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When I first started listening to Christian music about fourteen years ago, there were a ton of male artists and bands but it seemed the female Christian music artists were not so abundant. Of course there were a few, like Rebecca St. James and Crystal Lewis but it seemed for the most part, the males dominated.When I wrote the article, My Ten Favorite Christian Female Artists , three years ago it still seemed to be the case. Nichole Nordeman via Flickr @ CM Central Nowadays that doesn't seem to ring true anymore. Currently, there are many new female Christian music artists on the scene, many of them not even 30 years old! These are the kinds of gals that are true role models for young girls, very unlike the Katy Perry's and Miley Cyrus's of the world! Something else that's different about modern-day Christian music is its new reliance on digital music and social media. No longer do artists have to rely on simply getting heard on the radio and selling albums to b...

Did you happen to catch the Dove Awards this year? Unfortunately, I never get to watch it on TV as we don't have cable, but I do always like to see who was nominated and who won awards in each category. My favorite category is song of the year, mainly because this category encompasses all genres of Christian music. This year, there were several nominees - in fact 22 songs were nominated. The song "All I Can Do" by Mikeschair was one of many nominated this year Below I have highlighted some of the amazing songs that were nominated for the 2013 Dove Award Song of the Year. “Forgiveness” performed by Matthew West Written by Matthew West From the Album: Into the Light Chorus:   Show me how to love the unlovable Show me how to reach the unreachable  Help me now to do the impossible  Forgiveness Matthew West is not only one of Christian music's most popular artists, he is also becoming well-known as a songwriter. If you listen to his music, you ...