Mary Mary

Mary Mary is an American gospel music duo, consisting of sisters Erica Atkins-Campbell and Trecina Atkins-Campbell. The duo are often credited along with Kirk Franklin for broadening the fan base of urban contemporary gospel in the 2000s by introducing elements of soul music, hip hop, funk and jazz. Mary Mary broke onto the music scene with their popular song "Shackles (Praise You)"-which is considered one of the pioneering songs of urban contemporary gospel music.

Their debut album Thankful (2000) was certified Platinum. The duo has released three Gold albums: Incredible (2002), and Mary Mary (2005), which all charted No. 1 on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums. They have also received three Grammys, among other awards. The duo was nominated twice at the 52nd Grammy Awards in the Best Gospel Song category for "Every Prayer" with Israel Houghton and for God in Me. They won the award for the latter song. After the awards, they were invited to participate in the remake of We Are The World to benefit Haiti after the earthquake. The album also won Mary Mary four Stellar Awards on January 16, 2010.

On February 13, 2012, Mary Mary debuted their new single, "Go Get It", from the album of the same name, in a special performance in Los Angeles, California. The performance also rounded out the final episode of their upcoming reality TV series. The album is slated for a May 2012 release. This album will feature one other new track, along with remixed and remastered Mary Mary hits.

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