Tasha Cobbs Leonard

Raised in Jesup, Georgia as a pastor’s daughter, Cobbs Leonard first emerged to national acclaim with her major-label debut, Grace, and its platinum-selling anthem “Break Every Chain,” which earned her a GRAMMY Award and helped establish her as one of gospel’s defining new voices. The project also earned major Stellar Awards recognition, including wins for Contemporary CD of the Year, Contemporary Female Vocalist of the Year, and New Artist of the Year. She continued building a dominant awards legacy across projects including One Place Live, Heart. Passion. Pursuit., Royalty: Live at the Ryman, and Hymns, earning multiple Stellar Award wins and nominations across major categories. In 2025, Cobbs Leonard entered a bold new chapter with TASHA, her first-ever studio album after more than a decade of live recordings. The critically acclaimed project debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top Gospel Albums, #1 Current Gospel Album, and #1 Top Christian/Gospel Album charts, weaving gospel with R&B, hip-hop, pop, bluegrass, and worship into her most expansive and personal body of work to date. The album earned two 2026 GRAMMY nominations, including Best Gospel Album and Best Gospel Performance/Song for “Church” featuring John Legend. “Church” also reached #1 on Billboard’s Gospel Airplay chart, while Cobbs Leonard brought the song to rare mainstream stages with a barrier-breaking late-night performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and a standout performance at the GRAMMY Premiere Ceremony. The TASHA era has continued to generate major recognition, including Cobbs Leonard’s first NAACP Image Award win for Outstanding Gospel/Christian Album, three BET Awards nominations, and six 2026 Stellar Gospel Music Award nominations. Her Stellar nominations include Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, Albertina Walker Female Artist of the Year, Contemporary Female Artist of the Year, Contemporary Album of the Year, and Contemporary Duo/Chorus Group of the Year for “Church” with John Legend, placing her among the most-nominated artists of the year. Known for building bridges across genres, Cobbs Leonard has collaborated with artists including John Legend, Common, Ciara, Kirk Franklin, Lecrae, Chandler Moore, Jennifer Hudson, and more. Her music carries the emotional force of the Black church while continuing to open doors in mainstream spaces where gospel is too rarely centered. Beyond music, Cobbs Leonard is the bestselling author of Do It Anyway: Don’t Give Up Before It Gets Good, a deeply personal book rooted in perseverance, vulnerability, and hope. She also co-pastors The Purpose Place in South Carolina alongside her husband, producer and music director Kenneth Leonard Jr. Together, they lead a blended family and a thriving community. Cobbs Leonard’s impact also extends into wellness and entrepreneurship through Elevate & Co. and Club 360, a fitness and wellness community designed to help people feel seen, supported, and empowered. Through workout classes, community gatherings, and her own transparency around health, healing, infertility, adoption, grief, anxiety, and faith, she continues to create spaces for real transformation. Whether recording chart-topping albums, leading worship, writing, preaching, building wellness communities, or expanding gospel’s reach on national stages, Tasha Cobbs Leonard remains committed to one mission: creating music and moments that help people find hope, freedom, and the courage to keep going.