by Fred Willis | Nov 20, 2020 | Gospel
Bella Dawn Records, gospel recording artist Keyondra Locketts’ hit single “Trouble Won’t Last,” continues to top the Billboard Gospel Airplay Chart. The upbeat song, from the deluxe CD, “The Heal Reloaded” is an anthem of inspiration in this time of sickness and unrest. Peaking at #1 last week and continuing to rest in the top 10 this week, the single has been on the charts for over 32 weeks. With powerful vocals, and a heartfelt video, “Trouble Won’t Last” has garnered 437,229 + streams on Spotify and continues to be a soulful favorite that has solidified Keyondra Lockett as a Bonafide Gospel Music star.
The Louisiana native, sings words of unwavering faith that declares, “As God is my witness He will see You through, stand on the promise that he spoke to you,” those words have people of all ages shouting and dancing in praise around the country, as we are in desperate need of hope and a promise of a better tomorrow.
“’Trouble Won’t Last’ is a song that motivates each listener to trust in the Lord and to trust His track record. I was inspired to write it due to vocal issues I encountered and couldn’t seem to shake. I had to remember If God did it before He’d do it again,” said Lockett.
A highly sought-after singer and songwriter, the gifted artist has penned songs for some of gospel music’s biggest artists including, Kierra Sheard, Briana Babineaux, Crystal Aiken, Virtue and Zie’l. Her talents however expand past her musical gifts, as she is also a groundbreaking businesswoman with a unique eye for fashion and a heart for empowering women that look like her.
As an entrepreneur Keyondra and her sister, stylist Kimberly Lockett realized the importance of impacting the exclusion of black female representation and inequality in the fashion industry. The two sisters launched Jolie Noire Apparel, LLC (Jolie Noire means pretty black in French), an essential wear line designed to empower black women and encourage them to be proud of their beauty.
In addition, Keyondra made history by inking a toy doll deal with the Kenya Doll Brand, making her the first gospel artist to have her own doll. It was important to her that little black girls saw beautiful images of themselves in the doll, just as she did when she owned a Kenya doll growing up.
Keyondra is gearing up to bring more of that anointed voice of praise to her fans. She has a collaboration with Q Parker of the R&B group 112 titled, “Made A Way,” the new “Conerstone” EP dropping at the top of 2021, and she’s this week’s pin on Pandora’s popular radio station, “Today’s Gospel Hits.” With this type of momentum, Keyondra Lockett is showing the world that she is on a kingdom building mission, with no signs of slowing down.
by Fred Willis | Jun 19, 2017 | Celebrity, Gospel
Keyondra Lockett has a unique sound and her artistry continues to flourish within the ranks of gospel music lovers. As a trailblazer in the gospel music genre, she was featured as a doll in the Kenya and Friends doll line last summer. She continues to blaze a trail on her musical journey, this time partnering with the Susan G. Komen Greater Atlanta Foundation to help eradicate breast cancer.
She’s doing it the best way possible, by making music! With the release of her latest single: “Beautiful” she has declared that she will share 10% of the sales proceeds with the research foundation.
Read more below.
Urban Contemporary gospel artist Keyondra Lockett has launched The Beautiful Experience campaign to help eradicate breast cancer. As part of the campaign, Lockett has released a new single “Beautiful” on iTunes, Amazon Music and all other digital outlets. The Beautiful Experience campaign was inspired by the song “Beautiful” written by Keyondra with the objective of inspiring women of all walks of life to become aware of their worth and value as well as their inner and outer beauty, regardless of the circumstances life brings.
“We are aware of the toll chemo therapy can inflict on ones outer beauty, ultimately affecting how a woman facing those outer changes can feel inside as it relates to her self esteem. Therefore we want to include breast cancer survivors in our quest to help women realize the innermost beauty,” –Keyondra Lockett
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Additionally, 10% of the proceeds from “Beautiful” during the campaign period starting June 9, 2017 will be donated to The Susan G. Komen Greater Atlanta Foundation in an effort to help fight breast cancer.
The 3 month promotion features the following lineup:
*1.Social media appeal with posts featuring videos of women stating what makes them beautiful and men stating what they feel makes women beautiful and a lyric video of the song posted on Keyondra’s website and social media.
*2. Keyondra will visit and sing “Beautiful” to girls and women at Hospitals, Transitional homes and churches as well as in concerts featuring her during the campaign period.
*3. A live stream acoustic guitar session of the song “Beautiful” with Keyondra and Christian artist, acoustic guitarist Jokia Williams June 16,2017 on Facebook at 7:30pm CST.
*4. The Beautiful Experience Gathering to present donation.
For more information and campaign dates visit www.keyondralockett.com
About Susan G. Komen Greater Atlanta:
Susan G. Komen Greater Atlanta is the local resource for women who need breast cancer screening, diagnostic and support services. Through annual events, including the Race for the Cure and Bubbles & Bling and individual contributions, Komen Atlanta raises funds that enable women and men to detect and survive breast cancer. For more information visit www.komenatlanta.org.
