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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.
 

Top Urban/Contemporary Gospel Tracks

 
Play Track Artist Price
1. I Worship You Mary Mary
$0.99
2. Imagine Me Kirk Franklin
$0.99
3. It Ain't Over Maurette Brown Clark
$0.99
4. Get Up Mary Mary
$0.99
5. Why We Sing Kirk Franklin
$0.99
6. The Battle Is The Lord's Yolanda Adams
$0.99
7. Wait On The Lord Donnie McClurkin
$0.99
8. Shackles (Praise You) Mary Mary
$1.29
9. Looking For You Kirk Franklin
$0.99
10. Lean On Me - (with Mary J. Blige/R. Kelly/Bono/Crystal Lewis) Kirk Franklin
$0.99
11. Something About The Name Jesus Kirk Franklin
$0.99
12. No Weapon Fred Hammond
$0.99
13. I Gotta Believe Yolanda Adams
$0.99
14. I Need You Now Smokie Norful
$0.99
15. Step Aside Yolanda Adams
$0.99
16. We Fall Down Donnie McClurkin
$0.99
17. Help Me Believe Kirk Franklin
$0.99
18. Be Blessed Yolanda Adams
$0.99
19. Ain't Nothing Wrong With That Robert Randolph
$1.29
20. Silver & Gold Kirk Franklin
$0.99
21. Revolution Kirk Franklin
$0.99
22. Superfriend Mary Mary
$0.99
23. Open My Heart Yolanda Adams
$0.99
24. Hosanna Kirk Franklin
$0.99
25. Back II Eden Donald Lawrence
$0.99
26. You Are The Living Word Fred Hammond
$0.99
27. Love Him Like I Do Deitrick Haddon
$0.99
28. Victory Yolanda Adams
$0.99
29. He's Able (Darwin Album Version) Darwin Hobbs
$0.99
30. Addictive Love BeBe & CeCe Winans
$1.29
31. I Call You Faithful Donnie McClurkin
$0.99
32. Jesus Kirk Franklin
$0.99
33. This Is The Day Fred Hammond
$0.99
34. Hero Dorinda Clark-Cole
$0.99
35. Ain't Nothing Wrong With That Robert Randolph
36. Gonna Be A Lovely Day Kirk Franklin
$0.99
37. Can't Give Up Now Mary Mary
$0.99
38. We're Blessed Fred Hammond
$0.99
39. Boom Mary Mary
$0.99
40. Justified Smokie Norful
41. Hold Out Pastor Hezekiah Walker
$0.99
42. One Word Kurt Carr
$0.99
43. Get Here Oleta Adams
$0.99
44. Let's Hear It For The Boy Deniece Williams
$0.99
45. Hold Me Now Kirk Franklin
$0.99
46. Free Darwin Hobbs
$0.99
47. Through The Storm Yolanda Adams
$0.99
48. I Like Me Kirk Franklin
$0.99
49. I'm Running Mary Mary
$0.99
50. Still Say Thank You Smokie Norful
$0.99
 

Urban/Contemporary Gospel Key Albums

 
Compositions: A Decade Of Song
$4.99
Hooked On The Hits!
$8.99
Live In London And More...
$8.99
Rev. Milton Brunson & The Thompson Community Singers
$8.99

 

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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...

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...

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....

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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