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 ...

Recently I attended my first Dave Matthews Band concert. Over the last couple years, I have become an avid listener of DMB as a result of their eclectic musical stylings, which includes influences ...

Voices of praise will ring out in Cortland from two newcomer guest choirs, the Dorothy Cotton Jubilee Singers of Ithaca, N.Y., and the Promise Land Church of Syracuse (N.Y.), during SUNY Cortland’s ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The first time I went to a mostly African American church service, I was blown away by the music. One word came to mind – Motown. I felt the same beat, the same spirit of listening ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- June is Black Music Month, a time when there are often celebrations of genres like soul and hip hop. But some would argue that they all originated from gospel music. And one ...

For anyone attending a contemporary African American worship service, the experience carries “an expectation of participation,” said the Rev. Derrick Hammond, pastor of Oak Valley Baptist Church in ...

This post was updated Aug. 4 at 7:06 p.m. While the sound of gospel music has evolved, its spirit of heartfelt worship remains encapsulated within contemporary Christian music today. Many people may ...

The discussion around Maverick City Music highlights how commercial success and congregational value are two different things. Since its first album in 2019, Maverick City Music has been both praised ...

A Toledo musician has opened a museum to preserve the history of sacred steel, an African American gospel tradition built ...

The African Children's Choir will perform its Christmas program of familiar and new hymns at Trinity Church, 670 Panama St., ...

Gospel Icon Africa, a faith based talent discovery show, has berthed with a mission to reward talents in Christ. This was made known at a recent media unveiling to herald the commencement of the show ...