Gospel singer Terran “T-RAN” Gilbert was named Tennessee's official Ambassador of the Music and Entertainment Industry. The Chattanooga native is known for blending hip-hop and soulful gospel vocals ...

CHARLOTTE — Charlotte will host a major event celebrating gospel artists this summer. The Stellar Gospel Music Awards will be taped on Aug. 15. Officials celebrated the announcement on Tuesday. There ...

Charlotte will soon take center stage in the gospel music world. The Stellar Gospel Music Awards, widely considered the biggest awards show in gospel music, will be held in the Queen City this summer, ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- It's a Tuesday morning on a quiet street in Houston's South Park neighborhood, and before you ever crack the door open at First South Main Missionary Baptist Church, your ears ...

Gospel music is celebrated as one of the ways Black Americans share their stories. Allen Temple Baptist Church is more than 100 years old and still has a robust gospel choir. Musicians and singers ...

Gospel music evolved from antebellum spirituals into a distinct genre in 1920s Chicago, serving as both a "weapon of worship" and a foundation for modern R&B and Rock 'n Roll. The genre fueled the ...

DEFENSE IS TO SLOW DOWN, ASK QUESTIONS, AND NEVER ACT ON IMPULSE. A LOCAL AUTHOR AND MUSICIAN IS CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH THROUGH MUSIC ONE. NEEDLESS PAIN WE BEAR. THE MARY PAXTON STUDY CLASS ...

There’s a well-known saying that the most segregated hour in the U.S. is 11 a.m. on Sunday. That aphorism reflects the longstanding reality that 86% of churches lacked meaningful racial diversity as ...

The sounds of Watch Night services in Black churches have long begun or culminated with “Total Praise” — one of many proofs of the musical genius of gospel music composer, singer, choir director and ...

Smallwood was nominated eight times for Grammy Awards. By The Associated Press Richard Smallwood, a gospel singer and recording artist nominated eight times for Grammy Awards, has died. He was 77.