This decade alone, Jekalyn Carr became the first gospel artist inducted into the Women Songwriters’ Hall of Fame, won her first Grammy (best gospel performance/song for “One Hallelujah”) and topped Gospel Airplay nine times — and she did it all before turning 30.
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Carr, 28, is one of contemporary gospel music’s leading talents, and with her forthcoming album, Jekalyn x The Legends, the Memphis-born singer-songwriter is fully realizing her unique status as a bridge between generations. Set for release on Nov. 7 via WayNorth Music, Jekalyn’s new collaborative project will feature gospel music pillars including Pastor Shirley Caesar, Karen Clark Sheard, Yolanda Adams, Kim Burrell, John P. Kee, Bebe Winans, Dorinda Clark-Cole, Dottie Peoples, Harvey Watkins Jr., Lisa Page Brooks, The Williams Brothers and Dr. Bobby Jones.
“I think it’s our duty to continue to make sure that our generation, and the generations after, know about these artists,” Carr tells Billboard. “These aren’t just people whose songs we sang growing up in church — we still sing their songs, and they’re still putting out amazing music! I want to show the world the unity and the togetherness of the gospel industry.”
Jekalyn x The Legends arrives amid a precarious period for gospel music, especially considering five-time Grammy winner Chandler Moore’s bombshell exit from Maverick City Music and the top-selling group’s co-founder’s recent controversial comments. Earlier this year (July 25), Norman Gyamfi, who previously managed Moore, joined an Isaac Carree Show episode, saying, “Choir music would’ve never died if people wanted to listen to it… The gospel norms wasn’t working no more. Y’all sing too hard. Y’all oversing. Stop doing that. Nobody wants to hear no runs.”
With her new record, Carr, a powerhouse vocalist in her own right, reminds the world of the vitality of traditional gospel vocal stylings and its undeniable legacy across musical genres. Packed with inspirational anthems of gratitude, Jekalyn x Legends offers solace and wisdom as much as it edifies. Carr shared the record’s lead single, a Kee-assisted version of March’s “Don’t Faint,” in September, and with a second collaborative album in the works, she’s executing her role as gospel’s generational bridge with absolute precision.
Below, Carr speaks with Billboard about her new album, her favorite recording sessions, and the tense dynamic between traditional gospel and white Christian contemporary music.
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