The 26-year-old artist speaks with Billboard about going from touring with Mariah the Scientist to making Christian music. By Kyle Denis When Billboard last caught up with Ryan Trey, the St.

This photo provided by Kelvin Worthey Jr. shows Christian rapper Childlike CiCi performing on Oct. 12, 2025. (Credit: Kelvin Worthey Jr./Kashvision Multimedia & Broadcasting LLC via AP.) Listen A new ...

A new wave of artists is transcending traditional notions of Christian music, drawing young global audiences to faith-based rap, Afrobeats and R&B. Often boosted by social media, many of them got ...

New Christian Artists Push Genre Boundaries With Rap, Afrobeats and R&B A new wave of artists is transcending traditional notions of Christian music, drawing young global audiences to faith-based rap, ...

The genre outpaced the industry's general growth, rising 18.5% in on-demand global audio song streams in 2025, and that's reflected in ticket sales on the road By Jessica Nicholson When Forrest Frank ...

They say they’re Christians and are not occultists. Nor, he says, are they witches. Her husband, she swears, isn’t a warlock. But this Chesapeake couple does sell crystals, intended to help customers ...

NEW YORK (AP) — It is one of the most surprising music stories of the year. While streams of new music — releases from the last 18 months — were down from last year, one genre is on the rise: ...

*An AI-generated Christian artist named Solomon Ray has fueled the AI-music debate, with his gospel album “Faithful Soul” topping both iTunes and Billboard charts. As the New York Post reports, the ...

The devil is in the details. An AI-generated Christian artist named Solomon Ray has taken the gospel music world by storm after topping the iTunes and Billboard charts with his album “Faithful Soul.” ...

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