@Gabrielle Maynard

The tracks you can’t get enough of lately, all in one place. Updated as you listen.

CeCe Winans, born into a family of gospel royalty, is best known for the massive success she achieved with brother BeBe, which paved the way for her solo work. The Detroit-bred vocal powerhouse scored multi-platinum sales out of the gate with her 1995 debut Alone in His Presence, blending inspirational lyrics and warm R&B production. More hit albums ensued, ranging in style from eclectic pop/R&B to straightforward praise and worship. Through the years she's won nearly a dozen GRAMMY®s and has become the best-selling female gospel artist ever.

Dominique Jones’ brand of R&B-informed gospel mixes accessible devotional messaging with sophisticated production and a vocal power indicative of a lifetime spent steeped in church music. Raised in Washington and later Louisiana, Jones began singing in Forever JONES with her parents and four siblings in her mid-teens. She struck out on her own as DOE in the wake of the group’s major-label success, breaking through with a scene-stealing feature on Jonathan McReynolds’ cathartic acoustic ballad “Cycles” in 2018. DOE has since showcased formidable stylistic range, pop prowess as a songwriter and a willingness to collaborate across genres. Her 2020 EP, <i>DOE</i>, and 2022 debut LP, <i>Clarity</i>, mix soulful slow jams (“When I Pray”) with bouncier, hip-hop-informed efforts like “Brighter”, her first solo smash. Jones’ collaborators include the CCM group Housefires, whose folk-rock anthems bring out a country-informed side of her musical personality.