Gospel music is a genre related to (and sometimes overlapping with) country, R&B, and even rock and roll, but its distinguishing characteristic is the intrinsic centrality of Christianity. In modern ...

For generations, gospel music has been a vital source of strength and resilience for Black Americans, sustaining them through the deepest struggles. From the days of slavery, spirituals and hymns have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kierra Sheard came from a musical family. Her mother, Karen Sheard, and three aunts were part of the Grammy Award winning gospel ...

Last Saturday, thousands of gospel music fans thronged Kenyatta International Conference Centre, Tsavo Ballroom, for the sixth annual Groove Awards ceremony. Inside the expansive hall, fans danced as ...

Nigerian gospel artiste Tomi Kehinde Folayan, popularly known as Tomi Folayan, continues his remarkable ascent in the music industry as his single “Saluting Twale” receives a prominent feature from ...

Let’s be real: you’ve probably been fooled once (or twice) when you were riding in the backseat of your grandmother‘s Buick on the way to church when an unsuspecting jam came through the car’s ...

Gospel music and faith have long been a part of Black culture in the U.S. From hymns that would be sung on slavery fields to anthems of the civil rights movement, gospel has been there. Adeerya ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Linda Davidson/The Washington Post) Richard Smallwood, a singer-songwriter and pianist who became a chart-topping stalwart of ...

The House of Freedom (HOF) has unveiled the Rising Stars Gospel Talent Hunt 2025 to discover the next gospel music sensation. The event took place on Monday at This Present House, Freedom Way, Lekki.