Gospel Music
The Voices of East Harlem went from community stages to the Isle of Wight Festival, blending the soul-cleansing power of Christian songs with R&B, funk and rock on “Right On Be Free.” Source
Delving deeply into the wellsprings of gospel music and the blues, and screaming as if for his very life, he created something new, thrilling and dangerous. Source
“Nebuchadnezzar,” presented Sunday at the Hollywood Bowl, is a passionate but puzzling work employing the rapper’s latest provocation: his salvation. Source
On “Jesus Is King,” his ninth album, the rapper turns to gospel music, suggesting a shift in his public image that’s actually not much of a change at all. Source
At his third listening party in three days, the rapper showed off a new side of himself with a gospel-tinged record that has yet to be released. Source
After a few of his most difficult years and a brief retreat from the spotlight, the rapper returned with Sunday Service — a performance of spiritual music where he rarely took center stage. Source
The documentary, about the legendary live gospel recording by Aretha Franklin, was as ambitious and as bungled as only Hollywood could manage. Source
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