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Yolanda Adams
Yolanda Yvette Adams
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Yolanda Yvette Adams (born August 27, 1961) is an American gospel singer, actress, and host of her own nationally syndicated morning gospel show. She is one of the best-selling gospel artists of all time, having sold over 10 million albums worldwide. In addition to achieving multi-platinum status, she has won four Grammy Awards, four Dove Awards, five BET Awards, six NAACP Image Awards, six Soul Train Music Awards, two BMI Awards and sixteen Stellar Awards. She is the first Gospel artist to win the Grammy Award for Best Gospel Song. She is also the first Gospel artist to be awarded an American Music Award. She is known as the "Queen of Contemporary Gospel Music", the "First Lady of Modern Gospel", while Variety dubbed her the "Reigning Queen of Urban Gospel". Adams was named by Billboard, in 2009, as the No. 1 gospel artist of the decade, driven by the sales of her No. 1 album Mountain High...Valley Low. In 2016, President Barack Obama awarded Adams with the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award for her volunteer service. She was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame by the Gospel Music Association in 2017. In 2018, she became the first gospel artist nominated for a Tony Award for her work on SpongeBob SquarePants. In 2019, she received the Soul Train Music Awards Lady of Soul Award and received critical acclaim for officially opening Super Bowl LIV with her performance of "America the Beautiful". Billboard listed her as one of the Top Gospel Artist of the 2010s. She has scored five number one albums on Billboard's Top Gospel Album. Adams was inducted into the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame in 2022.
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Beyond the sweat and tears: Yolanda Adams reveals what no one told her success would cost her
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Yolanda Adams, DeMeco Ryans Honored at Houston City Hall Black History Month celebration honoring local changemakers
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Yolanda Adams on LGBT+ hate: “How are you gon’ get mad at God for creating beautiful people?”
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Gospel Singer Yolanda Adams on LGBTQ+ People: "God Is Not Surprised by Anyone He Created"
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Yolanda Adams on Realizing Her Broadway Dreams in Hell's Kitchen, Musical Mentors & Where She Keeps Her Grammys
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Get a 1st Look at Grammy-Winning Gospel Icon Yolanda Adams in Hell's Kitchen on Broadway
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Four-time Grammy winner Yolanda Adams to play Miss Liza Jane in ‘Hell’s Kitchen’; Kecia Lewis to depart
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Yolanda Adams Will Join Broadway's Hell's Kitchen; Tony Winner Kecia Lewis Sets Final Bow
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Yolanda Adams addresses the backlash she’s faced throughout her career for her sultry style
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Yolanda Adams Marks Return with “Sunny Days” Album — Her First Record in 13 Years (Exclusive)
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Gospel Great Yolanda Adams Returns With ‘Sunny Days’ Her First Album In 13 Years
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