Music has a funny way of rising from the ashes when everyone least expects it. Every few years, critics and industry insiders ...

Music changes in strange ways. Sometimes it happens so slowly you barely notice, like watching grass grow. Other times, an entire genre flips upside down in what feels like a heartbeat. Honestly, ten ...

Gospel music experts discuss the evolution and influence of Black religious music in America. American Black Journal’s “Black Church in Detroit” series examines the influence of Black religious music.

The Fisk Jubilee Singers’ rendition of the classic spiritual, “Swing Low Sweet Chariot” became the first commercially viable recording of its kind in 1909. This feat became something country ...