Multi award-winning Gospel Artist, Minister, and Industry Executive, Minister LeKeisha Taylor-Cotten is a Mississippi Delta native from Indianola, Mississippi — the birthplace of legendary icons, including B.B. King. A powerful voice in ministry, media, and music, she is known for blending authentic worship, prophetic preaching, leadership, and community impact into a ministry that transforms lives.
 

​Minister LeKeisha has ministered across 21 states and 9 countries, sharing platforms with internationally recognized artists and leaders including Donald Lawrence, Kirk Franklin, CeCe Winans, Tamela Mann, Le’Andria Johnson, and more. She has also ministered before governors, presidents, ambassadors, and thousands around the world through conferences, revivals, television, and worship experiences.

In 2017, she founded the Gulf Coast Gospel Music Awards Academy (GCGMA), an organization dedicated to honoring excellence while impacting generations through music, ministry, education, and development. Through GCGMA, over 2,000 individuals have been recognized internationally for their contributions to faith, music, leadership, and community service.
 

Her work in philanthropy and recovery outreach includes serving as a Community Recovery Leader following Hurricane Katrina, helping develop a recovery initiatives manual titled “How To Rebuild A Village After A Storm”, which was submitted to national leadership including former President George Bush and President Barack Obama.

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Minister Cotten continues to serve globally through worship, preaching, leadership teaching, media, mentorship, entrepreneurship, and community transformation — empowering people to heal, grow, lead, and walk boldly in purpose.

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• Licensed and Ordained Minister of the Gospel

• Winner of the Diamondhead Performing Arts Center’s ‘Voices of the Coast’

• ‘Coast Idol’ Winner - hosted by Fox New 25, sponsored by the American Idol

• International VIP Choice Winner’ for Actors Models & Talent for Christ competition

• Gulf Coast Women in Business Young Careerist Award Recipient

• Forever Plus a Day Foundation Community Hero

• Top Influencer Award from Gulf Coast Woman in Business Magazine

• Top 10 Under 40 One Coast Award Recipient

• Success Women’s Entertainer of the Year Award

• Zamar Music Awards Recipient

• Gulf Coast Woman Magazine

• South Mississippi Living Magazine

• Urban CEO

• UPWORDS International Magazine in India

• Gulf Coast Woman Successful Magazine

• JesusGirl.ENT Magazine

• For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf

• The Harlem Renaissance

• The Colored Museum

• Who Killed THe King of Bling Play

• Honorable Mention for Black Gospel Music’s Independent Artist Spotlight 

• Louisiana Gospel Music Nominee for The Key of Gospel Music for Artist of the Year