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 ...

nmafmai copy purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. "In September 1963, the Angelic Choir of the First Baptist Church of Nutley, New Jersey, teamed up with rising gospel star James ...

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 ...

*“The producer and I were talking about the direction of the new album. I said I wanted a crazy Country church song. He said you want to hear a dope ballad… and we started recording it,” said Gospel ...

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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 ...

Let’s be real: you’ve probably been fooled once (or twice) when you were riding in the backseat of your grandmother‘s Buick on the way to church when an unsuspecting jam came through the car’s ...

Gospel singer Bill Gaither, who has created legendary songs such as “Because He Lives” that have taken on the status of universal hymns of the Christian faith, recently turned 89 and could rest on his ...

Republic file photo Jim Hutson works behind the microphone at WYGS radio station. In the online video clip, southern gospel vocalist Jim Hutson’s voice resonates strongly with a compassionate chorus ...

Director Nate Jacobs discusses his latest take on Langston Hughes' "Black Nativity" and why it matters more than ever.