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62-418: Maverick City Music is an American contemporary Christian worship music collective founded by Norman Gyamfi and Jonathan Jay originating from Atlanta . The collective made its debut in 2019 with the release of two extended plays, Maverick City, Vol. 1 and Maverick City, Vol. 2 . In 2020, Maverick City Music released two live albums: Maverick City Vol. 3 Part 1 and Maverick City, Vol. 3 Pt. 2 , with
124-611: A "worship band" or "praise team", with either a guitarist or pianist leading. It has become a common genre of music sung in many churches, particularly in charismatic or non-denominational Protestant churches with some Roman Catholic congregations incorporating it into the Mass as well. In the early 1950s, the Taizé Community in France started to attract youths from several religious denominations with worship hymns based on modern melodies. In
186-490: A collaborative album with Elevation Worship titled Old Church Basement which contained the hit songs " Jireh ", " Talking to Jesus " and " Wait on You "; and Jubilee: Juneteenth Edition , which attained commercial success and garnered widespread critical acclaim. Maverick City Music's accolades include 5 Grammy Awards , 4 GMA Dove Awards , 1 Billboard Music Award , and 1 Soul Train Music Award . Maverick City Music
248-459: A hard time finding good music, but played the contemporary music because the church wanted it, with the only criteria being how contemporary the music sounded. Gordon also said churches were adding hymns to contemporary services, but that in the past the main concern had never been how new the music sounded. Gordon said in 2014 that contemporary music could not be as good because one generation could not compete with 50 generations of hymns, and even
310-401: A lead singer and lead guitarist or keyboard player. Their role is to indicate the tone, structure, pace and volume of the worship songs, and perhaps even construct the order or content during the time of worship. Some larger churches are able to employ paid worship leaders, and some have attained fame by worship leading, blurring contemporary worship music with Christian rock , though the role of
372-455: A part in the globalisation of much CWM. Some churches, such as Hillsong , Bethel and Vineyard , have their own publishing companies, and there is a thriving Christian music business which parallels that of the secular world, with recording studios, music books, CDs, MP3 downloads and other merchandise. The consumer culture surrounding CWM has prompted both criticism and praise, and as Pete Ward deals with in his book "Selling Worship", no advance
434-447: A personal relationship with God and free expression are emphasised. As in traditional hymnody, some images, such as captivity and freedom, life and death, romance, power and sacrifice, are employed to facilitate relationship with God. Beginning in the 2010s, contemporary worship music with a distinctly theological lyric focus blending hymns and worship songs with contemporary rhythms & instrumentation, began to emerge, primarily in
496-458: A rock band, replace rather than enable a congregation's praise. Seventh-day Adventist author Samuele Bacchiocchi expressed concerns over the use of the " rock " idiom, as he argues that music communicates on a subconscious level, and the often anarchistic, nihilistic ethos of rock stands against Christian culture . Using the physical response induced by drums in a worship context as evidence that rock takes peoples' minds away from contemplating on
558-598: A single which was released on June 3, 2022. "God Really Loves Us" peaked at number three on the Hot Christian Songs chart, and number one on the Hot Gospel Songs chart. Maverick City Music released their third Spanish-language album, Simple Adoración , on June 10, 2022. Kingdom Book One was released on June 17, 2022. Kingdom Book One debuted at number 151 on the Billboard 200 chart, while appearing at number two on
620-401: A statement on Instagram that they had paused their professional relationship with Bowe, citing behavior that was inconsistent with their core values and beliefs, the nature of which was not specified. Bowe released a statement of apology, stating that he was receiving counsel and support, while also taking a step back from social media and expressed recommitment to God's purpose for his life. At
682-428: A weekly lectionary that gives a broad range of scriptural themes, including selected psalms on those themes, CWM churches tend not to have an agreed lectionary and the consequent agreement on using a broad range of material. Pope John Paul II , concerning the role of music in regard to worship, wrote, "today, as yesterday, musicians, composers, liturgical chapel cantors, church organists and instrumentalists must feel
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#1732859362225744-422: Is overwhelmingly positive, can lead to avoidance of the psalms of lament. Michael Vasey writes: "Scripture is, of course, full of lament – and devotes its finest literary creation to warning the godly against quick and easy answers. The power of many of the psalms we are embarrassed to use lies precisely here. Of all this there is little echo in our contemporary reading." Whereas denominational churches generally use
806-413: Is sung communally, there can be a practical and theological emphasis on its accessibility, to enable every member of the congregation to participate in a corporate act of worship. This often manifests in simple, easy to learn melodies, in a mid-vocal range, repetition, familiar chord progressions and a restricted harmonic palette. Unlike hymns, the music notation may primarily be based around the chords, with
868-629: Is the second collaborative live extended play by American contemporary worship groups Maverick City Music and Upperroom . The EP was released on January 29, 2021, via Maverick City Music. The featured worship leaders on the EP are Brandon Lake , Eniola Abioye, Dante Bowe , Elyssa Smith, Joel Figueroa, Chandler Moore , Aaron Moses, Maryanne J. George and Chuck Butler . The EP was produced by Oscar Gamboa, Tony Brown and Jonathan Jay. Move Your Heart debuted at No. 15 on Billboard ' s Top Christian Albums Chart and No. 1 on Top Gospel Albums Chart. It
930-598: Is without both positive and negative repercussions. Criticisms include Gary Parrett's concern that the volume of this music drowns out congregational participation, and therefore makes it a performance. He quotes Ephesians 5:19, in which Paul the Apostle tells the church in Ephesus to be 'speaking to one another with psalms, hymns and songs from the Spirit', and questions whether the worship band, now so often amplified and playing like
992-467: The 2022 GMA Dove Awards , Maverick City Music received seven nominations including Artist of the Year, Worship Recorded Song of the Year for the radio version of "Jireh" alongside Chandler Moore and Naomi Raine, Gospel Worship Recorded Song of the Year for "Breathe" with DOE, Chandler Moore, and Jonathan McReynolds, Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year for Jubilee: Juneteenth Edition , and Gospel Worship Album of
1054-544: The Baptist , Reformed , and more traditional non-denominational branches of Protestant Christianity. Artists in the modern hymn movement include well-known groups such as Keith & Kristyn Getty and Sovereign Grace Music , as well as solo artists such as Matt Papa , Enfield (Hymn Sessions) and Aaron Keyes . By the late 2010s, the movement had gained sizable traction in many churches, streaming services and other areas in culture. Because, in common with hymns , such music
1116-766: The Hot Christian Songs chart, and spent a total of twenty-six non-consecutive weeks on the chart. Maverick City Music garnered two nominations for the 2020 GMA Dove Awards , with " Promises " being nominated in the Gospel Worship Recorded Song of the Year award and Maverick City Vol. 3 Part 1 being nominated in the Gospel Worship Album of the Year award. On October 9, 2020, the collective released their second studio album, Maverick City, Vol. 3 Pt. 2 . The album debuted at number four on Top Christian Albums and number two on Top Gospel Albums charts in
1178-402: The 2023 Grammy Awards. Contemporary worship music Contemporary worship music ( CWM ), also known as praise and worship music , is a defined genre of Christian music used in contemporary worship . It has developed over the past 60 years and is stylistically similar to pop music . The songs are frequently referred to as "praise songs" or "worship songs" and are typically led by
1240-602: The Hot Christian Songs and the Hot Gospel Songs charts. In May 2021, Maverick City Music announced their first headlining tour, dubbed the Welcome to Maverick City Tour, set to visit twelve cities in the United States during the fall of 2021. On June 2, 2021, Maverick City Music announced that they were preparing for the release of their following project, Jubilee: Juneteenth Edition . On June 4, 2021, Maverick City Music released " Breathe " featuring Jonathan McReynolds and Doe as
1302-453: The Hot Christian Songs chart, and at number ten on the Hot Gospel Songs chart. On February 11, 2022, the collective released the EP Breathe , in commemoration of Black History Month . Breathe debuted at number 16 on Top Christian Albums, and number four on Top Gospel Albums, in the United States. In March 2022, Maverick City Music and Kirk Franklin announced that they will be embarking on
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#17328593622251364-457: The Hot Christian Songs chart, and number five on the Hot Gospel Songs chart. " Mary Did You Know? " was released by Maverick City Music to Christian radio in the United States, impacting on November 25, 2022, becoming the first single from A Very Maverick Christmas (2021). "Mary Did You Know?" peaked at number 23 on the Hot Christian Songs chart, and number 11 on the Hot Gospel Songs chart. On September 26, 2022, Maverick City Music announced via
1426-523: The Hot Gospel Songs chart. On April 29, 2022, Maverick City Music and Tribl released their second collaborative live album, Tribl Nights Anthologies . Tribl Nights Anthologies debuted at number 41 on Top Christian Albums, and number six on Top Gospel Albums, in the United States. On May 20, 2022, Maverick City Music and Kirk Franklin announced that they will release a collaborative album titled Kingdom Book One on June 17, 2022, concurrently releasing " Kingdom " featuring Naomi Raine and Chandler Moore as
1488-546: The Kingdom Tour, with a collaboration album titled Kingdom initially set to be released by the artists following the conclusion of the tour. Maverick City Music released " Worthy of My Song (Worthy of It All) " featuring Phil Wickham , Chandler Moore and the Mav City Gospel Choir as a single on April 8, 2022. "Worthy of My Song (Worthy of It All)" peaked at number 27 on the Hot Christian Songs chart, and at number 11 on
1550-457: The Lord " had been accepted in many churches. Integrity Media , Maranatha! Music and Vineyard were already publishing newer styles of music. Supporters of traditional worship hoped the newer styles were a fad, while younger people cited Psalms 96:1 , "Sing to the Lord a new song". Prior to the late 1990s, many felt that Sunday morning was a time for hymns , and young people could have their music on
1612-542: The Lord" by Darlene Zschech . The United Methodist Hymnal (1989) includes "Thy Word Is a Lamp" by Amy Grant and "Take Our Bread" by Joe Wise. Contemporary Christian worship groups, such as Hillsong United , are ranking in the top ten on Billboard and other national charts and are earning publicity in pop culture publications. In 2019, the U.S. radio network Air1 (which was previously devoted to Christian hits ) changed its format to focus primarily on worship music. Move Your Heart Move Your Heart
1674-599: The Official Christian and Gospel Albums Chart in the United Kingdom. At the 2021 GMA Dove Awards , Maverick City Music received three nominations: New Artist of the Year, Worship Recorded Song of the Year for "Jireh" alongside Elevation Worship, Chandler Moore and Naomi Raine, and Worship Album of the Year for Old Church Basement alongside Elevation Worship; the collective won the GMA Dove Awards for New Artist of
1736-551: The Top Christian Albums and the Top Gospel Albums charts in the United States, with 5,000 equivalent album units earned. Kingdom Book One also debuted at number five on the Official Christian and Gospel Albums Chart in the United Kingdom. On November 4, 2022, Maverick City Music released the radio version of " Fear Is Not My Future " featuring Brandon Lake and Chandler Moore. "Fear Is Not My Future" peaked at number 13 on
1798-575: The United States, the album debuted at number six on Top Christian Albums and number two on Top Gospel Albums charts. Maverick City, Vol. 3 Part 1 also debuted at number 15 on the Official Christian and Gospel Albums Chart in the United Kingdom. On July 27, 2020, Maverick City Music announced that the song " Man of Your Word " which features Chandler Moore and KJ Scriven, would impact Christian radio stations on August 21, 2020, being their debut radio single. "Man of Your Word" peaked at number 18 on
1860-401: The United States, with 3,000 equivalent album units earned. Jubilee: Juneteenth Edition also debuted at number five on the Official Christian and Gospel Albums Chart in the United Kingdom. On July 23, 2021, Maverick City Music alongside Tribl released a collaborative live album named Tribl I . Tribl I debuted at number ten on Top Christian Albums, and number three on Top Gospel Albums, in
1922-412: The United States. Maverick City, Vol. 3 Pt. 2 also debuted at number eight on the Official Christian and Gospel Albums Chart in the United Kingdom. Maverick City Music and Upperroom released their first collaborative extended play titled You Hold It All Together , on November 20, 2020. You Hold It All Together debuted at number twenty on Top Christian Albums and number two on Top Gospel Albums charts in
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1984-490: The United States. Maverick City Music released a holiday-themed extended play titled Maverick City Christmas a week later, on November 27, 2020. Maverick City Christmas debuted at number four on Top Gospel Albums charts in the United States. On January 29, 2021, Maverick City Music and Upperroom released their second collaborative extended play titled Move Your Heart . Move Your Heart debuted at number 15 on Top Christian Albums and number one on Top Gospel Albums charts in
2046-451: The United States. On February 26, 2021, the collective released an extended play titled Jubilee . Jubilee debuted at number 14 on Top Christian Albums and number two on Top Gospel Albums charts in the United States. On March 12, 2021, Maverick City Music released their first Spanish-language single, "Acercame" which features Johnny Peña & Laila Olivera as the lead single to their first Spanish album, Como En El Cielo . Como En El Cielo
2108-434: The United States. On October 1, 2021, Maverick City Music released their second Spanish-language album, Venga Tu Reino . On November 30, 2021, Maverick City Music released their second Christmas recording, A Very Maverick Christmas . A Very Maverick Christmas debuted at number nine on Top Christian Albums, and number three on Top Gospel Albums, in the United States. A Very Maverick Christmas also debuted at number five on
2170-526: The Year and Worship Album of the Year for Old Church Basement with Elevation Worship. At the 2022 Grammy Awards , Maverick City Music received four nominations across the Christian and Gospel categories, ultimately winning the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album for Old Church Basement with Elevation Worship. Maverick City Music also performed "Jireh" at the 2022 Grammy Awards, becoming
2232-934: The Year for Tribl Nights Atlanta alongside Tribl; the collective ultimately winning the GMA Dove Awards for Gospel Worship Recorded Song of the Year and Gospel Worship Album of the Year. At the 2023 Grammy Awards , Maverick City Music received five nominations across the Christian and Gospel categories: Best Gospel Album for Kingdom Book One (Deluxe) with Kirk Franklin, Best Contemporary Christian Music Album for Breathe , Best Gospel Performance/Song for "Kingdom" with Kirk Franklin, and two Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song nominations for "Fear Is Not My Future" with Kirk Franklin and "God Really Loves Us (Radio Version)" with Crowder and Bowe. The collective ultimately won four awards: Best Gospel Album, Best Contemporary Christian Music Album, Best Gospel Performance/Song, and Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song. The four awards tied Beyoncé for most awards won at
2294-490: The band in a worship service, leading and enabling the congregation in praise normally contrasts that of performing a Christian concert. In CWM today there will often be three or four singers with microphones, a drum kit, a bass guitar, one or two guitars, keyboard and possibly other, more orchestral instruments, such as a flute or violin. There has been a shift within the genre towards using amplified instruments and voices, again paralleling popular music, though some churches play
2356-538: The charismatic movement is characterised by its emphasis on the Holy Spirit , through a personal encounter and relationship with God, that can be summed up in agape love. Lyrically, the informal, sometimes intimate, language of relationship is employed. The terms 'You' and 'I' are used rather than 'God' and 'we', and lyrics such as, 'I, I'm desperate for You', and 'Hungry I come to You for I know You satisfy, I am empty but I know Your love does not run dry' both exemplify
2418-463: The contemporary songs were in some cases just the old hymns with an updated sound. Writers of new songs had a hard time with "theologically sound, but significant, profound, appropriate, memorable, and edifying". After his 2011 interview, Gordon said Mark Moring of Christianity Today had observed that contemporary music in churches was on the decline. Gordon said the people who first wanted it are older, and contemporary music had become so common that it
2480-490: The emphasis on emotion can encourage hype and a need to create an atmosphere which evokes a sense of encounter with God, rather than allowing God to do so. Despite the biblical basis employed to underpin CWM, such as Ephesians 5:19 , its surrounding culture tends to exclude systematic use of the psalms in weekly worship, sidelining lament from regular worship practice. The emphasis on praise, and on an interpretation of 'worship' that
2542-457: The first Christian gospel group to perform at the Grammy Awards show in 20 years. At the 2022 Billboard Music Awards , Maverick City Music received six nominations across the Christian and Gospel categories. On January 3, 2022, Maverick City Music released " Firm Foundation (He Won't) " featuring Chandler Moore and Cody Carnes as a single. "Firm Foundation (He Won't)" peaked at number 33 on
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2604-511: The first promotional single from the album that same day. "Kingdom" peaked at number 17 on the Hot Christian Songs chart, and at number six on the Hot Gospel Songs chart. On June 3, 2022, " Bless Me " was released by Maverick City Music and Kirk Franklin as the second promotional single from Kingdom Book One . "Bless Me" peaked at number 19 on the Hot Christian Songs chart, and number eight on the Hot Gospel Songs chart. The collective also featured on " God Really Loves Us " by Crowder and Dante Bowe,
2666-406: The former featuring the singles, " Man of Your Word " and " Promises ". The collective later released their first collaborative EP with Upperroom, You Hold It All Together (2020) which was followed by the holiday-themed EP, Maverick City Christmas (2020). In 2021, Maverick City Music released several projects, the most notable being their second collaborative EP with Upperroom, Move Your Heart ;
2728-438: The front of the church, and this has enabled greater physical freedom, and a faster rate of turnover in the material being sung. Important propagators of CWM over the past 25 years include Vineyard Music , Hillsong Worship , Bethel Music , Elevation Worship , Jesus Culture and Soul Survivor . As CWM is closely related to the charismatic movement , the lyrics and even some musical features reflect its theology. In particular
2790-447: The keyboard score being secondary. At more charismatic services, members of the congregation may harmonise freely during worship songs, perhaps singing in tongues (see glossolalia ), and the worship leader seeks to be 'led by the Holy Spirit '. There may also be role of improvisation, flowing from one song to the next and inserting musical material from one song into another. There is no fixed band set-up for playing CWM, but most have
2852-434: The lead single from Jubilee: Juneteenth Edition . "Breathe" peaked at number 31 on the Hot Christian Songs chart, and number ten on the Hot Gospel Songs chart. Jubilee: Juneteenth Edition was released on June 18, 2021, in celebration of Juneteenth , which became an official federal holiday in the United States. Jubilee: Juneteenth Edition debuted at number eight on Top Christian Albums and number two on Top Gospel Albums in
2914-468: The lyrics and God, he suggests that rock is actively dangerous for the Church. The theological content too has raised questions for some, including Martyn Percy , who argues there is too great an emphasis on a very intimate relationship with God, using terms such as 'I' and 'you' instead of 'we' and 'God', and very passionate, physical language, and argues that this bias needs urgent correction. He explains how
2976-437: The mid-20th century, Christian Unions in university environments hosted evangelistic talks and provided biblical teaching for their members, Christian cafés opened with evangelistic aims, and church youth groups were set up. Amateur musicians from these groups began playing Christian music in a popular idiom. Some Christians felt that the church needed to break from its stereotype as being structured, formal and dull to appeal to
3038-415: The music video for the song "Build Your Church" which features Naomi Raine and Chris Brown, on YouTube. Old Church Basement debuted at number 30 the mainstream Billboard 200 chart, while also charting at number one on the Top Christian Albums chart and the Top Gospel Albums chart in the United States with 19,000 equivalent album units sold in the first week, and nine tracks from the album also charting in
3100-451: The necessity of serious and rigorous professional training. They should be especially conscious of the fact that each of their creations or interpretations cannot escape the requirement of being a work that is inspired, appropriate and attentive to aesthetic dignity, transformed into a prayer of worship when, in the course of the liturgy, it expresses the mystery of faith in sound." Some have noted that contemporary worship songs often reflect
3162-664: The other six days. A "modern worship renaissance" helped make it clear any musical style was acceptable if true believers were using it to praise God. The changes resulted from the Cutting Edge recordings by the band Delirious? , the Passion Conferences and their music, the Exodus project of Michael W. Smith , and the band Sonicflood . Contemporary worship music became an integral part of Contemporary Christian music . More recently songs are displayed using projectors on screens at
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#17328593622253224-453: The same songs with simpler or acoustic instrumentation. Technological advances have played a significant role in the development of CWM. In particular the use of projectors means that the song repertoire of a church is not restricted to those in a song book. Songs and styles go in trends. The internet has increased accessibility, enabling anyone to see lyrics and guitar chords for many worship songs, and download MP3 tracks. This has also played
3286-523: The second promotional single from Old Church Basement . "Talking to Jesus" debuted at number nine on the US Hot Christian Songs chart and at number one on the Hot Gospel Songs chart. On April 23, 2021, Elevation Worship released "Wait on You" which features Dante Bowe and Chandler Moore as the third promotional single from Old Church Basement . Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music released Old Church Basement on April 30, 2021, also releasing
3348-472: The similarity of the lyrics of some CWM to popular love songs. Slang is used on occasion (for example 'We wanna see Jesus lifted high' ) and imperatives ('Open the eyes of my heart, Lord, I want to see You' ), demonstrating the friendly, informal terms charismatic theology encourages for relating to God personally. Often a physical response is included in the lyrics ('So we raise up holy hands'; 'I will dance, I will sing, to be mad for my king' ). This couples with
3410-486: The social climate of individualism as the lyrics emphasize personal relationship with God, even within a group context. Interviewed in Christianity Today in 2011, Grove City College professor T. David Gordon said contemporary music was not easier to sing or better than traditional music, but familiar. If this style of music was all people listened to, then that would make them happy. He also said praise bands had
3472-462: The styles for corporate worship. These early songs for communal singing were characteristically simple. Youth Praise , published in 1966, was one of the first and most famous collections of these songs and was compiled and edited by Michael Baughen and published by the Jubilate Group . As of the early 1990s, songs such as " Lord, I Lift Your Name on High ", " Shine, Jesus, Shine " and " Shout to
3534-475: The top ten sector of the Hot Gospel Songs chart. Old Church Basement also debuted at number two on the Official Christian and Gospel Albums Chart in the United Kingdom. The album also achieved mainstream chart placements in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Switzerland. Maverick City Music released " Promises " featuring Joe L. Barnes and Naomi Raine as a single on May 3, 2021. "Promises" reached number one on both
3596-406: The use of drums and popular rhythm in the songs to encourage full body worship. The metaphorical language of the lyrics is subjective, and therefore does risk being misinterpreted; this emphasis on personal encounter with God does not always balance with intellectual understanding. Just as in secular, popular and rock music, relationships and feelings are central topics , so in CWM, association to
3658-553: The younger generation. By borrowing the conventions of popular music, the antithesis of this stereotype, the church restated the claims of the Bible through Christian lyrics, and thus sent the message that Christianity was not outdated or irrelevant. The Joystrings were one of the first Christian pop groups to appear on television, in Salvation Army uniform, playing Christian beat music. Churches began to adopt some of these songs and
3720-965: Was launched in 2018 when seventeen songwriting camps brought together over one hundred Christian artists and songwriters, resulting in the creation of over one hundred songs and a label. Tony Brown and Jonathan Jay, who were writing for the gospel music group “Housefires” at the time, intended to create space for diversity by including creatives who are often marginalized such as black people and women who are CCM singers and songwriters, and bringing attention to their voices and ability. Maverick City Music released their first extended play, Maverick City, Vol. 1 , on July 29, 2019. The EP debuted on Billboard 's Top Gospel Albums Chart at number ten. On November 12, 2019, Maverick City Music released their follow-up EP, Maverick City, Vol. 2 . The release debuted at number 35 on Billboard' s Top Christian Albums Chart . On April 17, 2020, Maverick City Music released their debut album, Maverick City Vol. 3 Part 1 , independently. In
3782-580: Was no longer a marketing tool, and no longer new when people wanted what was new. Praise teams, Gordon said, were like performers, but that they were in conflict with what the Bible said. And the congregation needed to participate. Some songs now appear in more traditional hymnals. Evangelical Lutheran Worship (published in 2006 by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ) includes "Lord, I Lift Your Name on High" by Rick Founds and "Shout to
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#17328593622253844-530: Was released on March 19, 2021. On March 26, 2021, Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music released a promotional single titled " Jireh " which features Chandler Moore and Naomi Raine, in the lead-up to the release of their first collaborative album, Old Church Basement . "Jireh" peaked at number eight on the US Hot Christian Songs chart, and debuted at number one on the Hot Gospel Songs chart. On April 9, 2021, Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music released " Talking to Jesus ", which features Brandon Lake as
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