Often billed as country music's "everyman," Luke Combs found success through his bighearted, relatable songwriting and knack for coming up with irresistible, staunchly country melodies. Combs ...

Down on your knees, let me be your church (Church, church, church, church) (I want you to f*ck it up) (I want you to f*ck it up) (I want you to f*ck it up) (I want you to f*ck it up) ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) When Mahalia Jackson sings, Heaven listens. And if you’ve ever had one of her songs catch you mid-tear, mid-praise, or mid-testimony — then you already know the power she holds.

In late 2020, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops—a body whose pronouncements I tend to ignore and, often, actively avoid—published a document about the use of music during the Mass. The ...

One of America’s great Christmas songs grew out of procrastination. Two friends — a rector and his organist at the Church of the Holy Trinity on Rittenhouse Square — found the inspiration in the ...

Ray Repp died on the Third Sunday of Easter. He was born at a time, 1942, and grew up in a place, St. Louis, where his nascent interests in theology, social justice, liturgy and the arts gave birth to ...

Lü Xiaomin never received formal music training. But her worship songs have made her a household name in China’s churches. At 5 a.m. every day, Lü Xiaomin kneels on the floor in a dimly lit room of an ...

GOSPEL’s hour 1 follows the sonic influences of blues and jazz music. GOSPEL’s hour 1 takes the gospel train north to Chicago, where southern migrants Thomas A. Dorsey, Mahalia Jackson and Sister ...

With a great chorus comes great responsibility. The chorus is the star of a song with the catchiest lines and most memorable melody. So, if you’re gonna have a hit, you probably need to know what the ...

In January 2020, he decamped from Nashville for a month-long Appalachian retreat with a smattering of players, songwriters and longtime collaborators — many of whom didn't know one another well, he ...