UPPER MARLBORO, Maryland (RNS) — Thousands of fans of gospel music giant Richard Smallwood bid him farewell in a music-filled funeral on Saturday (Jan. 24), as family and friends of the composer ...

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 ...

Author and Baylor University professor Robert Darden tells stories - and plays recordings - from the Baylor University Libraries' Black Gospel Music Restoration Project in an on-going weekly series of ...

The Innioasis Y1 is quite the potent piece of nostalgia. I vividly remember getting my first Apple iPod on Christmas 2006 and proceeding to spend the day ripping every angsty CD in teenage me’s ...

Religion has long provided a stimulus for jazz. Figures as august as Duke Ellington and John Coltrane drew profound inspiration from their faith, though their reception varied. Ellington's religious ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Mahalia Jackson is undeniably one of the most influential voices in gospel music. As a pioneering artist, she transformed the genre, infusing it with the power of blues while ...

TV and home video editor Ty Pendlebury joined CNET Australia in 2006, and moved to New York City to be a part of CNET in 2011. He tests, reviews and writes about the latest TVs and audio equipment.

Most of us dream of getting away from it all. But few people would contemplate going as far as Sofi Cogley. Exhausted by the stress of her highpowered job, Sofi, 32, an Army major's daughter, decided ...

South African DJs Magz and Shezy unveil their Afrotech single ‘Ngangoba Yini’, a powerful tribute to Zulu heritage, exploring identity and connection through music.

The Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan has released the latest episode of his podcast, The Magnificent Others, featuring Jack Osbourne, son of the late Ozzy Osbourne, as the guest. U2 is ...

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