Gospel singer Donnie McClurkin faces a 2026 civil lawsuit claiming years of sexual abuse and spiritual grooming.

Richard Smallwood, the eight-time Grammy-nominated, classically trained gospel composer and recording artist whose work reshaped contemporary gospel music, died Dec. 30 at age 77 from complications of ...

After college, Smallwood taught music at the University of Maryland and went on to form the Richard Smallwood Singers in 1977 ...

Richard Smallwood, the eight-time Grammy-nominated gospel singer and songwriter, has died. He was 77. His family announced ...

This was one wild year for music — as the late, great Ozzy would say, it was a crazy train. In 2025, you never knew where your next favorite song was coming from. Some of the year’s best songs were ...

In these 100 songs, you’ll hear lusty dubstep, quietly subversive electronic pop, regional rap bangers, alt-country odysseys, ubiquitous chart-toppers, and much more. We were drawn to songs this year ...

A Mississippi-based creator has found himself at the center of a new debate in the Gospel world—one that blends technology, tradition, and a whole lot of chart success. Solomon Ray, an AI-generated ...

What happens when music fans discover their new go-to praise and worship song, only for the song to be made by an AI-artist? That’s the feeling some gospel fans are having as Solomon Ray, an ...

Ray is the first AI artist to have the No. 1 album and song on any iTunes chart. What happens when music fans discover their new go-to praise and worship song, only for the song to be made by an ...

Houston’s dining scene defies easy definition. In a city of more than 10,000 restaurants — from sushi counters and taco trucks to steakhouses and white-tablecloth destinations — good meals are never ...

Michael Jackson is back in the Billboard Hot 100 top 10 as “Thriller” lifts to No. 10 following the 2025 Halloween season. The posthumous milestone cements Jackson’s musical legacy: the 1982 classic ...

(RNS) — The museum, devoted to the history of Christian and gospel music, opened late last week in Nashville. Organizers say it’s a sign Christian music is experiencing a revival. NASHVILLE, Tenn.