Honoring the Atlanta-born, D.C.-raised composer behind 'Total Praise,' the ceremony highlighted Smallwood's career, Grammy ...

The new song’s composer thought it could be a way to again hear from Black churches, collectively, about civil rights.

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Smallwood died at the age of 77 from complications of kidney failure on Tuesday, December 30, 2025.

Join the celebration of life for gospel legend Richard Smallwood on Jan. 24. Tributes pour in for the award-winning composer and pianist.

Jonathan Ellwanger leads Burlington’s first year-round community gospel choir, which will celebrate the civil rights leader at Champlain College.

Druski's church skit goes viral with 43M views, sparking laughs and backlash over megachurch hypocrisy satire.

Earl “DMX” Simmons used his Hip-Hop platform to deliver both fierce music and transparent spiritual testimony.

An excerpt from the highly anticipated authorized biography of Justin Townes Earle shows how he wrote his biggest hit and became a Nashville legend.

Richard Smallwood, who pioneered classical Black gospel, has passed away. His sophisticated sound and ministry impacted the ...

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