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Hillsong Abuse Settlement Rejected Over NDA

Victim says she wants accountability more than money.

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Sing Holy Forever … or Until TikTok Pulls the Audio

What Universal Music Group’s catalog removal means for our favorites from Hillsong, Kari Jobe, Chris Tomlin, and more.

People Say Worship Music All Sounds the Same. They Might Mean Something Else.

Complaints about the emerging genre may have to do with the discomfort with monoculture surrounding it.

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Hillsong Founder Not Guilty of Sexual Abuse Cover-Up

An Australian court found Brian Houston may have had a reasonable excuse not to call police about his father’s crimes.

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Churches Continue to Sing Hillsong and Bethel Despite Controversies

Study: Worship leaders say they don’t care what music tops the charts, but trust peer recommendations and what they have heard at conferences.

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Court Hears Closing Arguments in Brian Houston Case

Was the Hillsong founder covering up sexual abuse or trying to care for a survivor?

A Tale of Two New York City Pastors

One formed me. The other entertained me.

Worship Music Is Emotionally Manipulative. Do You Trust the Leader Plucking the Strings?

The Spirit is at work, but so are the mechanisms around high-production sets.

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Our Worship Is Turning Praise into Secular Profit

With corporate consolidation in worship music, more entities are invested in the songs sung on Sunday mornings. How will their financial incentives shape the church?

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How Bethel and Hillsong Took Over Our Worship Sets

“If you have ever felt like most worship music sounds the same, it may be because the worship music … is written by just a handful of songwriters.”

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