Artist

Chart-topping gospel singer, songwriter, and philanthropist Earnest Pugh possesses a five-octave vocal range that boasts a crystalline delivery and the phrasing of a jazz singer. His third album, 2009's Rain on Us, spent 76 weeks on the charts and delivered three number one singles, signaling his arrival as one of the genre's top-tier artists. 2011's Earnestly Yours topped the charts thanks to his cover the James Fortune classic "I Need Your Glory." Pugh crossed over to the pop charts with his 2013 live album The W.I.N. (Worship in Nassau) Experience. 2017's Survive marked a stylistic shift as he combined slickly produced R&B with contemporary gospel, and 2018's Unsung Hits, Vol. 1 was comprised of songs that were live crowd-pleasers but had never received airplay. In the 2020s, Pugh has released live albums like The Outpour Experience (2020) and Worthy Is the Lamb (2024), and chart-topping singles like "Don't Give Up."