Led by Israel Houghton, a well-traveled, leading contemporary gospel group that thrived during the 2000s and 2010s. Worship leader, recording artist, songwriter, and producer Israel Houghton became involved full-time in worship ministry in 1989. From the start, he looked to overcome cultural and denominational barriers. With this idea as a centerpiece, Israel formed his New … Read more
A popular Nigerian group made up of Kehinde Akinbode, Joe Okougbo, David Thomas, Samson Nnogo and Sunny Steve. Their breakthrough was debut album ‘Olori Oko’, which was their third attempt to release a disc. The video for the song ‘Olori Oko’ topped numerous categories at the 2007 Nigerian Music Video Awards. Many Infinity songs become … Read more
Red Rocks Worship is a contemporary Christian group representing the ministry of Red Rocks Church, which operates multiple campuses in the state of Colorado and around the world. Featuring worshipers, songwriters, and other creatives, the group released a solemn, acoustic guitar-guided set titled The Rooftop EP in 2014, with Into the Light EP following in … Read more
During the 2000s, there was no bigger act in country music than Rascal Flatts — and, for a time, there was no bigger group in America than the cheerful country-pop trio from Ohio. At their peak in the middle of the decade, Rascal Flatts were the top-selling group in America, besting rock bands and hip-hop … Read more
A long-running and top-selling CCM vocal group, Point of Grace were originally formed in the early ’90s around Denise Jones, Heather Floyd, and Terry Lang. The women knew each other while growing up in Norman, Oklahoma, but only began singing together (as the Ouachitones) when they all attended Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia. By 1991, … Read more
Hillsong Worship (formerly Hillsong Live) is an Australian praise and worship group from Sydney, Australia, where they started making music in 1983 at Hillsong Church. Fifteen of their songs have appeared on the Billboard magazine charts in the US, with “What a Beautiful Name” (2016) representing their greatest success, reaching platinum in the US. The … Read more
Petra is one of the most successful Christian rock bands ever, a veritable institution whose name (taken from the Greek word for “rock”) has come to reflect not only their music, but their staying power as well, even in spite of Christian radio’s reluctance to program their brand of loud, slick arena rock. Petra was … Read more
Hillsong United (stylised as Hillsong UNITED or UNITED) is a worship band that originated as a part of Hillsong Church. Formed in 1998 as part of Hillsong’s youth ministry, the band consists of several rotating worship leaders from the church, including Joel Houston, Taya Smith-Gaukrodger, Matt Crocker, Jonathon Douglass, Brooke Fraser, Jad Gillies and Benjamin … Read more
A ministry and a brand started by Louie Giglio, the annual Passion conferences bring a touch of alternative to Christian praise & worship material. Established in Atlanta in 1997, the organization houses sixstepsrecords and the internationally popular worship band Passion. The group has issued dozens of albums over the decades, including chart-topping efforts like Awakening … Read more
Parachute is an American pop-rock band from Charlottesville, Virginia, United States.[1] Formed in 2006, they released their major-label debut album, Losing Sleep, in 2009, followed by their second album, The Way It Was, in 2011 and their third album, Overnight, in 2013. Vanguard Records released the band’s fourth album, Wide Awake, on March 11, 2016. … Read more