Thomas Tyrone "Tye" Tribbett (born January 26, 1976) is an American gospel music singer, songwriter and a keyboardist.
[1] He is a choir director and founder of the Grammy-nominated and Stellar Award-winning gospel group Tye Tribbett & G.A.
According to his words, "That first rehearsal blew my mind....The musicianship, the quality of the voices and the spirit of the choir, the character of everybody I knew that this was it.
[4] The group toured with Faith Hill in 2000, leading to work with Will Smith, Usher, Don Henley, Justin Timberlake, and Sting.
[2] They also worked with neo-soul and R&B artists such as Jill Scott, India Arie, John Mellencamp, Musiq Soulchild and The Roots.
They also appeared on Common's "Electric Circus”, Jessica Simpsons' Christmas project, and has producing and vocal credits on Justin Timberlake's 2002 smash hit "Cry Me A River".
A showcase with Philadelphia neo-soul performer Vivian Green propelled Tye to the forefront when his keyboard skills and buoyant showmanship were recognized by some key players in the music industry.
Life also included a rare turn from gospel jazz singer and labelmate Kim Burrell on "You Can Change," and John P. Kee on "My Joy."
to consecrate themselves, forsaking any revenue from secular music for one year, relying solely on the Lord to provide.
In late 2009, after 4 major label albums and 13 years of being an official group, Tribbett had retired G.A., releasing them to pursue personal goals and dreams.
In 2010, after notable changes that came from the disbanding of, G.A., Tribbett released his first project without the ensemble, titled, Fresh, which went #1 on the US Billboard Gospel chart.
[7] After years of touring, in 2017, he released "The Bloody Win", recorded live at The Redemption Center in Greenville, South Carolina in 2016.
[11] Tribbett loves to spend time with his family and engage in upper body workouts.
[13][14] The Come Up with Tye Tribbett is an energetic and inspirational one hour daily radio show designed for R&B/hip hop, rhythmic and gospel/inspirational stations, featuring the biggest hits from artists such as Jonathan McReynolds, Lecrae, The Hamiltones and more.