Often boosted by social media, many of them got their start with independent labels or by uploading self-made songs to streaming platforms. Now, bigger labels and streaming services are catching on.

French-Haitian singer Naïka blends konpa, R&B, and global pop music on her upcoming debut album ECLESIA out Feb. 20.

There are changes in gospel music today, and while style, approach and methodology may evolve, we must be very careful not to ...

Taylor Swift dropped the music video for The Life of a Showgirl’s “Opalite” Feb. 6 and it is a star-studded affair, with special appearances from Domhnall Gleeson, Graham Norton, Greta Lee and more.

Taylor Swift reunited her entire "Graham Norton Show" lineup in a nostalgia-soaked, '90s-themed "Opalite" music video.

At the very end of 2025, a quiet but seismic shift marked the true end of an era: MTV officially shut down its remaining 24-hour music video channels worldwide. For many fans, that closure felt ...

Reports of MTV’s death may have been premature, but it’s still a far cry from the Music Television of yore. Some of our elder readers probably remember their elders telling them that MTV used to show ...

"I Want My MTV" was once the MTV slogan. Now it's a rallying cry for a coder who decided they weren't ready to say goodbye to an era of music video supremacy and built their own MTV Rewind app. While ...

Smallwood was nominated eight times for Grammy Awards. By The Associated Press Richard Smallwood, a gospel singer and recording artist nominated eight times for Grammy Awards, has died. He was 77.

Richard Smallwood, the eight-time Grammy-nominated gospel singer and composer, has died. He was 77. A representative for Smallwood confirmed the "Total Praise" musician died on Tuesday, Dec. 30, at ...

*Renowned gospel music icon Richard Smallwood died today (12-30-25), at age 77. He passed away at Brooke Grove Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Sandy Spring, Maryland. His death was caused by ...

Richard Smallwood, the legendary gospel composer and worship leader whose music shaped generations of churchgoing Black folks — and crossed into mainstream culture through voices like Whitney Houston ...