Anne Wilson was the opening act for Country music superstar Morgan Wallen on his I’m The Problem stadium tour for his concert dates in Seattle, Washington, the weekend of July 26-27, 2025. On the stage at Lumen Field, she was in the company of not only Wallen but Country music legends Miranda Lambert and Brooks & Dunn, who were also special guest performers at those nights of the tour. Anne Wilson’s music has always been a blend of Contemporary Christian and Country music. Wilson and her record label, Capitol Christian Music, signed a deal in partnership with UMG Nashville in 2023, creating space for her music and message to reach…

This week, former lead singer of We The Kingdom and now new solo artist Franni Cash announced that she will be appearing and releasing a song for an upcoming film, Hazel. The movie is based on a true story and will be released this fall in select theaters. Franni will make an acting appearance along with debuting her original song for the movie, “Next To You,” which already has an official music video released. “Had the privilege of getting to fulfill a lifelong dream, acting and writing a song for a movie,” Franni shared on social media, announcing the news with a clip of “Next To You.” “Hazel is such…

BeBe and CeCe Winans will co-host the 40th annual Stellar Awards on August 16 at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville, Tennessee, with CeCe scheduled to perform. With it being the 40th anniversary of this staple in Gospel music celebrations, there is speculation that there could be songs like “Lost Without You,” “Heaven,” “Celebrate New Life,” “Addictive Love,” and a host of others. Additional performers scheduled for this monumental event include Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Major, Pastor Mike Jr, Jekalyn Carr, Donnie McClurkin, and Dottie Peoples. More artists are yet to be announced, promising exciting surprises. The Stellar Awards is an event where Gospel artists, producers, child performers, and others are…

Michael Sweet, frontman of iconic Christian metal band Stryper, announced the band’s upcoming Christmas single will be released on July 29, in a throwback to the old standard day for releasing music on Tuesdays. The song, “Still the Light,” is from their forthcoming Christmas album, set to release later this year. Sweet and the guys from Stryper have been teasing this Christmas project for several months. While the band had recorded a couple of Christmas songs over the years, this will be their first-ever full-length Christmas project. The band has promised a mix of original songs and covers of classical favorites. Stryper became one of Christmas music’s first and most…

I gave my whole heart to this project I was invited into… I thought about it in the morning, sent text messages at noon, and prayed at night. I was going to –come hell or highwater — be. faithful. to. this. mission. Yet, something was wrong. Way wrong. Despite my best attempt to see things through, I couldn’t lie to myself any longer. Pressing questions remained, like: Why are they engaging so little and pushing off meeting? Where is their enthusiasm and feedback? Why do I feel a door shut in my face when I have something to say? Why am I continually (and, seemingly foolishly), pressing in while they…

One sleepy Saturday in 1989, no doubt after yet another viewing of Batman at the mall multiplex, I wandered into Family Bookstore to peruse the cassettes on the New Release wall. My young eyes were drawn to a sepia-colored cover featuring a strange, imposing figure in the wilderness, wearing shades and a cape. The band was The Swirling Eddies. The album: Outdoor Elvis. Full disclosure: I already owned their debut album, Let’s Spin. It’s a solid introduction to what now feels like a proto-’90s alt-pop sound, something that wouldn’t feel out of place among The La’s, The Lemonheads, Stone Roses, or even Soul Asylum. In fact, lead singer Camarillo Eddy (not his real name)…

What began as a humble outpouring of local worship in a small town in Northern California has grown into one of the most influential worship movements of the modern Church. In 2025, Bethel Music celebrates 25 years of ministry, a quarter-century of songs, moments, and spiritual awakenings that have echoed far beyond the walls of Redding’s Bethel Church. Co-founded by Brian and Jenn Johnson in 2001, Bethel Music emerged from the overflow of their home church’s passion for God’s presence. But what started as a simple pursuit became a global sound that helped define the first wave of modern worship. Since their official recorded debut with Here Is Love in 2010, Bethel…

“I wrote this book to help children and youth see the Bible as one continuous story of God’s love for man and His faithfulness to His Word,” remembers Dorla Schlitt. That simple mission—connecting hearts to the unbroken thread of God’s redemption—has guided Dorla’s life as both an educator and author. Over the years, she’s shared that vision in classrooms, Sunday schools, and through beloved children’s resources from publishers like Lifeway and Thomas Nelson. But it all comes together in her latest work, The Adventure of the Scarlet Thread: The Promise Fulfilled a visually rich and theologically grounded book that traces the “scarlet thread” of God’s promise from Genesis to the arrival of…