JULY 25, 2024 (Atlanta, GA) — GRAMMY® nominated and Stellar Award-winning Jekalyn Carr is the 39th Stellar Gospel Music Awards second biggest winner, earning five trophies across various categories - Traditional Female Artist of The Year, Albertina Walker Of The Year, Traditional Album of The Year and Traditional Artist of The Year. Additionally, her latest self-titled album cover won Recorded Music Packaging Of The Year (designed by Octavius Holmes).
On the heels of her recent Stellar Award wins, Carr announces her next project, Jekalyn Carr Presents…The Inspiration Project, due September 6th. The new project will showcase Carr’s ability as a singer/songwriter and producer by introducing the world to various new artists she has collaborated with over her years spent in ministry. The project will include artists, Emoni Wilkins, Jericho Worship, Timothy Rogers, Ashley Charisse Mackey, JD Fomby, and a brand new unplugged version of her latest top 15 single “You Carried Me.” Every song on the new project is written and produced by Jekalyn Carr and her father, Allen Carr. "Wonder" will be the lead single from the upcoming project lead by Emoni Wilkins, and will be available on all major streaming platforms August 2nd.
Jekalyn Carr shares, “I am happy to introduce to the world these new artists on my upcoming project. I believe that they all have something special to share.”
Carr also earned two 55th GMA Dove Award nominations for Traditional Gospel Recorded Song of the Year (“I Believe God”) and Traditional Gospel Album of the Year (Jekalyn). The 55th Annual GMA Dove Awards, presented in partnership with the Cantinas Arts Foundation, will be held October 1, 2024 at the Allen Arena in Nashville, TN, and will air exclusively on TBN and TBN+ Friday, and simulcast on SiriusXM The Message, October 4, 2024 at 8pm and 10pm ET.
Carr can also be heard weekdays on Atlanta’s Praise 102.5 as the host of her midday show “Jekalyn Carr Family Affair Show.” Follow Jekalyn Carr on social media using the handle @JekalynCarr, visiting Facebook and on her website at: IAMJekalynCarr.com.
About Jekalyn Carr:
In such a short period, Carr has achieved many notable accomplishments. She is an award-winning artist. Jekalyn has spent half a decade on top of the charts as a top-selling independent recording artist with ten Billboard No.1’s including eight No.1 radio singles, two No.1 albums, two No.1 digital singles, and seven Top 10 songs. In her career, she’s garnered four GRAMMY® Award nominations, two Billboard Music Award nominations, millions of lifetime global streams. Her 1.5 million social media followers often go to her for a positive voice during rough times. She was recently inducted into the Women’s Songwriters Hall of Fame, and was named one of EBONY Magazine’s ‘Power 100’ in 2014 as one of the Most Influential People in the World and ranked No. 23 on Billboard’s Top Gospel Artist of the 2010s according to the All Decade-end Charts. Jekalyn Carr continues to expand her brand with offerings under her-all new, JEKALYN BEAUTY, collection.
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