Turn on almost any major pop or R&B record from the last seventy years and you'll likely hear it without realizing: the ornamental vocal runs, the call-and-response phrasing, the way a singer seems to ...

The year 2021 is proving to be the year for gospel takeover, with recent trends showing an increase in the number of secular music artistes releasing gospel songs. Early last month, 27-year-old Justin ...

Alex Warren at the 2025 American Music Awards. (Christopher Polk/Penske Media via Getty Images) "They say, 'The holy water's watered down, and this town's lost its faith,'" a man sings soulfully. This ...

Singer Ric Hassani has shared his perspective on why gospel musicians often transition to secular music. Speaking with HipTV Trending, Hassani opined that, it’s not primarily about financial gain, but ...

Promise M. Fernandez, Chief Executive Officer of Rainbow Global, has weighed in on the growing debate surrounding the use of ...

Q: Is it acceptable for the church to reinterpret secular songs for use in worship? A: In the strictest sense, the only “Christian” or sacred songs are scriptural songs, either Psalms or lyrics ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Yahoo News entertainment reporter, Kelsey Weekman, about a spate of new pop songs that draw on worship traditions in megachurches. ALEX WARREN: (Singing) They say the ...

There is a certain power and intensity to music. The increase in exploration of spirituality in the industry by artists who do not generally hold explicit religious point of views has, however, left ...

Corsica is one of the few French territories to have a repertoire of songs that are steeped in history and still in use today, songs that blend the sacred and the secular and which will be given pride ...

For decades, the Rev. Al Green has been singing gospel songs and preaching in Memphis, Tenn. Now, he's returned to the soul sound that made him a household name in the 1970s. The singer has just ...