Religious leaders from Detroit explore the history and influence of Black religious music. One Detroit contributor Stephen Henderson talks with Rev. Larry Simmons of Baber Memorial AME Church and Dr.

“Life is hard. God is real. Whiskey, roads, and family provide worthy compensations, and the past is better than the present.” To this basic description of the country music genre, Alice Randall, an ...

At 2 p.m. Feb. 3, I met John Fleming, his sister, and Ruby Miller, at the American Museum of Science and Energy. It was my privilege to provide a tour to acquaint our speaker for the evening with ...

A priest is pictured in a file photo accepting offertory gifts during Mass at St. Therese of the Child Jesus Catholic Church in Yaounde, Cameroon. (Credit: Saabi/Galbe.Com via CNS.) Listen YAOUNDÉ, ...

Jam out this season to highlife, Afrobeats, jazz, a cappella, R & B, rap, dance, and hip-hop artists from Nigeria, South Africa, and more. Having listened to hours of African Christmas music, I can ...

For anyone attending a contemporary African American worship service, the experience carries “an expectation of participation,” said the Rev. Derrick Hammond, pastor of Oak Valley Baptist Church in ...

Benson Boone, Teddy Swims and Alex Warren have all dabbled in secular praise music. (Photo Illustration: Yahoo News, photo: Erika Goldring/WireImage via Getty Images, Christopher Polk/Penske Media via ...

Say your prayers: Christian music is making a serious comeback. Lake and Frank have both emerged as breakout stars in the Christian music world, thanks in part to their growing popularity across ...

Thinking back on the biggest cultural moments of 2024, it’s hard to ignore the many African women who were at the center of it all. Over the past decade, global African music has been dominated by ...