Eight-time Grammy-nominated gospel singer Richard Smallwood has died at 77 Richard Smallwood, a gospel singer and recording artist nominated eight times for Grammy Awards, has died. He was 77.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sierra Leone has emerged from the exploration shadows cast by neighbouring Liberia and Ivory Coast after signing a major exploration deal with Eni that could see a wildcat drilled, possibly in 2026, ...

Hundreds of communities in Sierra Leone’s Bonthe district have signed a benefit-sharing carbon agreement with the Africa Conservation Initiative targeting the protection of mangroves in the Sherbro ...

President Bola Tinubu on Friday evening received President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Although details of the meeting were not disclosed, it was believed to ...

When visitors step into the new Museum of Christian and Gospel Music, executive director Steve Gilreath hopes they see something they recognize. Perhaps the backdrop from a Third Day concert tour, Amy ...

The doctor said, “don't pay, it's all for free,” but you have to pay [the nurses] if you don't pay you will suffer and die, and they will just leave you to die. –Former patient[1] She died at the ...

WASHINGTON, October 30, 2025 - The World Bank today approved an additional grant of $18.34 million to support Sierra Leone in enhancing biodiversity protection, environmental sustainability, and ...

Sierra Leone, who won the 2024 Breeders’ Cup Classic and took home the Whitney Stakes this past summer at Saratoga Race Course, will be retired after attempting to defend his Breeders’ Cup title next ...

The Gospel Music Association has opened a new chapter in its mission of honoring the artists who have shaped Christian and Gospel music, and in helping to promote the music’s message of faith. The ...