Mary Mary is a three time Grammy-award winning American gospel music duo, consisting of sisters Erica Atkins-Campbell (born April 29, 1972(1972-04-29)and Tina Atkins-Campbell (born May 1, 1974(1974-05-01). 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.
In 2009, Mary Mary commenced recording their sixth studio album. Originally titled OMG, the project was renamed Something Big (album) after R&B singer Usher had a hit single, OMG in 2010. The album was released on March 29, 2011. The duo released the lead single, Walking, in the fall of 2010. A video was shot in January 2011 in Santa Ana, CA. Mary Mary debuted their follow-up single, the title track Something Big on the BET Celebration of Gospel 2011. The latter single will be the B-side of the former single.
