NEW YORK, N.Y. (July 2, 2019) – Multi-platinum selling and award-winning
Hillsong UNITED joins
Pandora’s Billionaires Club celebrating over
1.8 billion lifetime
streams on the platform. One of only a handful of artists in its genre
to reach this benchmark, the group was presented the prestigious award
last night during their VIP (Diamond) Fan Experience held prior to their
sold-out show at Madison Square Garden.
“To say we are completely humbled and grateful to receive this
accolade and be able to travel these songs would be an understatement!,”
says Hillsong UNITED’s JD. “We are so thankful to everyone who has come
out to the events and engaged in these songs. We have always endeavored
for these songs to help people in whatever season of life they are in
and bring glory to God who gave us all life in the first place!”
“Imagine what it’s like to start out as the youth group band at
church and then ‘age out’ of that to become the voice of worship for an
entire generation of 21st century Christians,” says Melissa Chalos,
Christian and Gospel Music Curator/Programmer at Pandora. “That’s the
story of Hillsong UNITED, a band whose success actually matters less to
them than the cultural impact of their message. They’re the first
worship band to surpass the Billion Spins benchmark. Innovation,
authenticity and ‘Oceans’ got them there. Church people will be singing
their songs for generations to come.”
The recent accolade builds on the worship collective’s massive,
record-breaking year. Hillsong UNITED just celebrated its largest career
street week to date with the release of their latest album,
“People.” The monumental project generated over
8 million streams and
over 100K in albums sold within its first week, solidifying UNITED’s
status as the most influential group within contemporary Christian
music.
In support of the new album, the group returned to the United States
in April 2019 for the first time in nearly three years for its
People Tour.
With multiple sold-out shows including LA’s Staples Center, NYC’s
Madison Square Garden and D.C.’s The Anthem, Hillsong UNITED just
announced that it will be expanding their tour with six new dates in
September. Presented by Premier Productions, cities added include
Jacksonville, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Louisville, Oklahoma City and
Bossier City. For tickets or more information, visit
Hillsong.com/UNITED or
PremierProductions.com.
For more information, visit
www.hillsongunited.com or @hillsongunited on all social platforms.
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