Richard Smallwood, a giant of gospel music, died on December 30. For decades, the composer and recording artist infused church hymns with a contemporary sound.
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Zambian premier gospel outfit Extol Acapella has joined Radiance Acapella on their domestic tour to promote Radiance’s sixth and latest offering, Freedom. Recently, the internationally acclaimed ...
Richard Smallwood, the eight-time Grammy-nominated, classically trained gospel composer and recording artist whose work reshaped contemporary gospel music, died Dec. 30 at age 77 from complications of ...
After college, Smallwood taught music at the University of Maryland and went on to form the Richard Smallwood Singers in 1977 ...
Renowned gospel singer Dunsin Oyekan has released his first single of the year, “AMEN,” featuring the General Overseer of the ...
He sold millions of albums with the Richard Smallwood Singers, and his songs, many influenced by classical music, were ...
Richard Smallwood, the Grammy-nominated gospel singer whose songs were covered by Whitney Houston and Destiny's Child, has died. He was 77.
Daigle points out that artists like Lake are performing in huge stadiums — categorical proof that Christian artists are ...
A gospel “singer” by the name of Solomon Ray has been taking off on iTunes’ Top 100 Christian Charts, but he doesn’t actually exist. Ray — an AI-generated recording artist from Mississippi — ...
The devil is in the details. An AI-generated Christian artist named Solomon Ray has taken the gospel music world by storm after topping the iTunes and Billboard charts with his album “Faithful Soul.” ...
A Mississippi-based creator has found himself at the center of a new debate in the Gospel world—one that blends technology, tradition, and a whole lot of chart success. Solomon Ray, an AI-generated ...
When visitors step into the new Museum of Christian and Gospel Music, executive director Steve Gilreath hopes they see something they recognize. Perhaps the backdrop from a Third Day concert tour, Amy ...