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 America's South. This musical language consisted of hymns ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) If you’ve ever been in a place where your soul needed lifting—where the chaos of life pushed you to your knees and all you could do was whisper a prayer—then chances are, a Donnie McClurkin song has ministered to you. His voice isn ...

For generations upon generations, Gospel music has been a cornerstone in the Black community. Getting us through slavery, segregation and the modern day trials and tribulations of being Black in America, Gospel has and continues to be the gift we didn’t ...

GOSPEL’s hour 1 follows the sonic influences of blues and jazz music. GOSPEL’s hour 1 takes the gospel train north to Chicago, where southern migrants Thomas A. Dorsey, Mahalia Jackson and Sister Rosetta Tharpe blended the melodic sounds and ...

Easter weekend is here, and millions of people around the world will gather to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ after his crucifixion on Good Friday. Those who celebrate are giving thanks for the sacrifice and what it means to them spiritually.

Tye Tribbett is a charismatic, spirited, and brilliantly innovative award-winning gospel music artist, songwriter, and producer. He does not confine himself to presenting gospel music linearly. Instead, he expresses his faith and gift of music by ...

Those who worked with the late singer recall recording the music included on 'I Go to the Rock' out Friday. By Mesfin Fekadu When music executive Steven Abdul Khan Brown was making his way to the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey, he was blown ...

The LP is slated to drop later in 2023, in tandem with a documentary about her connection to the genre A new Whitney Houston album, which will include six previously unreleased songs, has been announced. A documentary TV special chronicling the late singer ...

An hour into “Sister Act 2,” Whoopi Goldberg leads a choir of students who look like they’d rather be anywhere than onstage. A young Lauryn Hill and a dozen teenagers mumble along to what sounds like a stuffy hymn. Then, inspired by Grammy nominee ...

Gospel superstar Marvin Sapp is going secular — if only for a few songs. His new mini-album is called "If I Were an R&B Singer." MICHEL MARTIN, BYLINE: By the time Marvin Sapp was 10 years old, he was singing all the time. He sang in church. He sang R&B ...