The global music industry hit 5.1 trillion streams in 2025. It’s a new single-year record, up 9.6 percent from 2024, which ...

Smallwood died at the age of 77 from complications of kidney failure on Tuesday, December 30, 2025.

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 ...

This week, Greenville-based gospel recording artist Jackie Henry (known professionally as JackeeH) saw a song from her latest EP, “Divine Elevation,” make it to No. 87 on Digital Radio Tracker’s ...

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AP) — Officials said a train accident in southern Mexico killed at least 13 people and injured dozens, halting traffic along a rail line connecting the Pacific Ocean with the Gulf ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers continue to separate themselves from the rest of the league not only through sustained major league success, but also by building one of baseball’s deepest and most dynamic ...

Save the Children Federation and International Rescue Committee are among the Forbes 2025 Top 100 Charities that have been scrambling for more private donations to make up budget shortfalls. ByWilliam ...

STATESBORO, Ga. (AP) Dwayne Williams Jr.'s 21 points helped Georgia Southern defeat Coastal Georgia 100-58 on Thursday. Williams also contributed 10 rebounds for the Eagles (7-5). Tyren Moore shot 8 ...

To make a list is immediately to begin second-guessing it. This year that’s especially true below the Top 10, in my list of 20 runner-up albums, for which I had double that many candidates I could ...

Great music transcends eras, but Southern rock in the '70s had its own special DNA, sewn from denim and funneled through a wailing Gibson. And these five songs best represent everything it had to ...

Which artist defined 2025? Spotify is ready to submit its answer. Spotify Wrapped, the much-loved annual personalized music report, revealed the artists – both stateside and globally – who dominated ...

The streaming platform also announced several updates to its Replay feature, making a strong push to rival Spotify’s year-end Wrapped feature. By Nicole Fell Assistant Editor Apple Music has unveiled ...