Christian Music

Paper Summary:

This paper discusses the continuing climb of Christian music sales, compared to the decline in sales of other music genres. It discusses the phenomenon of Christian music today, which encompasses a broad category that includes black gospel, contemporary Christian, Christian rock, Christian rap, and traditional praise and worship music. The paper discusses briefly how Christian music has changed over time.

From the Paper:

"According to SoundScan, Christian music sold 49.9 million albums in 2001, up 12 percent from the previous year, and continues to climb while other music genres slack in sales (Green). Christian music today encompasses a broad category that includes black gospel, contemporary Christian, Christian rock, Christian rap, and traditional praise and worship music, all of which jumped in sales by more than 20 percent after the September 11th attacks (Green). Jerry Phelps of Paradigm Management Group says, "Christian music is no longer a genre of its own," for there are so many types within it and people, especially young people, gravitate to music they relate to and that expresses their feelings (Fitzhugh-Craig). Christian music is a "billion dollar-plus business" due partly to the fact that the quality of music is increasing, and partly because so many young people are gravitating toward the soulful tunes (Fitzhugh-Craig)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Eveld, Edward M. "Rock 'n' soul: People across U.S. flocking to Christian music." Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service. November 14 2001. Retrieved May 25 2006 from HighBeam Research Library.
• Fitzhugh-Craig, Michelle. "Christian Music Sings Sweetly to Young Souls Fans Multiply As Diversity, Quality Grows." Oakland Tribune. May 05 2006. Retrieved May 25 2006 from HighBeam Research Library.
• Garza, Jennifer. "The heart of worship: Traditional hymns to today's praise music: Churches are changing their tune to suit different tastes." The Sacramento Bee. February 11 2006. Retrieved May 25 2006 from HighBeam Research Library.
• Green, Amy. "Christian Music Thriving." AP Online (Associated Press). January 25 2002. Retrieved May 25 2006 from HighBeam Research Library.
• Levy, Abe. "Modern worship music blending contemporary and rock styles." The Wichita Eagle (Wichita, Kansas). July 23 2003. Retrieved May 25 2006 from HighBeam Research Library.

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