Sunday Service Choir | |
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 Logo used for Sunday Service's 2019 Easter Coachella performance | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2019 (2019)–present |
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| Website | sundayservice |
TheSunday Service Choir (commonly referred to asSunday Service) is an American gospel group led by rapperKanye West and conducted by choir director Jason White. Beginning in January 2019, and initially produced by Jack and Michael Skolnick, the group has performed every Sunday as well as on Friday, September 27, when West's albumJesus Is King was announced for release. Their debut album,Jesus Is Born, was released three months later onChristmas Day in 2019.
In September 2018, West announced that his ninth studio albumYandhi would be released later in the month. He later postponed the date to November 2018 in order to record inUganda. The album was postponed a second time in November with no set release date. On the first Sunday of 2019, West began the first "Sunday Service" rehearsal, where he performed gospel iterations of his discography and other songs with a choir group, The Samples[1] and frequent collaborators likeTony Williams,Francis and the Lights, andAnt Clemons.[2] During Sunday Service rehearsals, several songs fromYandhi have been performed.[3]
On January 12, 2019, it was reported that West was replaced byAriana Grande as a headliner forCoachella. West pulled out because a giant dome could not be constructed for the performance.[4] On March 31, 2019, West announced that Sunday Service would perform anEaster set at Coachella.[5] Thefirst public Sunday Service performance was at Coachella for Easter on April 21, 2019.[6] On October 5, 2019, he brought Sunday Service toThe Gateway inSalt Lake City, Utah.[7] His performance occurred on an already busier than usual weekend withthe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints holding their semi-annualGeneral Conference the same weekend.
West collaborated with pastorJoel Osteen, who hosted West atLakewood Church located inHouston on November 17, 2019. Although the tickets were free for the event, those who had tickets began to sell them online for up to $500.[8] On November 21, 2019, Sunday Service announced that they would be a part of the youthStrength to Stand Conference, which would be held at LeConte Center inPigeon Forge,Tennessee from January 18–20, 2020.[9] West's performance was added after comedianJohn Crist's performance was canceled after Crist was suspected of sexual misconduct.[10] On December 25, 2019, Sunday Service releasedJesus is Born as West had said. Exactly a year later Sunday Service released theEmmanuel EP, featuring 5 new tracks composed and produced entirely by West inLatin, based on texts from theRoman Breviary and theRoman Gradual.
The group returned in 2024 on theWill Smith comeback single "You Can Make It", featuring the singerFridayy. It was Smith's first new song in nearly two decades.[11]
According to West, the logo was changed to thesig runes of theSchutzstaffel in March 2025.[12]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
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| US [13] | US Gospel [14] | ||
| Jesus Is Born |
| 73 | 2 |
| Go Tell It |
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| Jesus My Rock |
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| Chords of Peace |
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| Emmanuel |
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| My Lord Is Here |
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| God Is the Lord |
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
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| US Gospel [20] | |||||||
| "Father Stretch" | 2020 | 10 | Jesus Is Born | ||||
| "Ultralight Beam" | 11 | ||||||
| "Rain" | 15 | ||||||
| "Count Your Blessings" | 16 | ||||||
| "Revelations 19:1" | 17 | ||||||
| "Excellent" | 20 | ||||||
| "Follow Me /Fade" | 22 | ||||||
| "Lift Up Your Voices" | 24 | ||||||
| "More Than Anything" | 25 | ||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
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| US [21] | US Afrobeats [22] | US Gospel [20] | AUS [23] | CAN [24] | FRA [25] | NG [26] | UK R&B [27] | UK Afrobeats [28] | ||||
| "Every Hour" (Kanye West featuring Sunday Service Choir) | 2019 | 45 | — | 8 | 33 | 57 | 131 | — | 21 | — | Jesus Is King | |
| "Stand Strong" (Davido featuring Sunday Service Choir) | 2022 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 9 | Non-album single | |
| "You Can Make It" (Will Smith featuringFridayy and Sunday Service Choir) | 2024 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Based on a True Story | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Notes | Album |
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| "Every Hour" | 2019 | Kanye West | Featured vocals | Jesus Is King |
| "Selah" | Additional vocals | |||
| "Everything We Need" | Kanye West, Ant Clemons,Ty Dolla Sign | |||
| "Water" | Kanye West, Ant Clemons | |||
| "No Luck"[29] | 2021 | KayCyy | Non-album single | |
| "Jail" | Kanye West,Jay-Z | Donda | ||
| "Hurricane" | Kanye West,The Weeknd,Lil Baby | |||
| "24" | Kanye West | |||
| "Donda" | ||||
| "Jesus Lord" | Kanye West,Jay Electronica | |||
| "New Again" | Kanye West | |||
| "Lord I Need You" | ||||
| "Finish Line"[30] | Elton John,Stevie Wonder | The Lockdown Sessions | ||
| "Up from the Ashes" | Kanye West | Donda (Deluxe) | ||
| "Fractions of Infinity" | 2022 | Quadeca | Featured vocals | I Didn't Mean to Haunt You |
| "My Soul" | 2024 | ¥$, Big TC | Additional vocals | Vultures 2 |
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