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Your pop music is influenced by God - Today, Explained

Your pop music is influenced by God - Today, Explained

Update: 2025-12-19
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Popular music went more Christian this year, but religion has had a long history of influencing secular sounds.


This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd and David Tatasciore, and hosted by Astead Herndon.


Worshipers during the 2023 "It's Time" tour in Atlanta, GA. Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images.


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Your pop music is influenced by God - Today, Explained

Your pop music is influenced by God - Today, Explained