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 ...

For many millennials and Gen Z Christians, Ron Kenoly and Don Moen were the go-to gospel ministers in the early 1990s to mid-2000s. On Sundays, pre- and post-morning services or Holy Mass, you’d hear ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Feel the Spirit through these powerful church songs. The shift to contemporary worship music—what we're most familiar with ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) There are certain voices in gospel music that don’t just sing to you—they sing through you. For me, Fred Hammond is one of those voices. His music has been a constant companion ...

When Pastor Shawn Brown and Tyrone McKoy passed away in January 2010 and April 2011, respectively, it was a dark time J.J. Hairston and Youthful Praise. Brown, an integral member of the ...

The gospel music world is mourning the loss of a giant. Richard Smallwood, the Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and composer whose music reshaped modern worship, has died at the age of 77. For ...

A 9-year-old boy who was abducted from his home in Atlanta, sang a gospel song for hours until his kidnapper snapped and set him free. On March 31, Willie Myrick was playing outside with his pet ...

Plus, Ricky Dillard banks his fourth Gospel Airplay leader with "Hold On." By Jim Asker Elevation Worship’s “Praise,” featuring Brandon Lake, Chris Brown and Chandler Moore, reaches a milestone 25th ...

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! The walls of Esperanza Academy shook Saturday with the sound of stomping feet and ...

Every Sunday afternoon, members of USC’s gospel choir gather to carry on a rich, 20-year history. They invite God into the Fishbowl Chapel in the University Religious Center. They discuss roses and ...

Richard Smallwood, the legendary gospel composer and worship leader whose music shaped generations of churchgoing Black folks — and crossed into mainstream culture through voices like Whitney Houston ...