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Kid Rock announces Christian album 'Halfway to Jesus' with Eminem feature

The 17-track album is scheduled for release on October 17, 2026, with a new single already available.

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Kid Rock speaks alongside President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on March 31, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

What this story says

  • Kid Rock will release a 17-track Christian album titled 'Halfway to Jesus' on October 17, 2026.
  • The album includes a collaboration with Eminem on a song called '7 Sins'.
  • A single titled 'James 1:17 (Jesus Is King)' has been released ahead of the album.
  • Gary LeVox of Rascal Flatts and Jimmie Allen are featured on the title track.

Who covered it

Left 67%(4)Centre 33%(2)Right 0%(0)

Percentages are shares of the 6 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 4 of the 10 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .

Trust

68/100

Craft

87/100

Hype

35/100

10 sources · methodology

Thin on the right so far

None of the 6 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated right.

This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.

Kid Rock has announced a new 17-track Christian album titled “Halfway to Jesus,” scheduled for release on October 17, 2026. The album features a collaboration with Eminem on the song “7 Sins.” Gary LeVox of Rascal Flatts and Jimmie Allen are also featured on the title track, “Halfway 2 Jesus.” The single “James 1:17 (Jesus Is King)” was released ahead of the album.

The album artwork depicts Kid Rock halfway up a mountain with a crucifix and the devil behind him. Kid Rock stated that the album is part of a spiritual journey he has been on, influenced by James 1:17. He also mentioned seeking music in Baptist and non-denominational churches that celebrated Jesus and his faith through rock and roll, country, and hip-hop.

Coverage Disagreements

Billboard reported that the collaboration with Eminem on “7 Sins” is about finding common ground in a divided nation, with Kid Rock writing that he and Eminem hope their friendship sets an example for people who have lost friends or stopped talking to family due to differing political views. Complex also reported this sentiment, attributing it to Kid Rock's explanation of the collaboration.

What the coverage left out

None of the left-rated or centre-rated reports mentioned the album artwork showing Kid Rock halfway up a mountain with a crucifix and a devil behind him, a detail reported by Billboard.

Tags:#KidRock#ChristianMusic#Eminem#NewAlbum#MusicNews

Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 2 times, most recently on 2 Oct 2026, 13:15, and will add the sides that appear.

How other outlets pictured it

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Kid Rock announces Christian album 'Halfway to Jesus' with Eminem feature
ConsequenceCentre

How each side covered it

Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.

Left

4 rated outlets

  • The left-rated reports led with Kid Rock's announcement of the Christian album and its release date. Billboard and Complex highlighted the collaboration with Eminem, quoting Kid Rock on his hopes that the friendship between him and Eminem, despite political differences, would set a positive example. Billboard also noted the album artwork and the single “James 1:17 (Jesus Is King)” as the first salvo from the album. IBTimes UK focused on fan reaction, reporting that some Eminem fans threatened to boycott the album and remove Eminem's songs from their playlists.

Centre

2 rated outlets

  • The centre-rated report from Consequence led with the announcement of the Christian album and the single release. It mentioned the Eminem collaboration on “7 Sins” and the features from Gary LeVox and Jimmie Allen on the title track. Consequence also noted the album artwork and included Kid Rock's quote about his spiritual journey and decision to write music celebrating Jesus and his faith.

Right

0 rated outlets

No outlet rated right has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Kid Rock announces Christian album 'Halfway to Jesus' with Eminem…?
Of the 6 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 67% are rated left, 33% are rated centre, 0% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 10. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is Kid Rock announces Christian album 'Halfway to Jesus' with Eminem… left or right?
Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 6 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
Is the coverage of Kid Rock announces Christian album 'Halfway to Jesus' with Eminem… biased?
Kid Rock announces Christian album 'Halfway to Jesus' with Eminem feature is one event reported by 10 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
Which side is not reporting Kid Rock announces Christian album 'Halfway to Jesus' with Eminem…?
When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
Which outlets covered Kid Rock announces Christian album 'Halfway to Jesus' with Eminem…?
10 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
When will Kid Rock's Christian album be released?
Kid Rock's new Christian album, titled 'Halfway to Jesus,' is scheduled for release on October 17, 2026. The album will feature 17 tracks.
Who is featured on Kid Rock's new album?
The album 'Halfway to Jesus' features a collaboration with Eminem on the song '7 Sins.' Additionally, Gary LeVox of Rascal Flatts and Jimmie Allen are featured on the title track, 'Halfway 2 Jesus.'
What is the new single from Kid Rock's album?
The new single released ahead of the album is titled 'James 1:17 (Jesus Is King).' A music video for this song has also been released.

Read it at the source

10 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.

Left

4

Centre

2

Right

0

No outlet in this group ran the story.

Not rated

4

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