Erica Campbell
Erica Monique Campbell is an American Gospel singer and songwriter. Specializing in the urban contemporary gospel, Christian R&B, and contemporary R&B genres, she started her music career in the late 1990s with her younger sister, Tina Campbell, as part of the group Mary Mary.
Her debut solo album Help, reached the top 10 on the Billboard 200 chart, and won the Grammy Award for Best Gospel Album at the 57th Grammy Awards. The album's reissue, Help 2.0., included the gospel trap single "I Luh God", which reached number one on the gospel chart. She released her second album I Love You in 2023. Her 2024 collaborative track "One Hallelujah" alongside Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Israel Houghton, Jonathan McReynolds and Jekalyn Carr won the Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance/Song.
In addition to her music career, Campbell has made appearances in the films Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit and The Fighting Temptations. Since May 2016, she has been the host of Get Up! Mornings with Erica Campbell with comedian Griff, currently distributed by Reach Media, the syndication arm of Urban One.
Early life
Campbell was born Erica Monique Atkins, on April 29, 1973, in Inglewood, California, the daughter of Eddie Aaron Atkins Jr., originally from Merced, California, a pastor and minister, and Thomasina Andrea "Honey" Atkins, who is originally from Stamford, Connecticut. Her paternal grandparents are Eddie Aaron Atkins, Sr. and Lavada Cruthird, and her maternal grandparents are Tommy and Ruth Daniels. She had two older brothers, Andre Lavelle Atkins, who died at 6 years old from a combination of Down Syndrome, spinal meningitis, and a hole in his heart, while her other brother is living in Arizona, Darrell Antoine Atkins. She has one older sister, Maliea Dionne Atkins, and five younger sisters, Trecina Evette "Tina" Atkins, Delisa Marie "Lisa" or "Wittle Wees" Atkins, Thomasina Andrea "Goo Goo" Atkins, Alana Ellesse "Lainz" or "Luv Luv" Atkins, and Shanta Nena Lavea Atkins.Music career
Her music career started in 1998, with her younger sister, Tina Campbell, who formed half of the gospel music duo, Mary Mary. As part of Mary Mary, Campbell earned numerous Stellar Music and Dove Awards, four Grammy Awards, three NAACP Image Awards, two American Music Awards, a Soul Train Award and a BET Award. In 2008, Campbell recorded a solo track called "Stand" for the soundtrack to the independent film A Good Man Is Hard to Find. In 2011, Mary Mary received the ASCAP Golden Note Award for their extraordinary songwriting. Erica commenced her solo music recording career in 2013, by recording her first studio album, HELP, that released on March 25, 2014, with Entertainment One Music. This album was her breakthrough release upon the Billboard magazine charts, while it charted on The Billboard 200, Top Gospel Albums, and Independent Albums charts, where it peaked at Nos. 6, 1, and 2, correspondingly. Campbell won a Grammy Award for Best Gospel Album at the 57th edition of the event. The subsequent studio album, Help 2.0, was released on March 31, 2015, from Entertainment One Music. This album charted on the same charts, but at Nos. 120, 1, and 12, respectively.In early April 2018, Erica and her husband Warryn Campbell are to star in their own reality show on TV One. The show will highlight Erica going back in the studio to record her new album. Also in 2018, Erica and her husband released a music video titled, "All of My Life".
On September 23, 2022, Erica released “Positive” and she released “Feel Alright ” on January 13, 2023, from her second album I Love You, which was released later that year.
Personal life
She is married to Warryn Campbell, with whom she resides in Los Angeles, together with their three children.Campbell is an honorary member of Alpha Kappa Alpha, having been initiated on January 15, 2023.
Discography
Studio albums
Singles
Awards and nominations
[American Music Awards]
[Billboard Music Awards]
[BET Awards]
The BET Awards are awarded annually by the Black Entertainment Television network. Campbell has received 3 awards from 17 nominations.| Year | Category | Work | Result |
| 2001 | Best Female Group | Mary Mary | Nomitated |
| 2001 | Best Gospel Artist | Mary Mary | Nomitated |
| 2003 | Best Group | Mary Mary | Nomitated |
| 2006 | Best Group | Mary Mary | Nomitated |
| 2006 | Best Gospel Artist | Mary Mary | Nomitated |
| 2007 | Best Gospel Artist | Mary Mary | Nomitated |
| 2007 | Best Group | Mary Mary | Nomitated |
| 2009 | Best Gospel Artist | Mary Mary | Won |
| 2011 | Best Gospel Artist | Mary Mary | Won |
| 2013 | Best Gospel Artist | Mary Mary | Won |
| 2013 | Best Artist | Mary Mary | Nomitated |
| 2014 | Best Gospel Artist | Herself | Nomitated |
| 2015 | Best Gospel Artist | Herself | Nomitated |
| 2016 | Best Gospel Artist | Herself | Nomitated |
| 2019 | Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award | "All of My Life" | Nomitated |
| 2020 | Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award | "All In His Plan" | Nomitated |
| 2024 | Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award | "Do You Believe in Love?" | Nomitated |
GMA Dove Awards">GMA Dove Award">GMA Dove Awards
The Dove Awards are awarded annually by the Gospel Music Association. Campbell has won 8 awards from 20 nominations.| Year | Category | Work | Result |
| 2001 | Urban Recorded Song of the Year | "Shackles " | Won |
| 2001 | Urban Album of the Year | Thankful | Won |
| 2002 | Urban Recorded Song of the Year | "Thank You" | Won |
| 2003 | Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year | "In the Morning" | Won |
| 2004 | Urban Recorded Song of the Year | "Dance, Dance, Dance" | Won |
| 2006 | Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year | Mary Mary | Won |
| 2009 | Urban Recorded Song of the Year | "Get Up" | Won |
| 2009 | Urban Recorded Song of the Year | "Love Him Like I Do" | Nomitated |
| 2009 | Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year | The Sound | Nomitated |
| 2009 | Group of the Year | Mary Mary | Nomitated |
| 2010 | Artist of the Year | Mary Mary | Nomitated |
| 2012 | Urban Album of the Year | Something Big | Nomitated |
| 2013 | Contemporary Gospel/Urban Recorded Song of the Year | "Go Get It" | Nomitated |
| 2014 | Gospel Performance of the Year | "Help" | Nomitated |
| 2014 | Contemporary Gospel/Urban Recorded Song of the Year | "Help" | Nomitated |
| 2014 | Contemporary Gospel/Urban Album | Help | Nomitated |
| 2014 | Traditional Gospel Recorded Song of the Year | "A Little More Jesus" | Won |
| 2015 | Gospel Artist of the Year | Herself | Nomitated |
| 2020 | Traditional Gospel Recorded Song of the Year | "All In His Plan" | Nomitated |
| 2024 | Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year | I Love You | Nomitated |
| 2025 | Gospel Worship Recorded Song of the Year | "One Hallelujah" | Nomitated |
[Grammy Awards]
The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Campbell has won 6 awards from 18 nominations.| Year | Category | Work | Result |
| 2001 | Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album | Thankful | Won |
| 2006 | Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album | Mary Mary | Nomitated |
| 2006 | Best Gospel Song | "Heaven" | Nomitated |
| 2009 | Best Gospel Song | "Get Up" | Nomitated |
| 2009 | Best Gospel Performance | "Get Up" | Won |
| 2009 | Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album | The Sound | Nomitated |
| 2010 | Best Gospel Song | "God In Me" | Won |
| 2012 | Best Gospel Song | "Sitting With Me" | Nomitated |
| 2012 | Best Gospel Album | Something Big | Nomitated |
| 2013 | Best Gospel Song | "Go Get It" | Won |
| 2013 | Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance | "Go Get It" | Nomitated |
| 2014 | Best Gospel Song | "A Little More Jesus" | Nomitated |
| 2015 | Best Gospel Album | HELP | Won |
| 2015 | Best Gospel Performance/Song | "HELP" | Nomitated |
| 2023 | Best Gospel Performance/Song | "Positive" | Nomitated |
| 2024 | Best Gospel Performance/Song | "Feel Alright " | Nomitated |
| 2024 | Best Gospel Album | I Love You | Nomitated |
| 2025 | Best Gospel Performance/Song | "One Hallelujah" | Won |