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Lauren Daigle (album)
''Lauren Daigle'' is the fourth studio album by American contemporary Christian music and pop singer Lauren Daigle. Atlantic Records (in partnership with Centricity Music) released the first volume of the album on May 12, 2023 and the second volume (the complete album) on September 8, 2023. It is Daigle's first album to be released as a mainstream pop record. Background In an interview with ''Relevant Magazines Emily Brown, regarding the inspiration for the album, Daigle said that the writing started in October 2020 and the time period was influential. Daigle further echoes how she felt powerless and voiceless due to the state of the world and her personal life at the time, and that God orchestrated the right people at the right time, seeing this album as her "rebirth" and considering it an "incredible musical journey". Title and artwork While discussing the album with Zane Lowe from Apple Music 1, Daigle explained the reason for the album being self-titled. During a dinner with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Lauren Daigle
Lauren Ashley Daigle ( ; born September 9, 1991) is an American contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter. After being signed to the label Centricity Music, she released her debut album, ''How Can It Be (album), How Can It Be,'' in 2015. It reached No. 1 on the ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Top Christian Albums chart, has been certified Platinum by the RIAA and produced three No. 1 singles on the ''Billboard'' Christian Airplay chart ("First", "Trust in You (song), Trust in You", and "O'Lord"). Daigle's third studio album, ''Look Up Child'', was released in September 2018. Bolstered by the Crossover music, pop crossover success of the single "You Say", it went on to debut at No. 3 on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 chart, becoming the highest-charting Christian album by a woman in over 20 years, and No. 1 on the Top Christian Albums chart, with 115,000 album-equivalent units sold in the first week. The album's lead single, "You Say", peaked at No. 29 on the B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Hot Christian Songs
Hot Christian Songs is a music chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States. It ranks the popularity of Christian songs using the same methodology developed for the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, the magazine's flagship songs chart, by incorporating data from the sales of downloads, streaming data, and airplay across all monitored radio stations. From its inception in June 2003 through November 2013, the Hot Christian Songs chart ranked the top songs only by overall audience impressions of songs played on contemporary Christian music radio stations. Beginning with the chart dated December 7, 2013, the chart follows the same methodology used for the Hot 100 to compile its rankings. The Christian Airplay chart was created in unison with the change to continue to monitor airplay of songs on Christian radio. The current number-one song on the chart as of the issue dated April 12 is " Hard Fought Hallelujah" by Brandon Lake. Song milestones Most weeks at number on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Pink (singer)
Alecia Beth Moore-Hart (Birth name, née Moore; born September 8, 1979), known professionally as Pink (stylized as ), is an American singer and songwriter. She is known for her acrobatic stage presence and activism. At the age of 15, Pink formed the short-lived girl group Choice, who signed with LaFace Records in 1995, although they disbanded without any major releases. Her first solo studio album, ''Can't Take Me Home'' (2000), was released to commercial success and received RIAA certification, double platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Produced by label boss Babyface (musician), Babyface and influenced by contemporary R&B, the album spawned two Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100-top ten singles: "There You Go" and "Most Girls (Pink song), Most Girls". Pink gained further recognition for her 2001 collaborative single "Lady Marmalade#Moulin Rouge! version, Lady Marmalade" from the Moulin Rouge! Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film, so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jason Ingram
Jason David Ingram is an American Christian music producer and songwriter. He has been a songwriter for many Christian artists, including Bebo Norman and Point of Grace. Career Around the end of 2001, he was the first artist to be signed to Resonate Records, an INO Records partnership with Sonicflood's lead vocalist Rick Heil. He subsequently released his first album, ''Jason Ingram'', on March 5, 2002. Since 2003, Ingram has been the lead vocalist of the Christian pop rock band The Longing. Ingram co-founded in 2009 and is currently the lead vocalist for the band One Sonic Society. Ingram has written songs for many contemporary Christian music artists. He wrote Bebo Norman's "I Will Lift My Eyes" and Salvador's "Shine". At the annual SESAC Awards, held in Nashville on March 5, 2007, Ingram received the "Christian Songwriter of the Year" award. After receiving the honor, he told ''Billboard'', "I had no idea, it never crossed my mind. I am so thrilled. You write and you ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Grammy Award For Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards to artists and producers who make the best albums in the contemporary Christian music (CCM) genre from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to help it "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position". The Best Contemporary Christian Music Album award was one of the new categories created after a major overhaul of the Grammy Awards categories for 2012. This award combines recordings that were previously submitted for the Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album, Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album and Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album. The academy made a distinction between CCM and gospel music after determining that there were "two distinct wings to the gospel house" and that the "gospel" tends to conjure the images and sounds of traditi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
66th Annual Grammy Awards
The 66th Annual Grammy Awards honored the best recordings, compositions, and artists from October 1, 2022, to September 15, 2023, as chosen by the members of The Recording Academy, on February 4, 2024. In its 21st year at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, the ceremony was broadcast on CBS and available to stream on Paramount+, and was hosted by Trevor Noah for the fourth time. The nominations were announced on November 10, 2023; SZA received the most nominations with nine, followed by Victoria Monét, Phoebe Bridgers (solo and as part of boygenius), and Serban Ghenea with seven each. Monét's 2-year-old daughter, Hazel, became the youngest nominee in Grammy Awards history; she was a featured artist on her mother's song "Hollywood", which was nominated for Best Traditional R&B Performance. Bridgers was the night's biggest winner, receiving four awards: Three as part of Boygenius ( Best Rock Song, Best Rock Performance, and Best Alternative Music Album), and Best Pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Grammy Awards
The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as The Grammys, are awards presented by The Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in music. They are regarded by many as the most prestigious and significant awards in the music industry in the United States, and thus the show is frequently called "music's biggest night". The trophy depicts a gilded gramophone, and the original idea was to call them the "Gramophone Awards". The Grammys are the first of the Big Three networks' major music awards held annually, and are considered one of the four major annual American entertainment awards with the Academy Awards (for films), the Emmy Awards (for television), and the Tony Awards (for theater). The first Grammy Awards ceremony was held on May 4, 1959, to honor the musical accomplishments of performers for the year 1958. After the 2011 ceremony, the Recording Academy overhauled many Grammy Award categories for 2012. The 67th Annua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Billboard Music Award For Top Christian Album
The ''Billboard'' Music Award for Top Christian Album winners and nominees. Winners and nominees Superlatives Four nominations *Casting Crowns *Chris Tomlin Three nominations *MercyMe *TobyMac *Skillet Two nominations *Lecrae References {{Billboard Music Awards Billboard awards Album awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2023 Billboard Music Awards
The 2023 ''Billboard'' Music Awards were held on November 19, 2023. The show aired live on ''Billboard''s website and social media pages. Nominations across 71 categories—for releases during the period dated to November 19, 2022, through October 21, 2023—were announced online on October 26, 2023. Taylor Swift received the most nominations of any artist, with 20. Morgan Wallen was awarded the most honors of the night, with 11 wins followed by Swift who won 10 awards. Background On March 16, 2023, ''Billboard'' announced the shift of the award ceremony from spring to fall 2023, as of before the 2011 ''Billboard'' Music Awards. The show was announced to be held on November 19, 2023, typically dates held by the American Music Awards, which was cancelled for the year of 2023. On October 19, 2023, ''Billboard'' announced a partnership with Spotify for the award ceremony, for a segment named "Fans First" to "bring fans up-close-and-personal with their favorite artists". ''Bill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Billboard Music Awards
The ''Billboard'' Music Awards are honors given out annually by '' Billboard'', a publication covering the music business and a music popularity chart. The ''Billboard'' Music Awards show has been held annually since 1990, with the exception of the years 2007 through 2010. The event was previously staged in December, but has been held in May since returning in 2011. On October 19, 2023, it was announced that the award ceremony will be reformatted as a digital-only show and move from broadcast television to its website and ''Billboard''s social media pages, starting with the 2023 edition on November 19, but in 2024, the show aired on Fox. Awards process Unlike other awards, such as the Grammy Award, which determine nominations as a result of the highest votes received by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, the ''Billboard'' Music Awards finalists are based on album and digital songs sales, streaming, radio airplay, touring, and social engagement. These measureme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Top Christian Albums
Top Christian Albums is a weekly chart published in ''Billboard'' magazine that ranks the best-performing Christian albums in the United States. Like the ''Billboard'' 200, the data is compiled by Nielsen Soundscan based on each album's weekly physical and digital sales, as well as on-demand streaming and digital sales of its individual tracks. The chart was introduced on the magazine issue dated March 29, 1980, under the title "Best Selling Inspirational LPs". The current name was adopted on August 16, 2003, in an effort to "streamline" chart titles. The first number-one album was Candle's '' Music Machine''. Amy Grant Amy Lee Grant (born November 25, 1960) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. She began her music career in contemporary Christian music (CCM) before crossing over to pop music in the mid-1980s. Grant has been referred to as "Honorific ...'s ''Age to Age'', released in 1982, topped the chart for 85 consecutive weeks, the longest for any album on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Album-equivalent Unit
The album-equivalent unit, or album equivalent, often shortened to just unit, is a sales metric in the music industry that defines the number of streaming media, songs streamed and music download, songs downloaded equal to one Record sales, traditional album sale. The album-equivalent unit was introduced in the mid-2010s as an answer to the drop of album sales in the 21st century. Album sales more than halved from 1999 to 2009, declining from a $14.6 to $6.3 billion industry, partly due to cheap digitally downloaded Single (music), singles. For instance, the only albums that Music recording certification, went platinum in the United States in 2014 were the Frozen (soundtrack), ''Frozen'' soundtrack and Taylor Swift's ''1989 (album), 1989'', whereas several albums had gone platinum in 2013. The use of album-equivalent units transformed the Record chart, music charts from a ranking of best-selling albums into a ranking of most popular albums. The International Federation of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
