James Fortune is a gospel music recording artist, songwriter and producer. He is also a radio personality on 1190 AM WLIB.
James Fortune | |
|---|---|
| Genres | Urban contemporary gospel |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter, record producer, singer, radio host |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | |
| Website | jamesfortunemusic |
Music career
editJames Fortune & FIYA's highly debut CD, You Survived, was released in September 2004. He was honored at the 19th annual ASCAP Rhythm and Soul Music Awards for his hit single "You Survived" off the same album.[1] "You Survived" also peaked as the No. 2 most played Gospel song in the country and has remained in the Top seven for three years.[citation needed] The radio single, "God Can" features Micah Stampley and Zacardi Cortez.[citation needed] Fortune received a 2006 ASCAP Writers Award for "You Survived".[citation needed] FIYA has been nominated four years in a row for the Texas Gospel Youth & Young Adult Choir of the year.[citation needed]
Fortune and F.I.Y.A.'s second project on Black Smoke Music World Wide, The Transformation, was released January 22, 2008.[citation needed] The first single, "I Trust You", charted at No. 1 on Gospel radio for 25 weeks[citation needed] and No. 30 on Urban AC charts[citation needed] and No. 1 at WLIB in New York City.[citation needed]
In 2012, Fortune was nominated for two Grammy awards for Best Gospel Album of the Year and Best Gospel Song of Year, and topped Billboard's "Best of 2012 Gospel Songs/Artists List".[2][3]
In 2014, Fortune released his first live album, Live Through It. The album was recorded in Atlanta, Georgia in front of an audience of 5,000 people.[4] On a BET episode of Lift Every Voice, host, CoCo Brother interviewed Fortune and discussed "I Trust You".[citation needed]
On March 3, 2023, Fortune released "Trusting God", a collaboration with singer Monica.[5]
Radio career
editThis section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (December 2018) |
In 2013, James Fortune became the evening host on 1190 AM WLIB, which was acquired by Emmis Communications in February 2014. He is on-air Mondays through Fridays from 7 pm to 9 pm.
Legal troubles
editIn 2003 James Fortune pleaded guilty to felony injury to a child and received six years deferred adjudication.[6] According to a civil lawsuit, Fortune burned his stepson leaving the boy disfigured with severe burns over nearly 50% of the child's body.[7] In October 2014, Fortune was arrested in Fort Bend County, Texas after a heated dispute with his wife, Cheryl Fortune, and was charged with aggravated assault of a family member. Fortune was later released on $20,000 bail.[8]
Discography
edit- You Survived (2004)
- The Transformation (2007)
- Encore (2010)
- I Believe: Live (2010)
- Identity (2012)
- Grace Gift (2012)
- Live Through It (2014)
- Dear Future Me (2017)
- Dream Again (2019)
- Dream Again (Live from Rock City) (2020)
References
edit- ^ "ASCAP Nominations". Archived from the original on December 18, 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
- ^ "Billboard Gospel Albums Charts". Billboard.
- ^ Jones, Mike (December 19, 2012). "James Fortune Tops Billboard Magazine's "Best of 2012 Gospel Songs/Artists Year-End" List -". Retrieved December 17, 2018.
- ^ "Album review: ‘Live Through It’ by James Fortune, FIYA." The Underground. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
- ^ "Trusting God (single)". Spotify. March 3, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
- ^ Damali Keith (June 26, 2012). "Popular gospel singer taken to court". Archived from the original on December 5, 2014.
- ^ "Gospel singer James Fortune sued for alleged child abuse". theGrio. June 28, 2012.
- ^ "Grammy Nominated Gospel Singer/Songwriter James Fortune Arrested - FOX 26 News | MyFoxHouston". Archived from the original on December 4, 2014. Retrieved November 27, 2014.