The Gospel Music Association has opened a new chapter in its mission of honoring the artists who have shaped Christian and Gospel music, and in helping to promote the music’s message of faith. The ...

What does Gospel music and its influence look like? The Gospel Music Industry Alliance (GMIA), which represents the UK Gospel Music Community, defines UK Gospel Music as: "derived from the African, ...

Walk into the First Baptist Church of Bridgehampton as service begins, and the very first sound you’ll hear is music. “We welcome you,” the five women of the Joyful Praise choir sang on a recent rainy ...

Gospel music is more than just a genre; it is a spiritual experience that transcends time and space. For centuries, believers have turned to gospel music to deepen their faith, find solace in ...

Gospel may have started in the South, but L.A.'s influence helped to commercialize and popularize the genre outside the church. Gospel music sprouted from the pews and pulpits of African American ...

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 ...

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 Sister ...

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*Originally published on Feb. 29, 2024. In a classroom at the University of Toronto, the sounds of silence collide with a few hushed whispers in the corridors of the glass-and-concrete building ...

I have been asked this question so many times before and my answer has always been that gospel music can fit into any music genre, be it jazz, sungura, reggae, rock, amapiano, zimdancehall, soul, R&B ...

How Thomas Dorsey decided to give up a thriving jazz career for “Precious Lord.” Thomas Dorsey was 33 years old and had a flourishing career in secular music. In the previous 15 years, the Georgia ...