Cover Story

The Black Sheep Comes Home "I think I'm still taking the eraser to the S on my chest."   Over the last year, Christian music fans have embraced Ben Fuller as one of its freshest and most compelling voices. If you’ve seen his show, you�...

The moment they walked in, the room got louder. I say that in a good way. The band CAIN is three siblings from Alabama, and I know that dynamic well as the “Madison” in my own family. The middle child between an older sister and younger brother. T...

Amy Grant Is Still Telling the Real Story There’s a palpable vibe shift in the room. Sure, the CCM Magazine team might carry a little nervous energy in the days leading up to a Cover Story, but typically things speed up once the artist arrives. This...

Tommee ProfittOne of One     As a fellow geek and collector, walking into Tommee Profitt’s studio feels like stepping into a dream. You pass a staircase of credits lining the walls, ranging from UFC broadcasts and horror films to interna...

“I was at a festival over the summer, and I was told there was a woman that had to meet me after the show,” Jamie MacDonald tells me, and already I can feel the weight of where this story is headed.  She leans forward slightly, like she’s back in that...

February. The month of love. Red hearts. Warm and fuzzies. A sharp contrast to the reality outside our studio walls, where a historic ice storm had brought Music City to a standstill. One that, as I am writing this, is visible out my window, where tens of th...

Happy Phew YearInside the Creative Wonderland of 1K Phew Every so often, an artist comes across my feed who exudes originality, endless creativity, and a level of quality that feels capable of elevating Christian music as a whole. Not just by sounding bette...

The Awe of Christmas At the heart of his song is one line that tells his whole story: “Every December I stop to remember the humble entrance of our King….” isn’t just a poetic notion. It was a snow-covered testimony. "There’s been many Chris...

An Honest Conversation with Katy Nichole Photo by: Alicia St Gelais - For CCM Magazine When Katy Nichole walks into a room she is going to give you an experience. I’d seen Katy perform before so I knew she was going to do an incr...

“Being from Atlanta, we saw The Waiting head out in their van and thought, man, if we ever get to that point—where we can leave for a week of shows and come back home—we’ve made it. We set our sights pretty low, because we were doing that after about...