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 ...

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. The Gospel Music Association has opened a new chapter in its mission of honoring the artists who have shaped Christian and Gospel ...

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 ...

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 discussion around Maverick City Music highlights how commercial success and congregational value are two different things. Since its first album in 2019, Maverick City Music has been both praised ...

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, ...

WEST PLAINS, Mo. — A weekend of country gospel, bluegrass gospel and southern gospel music is coming to West Plains in a few weeks. According to the International Country Gospel Music Association (I.C ...

Born-and-raised Pensacola gospel singer Keyla Richardson is slated to make her return to national television once "American Idol" premieres for Season 24 on Jan. 26 on ABC. “I got to sing in front of ...