The decade between 1952 and the early 1960s was the peak period for the style of music we now call doo wop, after which it got dissolved into soul music, girl groups, and within pop music in general.

Jan. 30, 2025, GRAMMY® Award-winning artist, songwriter and producer Kirk Franklin will be celebrated at the fourth annual ...

Kirk Franklin has been announced as the 2025 recipient of the Black Music Icon Award presented by the Black Music Collective.

"After I got the chance to meet him the first time, I arranged a return visit with the gospel quartet, I called Jan and said, 'Would you like music for your service sometime?'” Plains holds an ...

“This type of renaissance is a good time to remember that Black people didn’t just show up in country music now,” Randall said. “Black people have been in country music for almost 400 ...

The self-titled album of the musical group "American Patchwork Quartet" has been nominated for a Grammy for best folk album. The group approaches folk classics with musicians that reflect the ...

Lynn Cottam, Amethyst Jackson-Hichson, Gabriella McKenzie, Ivylue Falconer, Pastor Roger Maynard and Stephen Falconer get ready for the Black Country Gospel Choir event However, she was given a ...

In a hands-on history of art and architecture course, students researched a stained-glass window uncovered in a local church, which may be the first representation of a Black Christ and gospel women.

Catalyst Quartet with Stewart Goodyear performed Sunday afternoon at the Massry Center for the Arts in Albany. ALBANY — There were two starkly different faces of classical music on display when ...

In addition to her commercial success, she was the first Black female solo artist to play the Grand Ole Opry, breaking barriers for Black women in country music. 17 of 20 Beyoncé is a Grammy ...

You can’t study the history of popular music without familiarizing yourself with the best Black singers from the ... channeled his religious upbringing into gospel-influenced songs with ...