In the year-end report, it is clear that Christian/gospel music has continued to grow stateside: up 18.5% in on-demand audio ...

The global music industry hit 5.1 trillion streams in 2025. It’s a new single-year record, up 9.6 percent from 2024, which ...

Richard Smallwood, the eight-time Grammy-nominated gospel singer and composer, has died. He was 77. A representative for Smallwood confirmed the "Total Praise" musician died on Tuesday, Dec. 30, at ...

The Grammy-nominated singer jumped from gospel to opera to spirituals to jazz; he considered it all sacred. In 1981, an industry newcomer named Jubilant Sykes released his debut album, Number of the ...

Veteran Ghanaian gospel musician, Joe Beecham, has reflected on the evolution of gospel music in Ghana, noting significant changes in production quality, technology and industry recognition over the ...

Songs credited to an artist named Solomon Ray entered iTunes’ Top 100 Christian and gospel albums chart last week — but the hits weren’t created by a human. Ray’s voice, lyrics and persona were ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

For YouTube Music users, opting for a YouTube Premium is the best way to achieve the "premium" streaming experience on the platform. But beyond the benefits of the subscription, YouTube Music is ...

When visitors step into the new Museum of Christian and Gospel Music, executive director Steve Gilreath hopes they see something they recognize. Perhaps the backdrop from a Third Day concert tour, Amy ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- One of Raleigh's most iconic cultural events returned with the new 2025 Raleigh Wide Open Music Festival, which took place Friday and Saturday. The free two-day festival built ...

Executive Director Steve Gilreath has gathered donated items as well as attic finds for new museum. Museum and Hall of Fame will encompass all genres of Christian and Gospel Music from rock to country ...

If you purchase a product through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. The 40th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards aired live on August 31 on BET, from Las Vegas, Nevada. The gospel music ...