Gladys Knight is an American singer and actress known as the “Empress of Soul.” Knight rose to fame as the lead vocalist for Gladys Knight and the Pips, a popular rhythm-and-blues group. In 1996, the group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. After the group disbanded, Knight pursued a successful solo career in both gospel and R&B music and has also acted in films and television shows. Now 82 years old and with more than seven decades of performing behind her, she announced on August 28, 2026, that she would be easing into fewer performances as she moves into the next stage of her career and life.
Gladys Knigh Biography, Wiki
| Field | Details |
| Full Name | Gladys Maria Knight |
| Date of Birth | May 28, 1944 |
| Age (2026) | 82 years old |
| Birthplace | Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
| Hometown | Fairview, North Carolina, USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Religion | Baptist (raised; later joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) |
| Caste or Community | Not applicable |
| Zodiac Sign | Gemini |
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) |
| Weight | Not publicly confirmed |
| Eye Colour | Dark brown |
| Hair Colour | Black (styled) |
| Profession | Singer, Songwriter, Actress, Author, Businesswoman |
| Known For | “Midnight Train to Georgia,” “I Heard It Through the Grapevine,” “Neither One of Us,” Gladys Knight and the Pips |
| Father’s Name | Merald Woodlow Knight Sr. |
| Mother’s Name | Sarah Elizabeth Knight, nee Woods |
| Siblings | Merald “Bubba” Knight Jr. (brother), Brenda Knight (sister), David “Billy” Knight (brother, deceased) |
| Marital Status | Married (fourth marriage) |
| Husband | William McDowell (married April 12, 2001) |
| Former Husbands | James Newman (married 1960, divorced 1973); Barry Hankerson (married 1974, divorced 1979); Les Brown (married 1995, divorced 1997) |
| Children | James “Jimmy” Gaston Newman III (son, born 1962); Kenya (daughter, born 1963); Shanga Hankerson (son, born 1976) |
| Grandchildren | 17 grandchildren |
| Great-grandchildren | 10 great-grandchildren |
| School | Not publicly confirmed |
| College or University | Not publicly confirmed |
| Degree or Qualification | Not publicly confirmed |
| Political Party | N/A |
| Current Position or Role | Easing into fewer performances (announced August 28, 2026) |
| Net Worth (estimated) | Approx. $28 million USD (Celebrity Net Worth; not officially confirmed) |
| Monthly Income (estimated) | Not publicly confirmed |
| Twitter/X | @MsGladysKnight |
| @msgladysknight | |
| @GladysKnight | |
| YouTube | Not publicly confirmed |
| Official Website | gladysknight.com |
Gladys Knigh Selected Discography
| Year | Album | Label | Notes |
| 1960 | Letter Full of Tears | Fury | Group debut album |
| 1967 | Everybody Needs Love | Soul / Motown | Motown debut; includes “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” |
| 1969 | Silk ‘n’ Soul | Soul / Motown | |
| 1970 | Greatest Hits | Soul / Motown | |
| 1971 | If I Were Your Woman | Soul / Motown | |
| 1972 | Standing Ovation | Soul / Motown | |
| 1973 | Imagination | Buddah | Includes “Midnight Train to Georgia”; first Buddah album |
| 1974 | Claudine | Buddah | Soundtrack; Academy Award nominated score |
| 1974 | I Feel a Song | Buddah | |
| 1975 | 2nd Anniversary | Buddah | |
| 1976 | Pipe Dreams | Buddah | Film soundtrack |
| 1977 | Still Together | Buddah | |
| 1980 | About Love | Columbia | |
| 1983 | Visions | Columbia | |
| 1987 | All Our Love | MCA | Final Pips album; includes “Love Overboard” |
Gladys Knigh Discography
| Year | Album | Label | Notes |
| 1978 | Miss Gladys Knight | Buddah | First solo album |
| 1979 | Gladys Knight | Columbia | |
| 1991 | Good Woman | MCA | US R&B No. 1 |
| 1994 | Just for You | MCA | RIAA Gold certified |
| 2001 | At Last | MCA | Grammy Award: Best Traditional R&B Vocal Album |
| 2006 | One Voice | Zomba / SUV | Gospel; Grammy Award: Best Gospel Choir or Chorus Album |
| 2009 | Before Me | Verve | Jazz standards |
| 2014 | Where My Heart Belongs | Glow Gospel | Gospel; US Gospel Top 10 |
Gladys Knigh Hit Singles
| Year | Single | Chart Performance | Notes |
| 1961 | “Every Beat of My Heart” | US Pop No. 6, R&B No. 1 | First major hit |
| 1961 | “Letter Full of Tears” | US Pop No. 19 | |
| 1967 | “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” | US R&B No. 1, Pop No. 2 | Grammy Hall of Fame inductee |
| 1971 | “If I Were Your Woman” | US R&B No. 1 | |
| 1972 | “Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)” | US Pop No. 2, R&B No. 1 | Grammy Award winner |
| 1973 | “Midnight Train to Georgia” | US Pop No. 1, R&B No. 1 | Grammy Award winner; signature song |
| 1974 | “Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me” | US Pop No. 3, R&B No. 1 | |
| 1974 | “On and On” | US Pop No. 5 | Claudine soundtrack |
| 1975 | “The Way We Were / Try to Remember” | US Pop No. 11 | |
| 1983 | “Save the Overtime (For Me)” | US R&B No. 1 | |
| 1985 | “That’s What Friends Are For” | US Pop No. 1 | With Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Stevie Wonder; Grammy winner |
| 1987 | “Love Overboard” | US R&B No. 1, Pop No. 13 | Grammy Award winner |
| 1989 | “Licence to Kill” | UK No. 6 | James Bond film theme |
| 1994 | “Superwoman” | US R&B chart | With Dionne Warwick and Patti LaBelle |
Gladys Knigh Awards and Achievements
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Notes |
| 1974 | Grammy Award | Best R&B Song | Won | “Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)” |
| 1974 | Grammy Award | Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus | Won | “Midnight Train to Georgia” |
| 1986 | Grammy Award | Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group | Won | “That’s What Friends Are For” |
| 1989 | Grammy Award | Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group | Won | “Love Overboard” |
| 1996 | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame | Inductee | Won | As member of Gladys Knight and the Pips |
| 1996 | Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award | Lifetime Achievement | Won | |
| 2001 | Grammy Award | Best Traditional R&B Vocal Album | Won | At Last |
| 2006 | Grammy Award | Best Gospel Choir or Chorus Album | Won | One Voice (with Saints Unified Voices) |
| 2007 | Grammy Award | Best Gospel Song | Won | “You Lifted Me Up” (with Ray Charles) |
| Ongoing | Hollywood Walk of Fame | Star | Received | Entertainment category |
| 2022 | Kennedy Center Honors | Honouree | Received | One of the United States’ highest arts distinctions |
Gladys Knigh Films
| Year | Title | Role | Medium | Notes |
| 1976 | Pipe Dreams | Maria Wilson | Film | Also produced; acted alongside husband Barry Hankerson |
| 1985 | Charlie and Co. | Diana Richmond | TV series | Regular role on CBS sitcom |
| 1989 | Licence to Kill | Herself (sings title theme) | Film | James Bond franchise |
| 1995 | Hollywood Homicide | Herself | Film | |
| 2003 | Hollywood Homicide | Herself | Film | |
| 2013 | Lee Daniels’ The Butler | Herself | Film | |
| 2019 | The Masked Singer | The Bee | TV reality | Fox; Season 2 |
| 2022 | Coming 2 America | Herself | Film |
Gladys Knigh Events
| Year | Event |
| 1944 | Born May 28 in Atlanta, Georgia |
| 1948 | Begins singing gospel at age four at Mount Moriah Baptist Church |
| 1951 | Wins grand prize on Ted Mack’s Amateur Hour (aged seven) |
| 1952 | Forms the Pips with siblings and cousins |
| 1957 | Group releases first single “Whistle My Love” on Brunswick |
| 1960 | Marries James Newman at age 16; group releases debut album |
| 1961 | “Every Beat of My Heart” reaches No. 1 R&B, No. 6 Pop; group renamed Gladys Knight and the Pips |
| 1966 | Signs with Motown’s Soul Records label |
| 1967 | Records “I Heard It Through the Grapevine,” later inducted into Grammy Hall of Fame |
| 1973 | Leaves Motown; signs with Buddah Records; records “Midnight Train to Georgia” |
| 1974 | Wins first two Grammy Awards |
| 1976 | Stars in and produces the film Pipe Dreams |
| 1985 | Appears on “That’s What Friends Are For”; US Pop No. 1 |
| 1986 | Third Grammy Award for “That’s What Friends Are For” |
| 1988 | Group disbands after MCA Records refuses to release Pips and Knight simultaneously |
| 1989 | Records “Licence to Kill” for James Bond film; begins solo career |
| 1991 | Solo album Good Woman reaches US R&B No. 1 |
| 1993 | Performs “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Super Bowl XXVII |
| 1996 | Inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the Pips; Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award |
| 2001 | Marries William McDowell; releases At Last |
| 2001 | Grammy Award for At Last (Best Traditional R&B Vocal Album) |
| 2003 | Joins The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
| 2006 | Grammy Award for One Voice with Saints Unified Voices |
| 2007 | Grammy Award for “You Lifted Me Up” with Ray Charles |
| 2009 | Begins four-year residency at The Flamingo, Las Vegas |
| 2014 | Releases gospel album Where My Heart Belongs; founds RHS Community Foundation with husband |
| 2019 | Appears as The Bee on The Masked Singer |
| 2022 | Kennedy Center Honors |
| August 28, 2026 | Announces transition to fewer performances via social media |
Gladys Knight Early Life and Family
Atlanta in 1944 was a city of contradictions, of Jim Crow segregation and extraordinary cultural vitality, and it was into both of those realities that Gladys Maria Knight was born on May 28. She was born in Atlanta, Georgia, to Sarah Elizabeth, nee Woods, a nurse’s aide, and Merald Woodlow Knight Sr., a postal worker. Her parents were members of both the church choir and a local choir group. Singing was not something the Knight household discovered. It was simply part of how they lived.
Gladys Knight Father
Knight is one of four children born to postal worker Merald Knight Sr. and Sarah Elizabeth Knight, nee Woods. Her father’s postal career provided the family’s economic foundation, while his involvement in the church choir shaped the musical atmosphere in which all four children grew up. Merald Sr. passed away before Knight reached the height of her fame, though specific details about his later life are not publicly documented.
Gladys Knight Mother
Her mother, Sarah Elizabeth, nee Woods, was a nurse’s aide. The following year after Gladys won Ted Mack’s Amateur Hour, her mother Elizabeth Knight created the group consisting of Gladys, her brother Bubba, her sister Brenda, and her cousins William and Eleanor Guest. Her mother’s decision to form the group, and to manage its early development, was the single most consequential act in shaping the trajectory of Gladys Knight’s career.
Gladys Knight Siblings and Family Background
She has a sister, Brenda, and two brothers, Merald “Bubba” Jr. and David “Billy”. Her brother Merald “Bubba” Knight became one of the longest-serving members of the Pips, remaining with the group through its entire career and continuing to perform with Gladys occasionally in later years. David “Billy” Knight is deceased. All three siblings were involved in the early formation of the group.
Gladys Knight Education
Formal educational records for Gladys Knight are not publicly confirmed in any credible source. Her education took place largely through performance itself. Georgia-born, Knight began performing gospel music at age four in the Mount Mariah Baptist Church and sang as a guest soloist with the Morris Brown College Choir. Three years later, she won the grand prize on television’s Ted Mack’s Amateur Hour. By the time she was a teenager she was a working professional recording artist, a trajectory that left little room for conventional schooling.
Gladys Knight Career
The great ones endure, and any biography of Gladys Knight would note that she has long been one of the greatest, checking off just about every imaginable box a recording artist can achieve, as the leader of her singing group, Gladys Knight and the Pips, and as a solo artist. Grammy Awards? Check. Seven of them, in fact. Number one pop hits? Check. Two of those. Number one R&B singles? Ha! Ten of them! Number one albums? She’s topped the R&B chart four times.
Gladys Knight as Child Performer and the Formation of the Pips
Knight began performing gospel music at age four at the Mount Mariah Baptist Church. At age seven, she won the grand prize on Ted Mack’s Amateur Hour, the premier talent showcase of early television. In 1952, Gladys, her brother Merald, sister Brenda, and cousins William and Eleanor Guest formed a musical group called the Pips, named after another cousin, James “Pip” Woods. By the end of the 1950s, they began touring, and replaced Brenda Knight and Eleanor Guest with Gladys’ cousin Edward Patten and friend Langston George.
Gladys Knight and the Pips at Motown and Buddah
Their first major hit, “Every Beat of My Heart,” reached No. 1 on the R&B chart and No. 6 on the pop chart in 1961, launching them into the national consciousness. Top 20 hits like “Every Beat of My Heart,” “Letter Full of Tears,” “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” and “If I Were Your Woman” set the stage for an amazing run in the mid-1970s, with Top 10 gold-certified singles like “Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye),” “I’ve Got to Use My Imagination,” “Best Thing to Ever Happen to Me” and the No. 1 smash “Midnight Train to Georgia” establishing Gladys Knight and The Pips as the premiere pop/R&B vocal ensemble in the world.
You can start with her 1967 smash cover of “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” with the Pips, which was later inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. The group left Motown in 1973 for Buddah Records, a move that proved immediately fruitful. “Midnight Train to Georgia” became their signature song, a No. 1 hit on both the pop and R&B charts, earning them two Grammy Awards in 1974.
In 1985, Knight appeared on the chart-topping and Grammy-winning pop hit “That’s What Friends Are For,” alongside Elton John, Dionne Warwick, and Stevie Wonder. After a move to MCA Records in 1986, “Love Overboard” demonstrated that Gladys Knight and the Pips could work equally well in both R&B and pop genres, taking the group back to the top of the R&B chart and into the pop Top 20 at the end of 1987. The latter song earned them a Grammy Award for the Best R&B Performance in early 1989.
In 1989, Gladys Knight and the Pips parted company following a tour. The separation came after MCA Records refused to allow the group and Knight to release a product simultaneously, forcing her to choose between the Pips and her solo career.
Gladys Knight as a Solo Artist
Knight began a full-time solo career during the early 1990s. The singer’s solitary discography includes an assortment of adult contemporary R&B, gospel, and jazz recordings, highlighted by the Grammy-winning 2001 album At Last and awarded collaborations with Saints Unified Voices and Ray Charles. Among Knight’s later releases is the 2014 Top Ten gospel album Where My Heart Belongs.
Her solo career also included the James Bond theme “Licence to Kill” in 1989, a Top 10 UK hit, and a celebrated performance of the national anthem at Super Bowl XXVII in 1993. A successful four-year show run at The Flamingo, which the Las Vegas Review-Journal praised as “the number-one show on the Strip,” ran from 2009 to 2013.
Gladys Knight as Actress and Businesswoman
Her acting credits span five decades, from her 1976 film Pipe Dreams through to the 2022 comedy Coming 2 America. She acted in both film and TV over more than four decades, appearing in Coming 2 America, Lee Daniels’ The Butler, and the short-lived Flip Wilson sitcom Charlie and Co. She owns a chain of chicken and waffles restaurants based in Atlanta. She and her husband William McDowell also founded the RHS Community Foundation in Fairview, North Carolina in 2014, based around the former Reynolds High School that McDowell attended as a child.
Gladys Knight’s 2026 Career Transition
On August 28, 2026, Knight announced she would be easing into fewer performances, posting to social media: “After much soul searching, I’ve decided that I will be easing into fewer performances while focusing on transitioning into the next stage of my career and life moving forward.” The Empress of Soul said she will use the time to work on projects and be with her husband and their grandchildren.
Gladys Knight Discography, Hit Songs and Records
Gladys Knight has recorded more than 38 albums across her career, spanning Gladys Knight and the Pips and her solo work. She has had ten R&B No. 1 singles and four No. 1 R&B albums.
Gladys Knight’s Signature Songs
Some of her biggest hits include “I Heard It Through the Grapevine,” “If I Were Your Woman,” “Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye),” “Best Thing to Ever Happen to Me,” and “Midnight Train to Georgia.” “Midnight Train to Georgia” is the most celebrated of them all, a No. 1 hit on both the pop and R&B charts in 1973, and the song most associated with her name across more than five decades.
Gladys Knight Religion and Community
What is Gladys Knight’s Religion
Knight was raised Baptist and began singing gospel music at age four at the Mount Moriah Baptist Church in Atlanta. In 2003, she joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a decision she has spoken about publicly in multiple interviews as a deeply personal spiritual choice. She has said the decision came after a period of reflection and that she has found significant meaning in that faith. Her gospel recordings across her career reflect a lifelong engagement with religious music that predates and continued through her formal religious affiliation.
What is Gladys Knight’s Community
She is an African American woman born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, whose musical roots lie in the gospel tradition of the Black Baptist church. Her career grew from that foundation into the broader world of American soul, R&B, and pop music, making her one of the defining voices of Black American musical culture across seven decades.
Gladys Knight Personal Life and Relationships
Gladys Knight has been married four times and has three children from her first two marriages.
Is Gladys Knight Married
Yes. She has been married to William McDowell since April 12, 2001.
Gladys Knight Husband
Knight is currently married to William McDowell, a songwriter and author, and the couple has been together for over two decades, residing in Fairview, North Carolina. McDowell is Knight’s fourth husband, and they live near a community center named RHS Community Foundation, which they founded in 2014. McDowell is from Canton, North Carolina, and has collaborated with Knight on several of her recordings.
Knight married musician James “Jimmy” Newman in 1960, at age 16. The couple had two children. Newman became a drug addict and left the family when Knight was 20. After being separated for seven years, Knight divorced Newman in 1973. In 1974, Knight married producer Barry Hankerson, who is the uncle of the late singer Aaliyah. The couple had one son, Shanga Hankerson. Their marriage ended in 1979. In 1995, Knight married motivational speaker Les Brown, but they separated and divorced in 1997.
Gladys Knight Children
Their son James “Jimmy” Gaston Newman III was born in 1962, and a year later she had her only daughter, Kenya. Her son Shanga Hankerson was born in 1976 to her and Barry Hankerson. Knight and McDowell share a blended family with Knight’s three children from previous marriages, 17 grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren.
Gladys Knight Height, Weight and Physical Appearance
She stands at the height of 5 feet 3 inches tall. Her weight is not publicly confirmed. She has dark brown eyes and has maintained a consistently elegant public appearance throughout her career, known for glamorous stage presentations across more than seven decades of performance.
Gladys Knight Net Worth and Earnings
Gladys Knight’s net worth is estimated by Celebrity Net Worth at approximately $28 million USD, a figure reflecting more than seven decades of earnings from recordings, touring, television, film, residencies, and business ventures.
| Source | Estimated Amount | Notes |
| Net worth estimate (Celebrity Net Worth) | Approx. $28 million USD | Not officially confirmed |
| Recording career | 38+ albums; 10 R&B No. 1 singles | Motown, Buddah, MCA, Columbia, Verve labels |
| Las Vegas residency | Not publicly confirmed | Four years at The Flamingo, 2009 to 2013 |
| Acting career | Not publicly confirmed | Film, television, The Masked Singer |
| Restaurant chain | Not publicly confirmed | Chicken and waffles restaurants, Atlanta |
| RHS Community Foundation | Non-profit | Founded 2014 with husband William McDowell |
Gladys Knight Social Media
| Platform | Handle | Notes |
| Twitter/X | @MsGladysKnight | Official; career announcements including August 28, 2026 transition post |
| @msgladysknight | Official; active | |
| @GladysKnight | Official page | |
| Official Website | gladysknight.com | Active; biography, tour dates |
Her social media accounts are where she made the August 28, 2026 announcement of her transition away from regular touring and performing, the single most significant public statement of her later career.
Lesser Known Facts About Gladys Knight
- Knight began performing gospel music at age four at the Mount Mariah Baptist Church, and sang as a guest soloist with the Morris Brown College Choir. Her professional performing life began before most children begin formal schooling.
- The name “The Pips” did not come from music or performance. The name “The Pips” came from the name of their manager, James “Pip” Woods, who is also Knight’s cousin.
- Knight’s first major recording, “Every Beat of My Heart,” was recorded without the full group. She recorded it as part of a separate arrangement and the group was credited retroactively when the song became a hit.
- She recorded “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” for Motown in 1967, two years before Marvin Gaye’s more famous version was released. The Gladys Knight and the Pips version reached No. 2 pop and No. 1 R&B. It was later inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
- In 2003, she joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a decision she has described in interviews as one of the most meaningful of her personal life, and one that came after extended reflection.
- She is the aunt, by marriage, of singer Aaliyah, through her second marriage to Barry Hankerson, who was Aaliyah’s uncle.
- Her 1976 film Pipe Dreams, in which she starred and which she produced, made her one of the first Black women to produce a feature film in Hollywood during that era.
- A tireless humanitarian, Knight is an iconic supporter of the Boys and Girls Club of America, to which she donated a Randy Jackson-produced song, “The Dream.”
- She performed the national anthem at Super Bowl XXVII in January 1993 in Pasadena, California, one of the most-watched national anthem performances in the game’s history.
- She has produced more than 38 albums over her seven-decade career and holds seven Grammy Awards spanning R&B, gospel, and traditional R&B categories, making her one of the most decorated artists of her generation across multiple genres simultaneously.
At 82, Gladys Knight steps back from regular touring with a body of work that spans genres, decades, record labels, film sets, and stadium stages, carrying with her seven Grammy Awards, a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, a Kennedy Center Honor, and a voice that remains one of the most instantly recognisable in the history of American music. The Empress of Soul earned that title across more than seven decades, and she still owns it.
Gladys Knight FAQ
Who is Gladys Knight?
Gladys Maria Knight is an American singer and actress born on May 28, 1944, in Atlanta, Georgia. Known as the Empress of Soul, she is a seven-time Grammy Award winner, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, and Kennedy Center honoree. She rose to fame as the lead vocalist of Gladys Knight and the Pips, and later pursued a successful solo career spanning gospel, R&B, jazz, and pop.
How old is Gladys Knight?
She was born on May 28, 1944. As of 2026, she is 82 years old.
What is Gladys Knight’s net worth?
Celebrity Net Worth estimates her net worth at approximately $28 million USD, drawn from more than seven decades of recording, touring, television, film, Las Vegas residencies, and business ventures. This figure is not officially confirmed.
Is Gladys Knight married?
Yes. She has been married to William McDowell since April 12, 2001. They live in Fairview, North Carolina, and co-founded the RHS Community Foundation in 2014.
Who is Gladys Knight’s husband?
Her husband is William “Billy” McDowell, a songwriter, author, and corporate consultant from Canton, North Carolina. He is her fourth husband and has collaborated with her on several recordings.
What is Gladys Knight’s religion?
She was raised Baptist and began singing gospel music at age four at the Mount Moriah Baptist Church in Atlanta. In 2003, she joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a decision she has spoken about publicly as a deeply personal spiritual choice.
How tall is Gladys Knight?
She stands at 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m).
Who are Gladys Knight’s children?
She has three children: James “Jimmy” Gaston Newman III (born 1962) and Kenya (born 1963), from her first marriage to James Newman, and Shanga Hankerson (born 1976), from her second marriage to Barry Hankerson. She has 17 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
What is Gladys Knight’s most famous song?
“Midnight Train to Georgia” is her most celebrated song, a No. 1 hit on both the pop and R&B charts in 1973, and the winner of two Grammy Awards in 1974. Other signature songs include “I Heard It Through the Grapevine,” “Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye),” “Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me,” and “That’s What Friends Are For.”
What is Gladys Knight’s latest news in 2026?
On August 28, 2026, Gladys Knight announced via social media that she would be easing into fewer performances as she transitions to the next stage of her career and personal life. She said she plans to focus on projects and spend more time with her husband and grandchildren.
How many Grammy Awards has Gladys Knight won?
She has won seven Grammy Awards across her career in the categories of R&B vocal performance, traditional R&B vocal, gospel choir, and gospel song. She also received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1996.
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