Joyce Wanjiru Karumba, wife of celebrated gospel DJ Karumba Ngatia, popularly known as DJ Krowbar, has died after a long ...

In a statement released on Monday, the family confirmed that Joyce passed away in the early hours of Monday, January 26, 2026, at around 3 a.m.

The sounds of Watch Night services in Black churches have long begun or culminated with “Total Praise” — one of many proofs of the musical genius of gospel music composer, singer, choir director and ...

Smallwood was nominated eight times for Grammy Awards. By The Associated Press Richard Smallwood, a gospel singer and recording artist nominated eight times for Grammy Awards, has died. He was 77.

Richard Smallwood, a gospel singer and recording artist nominated eight times for Grammy Awards, has died. He was 77. Smallwood died Tuesday of complications of kidney failure at a rehabilitation and ...

Richard Smallwood, a gospel singer and recording artist nominated eight times for Grammy Awards, has died. He was 77. Smallwood died Tuesday of complications of kidney failure at a rehabilitation and ...

The gospel music world is mourning the loss of a giant. Richard Smallwood, the Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and composer whose music reshaped modern worship, has died at the age of 77. For ...

Richard Smallwood, the eight-time Grammy-nominated gospel singer and composer, has died. He was 77. A representative for Smallwood confirmed the "Total Praise" musician died on Tuesday, Dec. 30, at ...

WASHINGTON — Richard Smallwood, a well-known and beloved gospel singer, pianist and songwriter, has died at the age of 77. He passed away Dec. 30 from problems related to kidney failure at a nursing ...

Richard Smallwood, the legendary gospel composer and worship leader whose music shaped generations of churchgoing Black folks — and crossed into mainstream culture through voices like Whitney Houston ...

There are only a handful of people alive today who participated in the formation of modern gospel music in Chicago during the 1930s and 1940s. Fewer still worked directly with the genre’s founding ...