Contemporary Christian Music (or CCM; also by its religious neutral term "inspirational music") is a genre of popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith. The term is typically used to refer to the Nashville, Tennessee-based pop, rock, and worship Christian music industry, currently represented by artists such as Avalon, BarlowGirl, Jeremy Camp, Casting Crowns, Steven Curtis Chapman, David Crowder Band, Amy Grant, Natalie Grant, Jars of Clay, MercyMe, Newsboys, Chris Tomlin, Michael W. Smith, Rebecca St. James, Third Day, and a host of others. The industry is represented in Billboard Magazine's "Top Christian Albums" and "Hot Christian Songs" charts, and by Radio & Records magazine's Christian AC, Christian CHR, Christian Rock, and Inspirational airplay charts, as well as the iTunes Store's "Christian & Gospel" genre.

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  • Contemporary Christian Music (or CCM; also by its religious neutral term "inspirational music") is a genre of popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith. The term is typically used to refer to the Nashville, Tennessee-based pop, rock, and worship Christian music industry, currently represented by artists such as Avalon, BarlowGirl, Jeremy Camp, Casting Crowns, Steven Curtis Chapman, David Crowder Band, Amy Grant, Natalie Grant, Jars of Clay, MercyMe, Newsboys, Chris Tomlin, Michael W. Smith, Rebecca St. James, Third Day, and a host of others. The industry is represented in Billboard Magazine's "Top Christian Albums" and "Hot Christian Songs" charts, and by Radio & Records magazine's Christian AC, Christian CHR, Christian Rock, and Inspirational airplay charts, as well as the iTunes Store's "Christian & Gospel" genre. It should be noted there is a great deal of popular music which lyrically identifies with Christianity but is not normally considered Contemporary Christian Music. For example, many punk, hardcore, and holy hip-hop groups deal explicitly with issues of faith but are not a part of the Nashville industry. Also, several mainstream artists such as Bob Dylan, Lifehouse, and U2 have dealt with Christian themes in their work but are not considered CCM artists. (en)
  • Christliche Popmusik ist christliche Musik, die stilistisch in den Bereich der Popmusik einzuordnen ist. Oft wird auch der Begriff CCM benutzt. Im Gegensatz zu den USA hat sich dieser Begriff in Deutschland nur in Kennerkreisen durchgesetzt. In der englischsprachigen Welt wird christliche Popularmusik auch als Gospel - abzugrenzen vom "Black Gospel" bzw. "Traditional Gospel" - oder christian music bezeichnet. Eng verwandt aber nicht identisch ist in Deutschland der sogenannte Sacropop, der moderne Kirchenlieder in deutscher Sprache bezeichnet. Einen ähnlichen aber weiter verbreiteten Bereich umfasst die Lob- und Anbetungsmusik (Praise- & Worship-Music) die mehr auf die Beziehung zu Gott ausgerichtet ist und musikalisch meist zwischen Soft-Pop, Akustik und Rock angesiedelt ist. (de)
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  • Contemporary Christian Music (or CCM; also by its religious neutral term "inspirational music") is a genre of popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith. The term is typically used to refer to the Nashville, Tennessee-based pop, rock, and worship Christian music industry, currently represented by artists such as Avalon, BarlowGirl, Jeremy Camp, Casting Crowns, Steven Curtis Chapman, David Crowder Band, Amy Grant, Natalie Grant, Jars of Clay, MercyMe, Newsboys, Chris Tomlin, Michael W. Smith, Rebecca St. James, Third Day, and a host of others. The industry is represented in Billboard Magazine's "Top Christian Albums" and "Hot Christian Songs" charts, and by Radio & Records magazine's Christian AC, Christian CHR, Christian Rock, and Inspirational airplay charts, as well as the iTunes Store's "Christian & Gospel" genre. (en)
  • Christliche Popmusik ist christliche Musik, die stilistisch in den Bereich der Popmusik einzuordnen ist. Oft wird auch der Begriff CCM (Contemporary Christian music, deutsch: Zeitgenössische christliche Musik) benutzt. (de)
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  • Contemporary Christian music (en)
  • Christliche Popmusik (de)
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