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New Destiny Christian Center, the Florida mega-church founded by the late Zachery Tims, has responded to a lawsuit filed by Tims' ex-wife, who helped found the ministry 15 years ago.

Over 10,000 votes were cast in the first annual Digital Gospel Music Awards presented by Elev8, and here are the winners!

Bullying is a national issue and many experts have their own solutions on how to curb it, but none are likely as creative as Nikki Davis‘ approach. For the past few months, Davis has been touring New York City, singing at elementary, middle, and high schools to promote anti-bullying messages that she hopes young people […]

Man divorces his wife after 77 years of marriage after finding old love letters.

Final Gospel album Charts of 2011 that will reveal the best of gospel albums released in 2011.

New Destiny Christian Center announces that the Rev. Paula White has been named its new senior pastor.

Gospel singer Robert E. Person has had a whirlwind year. Since the release of his third CD, Soul Sanctuary, in July 2011, Robert has been busy promoting the new, critically-acclaimed release. The lead single, “Someday We’ll All Be Free”, a jazzy arrangement of the Donny Hathaway classic, has been heard on 200 radio stations nationally.

After Pastor Marvin Sapp’s recent recording in Maryland, The Belle caught up the pastor and asked him about one of his obvious hit songs for the evening, “Testimony.” The overall evening was powerful as Pastor Sapp was so transparent with the many obstacles he has gone through in his life and shared many of them in song. Check out the full story to see the video.

Gospel music’s greatest living organist, Moses Tyson Jr., has earned the first Stellar Award (Gospel music’s version of the Grammy Awards) nomination of his long and illustrious career.

Almost four years ago, Fred Hammond declared that he was going to do a love album “before he leaves this earth.” Truly a man of his word, Hammond has done just that with his new project GOD, LOVE & ROMANCE. Set for release January 31, 2012, the 2-CD set is a novel approach for a Gospel artist but it is a natural progression for Hammond, who is a Gospel music pioneer with a career that spans more than 20 years.

Billboard has listed Kirk Franklin as the Top Gospel Albums Artist of the year, and his album HELLO FEAR is the year’s Top Gospel Album.

International television, movie and recording artist, and member of the Bobby Jones and New Life Nashville Super Choir, Emily Harris died on Thursday Morning, December 22, 2011 in her hometown of Nashville, TN.