Kierra Sheard was honored with the BMI Impact Award at the 2026 BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards held at BMI’s ...

Turn on almost any major pop or R&B record from the last seventy years and you'll likely hear it without realizing: the ornamental vocal runs, the call-and-response phrasing, the way a singer seems to ...

Walk into the First Baptist Church of Bridgehampton as service begins, and the very first sound you’ll hear is music. “We welcome you,” the five women of the Joyful Praise choir sang on a recent rainy ...

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 ...

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. There's something about listening to great old-school style gospel songs that always seems to revive a tired soul. Over the years, ...

Rooted in the rich tradition of African-American spirituals. Gospel music has evolved over time. The genre's earliest beginnings are found in the music sung, and passed down, by enslaved people in ...

Gospel songs continued to evolve and inspire throughout 2024, bringing together traditional spiritual elements with contemporary sounds. These songs offered comfort, hope, and spiritual guidance ...

Tasha Cobbs Leonard will be presented with the Aretha Franklin Icon Award at the 2026 Stellar Gospel Music Awards, which will be taped live from the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C., on Saturday, ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) There’s something about James Cleveland’s voice that feels like home. Maybe it’s the way he blends sermon with song, or maybe it’s the unshakable honesty in every word he sings. For ...

Sign up for our Daily eBlast to get coverage on Black communities from the media company who has been doing it right for over 133 years. Sign up In 2021 we hear a lot ...

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 ...