Fervent Records is a
contemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music, also known as CCM, Christian pop, and occasionally inspirational music is a genre of modern popular music, and an aspect of Christian media, which is lyrically focused on matters related to the Christian faith and s ...
record label based in
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the List of muni ...
. Fervent was bought by
Word Records
Word Records is a Christian faith-based entertainment company based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is owned by Curb Records, and is a part of Word Entertainment. It is distributed by Warner Records (the former Warner Bros. Records).
History
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in 2005.
Current artists
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Chris August
Christopher August Megert (born March 20, 1982) is an American Contemporary Christian musician who performs under the stage name Chris August.
August began recording as a secular musician before switching to Christian music. His song "Starry Nig ...
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Francesca Battistelli
Francesca Battistelli (born May 18, 1985) is an American Christian singer and songwriter. She was originally an independent artist and had released an independent album, ''Just a Breath'', in 2004. Her first studio album on Fervent Records, '' M ...
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Big Daddy Weave
Big Daddy Weave is an American contemporary Christian band from Mobile, Alabama composed of Mike Weaver, Joe Shirk, Jeremy Redmon, and Brian Beihl. They are signed to Fervent Records.
History
The band members met in college while attending t ...
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Everfound
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For King & Country
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Dara Maclean
Dara Joy Maclean (born May 20, 1986) is an American contemporary Christian singer and songwriter born in Miami, Florida, but raised in Fort Worth, Texas, ever since she was eight years old. On July 12, 2011 Maclean released the album entitled ' ...
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Sidewalk Prophets
Sidewalk Prophets is an American contemporary Christian music band from Nashville. Their album '' These Simple Truths'' contained the single "The Words I Would Say" which is also featured on '' WOW Hits 2010'' and ''WOW Hits 2011''. The group wo ...
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Stars Go Dim
Stars Go Dim (SGD) is an American pop rock band from Tulsa, Oklahoma that formed in late 2007. The band originally consisted of Chris Cleveland (vocals, piano, and guitar), Joey Avalos (guitar), Michael Wittig (bass guitar), and Lester Estelle ...
Former artists
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BarlowGirl
BarlowGirl was an American Christian rock and CCM all-female band from Elgin, Illinois. The band was composed of sisters Alyssa (lead vocals, bass guitar, keyboards), Lauren (co-lead vocals, drums) and Rebecca (guitar, backing vocals) Barlow. ...
(disbanded)
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By the Tree
By the Tree was a contemporary Christian rock group. They were active from 1997 to 2007, releasing two self-produced albums followed by six albums with Fervent Records. Their notable successes included their 2001 album ''Invade My Soul'', which w ...
(active/unsigned)
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Cadia (disbanded)
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Group 1 Crew
Group 1 Crew was an American Christian hip hop band signed to Fervent Records and Warner Bros. Records. They made their debut with the hit song "Can't Go On" on WOW Hits 2007. Soon after they released their first EP ''I have a dream'' (2006), ...
(disbanded)
* Exit East (disbanded)
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Inhabited (independent/active)
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Andrew Peterson (active with
Centricity Music Centricity Music is an American contemporary Christian music record label that was founded in Washington. The label's roster includes artists such as Lauren Daigle, Jordan Feliz, Jason Gray, North Point Worship, Andrew Peterson and NEEDTOBREATHE. ...
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Jill Phillips
Jill Anne Gullahorn (''née'', Phillips; born February 15, 1976) is an American Christian musician based out of Nashville, Tennessee, who brings a folk rock and roots rock sound with contemporary Christian music themes.
Early and personal lif ...
(active/independent)
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pureNRG
PureNRG (stylized as pureNRG and pronounced "Pure Energy") was a Christian pop group from Nashville, Tennessee. They were signed to Fervent Records in late 2006. They released six albums: their self-titled debut ''pureNRG'' (released May 2007 ...
(disbanded)
See also
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List of Christian record labels
This is a list of notable Christian music record labels. Also see :Christian record labels
List
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* 5 Minute Walk
* 7Spin Music
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* Ardent Records
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* BEC Recordings
* Bethel Music
* Broken Records
* Beach Street Records
* Blood and ...
References
American record labels
Christian record labels
Rock record labels
Labels distributed by Warner Music Group
Record labels established in 2001
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