Indianapolis lost one of its great gospel music figures last month, guitarist and songwriter M.L. Allen, Jr. He was 89 years ...

As filmmaker Baz Luhrmann was deep into his work on “Elvis,” his 2022 biopic of Elvis Presley, an idea struck him: What if he ...

An impassioned orator, he was a moral and political force, forming a “rainbow coalition” of poor and working-class people and ...

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Religion has long provided a stimulus for jazz. Figures as august as Duke Ellington and John Coltrane drew profound inspiration from their faith, though their reception varied. Ellington's religious ...

John Fogerty was recently awarded the Johnny Mercer Award by the Songwriters' Hall of Fame. To celebrate, we count down 15 of ...

An impassioned orator, he was a moral and political force who formed a "rainbow coalition" of poor and working-class people. His mission, he said, was "to transform the mind of America" ...

Paste is the place to kick off each and every New Music Friday. We follow our regular roundups of the best new songs by highlighting the most compelling new records you need to hear. Find the best new ...

Can a multigenerational, multipurposed, multimanaged, mixed-motive, diversely preferenced congregation grow and adapt to a constantly changing culture? Of course they can. But who would want to ...

Composer Angie Killian says the shortest song she’s ever written teaches that Heavenly Father hears and answers prayers ...

The musical variety show—which also gave Dolly Parton her first big career break —almost always featured Wagoner and other ...