(RNS) — James Walvin, a former Church of England choirboy and professor of history at the University of York, doesn’t remember encountering “Amazing Grace,” in song or in his hymnal. It wasn’t until ...

A joyful noise was made as choir members returned to the South L.A. site. Sorrowful ones were heard as Nipsey Hussle's death was announced. Not many, if any, of the great music documentaries or ...

The new Aretha Franklin documentary Amazing Grace — filmed in 1972 during the live recording sessions for her hit album of the same name, but not available for public viewing until today — is a ...

Many people think they know the story of the hymn,"Amazing Grace." The commonly accepted narrative presents its composer, John Newton, a young English captain of a late 18th-century slave ship, as a ...

The final service for Aretha Franklin was infused with the kind of riveting gospel music and preaching that launched her to international stardom. Both pop and gospel singers, as well as a storied ...