Something in the Water: Celebrity Religion

With the release of her new music video for “Something in the Water,” Carrie Underwood skips the religious iconography and draws on So You Think You Can Dance interpretive talent to show off her personal side.  This time it’s not the highs or lows of lovesickness, it’s spiritual strength.  And it takes just that – … Continue reading →

No God at the #Grammys?: Religious Music and the Prime Time Recording Academy

Religious music is a huge industry.  It has global fan bases that react viscerally to its messages and tunes, bringing in over a half-billion dollars a year in record sales alone.  Yet it was not a part of Sunday’s three-and-a-half hour prime time Grammy Award presentation.  Peculiar. TV’s “biggest night in music” hosted by CBS … Continue reading →