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James Fortune | |
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| Genres | Urban contemporary gospel |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter, record producer, singer, radio host |
| Years active | 2004–present |
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| Website | jamesfortunemusic |
James Fortune is a gospel music recording artist, songwriter and producer. He is also a radio personality on 1190 AM WLIB.
James Fortune & FIYA's highly debut CD, You Survived, was released in September 2004. He was honored at the 19th annual ASCAP Rhythm and Soul Music Awards for his hit single "You Survived" off the same album. [1] "You Survived" also peaked as the No. 2 most played Gospel song in the country and has remained in the Top seven for three years.[ citation needed ] The radio single, "God Can" features Micah Stampley and Zacardi Cortez.[ citation needed ] Fortune received a 2006 ASCAP Writers Award for "You Survived".[ citation needed ] FIYA has been nominated four years in a row for the Texas Gospel Youth & Young Adult Choir of the year.[ citation needed ]
Fortune and F.I.Y.A.'s second project on Black Smoke Music World Wide, The Transformation, was released January 22, 2008.[ citation needed ] The first single, "I Trust You", charted at No. 1 on Gospel radio for 25 weeks[ citation needed ] and No. 30 on Urban AC charts[ citation needed ] and No. 1 at WLIB in New York City.[ citation needed ]
In 2012, Fortune was nominated for two Grammy awards for Best Gospel Album of the Year and Best Gospel Song of Year, and topped Billboard's "Best of 2012 Gospel Songs/Artists List". [2] [3]
In 2014, Fortune released his first live album, Live Through It. The album was recorded in Atlanta, Georgia in front of an audience of 5,000 people. [4] On a BET episode of Lift Every Voice, host, CoCo Brother interviewed Fortune and discussed "I Trust You".[ citation needed ]
On March 3, 2023, Fortune released "Trusting God", a collaboration with singer Monica. [5]
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In 2013, James Fortune became the evening host on 1190 AM WLIB, which was acquired by Emmis Communications in February 2014. He is on-air Mondays through Fridays from 7 pm to 9 pm.
In 2003 James Fortune pleaded guilty to felony injury to a child and received six years deferred adjudication. [6] According to a civil lawsuit, Fortune burned his stepson leaving the boy disfigured with severe burns over nearly 50% of the child's body. [7] In October 2014, Fortune was arrested in Fort Bend County, Texas after a heated dispute with his wife, Cheryl Fortune, and was charged with aggravated assault of a family member. Fortune was later released on $20,000 bail. [8]
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