Yolanda Adams: Road to the BET Awards

The talented gospel singer will be at her Sunday Best.

Yolonda Adams: Road to the BET Awards 2012 - You want the best of what Sunday Best has to offer? Well we've got it right here at the BET Awards 2012. That's right, Yolonda Adams, a gospel music icon, is among the powerful line up of the blessed talent who will bring an uplifting voice to this year's show. Click on to see how Adams made her way to share in the glory of yet another BET Awards Sunday.

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Yolonda Adams: Road to the BET Awards 2012 - You want the best of what Sunday Best has to offer? Well we've got it right here at the BET Awards 2012. That's right, Yolonda Adams, a gospel music icon, is among the powerful line up of the blessed talent who will bring an uplifting voice to this year's show. Click on to see how Adams made her way to share in the glory of yet another BET Awards Sunday.

August 1, 2011: High End Design - Adams debuted her high-end luxury women's clothing line, The Yolanda Adams Collection, in the summer of 2011. (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for NAACP Image Awards)

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August 1, 2011: High End Design - Adams debuted her high-end luxury women's clothing line, The Yolanda Adams Collection, in the summer of 2011. (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for NAACP Image Awards)

October 8, 2011: Michael Jackson Tribute - Yolanda Adams joined a cast of stars who performed at the Michael Forever tribute concert in Cardiff, Wales. Adams performed "Earth Song."(Photo:  Kevin Winter/Getty Images for NAACP Image Awards)

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October 8, 2011: Michael Jackson Tribute - Yolanda Adams joined a cast of stars who performed at the Michael Forever tribute concert in Cardiff, Wales. Adams performed "Earth Song."(Photo:  Kevin Winter/Getty Images for NAACP Image Awards)

Yolanda Adams - The legendary Yolanda Adams has her eyes on the prize in the Best Gospel category after releasing her 11th studio album, Becoming, last year.(Photo: Earl E. Gibson III/BET)

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January 14, 2012: Nominated for 2012 Stellar Awards - Adams was nominated for Female Vocalist of the Year and Contemporary Female of the Year at the Stellar Awards. (Photo: Earl E. Gibson III/BET)

Yolanda Adams on Sunday Best - Yolanda Adams may be the first lady of gospel but she can also be seen dishing out tough love each season to contestants as a Sunday Best judge. Winners get a national recording contract, a new automobile, plus a cash prize for their community.  (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for NAACP Image Awards)

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February 17, 2012: Whitney Houston Tribute - Yolanda Adams performed a tear-jerking rendition of "I Love the Lord" in honor of Whitney Houston at the NAACP Image Awards.(Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for NAACP Image Awards)

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March 11, 2012: Dreamers Academy - The gospel legend performed at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida as a part of their career-inspiration program the Disney's Dreamers Academy. (Photo: Riccardo S. Savi/Getty Images for National Rehabilitation Hospital)

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March 11, 2012: Dreamers Academy - The gospel legend performed at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida as a part of their career-inspiration program the Disney's Dreamers Academy. (Photo: Riccardo S. Savi/Getty Images for National Rehabilitation Hospital)

April 1, 2012: Celebration of Gospel  - Adams delivered a stirring tribute performance to Gospel legend Mahalia Jackson during BET's Celebration of Gospel 2012. (Photo: Earl E. Gibson III/BET)

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April 1, 2012: Celebration of Gospel - Adams delivered a stirring tribute performance to Gospel legend Mahalia Jackson during BET's Celebration of Gospel 2012. (Photo: Earl E. Gibson III/BET)

July 8, 2012: Sunday Best  - Just a week after she puts it down at the BET Awards 2012, Adams will return to her role as judge for the fifth season of BET's gospel talent competition Sunday Best, which debuts on July 8. (Photo: Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Gospel Music Association)

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July 8, 2012: Sunday Best - Just a week after she puts it down at the BET Awards 2012, Adams will return to her role as judge for the fifth season of BET's gospel talent competition Sunday Best, which debuts on July 8. (Photo: Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Gospel Music Association)