A Grammy- and Dove Award-winning gospel artist with an up-to-date, R&B- and hop-hop-influenced sound and attitude, Kierra Sheard (billed early in her career as Kierra "Kiki" Sheard) topped the Billboard gospel albums chart with her 2004 debut album, I Owe You. While maintaining a presence among the elite artists of the gospel world, she later broke into the Top 40 of the Billboard 200 with back-to-back releases, 2011's Free and 2014's Graceland. Her six full-length, 2020's Kierra, featured an appearance by none other than Missy Elliott. Sheard continued to combine gospel with ...