Kierra Sheard came from a musical family. Her mother, Karen Sheard, and three aunts were part of the Grammy Award winning gospel girl group the Clark Sisters. At nine years old, she secured the Best ...

CeCe Winans leads Billboard's year-end gospel music charts, while Tasha Cobbs Leonard and Maverick City Music also rank high.

Renowned gospel singer CeCe Winans, a Detroit native, will sing the national anthem at the Green Bay Packers' game against ...

CECE WINANS: (Singing) I'm safe and sound, serene and calm. SUMMERS: That album, "Alone In His Presence," went platinum, and it won her a Grammy. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "ALONE IN HIS PRESENCE") WINANS: ...

From its origin, women pioneered the sound of gospel music. Artists like Mahalia Jackson and Rosetta Tharpe elevated the popularity of the genre in the mid-1900s, treading the path for gospel singers ...

Historian Bill Doggett reflects on the influence of Black women on American music, from the earliest recorded spirituals to today. The poignancy of the opening words of the Negro Spiritual belie a ...

Rooted in the rich tradition of African-American spirituals. Gospel music has evolved over time. The genre's earliest beginnings are found in the music sung, and passed down, by enslaved people in ...

The second edition of GospelFest gathers singers from throughout South Florida’s churches to create a single community choir with a performance at the Little Haiti Cultural Complex at 5 p.m. on Sunday ...

Singing helped young brothers Perry Jr. and Sterling Wright pass the time when arriving early to Sunday school. "Our Sunday school teacher, Rosetta Hill, happened to come in one Sunday, and we were ...

Legendary Ghanaian gospel musician Maame Tiwaa, widely known for her decades-long work with the Yaw Sarpong & Asomafo band, has been confirmed ...