Musical Accolades for YDM includes:

2006 - Youth Choir of the Year

2006 - Youth Choir Director of the Year

2006 - Runner-up: New /artist of the Year

2007 - Runner-up: Community Choir

2007 - Runner-up: Youth Choir

2008 - Youth Choir of the Year

2008 - Community Choir of the Year

2008 - Ms. Jackie received "The Gospel Trailblazer Award"

2009 - Runner-up: Youth Choir

2009 - Runner-up: Community Choir

2010 - Runner-Up: Community Choir

2013 - Ms. Jackie received The Legends Award

2016 - Texas State: Choir Of The Year

2022 - Texas Community Choir Of The Year

* * The above mentioned awards were presented by the Texas Gospel Music Excellence Awards.

2010 - Ms. Jackie received Houston's 50 Gospel Music Legends Award given by The Houston Chapter of the GMWA.

2010 - Ms. Jackie Smith received the Lee Ida Brown Campbell "Leadership Award", presented by Congresswoman Shelia Jackson & the Gospel Music Heritage Committee

YDM is abundantly blessed to have recorded their first CD, entitled "This Is MySpace", live in Dallas and released it at their Second Anniversary on their own record label, The YDM Music Factory. In their hometown of Houston, the project was introduced to the city on gospel radio station 1360 (KWWJ). It debuted on the stations' Top 5 at 5 at number 5. In one week it rose to the number 1 spot and held that spot for weeks, it is still in heavy rotation at the station. YDM appeared on the Youth Choir Stage of the Verizon Wireless “How Sweet The Sound” Church Choir Competition in Houston at the Toyota Center in 2008.

YDM is coming off a spiritual high, since completing their First International Tour in October, 2013. They stopped first in Atlanta, for a concert at Hillside International Truth Center, Bishop Dr. Barbara King, Pastor and then headed to London, England. The trip was awesome and one they will forever be grateful to God. Taking a year off, they were back on the road again with their 2015 "West Coast Tour". Visiting cities along the way to the San Francisco Bay Area, their first concert was in San Antonio, Tx. Then off to Las Vegas, where they opened up for Sunday Best Winner, Amber Bullock. Sunday morning service found them singng at the Historical City of Refuge Church, Bishop Noel Jones, Pastor. Later on that same day, they were afforded the opportunity to open up for the Los Angeles Chapter of the GMWA(the late James Cleveland, Founder). Meeting such gospel greats as Quincy Fielding Jr. and Mrs. Rodena Preston(sister of the late R & B great Billy Preston)

In addition to signing at many churches of different denominations, the opportunity has presented itself to sing for other events. They traveled to Austin, Texas to sing for two weddings. They sung at the 2016 MLK Gospel Fest, it was awesome and inspiring. They recently made their theatrical debut as the church choir in the Hit Stage Play, "Saved With Secrets". Saturday April 13, 2019, they participated in the Fifth Ward Renaissance Festival and song on the Gospel Stage.

November 23, 2019, they will be blessed to celebrate their Fifteenth(15th) Anniversary with a concert in Houston, before heading to Galveston to board a Carnival Cruise Ship for a seven day cruise to Key West Florida, Freeport and Nassau, Bahamas. 

With no signs of slowing down in sight, they are making plans to travel to Sweden in the Fall of 2023.

March 7, 2020, they were given the opportunity to travel to Waco Texas and open up for a Gospel Music Workshop, directed by Donald Lawrence. Unfortunately, that was their last engagement for the year, due to the occurrence of the Corona Virus Global Pandemic. All engagements, concerts and rehearsals were put on a hold for one year and two months. 

it goes without saying, the Covid-19 Pandemic changed the trajectory of Church services, Gospel Concerts and Musical everywhere.  Once the number started going downward and CDC lowered the Emergency Level, they started rehearsing and were actually able to celebrate their 17th Anniversary, with Ms. Chrystal Rucker as their Special Guest Soloist.

God has taken this group of young people to a special place in gospel music, ministering near and far and singing at various venues for many different events. YDM continues to do community projects such as after school tutorials. They are impacting the gospel music industry as well as influencing their community as young leaders of tomorrow. With no signs of slowing down in sight, they are making plans to travel to Sweden in the Fall of 2023.