The Christmas spiritual "Mary Had a Baby” is believed to have originated on St. Helena Island and grew in popularity, driven ...

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After winning an Oscar for "The Brutalist," the English composer takes on a musical about the founder of the Shakers — a ...

SONG SUNG BLUE is based on a true story and stars Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson as a married couple who start a joyful Neil ...

"Song Sung Blue" director had to decide what Neil Diamond songs made the movie starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson, and what got cut.

Dan Hill's carefully crafted song of love remains at the top of Dolly Parton's favorites. The tender 1977 ballad continues to ...

Bengali singer Lagnajita Chakraborty alleges she was verbally and physically attacked for not performing a 'secular' song during a concert in East Midnapore.

Richard Smallwood, gospel music legend behind 'Total Praise,' dies at 77 from kidney failure. Fans and stars mourn his powerful legacy.

DONKOR As we enter the Christmas season, churches from historic mission denominations such as The Methodist Church Ghana will once more resound with ancient canticles, scriptural hymns drawn directly ...

Deep in a dark tunnel under Gaza two years ago, a group of six Israeli hostages lit Hanukkah candles and sang the holiday ...

WASHINGTON — Richard Smallwood, the Grammy-nominated gospel singer, songwriter and pianist whose music became a cornerstone ...