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This is a list of notable Christian music record labels. Also see Category:Christian record labels List. 0-9. 5 Minute Walk ...
Like other forms of music the creation, performance, significance and even the definition of Christian music varies according to culture and social context. Christian music is composed and performed for many purposes, ranging from aesthetic pleasure, religious or ceremonial purposes or with a positive message as an entertainment product for the ...
His album Jesus Loves Ya was ranked No. 90 on CCM Magazine ' s The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music, [19] while the title track charted at No. 52 on the Top 100 Christian AC in 1991. [20] According to Frontline Records and Gibson's website, [ 21 ] he has at least 22 chart-topping CCM hits with 9 No. 1 songs.
Christian metal is regarded more of a concept rather than a genre since it has no specific musical characteristics. [3] It emerged in the late 1970s as a means of evangelization to the wider heavy metal music scene and was pioneered by American bands Resurrection Band , Saint , and Barnabas , Swedish bands Jerusalem , and Canadian band Daniel ...
Christian alternative rock is a form of alternative rock music that is lyrically grounded in a Christian worldview. Some critics have suggested that unlike CCM and older Christian rock, Christian alternative rock generally emphasizes musical style over lyrical content as a defining genre characteristic, [1] though the degree to which the faith appears in the music varies from artist to artist.
It was established in 1992 and acquired by Brentwood Music in 1993. [1] The label's first big hit release was "Flood" by Jars of Clay in 1996. [2] The song was a hit on mainstream radio before hitting on Christian formats; it hit No. 12 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and appeared in the Billboard Hot 100. [2]
Sacred Steel is a musical style and African-American gospel tradition that features the steel guitar as part of religious services. The style developed in a group of related Pentecostal churches in the 1930s, and is associated in particular with some branches of the Church of the Living God.
The name was later shortened to CCM, which was still an acronym for "Contemporary Christian Music". [2] For a short time, the magazine changed its name to Contemporary Christian Magazine (keeping the "CCM" but broadening the scope) but then ultimately went back to Contemporary Christian Music (CCM). Then in May 2007, the name's meaning was ...