Darrel Walls Takes Artist of the Year at the 2026 Stellar Awards
The 41st Stellar Gospel Music Awards put a broad Gospel field on one Charlotte stage — from established Motown Gospel names to independent releases.
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Phil Wickham and CeCe Winans Lead the 2026 Dove Awards Field
Nine nominations for Wickham, seven for Winans, and a New Artist field that shows how quickly Christian music's center is shifting.
Christian and Gospel Music Makes a Deliberate Move Inside CMA Fest
The Museum of Christian & Gospel Music, Gaither Music and the GMA built a shared fan experience around catalog, performance and discovery.
Christian Music Month Returns With Platform and Touring Support
The GMA and Recording Academy expanded the March campaign across streaming services, radio, tours and a new run of performance videos.
Christian Music's New Growth Is Refusing the Old Genre Boxes
Rap, Afrobeats and R&B artists are building global faith audiences faster than legacy format labels can describe them.
Gaither's 10 Billion Streams Make the Case for Patient Catalog Work
Thirty years with Capitol CMG and a catalog that keeps finding new listeners: Gospel's long tail is not theoretical.
Gospel's Grammy-Week Infrastructure Is Becoming More Visible
The Kingdom + Culture reception gathered artists, labels, platforms and trade organizations around the people behind the nominations.