Yolanda Yvette Adams is an American gospel singer, record producer, actress, and host of her own nationally syndicated morning gospel show. She has sold nearly 7 million albums worldwide, with some albums achieving multi-platinum status.She has won 5 Grammy Awards, 4 Dove Awards, 5 BET Awards, 6 NAACP Image Awards, 6 Soul Train Music Awards, 2 BMI Awards and 16 Stellar Awards. She was awarded an American Music Award.She is known as one of the "Queens of Contemporary Gospel Music" alongside CeCe Winans and Shirley Caesar. and the "First Lady of Modern Gospel". Variety dubbed Adams as the "Reigning Queen of Urban Gospel".On December 11, 2009, Billboard named her the No. 1 Gospel Artist of the last decade. with her album Mountain High...Valley Low acknowledged as one of the best gospel albums of the decade.President Barack Obama awarded her the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016 for her volunteer service.She was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame by the Gospel Music Association in 2017.In 2018, she became the first gospel artist nominated for a Tony Award for her work on SpongeBob SquarePants.