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 ...

The most recent winner of the ‘Best of Africa’ Award at the Crown Gospel Awards was Tshepo Lesole in 2023. Other past winners include Michael Mahendere (2022), Janet Manyowa (2021), Heal Africa (2020) ...

The “Black Church in Detroit” explores the history and influence of Black religious music. For Black Music Month, host Stephen Henderson talks with Rev. Larry Simmons of Baber Memorial AME Church and ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Shimmy Jiyane and Latroit about their new project to reimagine classic House tracks to tell the story of the roots of the genre – translated and sung by the choir in Zulu.

Nigerian gospel artistes are wrapping up 2025 on a strong note, as end-of-year figures from Spotify Wrapped and YouTube Music show faith-driven music making significant inroads into mainstream ...

Solly Moholo, a celebrated figure in South African gospel music, will be honoured posthumously with the Lifetime Achievement ...

Older genres classed in the World Music category and headlined by Angélique Kidjo continue to inspire newer genres, Afrobeats and Amapiano. Here are 25 standout tunes of 2023. 1. Tyler ICU & Tumelo.za ...

Four years ago, Debora Wondercheck was trying to process scenes of civil unrest in the wake of the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor taking place nationally and in Orange County, when she ...

“Hello Dolly” is the title song of the popular 1964 musical of the same name, originally recorded by Carol Channing. However, it is Louis Armstrong’s version that was the 1965 Grammy Award winner for ...

The Soweto Gospel Choir’s music, with its blend of struggle, hope and triumph, resonates deeply with audiences because it ...