The singer’s journey through gospel, soul, disco and Americana has been plagued by setbacks and struggles, but she has always ...

Poet Phyllis Wheatley, born in 1753, was freed on this day in 1773. Kidnapped in Africa and sold as a slave when she was only seven years old, Wheatley would become Black America’s first poet. She ...

Today in Music History for Jan. 22: ...

As America celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day, one of several celebrations in Evanston took place at the Music Institute ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Sacramento singing group will be honoring the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through music, as it has been doing ...

A Sacramento singing group will be honoring the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through music, as it has been doing for nearly 20 years. Trump’s pardon of convicted woman is the second ...

Eighty-three years ago today, the gospel artist who performed with the Oak Ridge Boys, Elvis Presley, and Bill Gaither was ...

Amanda Batula is scoping out the scene. Batula, 34, joked about going to the “boy aquarium” a.k.a. the New York Rangers vs. New York Islanders game on Thursday, January 29. The Summer House star took ...

Smallwood died at the age of 77 from complications of kidney failure on Tuesday, December 30, 2025.

Smallwood was nominated eight times for Grammy Awards. By The Associated Press Richard Smallwood, a gospel singer and recording artist nominated eight times for Grammy Awards, has died. He was 77.

We’re figuring out what we want out of life and out of the relationship,” Batula told Us. “We’re sort of trying to talk through that and figure it all out in real time. It’s going to be a very raw ...

The sounds of Watch Night services in Black churches have long begun or culminated with “Total Praise” — one of many proofs of the musical genius of gospel music composer, singer, choir director and ...