CCM Magazine

What CCM Magazine does

CCM Magazine is a privately held Christian music media brand founded in 1978 in Nashville, Tennessee. The publication operated as a print magazine from 1978 until 2008, when it transitioned to a digital-first format. Following its February 2025 acquisition by Logan and Amanda Sekulow, the company has been repositioned as a multi-platform media outlet covering Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) with an emphasis on digital content and next-generation artists.

The company operates a WordPress-based digital publishing platform (ccmmagazine.com) organized into editorial categories including News, Cover Story, Reviews, New Releases, Live Performances, and Media. Supporting products include an email newsletter, a YouTube channel featuring artist performances and CCM Cafe acoustic sessions, a digital archive project that is digitizing decades of historic CCM Magazine content from 1978 onward, and branded merchandise sold through Dashery and an Amazon Storefront. The magazine also publishes historic digital issues as PDF downloads.

Revenue is generated across three streams: recurring subscription access to digital content, advertising and sponsorships via an 'Advertise With Us' program targeted at brands and labels seeking the Christian music audience, and merchandise sales. Primary customer segments are Christian music fans (consumers) and Christian music artists/labels (business customers seeking media coverage and promotional placement), with a secondary segment of faith-based organizations and nonprofits. The publication has no disclosed funding, no parent company, and operates with a small editorial team under the Sekulow owners.

Name

CCM Magazine

Legal name

CCM Magazine

Website

https://ccmmagazine.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CCM Magazine is a Nashville-based, privately held digital Christian music media brand founded in 1978, serving Christian music fans and artists with cover stories, news, album reviews, live performances, and a digitizing historic archive.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Christian Music Media

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Denominational & Community Periodicals (Church Magazines, Diocesan/Temple Newsletters) (MPAJAHAI)

Keywords

• Christian music publication
• Music journalism
• Digital magazine
• Album reviews
• Artist interviews

Headquarters

HQ city

Nashville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Magazine and Digital Content: Digital magazine content featuring Christian music news, cover stories, artist interviews, album reviews, and live performances. Content is distributed through the website and rolling out exclusive content across platforms throughout the month for cover story subjects.
2. Advertising and Sponsorships: The magazine has an 'Advertise With Us' page and features sponsored content. Advertisers can reach the Christian music audience through display ads, sponsored articles, and promotional placements.
3. Merchandise and Shop: CCM Magazine operates a merchandise shop through Dashery and an Amazon Storefront, selling branded merchandise and potentially featured artist merchandise.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CCM Magazine is a digital Christian music publication (originally a print magazine from 1978 to 2008, now digital-only) that publishes cover stories, news, album and song reviews, live performance videos, artist interviews, and maintains a digital archive of past issues. The publication serves the Christian and gospel music community and is complemented by a merchandise shop, YouTube channel, and email newsletter.

Product overview

CCM Magazine is a digital Christian music publication (formerly print, 1978-2008) offering a platform of interconnected content products. The core product is the CCM Magazine Digital Publication featuring cover stories, news, reviews, and live performances. Supporting products include the Digital Archive (digitizing decades of classic issues), Newsletter Subscription, Merch Store, YouTube Channel, and artist-focused content sections. The publication was acquired by Logan and Amanda Sekulow in February 2025 as part of a strategic move to rebuild the iconic Christian music brand with focus on digital content and next-generation artists.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CCM Magazine Digital Publication
• CCM Magazine Digital Archive
• CCM Newsletter Subscription
• CCM Magazine Merch Shop
• CCM Magazine YouTube Channel

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Grounds for HopeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 October 2025CCM Magazine partnered with Grounds for Hope, a faith-based nonprofit that helps faith-inclusive nonprofits. CCM Magazine published promotional content for the Our Great Commission Conference and Jesus Revolution Concert organized by Grounds for Hope, featuring pioneers of Contemporary Christian Music including Love Song, Honeytree, Randy Matthews, and Phil Keaggy.
• Mission IncreaseminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 October 2025Grounds for Hope partners with Mission Increase nationally to deliver training that helps ministries remain committed to biblically-based fundraising and operational practices. CCM Magazine coverage supports this initiative.
• Billy Smiley and Music City CollectiveminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 October 2025Billy Smiley (White Heart, Union of Sinners and Saints) and Music City Collective partner with Grounds for Hope to create original music inspired by faith-based nonprofit stories. CCM Magazine covered these partnerships.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Charisma Media: Long-running charismatic Christian publication covering faith, culture, and Christian entertainment. Comparable as an established faith-based media brand operating in adjacent editorial territory to CCM.
• Christianity Today: The largest and most established evangelical Christian publication in the U.S., covering news, culture, and music. Comparable as a broad Christian media brand with significant scale advantage over CCM in audience and advertising inventory.
• Christian Post: One of the largest Christian news organizations in the U.S., with significant Christian music and entertainment coverage. Comparable as a broad faith-based digital publisher competing for overlapping audiences and ad budgets.
• Faithwire: Faith-based digital news outlet covering Christianity, culture, and entertainment. Comparable as a digital-first Christian publisher competing for overlapping audiences, particularly with the Sekulow-led ownership.

Regional players

• Premier Christianity: Leading UK-based Christian magazine and digital outlet covering faith, culture, and Christian music. Comparable as a regional peer serving an English-speaking Christian audience in a different geography than CCM's U.S. base.

Emerging players

• Worship Together: Digital-first worship music resource providing songs, chord charts, and artist content. Comparable as a digital-only player in the Christian/worship music space with overlapping audience and artist relationships.

Direct peers

• Worship Leader Magazine: Long-running print and digital publication covering worship and Christian music leadership. Directly comparable to CCM Magazine as a category-specific Christian music publication serving a similar faith-based audience and label ecosystem.
• Relevant Magazine: Faith-based magazine targeting Christian millennials and Gen Z with coverage of culture, music, and faith. Closely comparable to CCM's next-generation Christian music positioning and digital-first editorial model.
• Hallels: Christian music and gospel news site covering artist interviews, album reviews, and concert coverage. Directly comparable digital-first Christian music editorial outlet serving the same niche audience as CCM.
• NewReleaseToday: Digital-first platform dedicated to Christian music news, album reviews, and artist features. Operates in the same Christian music editorial niche as CCM Magazine with comparable content formats and audience.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ccmmagazine
• YouTubeyoutube.com/tcmccmonline
• Facebookfacebook.com/ccmmagazine
• Instagraminstagram.com/ccmmag
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ccm-magazine

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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