Kirk Franklin is one of the most adored figures in gospel music, thanks to his willingness to welcome secular artists into the genre. In addition to other gospel elites, Franklin has worked with the ...

35 to 50 years old, 40 to 50 years old, Black/African American male. Pastor and founder of the Church. Non-judgmental man. Loves his church and family. Talent should be able to sing any of the ...

A sample of gospel music straight from the heart of the nation’s capital will sound through the Corey Union Function Room during the 27th SUNY Cortland African American Gospel Music Festival on Sunday ...

Gospel music and faith have long been a part of Black culture in the U.S. From hymns that would be sung on slavery fields to anthems of the civil rights movement, gospel has been there. Adeerya ...

Mahalia: A Gospel Musical traces the life and career of the world's most loved gospel singer from her birth in New Orleans as a grandchild of plantation slaves through her rise to wealth and ...

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For gospel great Hezekiah Walker, giving back to the community is something that is never in question. And this year will be no different. Walker and singer-songwriter Jekalyn Carr will perform at ...

How the Great Migration changed music in the black church forever. In the 1920s, Chicago’s first African American congregations were at a crossroads. After decades of investment, the churches and ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- Oakland's Edwin Hawkins took gospel music global. He came from humble beginnings, recording his hit "Oh Happy Day" at a church in Berkeley. He passed away Monday at age 74 ...

In 1981, an industry newcomer named Jubilant Sykes released his debut album, Number of the Lord, with Light Records, the same ...

Over the past two decades, Baylor University's Black Gospel Archive has collected and digitized more than 60,000 gospel songs, making it one of the largest digital gospel collections in the world. The ...

Wesley Naylor, 44, a gospel music creator and a composer of the gospel musical “Mama, I Want to Sing,” died Aug. 25 at his home in Brooklyn, N.Y. The cause of his death was under investigation, but ...