Kim Burrell
Burrell in January 2024
Background information
Born	Kimberly Jean Burrell[1] (1972-08-26)August 26, 1972 (age 53) Houston,Texas, U.S.
Genres	Gospel jazz
Occupations	Singer songwriter arranger producer pastor
Years active	1989–present
Labels	Pearl Records Tommy Boy Gospel Elektra Epic Sony Shanachie New Brand
Website	kimburrellministries.com

Kimberly Jean Burrell^[1] (born August 26, 1972) is an Americangospel singer, songwriter, and pastor fromHouston,Texas.

Born Kimberly Jean Burrell on August 26, 1972, in Houston, Texas,^[2] Burrell was one of four children born to Julius Burrell Jr., a pastor, and Helen Ruth Graham, an evangelist singer inThe Church of God in Christ.^[1] As a youth, Burrell began performing with ReverendJames Cleveland's GMWA Youth Mass Choir (also known as Rev. James Cleveland's Kids).^[3]

Burrell's performances continued with Trinity Temple Full Gospel Mass Choir of Dallas and The Inspirational Sounds Mass Choir of Houston.^[3] In 1996, she was a featured singer on the reprise of "Jesus Paid It All" on Ricky Dillard & New G's albumWorked It Out. Her first independent album,Try Me Again, was released on the Texas-based boutique label Pearl Records in 1995. This led to her being signed toTommy Boy Gospel and releasing another album,Everlasting Life (1998), produced byAsaph Alexander Ward. The album peaked at #10 on theBillboard Gospel Charts.^[4] Burrell recordedLive In Concert, a live album in November 2000 at the annual COGIC Holy Convocation inMemphis,Tennessee. The album was released in 2001. It was nominated for aGrammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Album in 2002. Though Tommy Boy Gospel closed shortly after the release ofLive In Concert, by 2002, she had signed a recording contract withElektra Records.^[5] Under this contract she recorded only a guest appearance on the all-star gospel track "Higher Ground", which first appeared as a bonus track onMissy Elliott's albumMiss E... So Addictive^[6] and was later featured onKaren Clark Sheard's2nd Chance album. Burrell has continued to perform live and to collaborate with other artists. Though only intermittently active as a recording artist, she established and hosts the annual Ephesians 4 conference, a workshop for performing artists.

In 2004, Burrell was a guest performer along withKelly Price onR. Kelly's "3-Way Phone Call" playing the part of Price's "prayer partner" in thesoap opera-like song.^[7] She appeared inGeorge Clinton's original song "Mathematics of Love" on Clinton's 2008 album of covers,George Clinton and Some Gangsters of Love.^[8] Burrell released her first studio album in 11 years,No Ways Tired, on April 7, 2009, through Shanachie Records.^[9] The album features covers of classic gospel songs like "My Faith Looks Up To Thee," "What A Friend We Have In Jesus," "O Lamb Of God" and "I Surrender All," as well as the classic James Cleveland song after which the album is named.^[10][11] Burrell has uncredited vocals onFrank Ocean’s “Godspeed” from his 2016 albumBlonde. Burrell sang "I see a Victory" withPharrell Williams for the soundtrack to the feature filmHidden Figures (2016).^[12]

In December 2016, a video surfaced showing Burrell preaching a sermon at the Love & Liberty Fellowship Church.^[13][14] In that sermon, she called people who engage in homosexual acts "perverted" and said they had been deceived by the "homosexual spirit."^[15][16] She also warned that people who "play with" homosexual sin would "die from it" in 2017.^[17] In response to considerable criticism, Burrell said that she makes "no excuses or apologies" for the sermon, adding "I love you, and God loves you, but he hates the sin in you and me."^[18] Shortly after the video of the sermon surfaced,The Ellen DeGeneres Show canceled Burrell's scheduled appearance,^[19] as did theBMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music event, where she was removed as an honoree.^[20] Her radio talk show,Bridging the Gap with Kim Burrell, was canceled byTexas Southern University.^[21] In 2024, Burrell issued a public apology to the LGBTQ+ community at the 2024BET Awards for her comments, stating that she "used the name of God to hurt others" and stated that she regrets these views and now opposes them.^[22]

• Try Me Again (Pearl, 1995)
• Everlasting Life (Tommy Boy Gospel, 1998)
• Live In Concert (Tommy Boy Gospel, 2001)
• No Ways Tired (Shanachie, 2009)^[9]
• The Love Album (Shanachie, 2011)
• A Different Place (Shanachie, 2015)

• "Special Place" (Bad Boy Entertainment, 2001)
• "Little Drummer Boy" (New Brand Records, 2018)
• "Working For Your Good" (New Brand Records & Malloy Entertainment, 2022)

• Live In Concert (VHS) (Tommy Boy Gospel, 2001)

TheDove Awards are awarded annually by theGospel Music Association. Burrell has received 1 award.^[23]

TheGrammy Awards are awarded annually by theNational Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Burrell has received 3 nominations.^[24]

TheStellar Awards are awarded annually by SAGMA. Burrell has received 3 awards and 1 honorary award.^[25][26][27]

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