Black gospel music traces its roots back to slavery when enslaved people sang call-and-response songs such as “Roll, Jordan, Roll” and “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot.” These early folk songs ...

August 25, 2024 • The Rev. "Singing" Sammy Lewis was dubbed the Crown Prince of Gospel for recordings like "Jesus Paid It" for Vee-Jay Records.

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THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT GOSPEL SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY DATA BY ONLINE MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED BY ...

Many aspects define a great song, including a special opening phrase or line. Some are downright legendary. Here are 25 of the greatest opening lyrics of all time.

Primal Scream’s 12th album sees Bobby Gillespie banging on about poverty, democracy and colonialism. It’s both sublime and ...

Sheard, known for her powerful, anointed vocals, set the stage ablaze, mixing her own hits with gospel standards that got the crowd on their feet almost instantly. She moved with grace ...

Sheard, known for her powerful, anointed vocals, set the stage ablaze, mixing her own hits with gospel standards that got the crowd on their feet almost instantly. She moved with grace ...

Variety takes a look back at his best songs ... choosing to record the black-and-white video (which has garnered over 400 million views on YouTube) in the same recording studio where they ...

Few artists have legacies so mammoth their very name could be considered synonymous with the music industry, but then again, ...