An "American Idol" film crew was spotted on Beach on Dec. 10 filming gospel singer Keyla Richardson for Season 24 of the show.

For viewers weaned on an era when American Idol incubated household names like Kelly Clarkson and Adam Lambert, the special ...

In 1981, an industry newcomer named Jubilant Sykes released his debut album, Number of the Lord, with Light Records, the same ...

When Canaan James Hill walked into his “American Idol” audition, Carrie Underwood had a hard time believing he was only 17 years old. The “Idol” contestant carried himself with a maturity that did not ...

Move over "American Idol": BET has gone talent-hunting for its next star in the location often considered to be the birthplace of the most powerful singing in the world — the church. BET's new TV show ...

“American Idol” saved some of Season 23’s best auditions for last during Sunday night’s episode. The evening’s final performer, Canaan James Hill, walked away with this season’s third platinum ticket ...

Four guest choirs will perform at the 32nd African American Gospel Music Festival on Sunday, Nov. 5, at SUNY Cortland. The festival begins at 4 p.m. in Corey Union Function Room. The event is open to ...

Elder Goldwire McLendon, a former finalist on Season 3 of BET’s singing competition Sunday Best and acclaimed jazz singer ...

Voices of praise will ring out in Cortland from two newcomer guest choirs, the Dorothy Cotton Jubilee Singers of Ithaca, N.Y., and the Promise Land Church of Syracuse (N.Y.), during SUNY Cortland’s ...

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