Kirk Dewayne Franklin is an American choir director, gospel musician, singer, songwriter, and author. He is best known for leading urban contemporary gospel choirs such as The Family, God's Property, and One Nation Crew (1NC) among many others. He has won numerous awards, including 16 Grammy Awards. Variety dubbed Franklin as a "Reigning King of Urban Gospel".
Yolanda Yvette Adams is an American gospel singer, record producer, actress, and host of her own nationally syndicated morning gospel show. She has sold nearly 10 million albums worldwide, with some albums achieving multi-platinum status. She has won 5 Grammy Awards, 4 Dove Awards, 5 BET Awards, 6 NAACP Image Awards, 6 Soul Train Music Awards, 2 BMI Awards and 16 Stellar Awards. She was the first Gospel artist to be awarded an American Music Award.
The Gospel According to Patti LaBelle is the first gospel album by American singer Patti LaBelle. It was released on November 21, 2006 through music executive Jheryl Busy's indie label Umbrella Recordings and Bungalo Records.
Tribute Records is an American gospel music record label established in 1990. The label was co-founded by jazz musician and former pro basketball player Ben Tankard and George King. King owned Nashville based Diadem Music Group which produced Contemporary Christian music. Diadem's signature artist Bob Carlisle is best known for his hit song "Butterfly Kisses". Tribute became the urban contemporary gospel division of Diadem and home to several gospel music stars, most notably Tankard, Yolanda Adams, Twinkie Clark of The Clark Sisters and others. Tankard was executive producer and music producer on most of the early Tribute releases and his vision was to develop artists and pioneer a new smooth genre of music he coined as "gospeljazz". He featured Yolanda Adam's jazzy vocals on the album and concept video single " You Bring Out The Best In Me " on his 1994 release "Play Me In Your Key". The jazzy collaborations of Tankard and Adams produced major crossover success and brought the name of Tribute Records to the forefront. Office Depot produced a gospel style " Taking Care Of Business " commercial national ad campaign that was centered on Tribute Records, Tankard, and Adams and ran from 1994-1996.
This is the discography of Yolanda Adams, an American multi-platinum selling Gospel music singer and radio show host. She has sold 4.5 million albums since 1991 in the United States and nearly 7 million albums worldwide, according to Soundscan.
Day By Day is the ninth studio album by American singer Yolanda Adams. It was released by Elektra Records on August 30, 2005 in the United States. The album was nominated for a Dove Award for Urban of the Year at the 37th GMA Dove Awards. It also earned two Grammy Award nominations for Best Gospel Performance and Best Gospel Song, with "Be Blessed" winning the former category.
Believe is the eighth studio album by American singer Yolanda Adams. It was released by Elektra Records on December 4, 2001 in the United States. The album features the singles "Never Give Up," and "I'm Gonna Be Ready". The track "Fo' Sho'" was done with labelmate Karen Clark-Sheard and was Sheard's first release after her near death experience. The first track, "Never Give Up", is said to be a response to the September 11 attacks. The album sold 67,000 copies at first week, and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). This was Adams' final release on Elektra before the company folded.
Mountain High... Valley Low is the sixth studio album by American singer Yolanda Adams. It was released by Elektra Records on September 21, 1999 in the United States. The album stands as Adams's best-selling to date, having sold more than 2,374,000 copies and being certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album.
Through the Storm is the second studio album by American gospel singer Yolanda Adams. It was released by Tribute Records on December 26, 1991 in the United States.
Christmas with Yolanda Adams is the seventh studio album by American singer Yolanda Adams. Her first Christmas album, it was released by Elektra Records on October 13, 2000 in the United States.
What a Wonderful Time is the tenth studio album by American singer Yolanda Adams. Her second Christmas album and only record to be released by Columbia Records, it was issued on October 17, 2007. What a Wonderful Time consists of ten tracks, featuring five original songs and five cover versions of Christmas standards and carols.
"Open My Heart" is a song by Yolanda Adams released in 1999. The song gained Adams great popularity in the secular audiences. Being the most groundbreaking single of her career, she won several awards for this song. "Open My Heart" helped her 1999 album Mountain High...Valley Low gain multi-platinum status and reach charts heights not often attained by artists of the gospel genre.
"I'm Gonna Be Ready" is a song by American singer Yolanda Adams. The song was a single from her 2001 studio album Believe, her last album with major record label Elektra Records. The song charted on the US Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart, peaking at number 10. The song was heavily played on urban gospel radio.
"Be Blessed" is a song by American singer Yolanda Adams, a single from her 2005 album "Day By Day". The song topped the Gospel Billboard chart making it one of the most successful Gospel songs of 2005.
"This Too Shall Pass" is a song by American singer Yolanda Adams, released as the last single from her 2005 album Day by Day. The making of the music video was shown on BET's Access Granted.
Becoming is the eleventh studio album by American singer Yolanda Adams. Her first album in four years, it was released on May 3, 2011 on N-House Music Group as a Wal-Mart exclusive. Its release was preceded by the lead single "Be Still" which reached number 4 on the Billboard Gospel Songs. A critical success, Becoming received Stellar Awards, NAACP Image Awards, and GMA Dove Awards nominations. It won Adams won her fourth Best Gospel Artist.
Renee Spearman is an American gospel, Christian, recording artist, singer, songwriter and producer. Her solo music career began in 2012 and has since released one album which charted #4 on Billboard Gospel Album Chart, #37 Billboard Independent Albums and Billboard Top 200 http://www.allmusic.com/album/whoa-to-wow!-mw0002400852/awards
Christian R&B is a subgenre of rhythm and blues music consisting of Christian-based lyrics or of musicians typically known for writing such songs, with the purpose to uplift, entertain, or to give a Christian perspective on any topic. Some people may view Christian R&B as a subgenre of gospel music, or a cross-genre under both gospel and R&B.
Judith Christie McAllister is an American Pentecostal gospel musician, the leader of Never Ending Worship, and she is the President of the International Music Department for the Church of God in Christ. Her first album, Send Judah First, was released by Judah Music Records in 2001. She released, Raise the Praise, with Judah Music Records in 2003. The third album, In His Presence: Live!, was released in 2006, and this was a Billboard magazine breakthrough release upon the Gospel Albums and two others. Her fourth album, Sound the Trumpet, was released in 2011 with Shanachie Records, and this charted upon the aforementioned chart.
Casey Janice Hobbs, known professionally as Casey J, is an American gospel singer best known for her (cover) of the Will Reagan song "Fill Me Up", which reached number 1 on the Billboard Gospel chart.
