the Hondells in the ’60s, died Monday at age 81. Girard had ...

Christian rock group Skillet’s debut Christmas single, a cover of “O Come, O Come Emmanuel,” hit No. 1 on five different ...

Remember the alternative rock song “Kiss Me” by Sixpence None The Richer? This song is such a quintessential 90s playlist song, and it was a pretty hefty hit in 1998. “Kiss Me” peaked at No. 2 on the ...

“The problem with Skillet is that he uses demonic rhythms to praise God, period,” one Baptist pastor wrote on X in response ...

When rock and roll emerged in the 1950s, ministers denounced it from their pulpits and Sunday school teachers warned of the music's demonic origins. The big beat, said Billy Graham, was "ever working ...

Christian/Gospel music consumption has increased, surpassing World Music and nearing Country music's popularity. Nashville's influence is expanding beyond country music, impacting pop charts with ...

Singer-songwriter Chuck Girard, one of the pioneers of contemporary Christian rock and the lead singer of the band Love Song during the 1970s, died on Aug. 11. He was 81. Girard had announced on ...