Oakland’s own Father of Gospel, Hawkins, still influences 21st century music with his Grammy-winning hit "Oh Happy Day," as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Gospel Music Association has opened a new chapter in its mission of honoring the artists who have shaped Christian and Gospel ...

Posthumous Inductees included Dr. Whitney Houston, Dr. Cissy Houston, Inez Andrews, Former Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, Keith “Wonderboy” Johnson, Harold Lashaun Martin, and Al “The Bishop” Hobbs ...

The second edition of GospelFest gathers singers from throughout South Florida’s churches to create a single community choir with a performance at the Little Haiti Cultural Complex at 5 p.m. on Sunday ...

How music convinced a religious skeptic to rethink faith. By Santi Elijah Holley Before I began listening to gospel music about 12 years ago, I was not the most obvious candidate to become a fan of ...

Singing helped young brothers Perry Jr. and Sterling Wright pass the time when arriving early to Sunday school. "Our Sunday school teacher, Rosetta Hill, happened to come in one Sunday, and we were ...

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 ...