New research explores music's impact on learning, memory, and emotions in two studies. One reveals that familiar music can enhance concentration and learning, while the other demonstrates that music ...

Christian and Gospel music are having a moment in an evolving industry. Lecrae, four-time Grammy-winning Christian artist and founder of Reach Records, joins Billboard On The Record to break down the ...

There's no shortage of famous quotes about how much music means to people. But ask singer-songwriter Laura Ehio why she decided to pick up a guitar and it goes even deeper. "My journey as a Christian, ...

A new wave of artists is transcending traditional notions of Christian music, drawing young global audiences to faith-based rap, Afrobeats and R&B. Often boosted by social media, many of them got ...

It was fitting that Rascal Flatts played the first arena concert in Milwaukee in 2026. In addition to performing country pop hits like "Life is a Highway" at Fiserv Forum Jan. 22, the band's Gary ...

The genre outpaced the industry's general growth, rising 18.5% in on-demand global audio song streams in 2025, and that's reflected in ticket sales on the road By Jessica Nicholson When Forrest Frank ...

Christian hip-hop music, offering uplifting, inspiring content, is hot. In an era of social media anxiety, young people are looking for hope and finding it in Christian hip-hop. Holy Culture Radio, a ...

Last spring, a month and a half into American Idol’s 23rd season, the reality singing competition did something it had never done before. It aired a three-hour special on Easter Sunday, themed around ...

A top Christian artist right now has "Mississippi soul" according to his social media accounts. But Solomon Ray is AI. The account recently hit No. 1 on multiple music charts, including Billboard's ...

The devil is in the details. An AI-generated Christian artist named Solomon Ray has taken the gospel music world by storm after topping the iTunes and Billboard charts with his album “Faithful Soul.” ...

A few days after the star singer Forrest Frank fell off his skateboard, crashed into a wall and fractured two vertebrae, he previewed a new track about the accident on TikTok. Frank, formerly a member ...

On a Friday morning in early October, musicians, industry executives and politicians packed into the open-air café at the brand new Museum of Christian & Gospel Music — the first museum in the U.S.