These are just some of the Black gospel artists shaping the genre with powerful voices and unwavering faith, from legends to ...

August 25, 2024 • The Rev. "Singing" Sammy Lewis was dubbed the Crown Prince of Gospel for recordings like "Jesus Paid It" for Vee-Jay Records.

GOSPEL’s hour 2 explores the Golden Age of Gospel — the dramatic explosion of Black sacred music and the segregated highways of the American South — through the successful careers of Mahalia ...

Every Black History Month, there is a tribute to the Black Church and its gospel music. The contribution of LGBTQ+ singers to ...

The appeal of black gospel music – a reimagining of popular sonic forms through a sacred lyrical lens, soul without the sex, funk without the foreplay – centres on its unselfconscious ...

Aretha Franklin brought "black" music to an entirely new audience. Aretha grew up in Detroit where her father was pastor at the New Bethel Baptist Church. She recorded her first album of gospel ...

“Lots of fun things,” Freedia told BLACK ENTERPRISE about the ... and critics by releasing her first-ever gospel album. As an LGBTQ+ bounce music icon, shifting to the gospel is a bold move ...