Bro. Robbins,
You are completely entitled to your own beliefs, and thought processes concerning your personal life, and separation unto God. In your other posts, I know that you truly love the Lord, and are trying to please him.
The thing is though, if anyone on here has a slightly different outlook than you, you "come across" in your posts as being judgmental, and just a little bit "holier than thou." Maybe that's not your intention.... but...
I know that you truly want to worship the Lord with all your heart, and give Him all due reverance in every way you can. The problem is that not everyone agrees with you, because.... well.... on this forum you are lucky to anyone agreeing on anything!
So why not just state your opinion on the matter, which is perfectly fine, and leave it at that? If we disagree... is that too hard for you to accept?
Personally, I probably agree more with you than most here. I prefer to sing music unto the Lord with words that truly worship Him, and not some of the "mish mash" that comes from contemporary circles (although there are very good songs too), or some country gospel music which really has no basis in the Scripture.
And yes, I realize in the writings of the NT, we are commanded to judge one another, by their fruits. If indeed you see fruit, as you have claimed about these various music artists, then by all means abstain from listening to them, if you are doing it as unto the Lord.
But on the other hand... you may end up with little or no music to listen to except your own, if you deem the fruits not being up to your standards.... But if that is what you desire to do, and you feel you are doing it unto the Lord, then by all means do it unto the Lord....
As one poster said the Pharisee and the sinner were side by side, and the Pharisee was condemned by Jesus because he was beating his chest thinking he was better than everyone else.
I am not saying you are that Pharisee, because I don't know your heart, only the Lord does.... but when you speak of having this higher standard in your life, that Pharasical spirit can be the road your flesh will take.... just sayin.....
I know this is a trying time for you as in your other post concerning your health, and I will spend time today lifting you up in prayer. God Bless Bro.