Christianity Today

Worship Music Nostalgia Brings New Profit to Old Songs

Gen X and millennials’ favorite Christian throwbacks are also easy moneymakers. In April of this year, worship leader Krista Treadway planned a “throwback” worship service with nostalgic favorites ...
Christianity Today

Worship Music Is Emotionally Manipulative. Do You Trust the Leader Plucking the Strings?

The Spirit is at work, but so are the mechanisms around high-production sets. “Bigger!” said the voice in my in-ear monitor. I was on stage in a dark room, nearly blinded by spotlights. It was my ...
Religion News Service

There's a reason every hit worship song sounds the same

(RNS) — A new study found that the most popular worship songs come from a handful of megachurches with a knack for writing pop songs about what God will do for you. (RNS) — On Easter Sunday, the ...
America Magazine

Praise and worship: the modern soundtrack of the U.S. Catholic Church

Pilgrims cheer as Dave and Lauren Moore and others perform July 19, 2024, during the third revival night of the National Eucharistic Congress at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Credit: OSV News ...
Daily Press

Why do many hit worship songs sound the same? Megachurches have cornered the market, study finds

On Easter Sunday, the worship band at Bethel Community Church in Redding, California, opened the service with “This Is Amazing Grace,” a 2012 hit that has remained one of the most popular worship ...
Texarkana Gazette

There’s a reason every hit worship song sounds the same

On Easter Sunday, the worship band at Bethel Community Church in Redding, California, opened the service with "This Is Amazing Grace," a 2012 hit that has remained one of the most popular worship ...
Chattanooga Times Free Press

There's a reason every hit worship song sounds the same

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