Gospel News Access https://gospelnewsaccess.com/ Original gospel, Christian and faith reporting from Gospel News Access. en-us Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:41:02 +0000 Freda Payne Made Time Stand Stillhttps://gospelnewsaccess.com/story/freda-payne-catalina-legendary-ladies.htmlhttps://gospelnewsaccess.com/story/freda-payne-catalina-legendary-ladies.htmlWed, 30 Sep 2026 14:42:00 +0000At 84, in gold lamé and black lace, she sang nine legends back into a sold-out Los Angeles room, gave thanks to God from the stage, and delivered a triumph. Taylor Swift takes a sixth Video of the Year at the VMAs; Madonna wins sevenhttps://gospelnewsaccess.com/story/vmas-2026-taylor-swift-madonna-winners.htmlhttps://gospelnewsaccess.com/story/vmas-2026-taylor-swift-madonna-winners.htmlTue, 29 Sep 2026 04:00:00 +0000The 2026 MTV Video Music Awards ran Sunday night from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. Snoop Dogg hosted. Madonna opened the show for the first time in twenty-three years. The gospel world this week: Tasha goes unscripted, Anthony Brown returns, Gaither gets a tributehttps://gospelnewsaccess.com/story/gospel-week-september-26-2026.htmlhttps://gospelnewsaccess.com/story/gospel-week-september-26-2026.htmlSat, 26 Sep 2026 23:52:00 +0000A 34-track live album out of Atlanta, a seventh record after a three-year silence, and a Nashville red carpet for the Gaither songbook. What actually happened in gospel music this month. Last call: the 41st Stellar Awards leave broadcast syndication on Sundayhttps://gospelnewsaccess.com/story/stellar-awards-41-syndication-closes-september-27.htmlhttps://gospelnewsaccess.com/story/stellar-awards-41-syndication-closes-september-27.htmlSat, 26 Sep 2026 23:50:00 +0000The syndication window that has carried the ceremony across local stations since September 5 closes September 27. If it has not aired in your market yet, this weekend is the end of the run. The 41st Stellar Awards are still airing across the country, and the Doves are two weeks outhttps://gospelnewsaccess.com/story/stellar-awards-41-syndication-dove-awards-october.htmlhttps://gospelnewsaccess.com/story/stellar-awards-41-syndication-dove-awards-october.htmlWed, 23 Sep 2026 03:35:00 +0000Lisa Knowles-Smith took five. Darrel Walls took Artist of the Year. The broadcast syndication window runs through September 27, and the 57th GMA Dove Awards follow on October 6 with a Richard Smallwood tribute. Yom Kippur 2026 ended Monday night, closing the Ten Days of Repentancehttps://gospelnewsaccess.com/story/yom-kippur-2026-day-of-atonement.htmlhttps://gospelnewsaccess.com/story/yom-kippur-2026-day-of-atonement.htmlWed, 23 Sep 2026 03:30:00 +0000The holiest day in the Jewish year began at sundown on Sunday, September 20 and ended at nightfall on Monday, September 21. It is observed with a fast of roughly 25 hours.