The cross-genre collaboration explores faith, doubt and vulnerability through contemporary gospel and Nigerian influences.

Part-sermon, part-rock gig, a new breed of church service is spreading God’s word – and boosting record sales. The cool kids walking into the venue look like they’ve stepped off the streets of ...

NEW YORK (AP) — It is one of the most surprising music stories of the year. While streams of new music — releases from the last 18 months — were down from last year, one genre is on the rise: ...

Did you know that decades before the Contemporary Christian Music genre appeared, The Imperials sang on two gospel albums with none other than Elvis Presley? Elvis produced the two Grammy-winning ...

Roc Nation's recent distribution deals with two Christian artists is not necessarily groundbreaking. So why are some fans mad ...

The discussion around Maverick City Music highlights how commercial success and congregational value are two different things. Since its first album in 2019, Maverick City Music has been both praised ...

Just as contemporary Christian music has been critical in disseminating conservative Christian ideals, Nashville is a key exporter of contemporary Christian music. The story of contemporary Christian ...

Evangelist Funmi Aragbaye, veteran Nigerian gospel singer and evangelist, has encouraged new gospel music ministers to be ...

It's foot-stomping, soul-searching music that has raised the roof (in a spiritual sense, anyway) more than once: gospel. Now, you can learn about the people who give voice to this thrilling ...

(RNS) — Richard Smallwood, a singer and pianist best known for his contemporary gospel music hit “Total Praise,” died Tuesday (Dec. 30). Smallwood was 77. He died of complications of kidney failure at ...

It’s not unusual to hear people complain that Christian music has lost its variety, that everything we hear in church or on Christian radio sounds the same. We may wonder though: is this a valid ...

(RNS) — Richard Smallwood, a singer and pianist best known for his contemporary gospel music hit “Total Praise,” died Tuesday (Dec. 30). Smallwood was 77. He died of complications of kidney failure at ...