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Newsboys are a Grammy Award-nominated Contemporary Christian pop rock band (music)|band. The band was formed in Australia in 1985 and has been one of the most popular and best-selling Christian music artists of the past two decades.

History
Formationâ€“1985
Newsboys' original core members, bassist Sean Taylor (musician)|Sean Taylor, vocalist John James, and drummer Peter Furler, formed the band in Mooloolaba, Australia in 1985 along with Furler's guitarist school mate, George Perdikis. The band's original name was The News, but once in the US they changed it to Newsboys|The Newsboys to avoid conflict with another US based band. The band came to the United States in late 1987 after getting signed with Refuge Communications, and released the album ''Read All About It (album)|Read All About It'' in 1988. After signing with Star Song Communications, they released three more albums from 1990 to 1991: ''Hell Is For Wimps'', ''Boys Will Be Boyz'', and ''Turn''. None of the three albums garnered much attention, and the band's lineup changed with every release.

1992â€“2000
It wasn't until their 1992 album, ''Not Ashamed'' (which featured a re-make of the DeGarmo & Key hit "Boycott Hell"), that the band gained notice in the Christian music scene. The title track of the album became a huge hit on Christian radio and elevated the band's profile considerably. Notab... read all