“They say, ‘The holy water's watered down, and this town's lost its faith,’” a man sings soulfully. This is not a religious condemnation of the terrible things that have happened on Earth. It’s a tune ...

Submerged in his youth in Pittsburgh’s gritty punk subculture, Joe Jacobs returned to the Church in 2011 and today uses his musical talents to serve God as a member of Father Levi Hartle’s Praise ...

When Dan Belzer began writing songs a few years back, he had no intention of creating an album or becoming the next famous praise singer, he said. He had written music before, but mostly for himself.

The walls of Esperanza Academy shook Saturday with the sound of stomping feet and rattling tambourines. At the finale of WHYY’s Lifting Voices in Praise competition in North Philadelphia, hundreds ...

In a country known for loving Western praise music—Hillsong’s second-biggest market—a grassroots movement is singing new tunes. Arnel Cadeliña, a pastor and worship leader in Manila, remembers when ...

Becky visits Songs of Praise to explore hymns' lasting appeal and joins presenter Laura Wright as the team prepares to reveal the Nation’s Favourite School Assembly Hymn. Becky Silver talks to Songs ...

For generations, gospel music has been a vital source of strength and resilience for Black Americans, sustaining them through the deepest struggles. From the days of slavery, spirituals and hymns have ...

Where Cardi’s original version celebrates getting “Money,” Hawthorne adds religious messaging but keeps the spirited flow that took the original all the way to No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100.

This post was updated Aug. 4 at 7:06 p.m. While the sound of gospel music has evolved, its spirit of heartfelt worship remains encapsulated within contemporary Christian music today. Many people may ...