Tye Tribbett

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Tye Tribbett
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Background information
Born (1976-01-26) January 26, 1976 (age 48)
Origin Camden, New Jersey, U.S.
Genres Gospel music
Occupation(s)Songwriter, record producer, music director and singer
Instrument(s)Vocals, keyboard, keytar and drums
Years active1996 (1996)–present
Website tyetribbettworldwide.com

Thomas Tyrone "Tye" Tribbett (born January 26, 1976) is an American gospel music singer, songwriter and a keyboardist. [1] He is a choir director and founder of the Grammy-nominated and Stellar Award-winning gospel group Tye Tribbett & G.A. (short for 'Greater Anointing.') [2]

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Biography

Early Life

Tribbett was born on January 26, 1976, in Camden, New Jersey. He was raised in Apostolic Pentecostal El Bethel church in Camden, New Jersey. His father is Bishop Thomas Tyrone Tribbett, a former pastor, and his mother is Neicy Tribbett, a minister as well as a disc jockey in the Philadelphia and New York area.

He learned how to play keys when he was 5 years old and grew up playing keys in his church. During his teenage years, he played piano for various community choirs including Steve Middleton and the Tri-State Mass Choir and the Edwin Hawkins Music & Arts Seminar. [3]

1996 - 2002: Early Days of Greater Anointing (G.A)

In 1996, he created "Greater Anointing," a choir consisting of associated family and friends who were creating songs. From the very beginning, Tye Tribbett had seen how the choir would progress overtime. According to his words, "That first rehearsal blew my mind....The musicianship, the quality of the voices and the spirit of the choir, the character of everybody I knew that this was it. I knew that this is what I was supposed to be doing."

Later on that year, the group won the McDonald's Gospel Choir Competition. In 1997, they won the regional and national awards of the Wrigley's Gospel Choir Competition.

Tye Tribbett and G.A. started garnering attention and acclaim across the church circuit within the Philadelphia area and across the metro Northeastern US; they were particularly known for their high-energy performances which caught the attention of many fans and industry people.

The group eventually was recruited by multi-Grammy award winning producers, Buster and Shavoni, who were producing the soundtrack to the 1998 DreamWorks animated film, The Prince of Egypt. The group was invited to perform on the track "Let Go, Let God" on the inspirational edition with fellow future gospel mainstays - Mary Mary. The success of the movie and soundtrack catapulted the group to mainstream success and got themselves rooted in the music industry. [4]

The group toured with Faith Hill in 2000, leading to work with Will Smith, Usher, Don Henley, Justin Timberlake, and Sting. [2] They also worked with neo-soul and R&B artists such as Jill Scott, India Arie, John Mellencamp, Musiq Soulchild and The Roots. They also appeared on Common's "Electric Circus”, Jessica Simpsons' Christmas project, and has producing and vocal credits on Justin Timberlake's 2002 smash hit "Cry Me A River".

The group released their first album "Ideas and Concepts" in 2000, independently.

2002 - 2009: Tye Tribbett and G.A - mainstream success

A showcase with Philadelphia neo-soul performer Vivian Green propelled Tye to the forefront when his keyboard skills and buoyant showmanship were recognized by some key players in the music industry. Tye was signed soon thereafter to Columbia Records. [5]

After a period of recording, on June 8, 2004, Tye Tribbett and G.A. released their major label debut album "Life". It debuted number 6 on the Billboard US Gospel charts. Major features from this record included "No Way" and "Everything". Life also included a rare turn from gospel jazz singer and labelmate Kim Burrell on "You Can Change," and John P. Kee on "My Joy." A further string of performances at various television performances, had the given a high reputation of the choir, being known high energy performances, and a polished sound from the band, known as Soundcheck.

For the follow-up to Life, Tribbett & G.A. had commenced their first live recording on December 3, 2005 at Deliverance Evangelistic Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. During preparations for the live recording of their second album, G.A. were hit with the news of death of one of their members, Dr. Kenneth Riddle, in a car crash in August 2005. Two others close to the choir also passed away. All three deaths occurred within the five months leading up to the live concert recording. Rather than cancel or postpone the recording, the group turned to prayer and persevered with their preparations. [6] Listening to the voice of faith within, Tye stepped out and challenged G.A. to consecrate themselves, forsaking any revenue from secular music for one year, relying solely on the Lord to provide. Everyone else in G.A. accepted the challenge. The result was Victory Live!, released in May 2006

Victory Live! was a massive success and became one of the most celebrated gospel albums of the 2000s. The album debuted at Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart at #1 - a first for Tribbett. It generated the #1 Gospel Radio single, "Victory," and earned Tribbett two Stellar Award wins and three Grammy nominations -- Best Gospel Performance ("Victory"); Best Gospel Song ("Victory"); and Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album.

Continued success came with the third release, Stand Out which was recorded live at the Rock Church International, in Virginia Beach, Virginia in August of 2007 and was released in May 2008. The album featured appearances by Kierra Sheard and Kim Burrell. Standout tracks included "Chasing After You", "Let Us Worship" and "Look Up".


In late 2009, after 4 major label albums and 13 years of being an official group, Tribbett had retired G.A., releasing them to pursue personal goals and dreams.

Solo Career (2010 - present)

In 2010, after notable changes that came from the disbanding of, G.A., Tribbett released his first project without the ensemble, titled, Fresh, which went #1 on the US Billboard Gospel chart. The album had departed, into a further mainstream influenced sound, and a heavier modern variant of the worship sound blended in.

After a two-city live recording during the summer of 2012, this lead to his fifth album Greater Than which was released on August 6, 2013. His first album for Motown Gospel, and his 3 consecutive #1 record, the album was critically acclaimed. The record saw a return from the sound that Tye Tribbett had been known for in his earlier records, while featuring a broader range of his more polished production that was seen in Fresh. Notable signature features from the record included, "If He Did It Before (Same God)" and "He Turned It". Greater Than earned him his first two Grammy awards, including Best Gospel Album, in 2014. [7]

After years of touring, in 2017, he released "The Bloody Win", recorded live at The Redemption Center in Greenville, South Carolina in 2016. [8]

Tribbett released All Things New, in both its mostly studio format in 2022 and a 2023 live recording of the album titled All Things New - Live in Orlando, a live recorded album featuring live performances of tracks on his 2022 studio album of the same name, as well as songs from previous works throughout his career. He won another Grammy for Best Gospel Album.

Church

Tribbett and Shanté, his wife, pastor the Live Church in Orlando, Florida. [9]

Personal life

He is married to Shanté Tribbett, who was a member of Greater Anointing, and they have two daughters together. He admitted to an affair in 2009 with another member of his choir, leading to his wife having an affair of her own with Christian rapper Da' T.R.U.T.H., but both men and their wives later reconciled. [10]

He also has a brother, Thaddaeus, who is part of the band "Soundcheck" and is now gigging for various artists. Tribbett also has two sisters; DeShantel Tribbett-Robinson and, DeMaris Tribbett-Toy, who sang in Greater Anointing. [11]

Tribbett loves to spend time with his family and engage in upper body workouts. [12]

In April 2020, Tribbett sent a message to people during the coronavirus pandemic with a song "We Gon' Be Alright", he fused Kendrick Lamar's hit track Alright into the song. [13] [14]

The Come Up with Tye Tribbett

The Come Up with Tye Tribbett is an energetic and inspirational one hour daily radio show designed for R&B/hip hop, rhythmic and gospel/inspirational stations, featuring the biggest hits from artists such as Jonathan McReynolds, Lecrae, The Hamiltones and more. The show is distributed by SupeRadio. [15]

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and sales figures
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US
[16] 		US Gospel
[17] 		UK
Christ.
& Gospel
[18]
Ideas & Concepts
  • Released: 2000 [19]
  • Label:
———
Life—6—
Victory Live!
  • Released: May 23, 2006 [21]
  • Label: Columbia (#4903252) [21]
641—
Stand Out
  • Released: May 6, 2008 [22]
  • Label: Columbia (#88697161142) [22]
161—
Fresh
  • Released: October 19, 2010 [23]
  • Label: Columbia (#88697597832) [23]
601—
Greater Than (Tye Tribbett album) 916
The Bloody Win
  • Released: October 13, 2017 [25]
  • Label: Motown Gospel (#002371602) [25]
—1—
All Things New
  • Release: July 8, 2022 [26]
  • Label: Motown (#003433702) [26]
—2—
All Things New: Live In Orlando
  • Release: March 3, 2023
  • Label: Motown Gospel, Tye Tribbett Worldwide, Capitol CMG
—11—

Extended Plays

Singles

As a lead artist

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
Gospel
[27] 		US
Adult R&B
[28]
"Everything Part I, Part II"20056—Victory Live!
"Victory"20061—
"Stand Out"200821—Stand Out
"Hold On"17—
"Fresh"2010——Fresh
"Keep Me"16—
"Little Drummer Boy"2012——Little Drummer Boy
"If He Did It Before ...Same God"2013338Greater Than
"He Turned It"11—
"What Can I Do"201417—
"Work It Out"20164—The Bloody Win
"Live!"201819—
"We Gon' Be Alright"20202—Kingdom Come
"Anyhow"202110—Anyhow!
"New"202211—All Things New
"Get Up"20—
"Only One Night Tho"20238—All Things New: Live In Orlando
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.
List of singles, as a featured artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
Gospel
[27]
"We Are Victorious"
(Donnie McClurkin featuring Tye Tribbett)		20147Duets
"Chasing Me Down"
(Israel & New Breed featuring Tye Tribbett)		201615Chasing Me Down
"You"
(Snoop Dogg Presents Tye Tribbett)		201820 Bible of Love
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

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