Piper Leigh died April 30 from melanoma that had metastasized. The musician is remembered for being her positive, sunny self ...
At first blush, the mere idea of a Big Freedia gospel album sounds like musical Mad Libs. After all, Freedia is the queen of New Orleans bounce music, an ass-shaking, party-starting hip-hop dynamo; ...
The singer and pastor was known for her solo music and performing with her twin brother Andraé Crouch Sadie Bell was a digital news writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She joined PEOPLE in 2023. Her ...
“Some people may see the colors that I wear, all the clothes that I wear, and feel like I am not worthy to sing a gospel song," she tells PEOPLE Dancehall star Spice is working on something unexpected ...
Big Freedia is fusing gospel with bounce. On Friday, the New Orleans musician released her single “Take My Hand,” off her upcoming gospel project. “Tell the congregation/This is Freedia nation/Ain’t ...
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: ...
These are just some of the Black gospel artists shaping the genre with powerful voices and unwavering faith, from legends to rising stars. For generations, gospel music has been a vital source of ...