Religion News Service

Few worship leaders avoid Hillsong, Bethel songs — despite controversies and scandal

(RNS) — A new study looked at how worship leaders pick music for services — at a time when a handful of megachurches dominate the market. (RNS) — For the past decade, a handful of megachurches have ...
Religion News Service

There's a reason every hit worship song sounds the same

(RNS) — A new study found that the most popular worship songs come from a handful of megachurches with a knack for writing pop songs about what God will do for you. (RNS) — On Easter Sunday, the ...
Christianity Today

People Say Worship Music All Sounds the Same. They Might Mean Something Else.

Complaints about the emerging genre may have to do with the discomfort with monoculture surrounding it. The first time I taught Music History I, a student came to my office worried about an upcoming ...
The Washington Post

There’s a reason every hit worship song sounds the same

On Easter Sunday, the worship band at Bethel Community Church in Redding, Calif., opened the service with “This Is Amazing Grace,” a 2012 hit that has remained one of the most popular worship songs of ...