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Urban/Contemporary Gospel

 
 

Description of Urban/Contemporary Gospel

 
Urban/Contemporary Gospel is perhaps the most commercial variation of Gospel music. It modernizes traditional Gospel by building on it, rather than just rehashing its hallmark elements. With its modern R&B influences, stunt-singing vocal style and smoothly-paced rhythm tracks, Urban/Contemporary Gospel often sounds sleek. Several artists in this style reached broad audiences in the 1990s, most notably the Winans (the de facto First Family of '90s Gospel) and Kirk Franklin, whose hip patchwork of styles redefined the way Gospel is perceived.
 

Urban/Contemporary Gospel Key Tracks

 
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1. Amazing Grace Tramaine Hawkins
2. We're Blessed The Mighty Clouds of Joy
3. Lord Do It Pastor Hezekiah Walker
4. Glory To Glory Fred Hammond
5. King Of Kings (He's A Wonder) Cece Winans
6. In Harm's Way BeBe Winans
7. Stand Still Shirley Caesar
8. It's Gonna Be Alright The Clark Sisters
 

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Urban/Contemporary Gospel Key Artists

 
BeBe & CeCe Winans

This Contemporary Gospel
duo was one of the most
lauded acts in the genre
during the 1990s. The
hugely successful brothe...

Cece Winans

As popular as when she was
collaborating with brother
BeBe, CeCe Winans is a no
stranger to the concept of
secular crossover. CeCe i...

Fred Hammond

Kirk Franklin

The "Garth Brooks of
Gospel," Kirk Franklin
updates gospel forms to
create new and exciting
spiritual music for Christia...

Kurt Carr

Carr incorporates a variety
of styles into the Gospel
music he composes and
performs with his group,
the Kurt Carr Singers. Car...

Rev. James Cleveland

Rev. Milton Brunson

Sounds of Blackness

T.D. Jakes

That's Bishop T.D. Jakes, to
you! Aside from his
recording career, T.D.
Jakes has written over a
dozen books -- and count...

Take 6

With their smooth, soulful, a
cappella jazz R&B, Take 6
have garnered a hearty
collection of Grammys,
Doves and gold records. T...

The Clark Sisters

These five sisters belt out
gospel crossover hits when
not teaching music at the
Clark Conservatory of Music
in Detroit.

The Winans

Four brothers from the First
Family of Gospel formed
this, one of Contemporary
Gospel's biggest draws, in
the 1980s. The Winans are...

Tramaine Hawkins

Tramaine Hawkins has
always worked her love of
blues, funk and traditional
gospel into
spiritually-focused music....

Vanessa Bell Armstrong

William Becton & Friends

Winans Phase 2

These Junior Winans took
the Contemporary Gospel
world by storm in 1998 with
their Myrrh debut, We Got
Next. Made up of the sons...

Yolanda Adams

Adams has revitalized
Gospel with her crossover
production style, and
brought a bit more soul to
contemporary R&B fare. Be...

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