Marvin Sapp
Marvin Sapp, pastor of The Chosen Vessel Cathedral, poses for a portrait in Fort Worth, Texas on Oct. 6, 2020 to promote his 12th album "Chosen Vessel." (Photo by Michael Mulvey/Invision/AP)
Marvin Sapp on new album and dealing with pandemic at church

By Jonathan Landrum Jr. Oct. 09, 2020 11:38 AM EDT

FILE - In this June 23, 2019, file photo, Kirk Franklin gestures as he performs at the BET Awards in Los Angeles. Franklin made a splash at the Stellar Gospel Music Awards. The singer took home six trophies during the 35th annual awards on Sunday night, Aug. 23, 2020. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
Kirk Franklin makes splash at Stellar Gospel Music Awards

Aug. 23, 2020 08:00 PM EDT

This combination photo shows, from left, Jon Bon Jovi performing at the Samsung Charity Gala at Skylight Clarkson Square in New York on Nov. 2, 2017, Luke Combs performing at the 54th annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas on April 7, 2019 and Avril Lavigne performing at the Paramount in Huntington, N.Y. on Dec.11, 2013. Bon Jovi, Combs and Lavigne are among the musical acts who have written songs about the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo)
Reflecting the times, acts pen songs about quarantine life

By Mesfin Fekadu May. 04, 2020 10:30 AM EDT