Travis Greene
Travis Montorius Greene (born January 17, 1984) is an American gospel musician and the founding senior pastor of The Forward City Church.
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| Birth name | Travis Montorius Greene |
| Born | January 17, 1984 Delaware |
| Origin | Warner Robins, Georgia Charlotte, North Carolina Columbia, South Carolina |
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| Years active | 2007–present |
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| Spouse(s) | Dr. Jackie Greene | nee' Gyamfi | (December 2011 - Present) |
| Website | travisgreene |
Music career edit
Greene began his music career in 2007 with the release of The More via Greenelight Records. He has since released two studio albums, Stretching Out in 2010, The Hill in 2015, and an extended play, Intentional in 2015. Travis Greene's third album Crossover: Live From Music City was released in 2017 as a live album. Greene's music has charted on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums and the Top Gospel Songs charts and he has been nominated for multiple awards, including five Grammy Awards and 13 Stellar Awards.
Greene and his wife Jackie founded and oversee The Forward City Church in Columbia, South Carolina.
Early life edit
Travis Montorius Greene[1] was born on January 17, 1984,[2][3] in Delaware, to mother, Charleather Greene[4] and was raised in Warner Robins, Georgia.[4] Greene's father died of an aneurysm in 1989.[citation needed] Greene was originally a still-born, but was resuscitated. A few years later, at the age of four he was resuscitated after a four-storied building fall, while he was in Germany.[5]
Career edit
Greene's music recording started in 2007, with the release, The More, that came out on December 4, 2007,[6] from Greenelight Records.[7] The subsequent release, Stretching Out, a studio album, was released on June 8, 2010,[8] by Pendulum Records.[7]
The release of Stretching Out was Greene's introduction to the Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart, where it placed at No. 27.[9] Songs, "Still Here" and "Prove My Love", both charted on the Billboard Top Gospel Songs chart, at peaks of Nos. 17 and 29, respectively.[9]
Greene released an extended play, Intentional, on August 21, 2015, with RCA Inspiration, where this placed at No. 3 on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart.[9] His song, "Intentional", peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Gospel Songs chart .[9]
Greene's second studio album, The Hill, was released on October 30, 2015,[10] from RCA Inspiration[7] and charted at No. 1 on the Billboard Gospel charts.
Greene's rise in the gospel genre has been reported in Billboard Magazine,[11] Rolling Out Magazine,[12] Jet magazine,[13] with performances at the Essence Music Festival,[14] Trumpet Awards and BMI Trailblazers.[15] In 2016, JET Magazine called Greene "The Future of Gospel".[13]
In 2017, Greene received criticism for his decision to perform at President Donald Trump's inaugural ball.[16]
On February 2, 2017, Greene recorded his third album Crossover: Live From Music City in Nashville, Tennessee.[17]
On March 24, 2017, Greene led the field of nominees at the 2017 Stellar Gospel Music Awards by taking home seven awards. At the awards, Greene performed a medley of "Made a Way" alongside Gospel recording artists Israel Houghton, Jonathan McReynolds and Jonathan Butler.[18]
Personal life edit
Greene met Jackie Gyamfi (born 15 December 1987) during a ministry event in 2007, and the two went on to marry on her birthday in December 2011. They both have three sons: Jace (b. May 2014), Josh (b. September 2016) and Judah (b. April 2019), and together they currently oversee and are the senior pastors of The Forward City Church in Columbia, South Carolina.[19]
Discography edit
Studio albums edit
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions[20] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Gos | US | ||
| Stretching Out |
| 27 | — |
| The Hill |
| 1 | 92 |
| Broken Record |
| — | 125 [21] |
Live albums edit
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions[20] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Gos | US | ||
| Crossover: Live from Music City |
| 1 | 61 |
| Setlist Vol.1 (Live) |
| — | — |
Extended plays edit
| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions[20] |
|---|---|---|
| US Gos | ||
| Intentional |
| 3 |
Singles edit
| Year | Single | Chart Positions |
|---|---|---|
| US Gospel[20] | ||
| 2010 | "Still Here" | 17 |
| 2011 | "Prove My Love" | 29 |
| 2013 | "The Anthem" | — |
| 2015 | "Intentional" | 1 |
| 2016 | "Made a Way" | 1 |
| 2017 | "You Waited" | 1 |
| 2019 | "Won't Let Go" | 1 |
| "Good & Loved" (with Doe Jones) | 1 |
Awards and nominations edit
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Grammy Awards edit
| Year | Nominee/Work | Category | Result | Ref |
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| 2016 | "Intentional" | Best Gospel Performance/Song | Nominated | [22] |
| 2017 | "Made a Way [Live]" | Best Gospel Performance/Song | Nominated | [23] |
| 2018 | Crossover: Live from Music City | Best Gospel Album | Nominated | [24] |
| 2020 | "See the Light" | Best Gospel Performance/Song | Nominated | [25] |
| 2021 | "Won't Let Go" | Best Gospel Performance/Song | Nominated | [26] |
Billboard Music Awards edit
| Year | Nominee/Work | Category | Result | Ref |
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| 2017 | Travis Greene | Top Gospel Artist | Nominated | [27] |
| The Hill | Top Gospel Album | Nominated | ||
| "Made a Way" | Top Gospel Song | Won | ||
| 2016 | Travis Greene | Top Gospel Artist | Won |
Stellar Awards edit
In 2017, Greene received seven Stellar Awards. In 2018, he received four Stellar Awards.
| Year | Nominee/work | Category | Result |
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| 2017 | Made a Way | Song of the Year | Won |
| Travis Greene | Male Vocalist of the Year | Won | |
| The Hill | CD of the Year | Won | |
| Travis Greene | Contemporary Male Vocalist of the Year | Won | |
| The Hill | Contemporary CD of the Year | Won | |
| The Hill | Recorded Music Packaging of the Year | Won | |
| The Hill | Praise & Worship CD of the Year | Won | |
| 2018 | |||
| Travis Greene | Artist of the Year | Won | |
| Crossover Live from Music City | Producer of the Year | Won | |
| Travis Greene | Male Vocalist of the Year | Won | |
| Travis Greene | Contemporary Male of the Year | Won |
References edit
- ^ "Songs by Writer :: Travis Montorius Greene". SESAC. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ^ Travis Greene (travisgreenetv) (January 17, 2015). "Spending my birthday at the BMI Trailblazers Awards with my bro Ricky!!". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 25, 2021. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ^ Intelius. "Travis M Greene in Warner Robins, GA". Intelius. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ^ a b Daily Dream Dose. "Dream Studios Interviews Gospel Artist Travis Greene". Dream Studios. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ^ Kellman, Andy. "Travis Greene : Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ^ TravisGreene (July 5, 2008). "The More". New Release Today. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ^ a b c AllMusic. "Travis Greene : Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ a b NRTTeamAdmin (July 8, 2010). "Stretching Out". New Release Today. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Travis Greene : Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ^ a b NRTTeamAdmin (October 29, 2015). "The Hill". New Release Today. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- ^ Asker, Jim (September 17, 2016). "Travis Greene 'Made' His 'Way' to No. 1 on Hot Gospel Songs Chart". Billboard.
- ^ Caslin, Yvette (January 27, 2017). "Travis Greene's No. 1 single lands on 'WOW Gospel 2017'". Rolling Out.
- ^ a b Young, Tamara (May 20, 2016). "Is Travis Greene the Future of Gospel Music?". Jet Magazine.
- ^ "Musician Travis Greene performs onstage at the 2016 ESSENCE Festival..." Getty Images. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- ^ "Marvin Sapp & More Honored at 2017 BMI Trailblazers Of Gospel Music Honors". January 16, 2017. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- ^ "Gospel Singer Not Afraid to Say He's Performing at Donald Trump Inauguration (VIDEO)". TMZ. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- ^ "Travis Greene Heads to Nashville for Live Recording". December 14, 2016.
- ^ "Travis Greene Sweeps Seven Awards at The Stellar Awards!". Premier Festivals. March 30, 2017. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- ^ "This Is Home". Forward City Church. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Travis Greene : Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
- ^ @billboardcharts (November 11, 2019). "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200 (3/3)" (Tweet). Retrieved November 12, 2019 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Grammy Awards: Complete Winners List". Variety. February 15, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
- ^ "Grammy Awards 2017: See the Full Winners List". Billboard. February 12, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
- ^ Ganz, Jacob (January 28, 2018). "2018 Grammy Awards: The Full List Of Winners". NPR. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
- ^ "2020 Grammy Awards: The Full List Of Winners". NPR. January 26, 2020. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
- ^ "2021 GRAMMYs: Complete Nominees List". GRAMMY.com. November 24, 2020. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
- ^ "Here Is the Complete List of Winners From the 2017 Billboard Music Awards". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
External links edit
- Official website