“It is America’s first music,” he said of the songs that enslaved people created when they mixed African rhythms with the ...

The Grammy-nominated composer and gospel pioneer, whose music transformed modern worship and inspired generations of churches ...

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For viewers weaned on an era when American Idol incubated household names like Kelly Clarkson and Adam Lambert, the special might have seemed jarring. But since the show's revival landed on ABC in ...

In a December 20 Instagram post, the star known as "the Elvis of Country" shared a video of himself performing Presley's classic " (There’ll Be) Peace in the Valley (for Me)" at the Grand Ole Opry in ...

As our nation prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday in 2026, a recent question posed to me has been stuck in my craw. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised about young people flirting with ideas of an ...

The devil is in the details. An AI-generated Christian artist named Solomon Ray has taken the gospel music world by storm after topping the iTunes and Billboard charts with his album “Faithful Soul.” ...

Songs credited to an artist named Solomon Ray entered iTunes’ Top 100 Christian and gospel albums chart last week — but the hits weren’t created by a human. Ray’s voice, lyrics and persona were ...

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A Mississippi-based creator has found himself at the center of a new debate in the Gospel world—one that blends technology, tradition, and a whole lot of chart success. Solomon Ray, an AI-generated ...

What happens when music fans discover their new go-to praise and worship song, only for the song to be made by an AI-artist? That’s the feeling some gospel fans are having as Solomon Ray, an ...

"Walk My Walk" by Breaking Rust is No. 1 on the 'Billboard' Country Digital Song Sales chart Jack Irvin has over five years of experience working in digital journalism, and he’s worked at PEOPLE since ...