In 1989, BeBe won his first Grammy for Best Soul Gospel Performance, Male for his contribution to "Abundant Life", a track on his brother Ronald's Family & Friends Choir.

Love & Freedom was released in 2000 and featured production from Warryn Campbell, Brian McKnight, Masters At Work and others.

The lead single "Coming Back Home" was a slow swinging ballad featuring R&B luminaries McKnight and Joe.

The album was recorded live at BET studios and featured guests such as his sister Debra Winans-Lowe and Stephanie Mills.

[5] Between releases, BeBe made his film debut with a small role in the 2004 remake (featuring Denzel Washington) of The Manchurian Candidate.

[7] The cover of the album features a hand painted portrait of BeBe standing in front of a Martin Luther King Jr Blvd.

Also "Miracle Of Love," a duet with Angie Stone included on the album, also appeared on a soundtrack of songs inspired by the film The Passion Of The Christ.

The performance was for the fourth annual "Women Rock" benefit for breast cancer, which was broadcast on October 23, 2003, on the Lifetime cable channel.

[10] In March 2014, Winans joined British pop/R&B group Eternal at the Hammersmith Apollo in London, to perform the number one hit "I Wanna Be the Only One", as part of The Big Reunion live shows.

"[11] Winans was arrested March 11, 2009, on charges of domestic assault for allegedly pushing his ex-wife to the ground in front of their children during an argument.

According to a court filing, Winans and his former spouse got into a "verbal altercation" on February 13 about "custody issues dealing with their children.

[13][14] An AP news report indicates the court action resulted from a pre-trial diversion deal offered by the prosecution, calling for Winans to attend domestic violence counseling in exchange for dismissal of the charges.