Regardless, there have been four artists who stuck out to me this past year. These artists aren’t new per se, but they’ve skyrocketed with recent success leading the charts, making an impact on pop culture, and featuring prominently on Spotify playlists. Each artist has been selected because they have the It Factor and finally everyone is seeing
The issue of patriarchy and women’s roles in the church appears throughout the Top 15 list, which also featured writings on revivals, the war between Israel and Hamas, how conservative megachurches treat LGBTQ people and equating mental illness with demon possession by fundamentalists.