Kierra Sheard was honored with the BMI Impact Award at the 2026 BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards held at BMI’s ...

Gospel music is a genre related to (and sometimes overlapping with) country, R&B, and even rock and roll, but its distinguishing characteristic is the intrinsic centrality of Christianity. In modern ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kierra Sheard came from a musical family. Her mother, Karen Sheard, and three aunts were part of the Grammy Award winning gospel ...

Zoo Park is about to become an altar.An award-winning gospel singer is turning her birthday month into a movement.On a night set for a massive live recording, Magadalena 'Manda' Gabriel will take the ...

From Thomas A. Dorsey to Andraé Crouch and Kirk Franklin, the worship genre has always integrated new sounds. When I was a teenager and heard “It Ain’t No New Thing” by Andraé Crouch and The Disciples ...

Tasha Cobbs Leonard will be presented with the Aretha Franklin Icon Award at the 2026 Stellar Gospel Music Awards, which will be taped live from the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C., on Saturday, ...

Mississippi Gospel Music Continues the Tradition ...

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 ...

NPR's Juana Summers talks with CeCe Winans, the best-selling female gospel artist in history, about her Tiny Desk performance and Black Music Month. CECE WINANS: (Singing) I'm safe and sound, serene ...

Every Black History Month, there is a tribute to the Black Church and its gospel music. The contribution of LGBTQ+ singers to the canon of gospel music, however, is never front and center in the ...