The Aboutcom has been removed and cite templates added for unsourced statements Here is the breakdown of my edit that was reverted that I was told could be replaced due to no legitimate consensus dispute keep in mind when I added this much info or sites the first time that I may have made a mistake with what got copied in the actual entry hence some disagreements     Happy Goodman Family NY Times MTV and the groups website   In the first sentence of NY Times a matriarch of gospel music whose influence ranged far beyond its traditional audience The list of artists who are similar and influenced by the Happy Goodman family are on MTVs site and doesnt even need to be included as it was just a verification source among other statements to support what I typed are on the groups site Their influence is still felt in many singing groups of today Lastly the info is covered on the singers Wikipedia article This is just one example of many I picked to open the statement about CCMs history or later changed to CCMs diversity   Some other musicians who began making a significant impact in CCM including on Christian radio wereare Jon Gibson Bebe  Cece Winans David and the Giants Rich Mullins Carman David Meece DeGarmo and Key Randy Stonehill Keith Green Kirk Franklin and Steve Green among many others   First off the info to support these statements are already explained within the artists articles that they are linked to Jon Gibson is overly sourced on his article I made sure of that as a user with a different user nameipid in the past Secondly iTunesTCMGMACBNCCM and the radio sites as well as the artists actual websites are valid sources I removed all sources Walter said only had books and albums listed although if you scroll down or look for a different tab to see the bio or description sections it would confirm what my entry claimed The above ish sources listed in another section were ones I removed and I did not need to be advised what was wrong with them they are only being saved for future reference Third off this article didnt give any diversity which was an element I wanted the genre to reflect Within the Aboutcom that was recently removed and within the actual article of the artists ie Randy Stonehill this statement can be verified It gives a better idea of the veteran and popular CCM artists that the article didnt mention those who are significant and some award winning record breakers if nothing else just diversity in racenationality such as Carman and Kirk Franklin which I provided reliable sources for  Word press CCM Top  albums and Kirk Franklin honored by CCM on his website are all valid points made on the credible sources I provided   Contemporary Christian music also became popular with secular musicians as well including Stevie Wonder  Johnny Cash Mariah Carey Whitney Houston and MC Hammer who vowed to God he would include at least one song of praise on each album Bands like POD and Creed contained Christian themes within their lyrics yet still appealed to a secular audience In some cases contemporary rock  roll and pop music artists such as Dion winning a GMA Dove Award and nominated for a Grammy Award in  BJ Tho