Walk into the First Baptist Church of Bridgehampton as service begins, and the very first sound you’ll hear is music. “We welcome you,” the five women of the Joyful Praise choir sang on a recent rainy ...

There’s something about listening to great old-school style gospel songs that always seems to revive a tired soul. Over the years, gospel music’s most beloved vocalists have served up songs that have ...

WASHINGTON (RNS) —The interplay between song and sermon — and the importance of both in Black churches — is the focus of a new docuseries created by scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. “Gospel” premieres on ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) When Mahalia Jackson sings, Heaven listens. And if you’ve ever had one of her songs catch you mid-tear, mid-praise, or mid-testimony — then you already know the power she holds.

Gospel music promoter Nii Noi has revealed one of the creative strategies gospel artistes use to promote their songs. Speaking to Kwame Dadzie on Joy FM’s Showbiz A-Z, he said some gospel musicians ...

Houston's Third Ward neighborhood could soon be home to a museum dedicated to gospel music, its history and its legacy. While the Gospel Music Haus & Museum has been in the works since 2021, ...