Rich Tolbert Jr. is a New York City singer, songwriter, and worship leader who quickly burst onto the gospel charts in 2020. ∙ A Bronx native who grew up in the church, Tolbert was previously a member of Livre’, a vocal gospel ensemble signed to Alicia Keys’ Glory2Glory label. ∙ In 2019, he cowrote and featured on “Miracle Worker,” a Dove-nominated song from J.J. Hairston & Youthful Praise. ∙ The title track of his 2020 debut solo album, Never Be Defeated, reached No. 1 on the Billboard Gospel Digital Song Sales chart.