This past weekend, prior to taking the stage at a jam-packed Bridgestone Arena, 2x GRAMMY Award winner and multi-platinum selling artist Lauren Daigle was presented with plaques honoring recent RIAA Certifications. Her 2018 record breaking album, Look Up Child, was officially certified 2x Platinum. The breakthrough album debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard Top 200 albums chart and solidified Daigle’s position as a mainstay on the charts. She also received a plaque honoring the Gold Certification of her single, “Thank God I Do,” which is the lead single from Daigle’s 2023 self-titled album. It marks her 6th Billboard No. 1, making her the first artist to have two singles top the Top Christian Songs chart for more than 20 weeks.
(L-R: Leigh Holt (manager, maddjett), Steve Bartels (Founder, Music Bartels), Lauren Daigle, Caren Siedle (CEO Centricity Music), Michele Ballantyne (RIAA President & COO), Andrew Lambeth (VP, Sales & Promotions, Centricity Music))
Photo credit: Ashley Wright
Lauren Daigle is a two-time Grammy®, seven-time Billboard Music, four-time American Music, and twelve-time GMA Dove Music Award winner. Since the release of her GRAMMY® Award-winning, 2x platinum-certified 2018 album Look Up Child, which included the 6x platinum-certified hit “You Say,” Daigle has been a mainstay on the Billboard charts. When Look Up Child debuted at No. 3 on the Top 200 Albums chart, Daigle became the first female artist in history to simultaneously hit the Top 10 on both Billboard’s Pop and Christian Album charts. Her recent GRAMMY Nominated and Mike Elizondo-produced, 23-song, self-titled album’s debut single, “Thank God I Do,” gave Daigle her 6th Billboard No. 1 and was recently certified Gold. She’s garnered over a billion streams and wowed crowds for years with sold-out US and international tours. Daigle continues to cement her status as a modern vocal powerhouse with a huge global fanbase.
Off stage, Daigle remains committed to investing her time to promote music education, work with at-risk youth, and provide care for children, the elderly, and those in need through The Price Fund, an organization she founded in 2018. To date, she has distributed over $2.5 million to 42 nonprofits around the world.
Anthony Brown & group therAPy's 2012 gospel classic, “Worth,” was recently RIAA-certified Platinum. The track was initially RIAA-certified Gold in the fall of 2019. That’s not all the good news though. The dynamic group is co-headlining a 30+ city gospel concert tour with showman, Pastor Mike Jr., Bri Babineaux, and Deitrick Haddon.
The 18th annual McDonald’s Inspiration Celebration Gospel Tour has partnered with the I Got Away tour team to bring a night of uplifting music to over 30 cities over the next few months. The tour kicks off in Nashville, TN on April 26th and will run through June with the possibility of a second leg in the fall. The dates come on the heels of the release of the group’s sixth album, Affirmations(Key of A / Tyscot / FairTrade). The twelve-track set showcases their polished, soul-stirring grasp of contemporary gospel music with touches of Classical, Pop, Pentecostal, and even Celtic flavoring. The first radio single, “Speak Your Name,” peaked at No. 1 on Billboard magazine’s Gospel Airplay chart in late 2023. The new single “Up Up Up” debuted at No. 29 on Billboard and No. 30 on Mediabase’s respective Gospel Airplay charts last week. Listen Link: https://fts.lnk.to/ABup
Andy Mineo recently announced his hit song "Coming In Hot" being RIAA-certified Platinum in a fun Instagram reel. See the full video below.
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