Frank Ocean‘s mom is not here for gospel singer Kim Burrell and her comments about the LGBT community. The singer called homosexuals “disgusting perverts” and spent the last day of last year trying to convince others how to feel about the topic. The gospel singer preached, “You as a man, you open your mouth and take a […]

The Life

Shirley Caesar's legal team claims that DJ Suede posted the challenge without Caesar’s knowledge and financially profited off of the song.

The Sound

Missy Elliott is most known for her dance-inducing rap songs from the early 2000s, but now she’s trying something a bit different. Yup, the Grammy award winning hip-hop artist has decided to chill on the rap front and is going for gospel. She’s teamed up with gospel artist 21:03 by adding an original Christian-inspired verse to […]

Entertainment, Music

Gospel music trailblazer Andraé Crouch, who brought both Christian and secular music together for over 50 years, died Thursday afternoon.  USA Today reports on Jan. 3, Crouch was rushed to the Northridge Hospital Medical Center in metro Los Angeles area after suffering a heart attack. Crouch was 72. Earlier in the week, Crouch’s sister Sandra released a […]

Lecrae, the Grammy-winning Christian rapper who recently made headlines surrounding his involvement in a lawsuit against pop star Katy Perry, is one of the most unlikely Hip-Hop stars you’ll ever meet. You won’t catch him rocking the most ostentatious jewelry or any other over-the-top threads. That’s because the 34-year-old is using his gift of rhyme […]

Rapper Lecrae, the critically-acclaimed hip-hop artist released his first single from the forthcoming album “Anomaly” at exactly 1:16pm EST on July 1, 2014. The single, titled “Nuthin,” will be streaming on the official Reach Records YouTube Channel. Known for his elevative message that is often at odds with his hip-hop peers, Lecrae speaks of monogamy, […]

We’re all for praise, but when it involves someone you usually raise an eyebrow to, it’s easy to be skeptical — especially even if it involves Jesus. Carol Maraj, Nicki Minaj‘s mother, just released a gospel song called “God’s Been Good,” and it’s not half bad! It’s her first release, and it’s filled with just […]

Entertainment, Music

“Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Kandi Burruss is in the hot seat with the Holy Rollers Immaculate Committee.  On last night’s episode of RHOA, Kandi debuted her new gospel single “Stay Prayed Up”, produced by Marvin Sapp. READ:  LaTocha Scott: Kandi Owes It To The Fans To Reunite X-Scape “Stay Prayed Up” went to No.1 […]

Celebrity News

Michelle Williams wants to sing for The Lord. The former Destiny’s Child member recently inked a deal with Light Records to drop a new gospel album in January 2013. James Robinson, president of Light Records, said in a statement: “It’s an honor to work with an icon like Michelle Williams and her team. As a […]

Hollywood may continue to either whitewash or shut out actors of color in leading roles, but they know when it comes gospel music, no one does it better than the black church.  Gospel music has a long and beautiful legacy  in the African-American community; every song carries our tears, our pain and the love we […]

Gospel duo Mary Mary just dropped their new album-titled single, “Something Big,” and challenged people everywhere to do ‘something big’ for their communities. Watch the sisters sing, dance, and more in the latest installment of The Playlist, brought to you by TheUrbanDaily and TV One. The Playlist Week 6:

Gospel duo Mary Mary just dropped their new album-titled single, “Something Big,” and challenged people everywhere to do ‘something big’ for their communities. Watch the sisters sing, dance, and more in the latest installment of The Playlist, brought to you by TheUrbanDaily and TV One. The Playlist Week 6: