By Nicole VanDyke, CP Reporter Tim Bowman Jr.'s song "Nobody But God" with Faith City Music ascended to No. 1 on Billboard’s Gospel Airplay chart this week. This marks the third time Bowman has topped the chart and the second for Faith City Music.Billboard noted that according to Luminate, the song saw an 8% increase in plays from June 28 to July 4.“This is my third No. 1 hit, and […]

By Leah MarieAnn Klett, Assistant Editor | The Christian Post Country star John Rich recently revealed God inspired him to write his latest single, “Revelation,” as a means of counteracting the “satanic” content put forth by the mainstream music industry and escalating spiritual warfare.In a recent interview with Tucker Carlson, Rich, a multiplatinum artist and one-half of the duo Big & Rich, revealed his new song was inspired by the […]

Evangelical pastor, author and radio personality Chuck Swindoll will be retiring as a pastor at Stonebriar Community Church of Frisco, Texas, and will preach his final sermon in October.The church posted an announcement Sunday from Swindoll, who had been preaching at the megachurch since becoming senior pastor in 1998.Swindoll, who will be turning 90 next month, believed that "the time has come for me to retire from Stonebriar — and […]

Richie Stephens and Sanchez, two of reggae’s most respected vocalists, have joined forces to publicly express their gratitude to The Almighty. The gospel track, titled “Forever Grateful,” is featured on Richie‘s recently released album, “The Soul of Richie Stephens.”Richie Stephens, a veteran reggae artist, has never shied away from creating gospel music when he felt compelled to do so. In fact, one of the biggest gospel compilations shared in Jamaica […]

By CP Staff Three members of The Nelons — described as "one of America's most cherished Gospel music families" — died in a plane crash in Wyoming Friday as they were en route to join a cruise to Alaska."As many of you have heard by now, my father and mother, Jason and Kelly Nelon Clark, along with my sister, Amber, and brother-in-law, Nathan, as well as our dear friends Melodi […]