(RNS) — In a July 25 interview, Norman Gyamfi, a founder of the gospel music label Maverick City Music, stirred up fans and industry insiders as he explained the state of the genre bluntly. Gospel, he ...

Gospel music is more than a form of entertainment. The genre also has a strong spiritual component and is a form of oral tradition, said the Rev. Sam Roberson of Community Baptist Church, 245 E.

The singing stars at Saturday’s gospel festival in Compton all have special voices. That’s why they’re stars. But Donald Hayes may have the most unusual voice of all, because when he and his group ...

There’s this thing that happens when long-running Albany gospel-soul outfit The Heavenly Echoes Gospel Band is locked in on-stage. Some might call it serendipity. Others might say it’s divine. Joe ...

"Gospel music is food for the soul," says Sareya Murchison of Milwaukee gospel station WGLB-FM (96.1) at the start of "Real Soul: A Gospel Music Story." With their new documentary about the local ...

Post-war black gospel music shaped soul sounds through the mid-1970s, but it's increasingly hard to find today. Rock historian Ed Ward discusses a few recent gospel reissues. This is FRESH AIR.