Casting Crowns and Glorious Day (Living He Loved Me) tumbles 1-5 this week, replaced at #1 by the #1 song two weeks ago, You Love Me Anyway by Sidewalk Prophets. Debuts this week include Francesca Battistelli with Motion of Mercy, new at #37, and Switchfoot with Restless at #50. 1. (2) You Loved Me Anyway Sidewalk Prophets 2. (3) The Way Jeremy Camp 3. (6) I Lift My Hands Chris Tomlin 4. (4) Blessings Laura Story 5. (1) Glorious Day (Living...

Today’s Crave devotional from Psalm 119:81-88 reads: 1My soul faints with longing for your salvation, but I have put my hope in your word. 82My eyes fail, looking for your promise; I say, “When will you comfort me?” 83Though I am like a wineskin in the smoke, I do not forget your decrees. 84How long must your servant wait? When will you punish my persecutors? 85The arrogant dig pitfalls for me, contrary to...

Contemporary Christian pop-rock band Switchfoot is returning on September 27 with Vice Verses, the follow-up to the Grammy Award-winning Hello Hurricane. The carrier single is the midtempo guitar-driven Restless, now picking up fast at Christian AC; this week, Restless is one of the most-added singles at radio, and given the success of Hello Hurricane and the quality of Restless, I’m convinced Switchfoot will not have a hard time getting...

Talented K-Pop girl group Piggy Dolls, who have created quite the firestorm in their native Korea for losing a collective total of more than 120 kilogram between the three of them in between debut and sophomore music releases, have returned to the scene with Know Her, a mid-tempo almost trot-ty song about how much love can hurt. It’s a cute video – I’m more inclined towards Trend, actually – but the album from where Know...

(Contemporary Christian) pop-rock band Lifehouse released the incredible Smoke and Mirrors last year to the band’s best week ever, with the album debuting at #6 on the Billboard 200. The stellar Halfway Gone performed extremely well, and now All In, the opening track on Smoke and Mirrors, has suddenly found a market in Christian AC. This surprises but thrills me, because All In is easily one of the best tracks on Smoke and Mirrors. Driving...