Gospel music is more than just a genre; it is a spiritual experience that transcends time and space. For centuries, believers have turned to gospel music to deepen their faith, find solace in ...

Tasha Cobbs Leonard sent the Internet into a frenzy when she released her new song with Nicki Minaj and joined the ranks of Kirk Franklin, Mary Mary and others who have been criticized for their ...

This Black Music Month, we’re honoring the Black church choirs whose voices have helped define gospel music for generations.

How the Great Migration changed music in the black church forever. In the 1920s, Chicago’s first African American congregations were at a crossroads. After decades of investment, the churches and ...

Every Black History Month, there is a tribute to the Black Church and its gospel music. The contribution of LGBTQ+ singers to the canon of gospel music, however, is never front and center in the ...

WASHINGTON (RNS) —The interplay between song and sermon — and the importance of both in Black churches — is the focus of a new docuseries created by scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. “Gospel” premieres on ...

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 ...

How Thomas Dorsey decided to give up a thriving jazz career for “Precious Lord.” Thomas Dorsey was 33 years old and had a flourishing career in secular music. In the previous 15 years, the Georgia ...

Recently I attended my first Dave Matthews Band concert. Over the last couple years, I have become an avid listener of DMB as a result of their eclectic musical stylings, which includes influences ...

Bishop Carlton Pearson, a renowned preacher, singer and composer, known for his Live At Azusa albums, died on November 19 after a battle with cancer in Tulsa, Oklahoma. His theology, known as the ...