The Killers frontman debuts to “father’s” country-western music for a deeply personal album filled with rhinestones, sawdust, biblical imagery and an unforgettable encounter with the King of Rock and Roll. Every so often, an album arrives that feels tailor-made for me. When that happens, I’m reminded that so many of us think we grew up uniquely, but in reality we share the same childhoods. Rock and roll theatricality and country storytelling weren’t competing forces, they were often times just a different part of the same cassette tape collection. Those lines were always blurry and they remain so on Thrasher, the new Nashville-inspired and Nashville-recorded solo album from Brandon Flowers. Flowers has spent…

When some people think about Christian music, they still picture the South, the Bible Belt or a packed arena somewhere in Middle America. But this time, one of Christian music’s biggest nights is happening in the heart of Los Angeles. Chris Tomlin’s Worship Under the Stars 2026 stop at the legendary Greek Theatre has officially sold out, bringing a massive night of worship to one of Southern California’s most iconic outdoor venues — just miles from the center of Hollywood. That makes this particular sellout feel a little different. The Greek Theatre has hosted generations of legendary artists, and according to the tour, Tomlin’s sold-out performance marks a rare occasion for a…

There may be nothing more genuinely punk rock for Tommee Profitt than this. After building a career on music that feels almost impossibly large—the 150-layer-deep, multi-sensory overload of The Birth of a King, The Resurrection of a King and all the grand cinematic orchestration that has made his work instantly recognizable—Profitt has released an album centered on something radically different: A piano. A quiet room. A human being allowing himself to feel. His new eight-track instrumental album, HUMAN, strips away the massive drums, towering choirs and cinematic production in favor of softly improvised piano pieces designed for prayer, meditation and the moments when words simply get in the way. “I’ve never made a project…

THE BUS ROLLS ON! For fans who thought the celebration was winding down, there’s one more chance. Third Day has announced the FINAL LEG of its 30th Anniversary Tour, adding a limited number of new dates that will bring the long-awaited reunion to more cities across the country in the spring of 2027. Original members Mac Powell, Mark Lee, David Carr, and Tai Anderson continue their celebration of one of Christian music’s most influential catalogs, joined each night by special guest Zach Williams and rising worship collective Scout and the Saints.   The newly announced dates are being billed as the last opportunity to experience the reunion tour. Tickets go on sale…

When John Schlitt and Bob Hartman sat down with me at CCM, they had perfectly legitimate reasons to be there. Beyond Belief, a new feature film built around the music and legacy of Petra, arrives in theaters August 28. The band also recently released Hope, its first studio album in 20 years. Those are both stories worth telling. But sitting across from these guys, surrounded by old CCM covers featuring Petra through the decades, I couldn’t help thinking about the bigger story. Christian music fans and the industry should properly celebrate its legends, and of those legends Petra sits near the very top. Not simply because they’ve survived for more than 50…