Kierra Sheard came from a musical family. Her mother, Karen Sheard, and three aunts were part of the Grammy Award winning gospel girl group the Clark Sisters. At nine years old, she secured the Best ...

Black people are spiritual beings, which contributes to our deep connection to gospel music. A 2021 Pew Research survey found that “belief in the divine is close to universal among Black Americans.” ...

These are just some of the Black gospel artists shaping the genre with powerful voices and unwavering faith, from legends to rising stars. For generations, gospel music has been a vital source of ...

Did you know that the largest register of Black gospel music and preaching in the world is located outside Dallas-Fort Worth? Housed at Baylor University, the Black Gospel Archive is dedicated to ...

Voices of praise will ring out in Cortland from two guest choirs and two SUNY Cortland ensembles during SUNY Cortland’s 30th African American Gospel Music Festival on Sunday, Nov. 1. This year’s ...

Gospel music has always played a big role in American culture. Now, the music's wide-ranging history is being celebrated at ...

The music legend, who will receive the Black Music Icon Award ahead of the 2025 Grammys, has been critically praised and panned for his style of gospel music. From the moment Kirk Franklin burst onto ...

The Watson Family Singers were some of the first gospel performers on the radio, thanks to their All Nations Pentecostal ...

Series from McGee Media and Inkwell Media Airs Feb 12 and 13 and Explores the Origin of Black Spirituality Through Sermon and Song Companion Concert Special Airing February 9 is produced by McGee ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Scattered in crates, dirty and difficult to read, the gospel music of composer Charles Henry Pace sat packed away, unorganized — and unrealized — for more than 20 years. Frances Pace ...

This column is part of our ongoing Opinion commentary on faith, called Living Our Faith. Find the full series here. It is an exercise in sheer exuberance that many gospel music artists continue to ...