LOS ANGELES – Today,
Capitol Christian Music Group (CCMG) announced the renewal of their agreement for North America for
Hillsong Music which includes the renowned
Hillsong United, Hillsong Worship and
Hillsong Young & Free.
Since signing in 2010, Hillsong and Capitol have collectively spread
songs containing the life-giving message of faith, hope and love
impacting millions.
“Hillsong has been an amazing partner of Capitol Christian Music
Group for a decade,” says Peter York (Chairman, CEO of Capitol CMG). “I
am extremely honored to have signed another long term record and
publishing deal with them! They are passionate about their music and
their mission and exemplify true partnership in every aspect of our
relationship. We are pleased to represent their products to consumers
for many years to come because of the high bar they maintain for
creative content & compelling artistry. They are uncompromising in
their efforts to positively impact the lives of people around the
world.”
“We are absolutely thrilled to continue working with such a
groundbreaking church as Hillsong,” says Hudson Plachy, co-president of
Capitol CCMG. “The worldwide impact of their music is unmatched in the
genre, and we are incredibly grateful to continue our long term
partnership.”
“It is our great pleasure to announce the continuation of our
long-standing relationship with Capitol Christian Music Group in North
America,” says Hillsong Church’s Global General Manager George
Aghajanian. “We are excited about the passion that drives both
organizations to see the worship that comes from the heart of our
church, Hillsong Church, and the other songs we represent reach and
touch so many lives worldwide. Working with the right partner that
authentically represents who we are is of paramount importance to us,
and we are thankful for the work Peter York, Hudson Plachy, Brad
O’Donnell and the entire CCMG team consistently put in to help us
service our songs to the Church and the community in North America.”
The leading brand in the Christian music space, Hillsong has
redefined the genre with their chart-topping albums, achieving a level
of commercial success never before seen within the genre.
Hillsong Worship has seen tremendous success alongside Capitol in
recent years, most notably with their chart-topping singles “What a
Beautiful Name” and “Who You Say I Am,” and their highly successful
albums “There Is More” and “Let There Be Light.” In 2018, Hillsong
Worship secured their first-ever GRAMMY Award for “What a Beautiful
Name,” which additionally helped the anthem become the fastest growing
song in modern church history. Their latest single “King of Kings” is
quickly gaining momentum and tracking to become another staple in their
vast catalog of songs sung by an estimated 50 million people worldwide
each week.
Within the past decade, Hillsong UNITED has reached heights no other
Christian contemporary band has with five consecutive no. 1 studio
albums on the Billboard Christian Albums chart. Their latest album
“PEOPLE” topped the Billboard 200 debuting at no. 2, securing one of the
highest debuts ever from a Christian band on this chart. Recorded live
in Sydney, Australia, “PEOPLE” showcased a wide range of new material
including the breakout song “Good Grace” that set the record as UNITED’s
highest streaming street week career single, which “Whole Heart”
subsequently broke by an increase of 12% upon its release. In support of
their new music, the group returned to the United States for the first
time in nearly three years this past spring for their highly anticipated
‘People’ Tour.
The arena circuit consisted of 33 shows before
culminating at New York’s Madison Square Garden in July.
Hillsong Young & Free, the newest addition to the Hillsong music
group, formed in 2013 with the underlying goal of targeting youth
throughout the world with their revamped contemporary approach. With a
total of three highly successful albums and over 20 singles released
since their formation, Young & Free has played an integral role in
helping the overarching Hillsong brand find commercial success. Since
inception, the youth worship collective has acquired over 373 million
YouTube channel views, garnered over 500 million global career streams
with a 700,000 plus global unit career consumption, earned a combined
social following of 3 million plus fans, and has seen five No. 1 career
singles and eight Top 5 singles at Hot AC radio. Their debut album “We
Are Young & Free” landed in the Top 25 on Billboard 200 while “Youth
Revival” garnered the group its first-ever GRAMMY nomination for Best
Contemporary Christian Music Album (2017).
For more information on Hillsong Music, visit
https://hillsong.com/music/.
For more information on Capitol Music Group, visit
https://www.universalmusic.com/label/capitol-music-group/.
Credit: Capital Christian Music
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