Signing to Stax after years of singing church gospel, The Staple Singers embraced a touch of pop to spread their "message music" further afield.

Gospel music icon Kirk Franklin has announced a major partnership with Insignia Assets—the new Black-owned entertainment ...

Gospel music superstar Kirk Franklin is joining forces with Insignia Assets, a new entertainment venture established by ...

Lillian Boutté-l’Etienne, the jazz and gospel singer who spent decades in Europe advocating for the music of her native New ...

Despite some minor hits in the 1960s, Chicago vocal group the Radiants couldn’t ride the soul-music wave they’d helped create.

Gospel singer Lawrence Karanja, popularly known as Weezdom, has forgotten the number of times he has been in rehab. His ...

Johnnie Taylor’s big break came with the ever-fabulous September 1968 single “Who's Making Love.” His ninth 45 for the Stax label, it went Top Ten on the Billboard Hot 100. Up to this point, the ...

Cherry Street Music, the chamber music program of The Allen Center presents Lift Every Voice: A Juneteenth Musical ...

Also on the Main Stage that day is R&B and Gospel singer Mavis Staples, who’ll perform right before Teddy Swims. And at about 5 p.m., Blues singer Christone “Kingfish” Ingram will perform at the Main ...

A group of friends, associates and well-wishers have hailed the life and legacy of gospel singer Olori Jesu, on her birthday. A statement on May 20 to mark her birthday reads: “On this day ...

Shifting 80 tickets at Spanners might not seem like a huge deal, but it is reassuring to know that there’s still a strong community of open-minded music fans out there. That blithely low-key approach ...

New Life Church of Fairfield invites the community to join them every fifth Friday in 2025 for their Gospel Music Jamboree. Upcoming dates are May 30, August 29, and October 31. Music starts at 6:30 p ...