Christian music has come a long way. In fact, Christian music is becoming very popular. The kind of talented young men and women who are in the industry is exactly what Christian music needed. Groups like "Mercy Me" have put a rock beat to some of the most inspirational songs I have ever heard. It is amazing what a little music can do for your day. Many people in the 1980's did not realize that they were rocking to Christian music. The popular hard rock band Kansas, who released "Carry on my Wayward Son" were very popular, as was the song. What many people did not realize was that the song was gospel praise and the band were Christians through and through.
Christian Music is Coming of Age
Another aspect of Christian music that has become popular is the music videos that you can watch online. They should come out with a music video station like MTV only it could be CMTV for Christian Music Television instead of just music television. I know that I would watch it. There are a great many things that have become popular thanks to the Internet that would otherwise never be known. I can think of nothing that is not available on the World Wide Web. That is how far the Internet has come.
It Took Years of Faith
New Christian music videos have become very popular with young Christians and very profitable for musicians. This is a tribute to the Christian bands that struggled for so many years while the Rock and Rap industries made all the money. It was not until just recently that these talented young Christian musicians started making the kind of money that this lifestyle demands. I would not do what they have been doing for the poor amount of money they were making. Some of the bands did not make it and succumbed to the Rock industry. For those who hung in there,