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Sunday Service (group)[edit]
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Sunday Service is an American gospel-rap group led by rapper Kanye West. Beginning in January 2019, the group has performed every Sunday, as well as Friday, September 27, when West's album Jesus is King was announced for release.
Background[edit]
In September 2018, West announced that his ninth studio album Yandhi would be releasing later in the month. West later postponed the date to November 2018 in order to record in Uganda. The album was postponed a second time in November with no set release date.
On the first Sunday of 2019, West began the first "Sunday Service" rehearsal, where he performed gospel iterations of his discography and other songs with choir group The Samples and frequent collaborators such as Tony Williams, Francis and the Lights, and Ant Clemons. During Sunday Service, several songs from Yandhi have been performed.
On January 12, 2019, it was reported that West was replaced by Ariana Grande as a headliner for Coachella. West pulled out since a giant dome could not be constructed for him.
On March 31, 2019, West announced a Sunday Service performance for Easter would take place at Coachella. The first public Sunday Service performance occurred at Coachella for Easter on April 21, 2019.
On October 5, 2019, West brought Sunday Service to The Gateway in Salt Lake City, UT. His performance occurred on an already busier than usual weekend with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints holding their semi-annual General Conference that weekend as well.
On November 1, 2019, West brought Sunday Service to Bethany Church, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in hopes to promote his new album Jesus is King. Although the performance was free, guests were able to purchase a breakfast buffet to enjoy Sunday morning, for $55.[1] Following this performance, West received backlash due to attendees' disappointment in the quality of the food served at the event, which was comprised of cold pancakes, sausage, and strips of bacon[2]
One woman shared her upsetting experience on Twitter, causing many people to blame West for the subpar breakfast given.[3] However, after the shared photo got around online, the catering company, Lauryn's Fine Catering, assumed responsibility, urging people to not blame West. In a statement to TMZ, they said that Kanye and Sunday Service "should be disassociated with such claims surrounding the food at the event."[4] Rather, they urged people to direct their complaints to the company itself. Even though the company has taken liability, many have been comparing November's Sunday Service to the infamous Fyre Festival of 2017.
Following the November 1, 2019 Sunday Service, West collaborated with pastor Joel Osteen, who hosted West at Lakewood Church located in Houston, Texas on November 17, 2019. Although the tickets were free for this event as well, those who were lucky to obtain tickets began to sell them online for steep prices, up to $500 USD.[5]
On November 21, 2019, Sunday Service announced that they will be apart of the youth Strength to Stand Conference, which will be held at LeConte Center, located in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. The event will be held from January 18 - 20, 2020, and tickets quickly sold out. West's performance was added, after comedian John Crist, was suspected of sexual misconduct, and Crist's performance was cancelled.
Group members,[edit]
List of members adapted from GQ Italia.
- Kanye West
- The Samples – choir
- Jason White – choir director
- Ray Romolus – music producer, director
- Ant Clemons – vocalist
- Tony Williams – vocalist
- Philip Cornish – pianist
- Rob Gueringer – guitarist
- ^ Cranley, Ellen. "Kanye West's Fyre Festival: Louisiana Sunday Service and disappointing 'Brunchella' sparked comparisons to notorious disaster". Insider. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
- ^ "The Story Behind That 'Brunchella' Photo From Kanye West's Sunday Service". Time. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
- ^ Heil, Emily (2019-11-04). "'Leave Ye Alone': The woman behind that sad photo of Kanye West's $55 'Brunchella' doesn't blame him". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
- ^ "Kanye West's Sunday Service Brunch Is Being Compared To Fyre Festival". Bustle. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
- ^ "Fans resell Kanye West' Sunday Service tickets for up to $500". ABC13 Houston. 2019-11-16. Retrieved 2019-11-19.