Though gospel music and spiritual songs have their own respective genres, there is often some crossover into country music. In fact, quite a few country singers are openly Christian; I’d be bold ...

Most country music stars identify as Christian. Not all of them, of course, but most have grown up in Christian households. However, there are a few country artists out there who do not particularly ...

Guitar magnets are displayed at the Ryman Auditorium gift shop in Nashville, Tennessee, in July. NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium is known as the Mother Church of Country Music. And, ...

Christian/Gospel music consumption has increased, surpassing World Music and nearing Country music's popularity. Nashville's influence is expanding beyond country music, impacting pop charts with ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium is known as the Mother Church of Country Music. And, indeed, it began as a church, built by a riverboat captain who was converted to religion by an ...

Lately there has been a surge in faith-based country music, as well as country and Christian collaborations. Jay DeMarcus from Rascal Flatts stopped by Taste of Country Nights, and I thought he would ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville’s Ryman ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville's Ryman Auditorium is known as the Mother Church of Country Music. And, indeed, it began as a church, built by a riverboat captain who was converted to religion by an ...