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Inside Contemporary Christian’s Heavenly Rise to Among the Fastest-Growing Genres In the U.S.


Inside the rise in consumption for contemporary Christian music/gospel in the first half of 2024 and what's drivign the genre forward.

A new crop of young talent — who are also social media natives — includes 29-year-old Forrest Frank, 21-year-old Josiah Queen and 24-year-old Seph Schlueter. As streaming consumption and social media promotion of CCM/gospel music have increased, so has the number of contemporary Christian radio stations in the United States. “The songs coming out of our community continue to impact our audience, not only across all digital platforms but on terrestrial radio to over 30 million weekly listeners,” Gospel Music Association president Jackie Patillo said in a statement provided to Billboard.

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