Three members of the long-running gospel group the Nelons were among the seven people killed Friday in a plane crash near Gillette, Wyoming. Kelly Nelon Clark — who was a member of the Gospel Music Hall of Fame-inducted singing group since 1977, when her father Rex Nelon founded the group …
Read More »How Bishop Carlton Pearson Inspired a Generation of Singers and Gospel Artists
Bishop Carlton Pearson, a renowned preacher, singer and composer, known for his Live At Azusa albums, died on November 19 after a battle with cancer in Tulsa, Oklahoma. His theology, known as the “gospel of inclusion,” preached against homophobia and embraced the LGBTQ community, but cost him his congregation and …
Read More »How 'Countless Times' Singer Marzz Discovered Their Church Within
Three years ago, Laria McCormick, the singer who performs as Marzz, found themself in turmoil. The non-binary artist had grown up attending church regularly and singing in the choir, but they were starting to feel a disconnect between their identity and their beliefs. In 2019, they began writing freestyles in …
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