Tasha Cobbs Leonard
In less than a decade, GRAMMY Award-winning singer and songwriter Tasha Cobbs Leonard has cemented her place as one of the most iconic voices in gospel music history. With powerful, soul-stirring performances, she’s claimed the Billboard Music Award for Top Gospel Artist two years in a row with her chart-topping single “You Know My Name (Live)” hitting #1. Her career-defining hit Break Every Chain was certified platinum by the RIAA. Tasha’s 2013 debut album “Grace” remains one of the highest-selling gospel albums in recent history. She has numerous accolades, including multiple Billboard Music Awards and BET Award nominations – Grammy Nominations for her albums “One Place Live” and “Heart. Passion. Pursuit” which made history with over 3 million first-week streams. The project became the highest-selling new release of that year and held the #1 gospel album spot for over three years. At the 56th Annual Grammy Awards in 2014, Tasha Cobbs took home Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance, winning her first Grammy. Cobbs also won Gospel Performance of the Year, Contemporary Gospel/Urban Song (and Album) Of The Year at the 44th GMA Dove Awards. In 2015, Cobbs was awarded the Gospel Artist of the Year, at the 46th GMA Dove Awards. Tasha continues to deliver powerful performances and heart-touching, inspirational music that captivates audiences around the world. Her work in Ministry started in 2006, Cobbs Leonard toured America with Pastor William H. Murphy III (of the dReam Center Church in Atlanta Georgia) for three years.In 2019, Cobbs and her husband, Kenneth, founded The Purpose Place Church in Spartanburg, South Carolina, where they serve as pastors