From Thomas A. Dorsey to Andraé Crouch and Kirk Franklin, the worship genre has always integrated new sounds. When I was a teenager and heard “It Ain’t No New Thing” by Andraé Crouch and The Disciples ...
Four guest choirs will perform at the 32nd African American Gospel Music Festival on Sunday, Nov. 5, at SUNY Cortland. The festival begins at 4 p.m. in Corey Union Function Room. The event is open to ...
Gospel music experts discuss the evolution and influence of Black religious music in America. For Black Music Month, American Black Journal’s “Black Church in Detroit” series examines the influence of ...
Pensacola's Keyla Richardson stole the show in her "American Idol" audition, but it's not her first time on TV. What to know ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Gospel Music Association has opened a new chapter in its mission of honoring the artists who have shaped Christian and Gospel ...
Music in the Bible -- The sixteenth century: roots of contemporary Christianity -- John Calvin and the institutes -- A mighty fortress: Martin Luther as songwriter -- First seeds: gospel music in ...
The Allen Family of Monroe has been lauded by musicologists and music historians as pioneers of contemporary gospel music. Led by Rance Allen – lead vocalist, pastor and founder of the Rance Allen ...
For Day 9 of the Wawa Welcome America festivities, legendary gospel singer Marvin Sapp performed at Independence Mall in Philadelphia for the annual “Gospel On Independence” concert! The concert is a ...
Richard Smallwood didn’t just write songs. He crafted hymns that felt like they had always existed. His music lived in that rare space where classical precision met the raw ache of the Black church, ...