One Sunday some time ago, I was browsing through Spotify playlists — gospel and blues from the mid-20th century, mostly. At times I find myself wishing for a little more variety in the religious ...

69. Cullen — An Irish surname meaning "holly tree," this name gained popularity as a given name thanks to the family of ...

What happens when music fans discover their new go-to praise and worship song, only for the song to be made by an AI-artist? That’s the feeling some gospel fans are having as Solomon Ray, an ...

Multidisciplinary visionary Fat Jesu$ initiated the conversation with New Times, discussing the upcoming closure of Gramps — specifically, the fragmentation of resources and how survival cares not for ...

Ghanaian gospel singer Gifty Offeibea has released a new single titled “Wealthy in the Lord.” The song, which was officially made public on October 2, 2025, is now available on all major streaming ...

He is one of the most reviled men in history. But was Judas only obeying his master's wishes when he betrayed Jesus with a kiss? That's what a newly revealed ancient Christian text says. After being ...

Let’s be real: you’ve probably been fooled once (or twice) when you were riding in the backseat of your grandmother‘s Buick on the way to church when an unsuspecting jam came through the car’s ...

SALT LAKE CITY — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has added 12 new hymns to its collection, "Hymns—For Home and Church," with lyrics available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and ...

The Lesh Twins — Taiwo and Kehinde Leshaodo — are gaining attention in the gospel music scene with their forthcoming single “Jesu Yi Lo Ba Temi,” a highlife–Afrobeats fusion scheduled for release ...

Robert Plant has released the second song from his upcoming album, Saving Grace. "Gospel Plough" closes the LP, his first with the band Saving Grace; the record comes out on Sept. 26. The traditional ...

Last Saturday, at precisely 8:54 a.m., I was wrapping up the Weekend City Show on Joy FM when the unexpected happened: word reached me that Highlife legend Daddy Lumba had passed away. Given the ...

Inspired in part by a book she published last year, the singer and songwriter reveals more of herself on “Tasha,” an album blending gospel and pop. By Robert M. Marovich “Tasha,” the new album from ...