Travis Montorius Greene (born January 17, 1984) is an American
gospel music
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ian and pastor.
Music career
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
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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 lead Forward City Church in
Columbia, South Carolina.
Early life
Travis Montorius Greene
was born on January 17, 1984,
in
Delaware, to mother, Charleather Greene
and was raised in
Warner Robins, Georgia.
Greene's father died of an
aneurysm in 1989. 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.
Career
Greene's music recording started in 2007, with the release, ''The More'', that came out on December 4, 2007,
from Greenelight Records.
The subsequent release, ''Stretching Out'', a
studio album
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, was released on June 8, 2010,
by Pendulum Records.
The release of ''Stretching Out'' was Greene's introduction to the ''Billboard''
Top Gospel Albums chart, where it placed at No. 27.
Songs, "Still Here" and "Prove My Love", both charted on the ''Billboard''
Top Gospel Songs chart, at peaks of Nos. 17 and 29, respectively.
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.
His song, "Intentional", peaked at No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Top Gospel Songs chart .
Greene's second studio album, ''The Hill'', was released on October 30, 2015,
from RCA Inspiration
and charted at No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Gospel charts.
Greene's rise in the gospel genre has been reported in ''Billboard Magazine'', ''Rolling Out Magazine'', ''Jet'' magazine,
with performances at the
Essence Music Festival, Trumpet Awards and BMI Trailblazers. In 2016, ''JET Magazine'' called Greene "The Future of Gospel".
In 2017, Greene received criticism for his decision to perform at President
Donald Trump's
inaugural ball.
On February 2, 2017, Greene recorded his third album ''Crossover: Live From Music City'' in Nashville, Tennessee.
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
Jonathan Caleb McReynolds (born September 17, 1989) is a Grammy-winning American gospel musician. He began his music career in 2012 with the release of ''Life Music'' via Entertainment One Music. He has had two No. 1 ''Billboard'' Gospel Albums ...
and
Jonathan Butler.
Personal life
Greene married Jackie Gyamfi and together they co-pastor Forward City Church in
Columbia, South Carolina.
Discography
Studio albums
Live albums
Extended plays
Singles
Awards and nominations
Grammy Awards
Billboard Music Awards
Stellar Awards
In 2017, Greene received seven Stellar Awards. In 2018, he received four Stellar Awards.
References
External links
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1984 births
Living people
African-American songwriters
African-American Christians
Musicians from Delaware
Musicians from Georgia (U.S. state)
Musicians from Charlotte, North Carolina
Musicians from South Carolina
RCA Records artists
Songwriters from Delaware
Songwriters from Georgia (U.S. state)
Songwriters from North Carolina
Songwriters from South Carolina
21st-century African-American people
20th-century African-American people