Lift Every Voice and Sing” is a hymn many African Americans of older generations just know. They’d sung it in church, learned ...

According to gospel music legend Kirk Franklin, “For so long, the (musical) terms ‘Christian’ and ‘Gospel’ for many are code ...

The more than 180-year-old compilation of sacred songs uses music notes shaped like triangles, ovals, squares and diamonds.

Publishing rights, on the other hand, relate to the underlying composition – the music and lyrics. The rights to music publishing usually belong to the songwriter, regardless of who performs the song.

The music and lyrics together create a bittersweet feeling of hope, nostalgia, and acceptance of change ...

Many of its lyrics were composed by Christian reformers from England, such as Isaac Watts and Charles Wesley, he said. It was rarely used during church services. Instead, the hymnal was part of ...

Her music mixes soft pop with piano-driven melodies. She became known for writing personal lyrics and catchy choruses. And, her debut single A Thousand Miles brought her quick success and remains ...

NEW YORK — To help clinch World War II for the Allies, it took a cockamamie ruse involving a corpse with a briefcase full of decoy plans. And to create music for the Cuban people in the midst of ...

Sacred Harp singers are not historical reenactors, he said. They use their hymnals week after week. Some treat them like scrapbooks or family Bibles, tucking mementos between pages, taking notes in ...