Gospel, he declared on gospel music artist Isaac Carree’s podcast, was stale. “The gospel norms wasn’t workin’ no more. Y’all sing too hard. Stop doing that. Don’t nobody wanna hear no runs,” Gyamfi ...

In African American gospel music, new sounds and idioms have always emerged, and sometimes they were integrated amid ...

The Stellar Gospel Music Awards returned in 2025 for its 40th anniversary to recognize some of the biggest names in gospel music.

GOSPEL’s hour 1 follows the sonic influences of blues and jazz music. GOSPEL’s hour 1 takes the gospel train north to Chicago, where southern migrants Thomas A. Dorsey, Mahalia Jackson and ...

PBS’ ‘Gospel’ took me through a range of emotions, from immense joy and pride in the role that Gospel music and the Black Church has played in the Black and overall American experience, all ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Big Freedia about her new album, "Pressing Onward," and how her childhood singing in the church ...

These nine awards ups Pastor Mike Jr.'s total of Stellar Awards to 28. Pastor Mike Jr., 41, is a contemporary gospel singer, ...

WASHINGTON (RNS) — Gates reveals early tension within the genres as some musicians held to music only of faith and others were comfortable far afield from gospel music.

The results are in, and Pastor Mike Jr. came out on top at the 2025 Stellar Gospel Music Awards. The Birmingham, Ala. native ...

The 40th Stellar Gospel Music Awards premieres tonight, featuring performances from artists such as Jamal Roberts, Jonathan ...

After all, gospel music and its biblical roots from the hymns and songs of praise that rang out in church to the protests in the streets can be traced back for centuries.