Amy Grant Says 'It Matters to Have Something to Say' with New Music as She Enters 'Therapeutic' Creative Era (Exclusive)
- - Amy Grant Says 'It Matters to Have Something to Say' with New Music as She Enters 'Therapeutic' Creative Era (Exclusive)
Chris BarillaJanuary 28, 2026 at 6:50 AM
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Amy Grant performs in Nashville in December 2025
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Amy Grant told PEOPLE she considers her new era of music to be "therapeutic" as she seeks to create music that truly resonates with her
“I would rather sit quietly for half a day and wait on an idea to come together, and then if it doesn't, don't force it," Grant touted
“There was a certain amount of chasing different production styles, and I just feel firmly in the camp of singer-songwriter now," the star explained, adding that "it feels nice to be past the chase"
Amy Grant is entering her "therapeutic" music era as she embraces change, creative flux and the ability to forge her own path as an artist free of preconceived notions.
In conversation during the 2026 edition of the Your Roots Are Showing conference in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Grant told PEOPLE that she has consciously freed herself of any creative constraints surrounding her career.
“To me, the most important thing about music these days is just making it ... the creative process is therapeutic, it’s joyful," she explained.
“It matters to have something to say," Grant, who most recently shared her new single, "The 6th of January (Yasgur's Farm)," a poignant, reflective song about cultural unrest, human connection and the search for unity in times of division, explained. And after nearly half a century of releasing Christian, pop and adult contemporary music, she is confident in her conscious refusal to compromise on her sound today.
Amy Grant in Nashville in December 2025
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“I would rather sit quietly for half a day and wait on an idea to come together, and then if it doesn't, don't force it," Grant said of her concise, but laissez-faire, approach to creativity in 2026. Calling herself an "observer," she has crafted a mission statement reflective of that honed vantage point on life she maintains now.
"I want to create an honest narrative from my vantage point," Grant noted. "What I want to do is sing about things that are real ... Not be afraid of unrest, to kind of sit in the questions."
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Amy Grant in July 1986
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Though the six-time Grammy winner has accomplished more in one lifetime than most could hope to in several, she is quick to point out what she considers to be follies of her past work.
“There was a certain amount of chasing different production styles, and I just feel firmly in the camp of singer-songwriter now," Grant explained, adding that "it feels nice to be past the chase."
Overall, Grant noted that she is just happy to be back in the saddle, despite having internal discussions about what she wants her sound to be today and how best to achieve those goals. "I'm making music for the first time in over a decade, so I'm going, ‘Oh, my gosh, I need to learn the ropes again. This is a new landscape,'" she shared.
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