Looking for the perfect gift for the ones you love this Christmas? Let the 2023 CCM Magazine Holiday Gift Guide help you find the best in faith-related gifts for everyone on your gift list this year!  Many of our Gift Guide partners help support CCMmagazine.com throughout the year. Show them you appreciate them by checking out these incredible gift ideas for the holiday!   NIV Flourish & Rooted Bibles Bibles to help you connect with your identity in Christ Drawing on the truths of Scripture, Flourish: The NIV Bible for Women strengthens women with insights and encouragement for the issues they face. Meanwhile, Rooted: The NIV Bible for Men helps men connect…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. RFD-TV, the nation’s first 24-hour television network featuring programming focused on the agribusiness, equine and rural lifestyles, along with traditional country music and entertainment, welcomed bluegrass Gospel chart-toppers Chosen Road to its Nashville studio earlier this week. Renowned for their traditional Appalachian instrumentation and tight harmonies, Chosen Road performed their recent #1 single, “I Want To Be Just Like You,” on RFD-TV’s flagship daily show, “Market Day Report.” In addition, “Market Day Report” co-host Suzanne Alexander talked with the band about their bestselling Thoroughbred Records release, It Never Gets Old. With fresh originals and updated arrangements of familiar favorites, It Never Gets Old showcases the hit song “I…

Minnesota united for two exhilarating and joy-filled days in the charming city of St. Cloud, MN for Celebrate MN.  The event featured performances from Chris Tomlin, Switchfoot, Zach Williams, Lecrae, Blanca, and Christine D’Clario. The unique event operates with the sole purpose of promoting Central Minnesota’s vibrancy. It was organized by a dedicated coalition of local business, civic, and church leaders, all driven by their passion to instill hope, nurture a sense of community, and positively transform lives. At the heart of it all, Mike Silva delivered an inspiring message of hope. CCM’s Nick Luchau was at the event and captured these amazing photos! The post PHOTOS: Celebrate Minnesota Featuring…

NASHVILLE, TN Last Thursday, Capitol CMG presented multi-talented artist and one of People Magazine’s Emerging Artists Riley Clemmons with a plaque recognizing the Gold certification of her single, “Fighting For Me,” alongside co-writers Jordan Sapp and Ethan Hulse and producer Jordan Sapp at an intimate album release party. This milestone marks a first for Riley, who has amassed over half a billion global streams and 85 million YouTube views since the beginning of her career. “Fighting For Me” was released as the lead single for Riley’s sophomore album, Godsend, and quickly became her top performing song with over 160 million worldwide streams.   “Truly, I’m just so excited and completely…

Nashville, Tenn. (September 26, 2023) Chris Tomlin, the “most often sung artist in the world” according to Time Magazine, celebrated with industry, family and friends today a monumental benchmark as his recent six- week #1 single “Holy Forever,” marks the historic achievement of holding the #1 position on a radio chart for OVER 3 YEARS, totaling in 157+ weeks. Tonight’s celebration of the highly regarded worship leader, songwriter and artist took an unexpected turn as Tomlin himself presented a plaque to Capitol Christian Music Group for the unprecedented accomplishment. “I have had the great honor of receiving many awards and accolades, commemorating different achievements throughout my career… but today is…

Uprise Festival returned with another year of family fun and Christian music. More than 30 bands and artists gathered on three different stages in Shippensburg, PA for two incredible nights of rock and pop performances by artists and bands, including Skillet, Lacey Sturm, Newsboys, Chris Tomlin, Josh Baldwin, Disciple, Social Club Misfits, Steven Malcolm, and more. CCM’s Chelle Propst captured these photos from the event. The post PHOTOS: Skillet Performs At UpRise Fest In Shippensburg, PA (September 16, 2023) appeared first on CCM Magazine.

26 September 2023 – Nashville, TN / Charlotte, NC The chart-topping single “O Come To The Altar” from the GRAMMY Award-winning and multi-platinum group Elevation Worship has been certified Double Platinum by the RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA® (RIAA). This is their first double-platinum single. “I’m completely blown away by the news that ‘O Come To The Altar’ has touched this many lives,” shares Elevation Worship’s Chris Brown, who co-wrote the song with Pastor Steven Furtick, Mack Brock, and Wade Joye. “I think it’s amazing that a song about the open invitation Jesus offers all of us to come just as we are to Him has meant so much to…