New Music Round-Up: September 2025

As fall officially rolls in, Christian music continues to bring fresh voice and worship to the scene. This month has brought new albums, live projects, and singles from some of your favorite artists: P...

The Christian Rock Club That Won’t Quit

If you grew up in the Christian music underground of the ’90s and early 2000s, you probably spent more nights than you’d admit in some coffee-fueled rock club that promised loud guitars without the alcohol....

Phil Wickham Drops Biggest Album Yet

Phil Wickham is celebrating two decades as a signed artist, and if his new album Songs of the Saints proves anything, it’s that he’s nowhere near slowing down. The record, his tenth studio album, clocks...

CCM Responds to Charlie Kirk

Until now, names like Martin Luther King Jr., John F. Kennedy, Malcolm X, and Robert F. Kennedy lived in history books and grainy footage. But on September 10, 2025, the world watched in real time, in 4K vide...

CCM Family Travel: American Dream Mall

At CCM Magazine, we’ve always been about music that inspires, encourages, and connects. But lately, Amanda and I have been talking a lot about how our readers are also families looking for more than just int...

Where Are They Now: Big Tent Revival

When Big Tent Revival disbanded at the height of their success, frontman Steve Wiggins was left with a question that haunted him. “Well, what are we going to do now? If you're not a lead singer of a band a...

Matt Hammitt’s Must-Hear Song

Some songs make you stop, smile, and hold on just a little tighter to the people you love. Matt Hammitt’s brand-new single “Days God Gave” is exactly that kind of song. It’s about family car rides, lat...

Inside Lecrae’s Reconstruction

"I wanted it to be authentic. So how do you make it authentic? You go back to some of the roots... We were just hanging out with fans intentionally. We were at community centers and prisons and, we didn’t sme...