For viewers weaned on an era when American Idol incubated household names like Kelly Clarkson and Adam Lambert, the special ...

But the Easter special was a reminder of how the church influences mainstream music. At the time, American Idol was in its eighth season, and it was the singular singing competition in the burgeoning ...

Faith-based and "traditional" pop hits are surging on the music charts this year, as noted in a recent report. Alex Warren’s "Ordinary," "a folksy melodramatic ballad about faith and love," according ...

Underwood rose to fame after winning the singing competition show American Idol in 2005. The singer went on to release her debut album Some Hearts in 2005. “Jesus, Take the Wheel,” one of the ...

Faith-based and “traditional” pop hits are surging on the music charts this year, as noted in a recent report. Alex Warren’s “Ordinary,” “a folksy melodramatic ballad about faith and love,” according ...