In music, lead singers often bask in the spotlight, while those working behind the scenes go unnoticed. Yet, for many artists, the journey to recognition begins in the background. Such is the case for ...

Carter transcended his upbringing in part, he said, because of the spirituals and gospel music he heard from his Black neighbors – and the jazz and swing that came over the family radio.

If the mission of gospel music ... of Gospel music, said in an interview, “and they continued that tradition. And they came from the best musical school in the world, the Black church.

Randall’s own research has found that Black cowboys were critical in the creation of cowboy songs sung on the range. She found that when cowboy Jack Thorpe began to compile his collection of ...

Plus, Phil Wickham tops Christian Airplay with "Angels (Glory to God)." By Jim Asker Gospel music icon Kirk Franklin banks his record-tying 11th No. 1 on Billboard’s Gospel Airplay chart as ...

In 2024, YouTube Music switched to quarterly “New Features Highlights,” but skipped the Q3 edition. Google is now back with a cumulative list to summarize the second half of the year in launches.

Gospel was the lifeblood of the McLendon household. Growing up surrounded by gospel music inspired Joy and influenced her voice, she said. "[It's] been a part of my life, and in my ears ...

Flamboyant Nigerian pastor in the United Kingdom, UK, Tobi Adegboyega, has described popular musician, David Adeleke aka Davido, as a gospel artiste. Adegboyega explained that gospel means good ...

“It’s an amazing privilege to honor this eclectic group of music icons during the year’s biggest week in music,” Harvey Mason jr., CEO of the Recording Academy said in a statement.

Dorsey’s imprint on gospel was so strong that his more than 1,000 songs had their own category, known as “Dorseys.” Dorsey encouraged the sisters to pursue gospel and introduced them to ...

Netflix's espionage series Black Doves has a strong soundtrack full of classic Christmas hits and other great songs. Created by Joe Barton (The Lazarus Project, Giri/Haji), Black Doves has opened ...