From the moment Kirk Franklin burst onto the Black gospel music scene in 1992 as the main figurehead of “Kirk Franklin & The Family,” his energetic delivery of lyrics laced with sermons made ...

Iconic songs by Sam Cooke, Kim Weston, Public Enemy, Nina Simone, Marvin Gaye, Lauryn Hill, Kendrick Lamar and more depict ...

In a look back at the classics, we’ve gathered a list of the top Black sitcom theme songs, most of which you’ll (hopefully) ...

Billy Tibbals: He’s young and flashy, he writes killer songs, and he looks like Marc Bolan of T. Rex — No wonder people like Noel Gallagher and the Black Crowes’ Chris Robinson have been ...

Her recent “Observations from a Crowded Room” LP reflects their roots-based styles while adding gospel ... lyrics. Musing on uncertainty, faith, James Baldwin and her experiences as a queer ...

The Good Times theme song is a soulful celebration of Black resilience and community in the face of adversity. With its powerful lyrics and gospel-infused melody, it reflects the struggles and ...

It’s not hard to understand why capys have a cultlike following on Instagram and TikTok. I fell for the giant rodent decades ...

Almost 20 years after its founding to save a vanishing part of America’s Black gospel recordings, Baylor University’s Black Gospel Archive looks to a future that includes Black preaching ...

A gospel tradition featuring Southern California choirs that goes back more than a decade at Disneyland returns in February as the Anaheim theme park celebrates Black History Month with plenty of ...

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 ...

The last surviving original member of the Band died on Tuesday. He was a master on keys and saxophones who could conjure a panoply of scenes and eras.