Young Aretha would meet visitors to the Franklin home from every walk of life, including some of the most prominent gospel musicians of the day (Clara Ward and James Cleveland), many of the great ...

Subscribe to the Wake Up, cleveland.com’s free morning newsletter, delivered to your inbox weekdays at 5:30 a.m. The point of high school sports is to holistically develop student-athletes. Coaches ...

In 1981, an industry newcomer named Jubilant Sykes released his debut album, Number of the Lord, with Light Records, the same ...

Songs credited to an artist named Solomon Ray entered iTunes’ Top 100 Christian and gospel albums chart last week — but the hits weren’t created by a human. Ray’s voice, lyrics and persona were ...

The devil is in the details. An AI-generated Christian artist named Solomon Ray has taken the gospel music world by storm after topping the iTunes and Billboard charts with his album “Faithful Soul.” ...

Led by renowned finger picker Reverend Peyton, Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band returns to the Kent Stage tonight at 6:30. The group embraces roadhouse blues on its latest effort, the grunge-y ...

AKRON, Ohio – Metro RTA celebrates Giving Tuesday each year by giving back to the community and its passengers. This year, the transit authority is teaming up with the Gospel Meets Symphony Choir to ...

Bobbie Jean Wright, 94, of Chattanooga, Tennessee passed away on Friday, December 5, 2025. She was born on July 21, 1931, in Chattanooga, to the late Ruel Jenkins and Catherine Harvey Jenkins.

In 1973, James Brown formed an unlikely friendship with the Rev. Al Sharpton, who he met when Sharpton was a young civil ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Although written by a European composer, Antonín Dvořák’s beloved “New World” Symphony represents a particularly “American” idea of music to many. An audience favorite ever since its ...

Jubilant Sykes was a beloved U.S. opera singer who incorporated gospel and jazz influences into his music. The Tucson Desert ...

The classic rock group performs at 6:30 tonight at the Agora. The band is still a staple on classic rock radio thanks to hits such as “”(Don’t Fear) The Reaper,” “Godzilla” and “Burnin’ for You.” It ...