Southern Gospel fans in Central Texas will have a chance to hear one of the genre’s most celebrated groups when Karen Peck & New River perform in Temple later this ...

Local teens with a passion for performing will soon have their chance to take the stage as Avalon Productions holds auditions for the high-energy coming-of-age musical 13: The Musical, featuring music ...

This year, there’s a new way to celebrate Easter in the Valley.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gospel music is celebrated as one of the ways Black Americans share their stories. Allen Temple Baptist Church is more than 100 ...

Gospel music evolved from antebellum spirituals into a distinct genre in 1920s Chicago, serving as both a "weapon of worship" and a foundation for modern R&B and Rock 'n Roll. Teens arrested after ...

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - Baylor University’s Black Gospel Archive, described as the largest black gospel collection in the world, is expanding its mission to preserve hymns, records and programs from ...

There’s a well-known saying that the most segregated hour in the U.S. is 11 a.m. on Sunday. That aphorism reflects the longstanding reality that 86% of churches lacked meaningful racial diversity as ...

The sounds of Watch Night services in Black churches have long begun or culminated with “Total Praise” — one of many proofs of the musical genius of gospel music composer, singer, choir director and ...

Smallwood was nominated eight times for Grammy Awards. By The Associated Press Richard Smallwood, a gospel singer and recording artist nominated eight times for Grammy Awards, has died. He was 77.

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 ...

Richard Smallwood, a gospel singer and recording artist nominated eight times for Grammy Awards, has died. He was 77. Smallwood died Tuesday of complications of kidney failure at a rehabilitation and ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The world of gospel music, both here in Richmond and beyond, is mourning the loss of GRAMMY award-winning artist Richard Smallwood. On Tuesday, Dec. 30, Smallwood passed away in ...