Urban contemporary gospel

Urban contemporary gospel (sometimes marketed as "black gospel") is music that is written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as (in terms of the varying music styles) to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music. Urban contemporary gospel is a form of Christian music and a subgenre of gospel music. Like other forms of music the creation, performance, significance, and even the definiti... more
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