<P> Released as the first single in 1998 , `` Lean on Me '' helped catapult The Nu Nation Project to becoming a 2x platinum gospel album . The single is also an interpretation of the Bill Withers song `` '' Lean on Me '' . The song was a collaboration with artists Bono , Mary J. Blige , Crystal Lewis , and R. Kelly . The song was heavily praised for reaching both the gospel and secular radio . 1.5 million copies of the single have been sold to date and the single was nominated for Song of the Year Category for the 41st Grammy Awards . The single was also nominated for Best R&B Song and Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal . </P>
who are the singers on kirk franklin lean on me
Bono Mary J. Blige Crystal Lewis R. Kelly