About this Episode

Formed in 2007 as a mainstream pop band, today Stars Go Dim is the moniker for Christian pop artist and songwriter Chris Cleveland. After years at the helm of an acclaimed independent secular band and more than a decade leading worship at Tulsa’s Asbury United Methodist Church—one of America’s largest congregations—Cleveland found success in the Christian format with his self-titled debut album. The singer has garnered multiple International #1’s and Top 5 hits at pop and Christian radio, including the massive No. 1 radio smash in the U.S. with “You Are Loved.”


Chris and his songs have been nominated and won multiple awards, including CMT, NSAI (Nashville Songwriters Association International) listener’s choice award, ASCAP, & Billboard songwriting award winners, and Dove Award nominated. His songs have hundreds of millions of streams and have been placed in commercials and ads hundreds of times. In addition, Chris has toured the world, written, and played with many of the biggest artists in pop and Christian music in the last 15 years, including: Justin Bieber, John Mayer, The GooGoo Dolls, Elton John, Billy Joel, , Lauren Daigle, For King & Country, and countless more. 


His newest project, Grace In The Wilderness, released in the spring of 2022, with the first single, Yes He Does, quickly becoming another international #1 radio single. Chris also continues to write songs recorded by many of today’s biggest artists and worship groups.