Pastor Mike Jr. | |
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| Birth name | Michael DeWayne McClure Jr. |
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| Born | August 15, 1983 Birmingham, Alabama |
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| Years active | 2005–present |
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| Member of | Transformation Worship |
Michael DeWayne McClure Jr. (born August 15, 1983, in Birmingham, Alabama), [1] [2] best known as Pastor Mike Jr., is a contemporary gospel singer, public speaker, and pastor from Birmingham, Alabama. [2] He is the founder of Rock City Church, which has four churches in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. [3] Billboard said that he is the first artist on the Gospel Airplay chart to have seven No. 1 songs which each appeared on four different charts. [4] [5]
He released his debut studio album, Live Free on September 20, 2019 through Blacksmoke Music Worldwide and Rock City Media Group. [6] The album debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart, [7] and later reached No. 1. [8] It was followed by I Got It: Singles Ministry, Vol 1, released on August 13, 2021, through Blacksmoke. [9] His third studio album, Impossible, was released on February 3, 2023, through Worldwide Music, [10] and went to No. 4 on the Top Gospel albums chart. [11]
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||
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| US [12] | US Gospel [13] | US Indie [14] | ||
| Live Free |
| — [A] | 1 | 17 |
| I Got It: Singles Ministry, Vol. 1 |
| — | — | — |
| Impossible |
| — [B] | 4 | — |
| Confetti and Conspiracies: The Amen Mixtape |
| — | 5 | — |
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [12] | US Gospel [13] | |||||||||||
| Big: Freedom Session |
| — | — | |||||||||
| Winning |
| — | 10 | |||||||||
| I Got Away |
| — [C] | 5 | |||||||||
| God Showing Out |
| — | 9 | |||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||
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| US [15] | US Gospel [16] | US Gospel Air [17] | US Gospel Digital [18] | US R&B Air [19] | |||||||
| "Take the City Back" | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||
| "Blessed" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Release Your Power" (with The Sound of Rock) | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Big" | — | 3 | 1 | 7 | — | Live Free Big: Freedom Session (EP) | |||||
| "I Got It" | 2020 | — | 3 | 1 | 7 | 17 | Live Free Big: Freedom Session (EP) I Got It: Singles Ministry Vol. 1 | ||||
| "Big Rock City" | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||
| "Grateful" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | I Got It: Singles Ministry Vol. 1 | ||||
| "I Remember" | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||
| "Amazing" (Gnarles Barkley cover) | — | 11 | 1 | 3 | — | Impossible | |||||
| "This Christmas, Just Jesus" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | Winning (EP) | ||||
| "Miracles" (with Kierra Sheard) | — | 8 | 1 | 6 | — | All Yours | |||||
| "Mr. McClure" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | Impossible | ||||
| "Windows" | — | 10 | 1 | — | 21 | ||||||
| "Amen" | 2025 | — [D] | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | Confetti and Conspiracies: The Amen Mixtape | ||||
| "Proof" | — | 10 | — | 3 | — | ||||||
| "Just Jesus" | — | — | — | 4 | — | Non-album single | |||||
| "Break" | — | — | — | — | — | Confetti and Conspiracies: The Amen Mixtape | |||||
| "No Lie" (with Miles Minnick) | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||
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| US Gospel [16] | US Gospel Air [17] | US Gospel Digital [18] | ||||||||
| "Winning" | 2022 | — | — | 5 | Impossible | |||||
| "Impossible (with James Fortune) | 2023 | 6 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| "I Got Away" | 2024 | — | — | 4 | I Got Away | |||||
| "Haha" | — | — | 2 | |||||||
| "Bye" (with Adia) | 2025 | 25 | — | — | God Showing Out | |||||
| "God Showing Out" | 18 | — | — | |||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
Stellar Awards
| GMA Dove Awards
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| Year | Nominee/work | Category | Result | Ref. |
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| 2025 | "Amen" | Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award | Nominated | [33] |