Abstract
In France, religion is clearly weaker than in the US. As a result, we do not imagine that Christian music is fashionable in France. In France, if you talk about Christian music, you necessarily talk about old-fashioned Church songs. The only kind of Christian music that has recently been a success in France was the song 'Vois sur ton Chemin' by Les petits chanteurs de St Marc for the movie Les Choristes. It was not a success owing to its Christian consonances but because the singers were young boys and the film was great. However, in the US, the Christian music industry is thriving. "Everywhere you look, in books, games, TV and movies, music that is inspired by faith seems more prevalent than ever before. There may be many reasons why this is true, but I think chief among them is that people seem to be drawn to the inspiring and compassionate message of Gospel music amid uncertain times", said John W. Styll, president and CEO of the Gospel Music Association. The Christian music industry is specialized in traditional Gospel music and Contemporary Christian music. It seems very interesting to focus on this industry in the US since we do not know this phenomenon in France. Studying the Christian Music Industry in the US will enable us to answer the question, how the Christian Music Industry is linked to the Mainstream?
