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Line 22: '''Hillsong United''' (stylised as '''Hillsong UNITED''' or '''UNITED''') is a [[contemporary worship music\|contemporary worship]] collective originating from [[Hillsong Church]]. Since forming in 1998 out of the church's [[youth ministry]], the group has released fifteen live albums and six studio albums. Band members are involved in Hillsong Church services and also play for the church.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2015/04/07/hillsong-united-how-a-church-band-became-a-worldwide-phenom-n1979454\|title=Hillsong United: How a Church Band Became a Worldwide Phenom\|last=O'Brien\|first=Cortney\|date=7 April 2015\|work=[[Townhall]]\|access-date=27 December 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150408094131/https://townhall.com/tipsheet/CortneyOBrien/2015/04/07/hillsong-united-how-a-church-band-became-a-worldwide-phenom-n1979454\|archive-date=8 April 2015\|url-status=live}}</ref> The band has toured in a number of countries, leading worship in various places and has an international influence.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/10/us/hillsong-megachurch-with-a-beat-lures-a-young-flock.html\|title=Megachurch With a Beat Lures a Young Flock\|last=Paulson\|first=Michael\|date=9 September 2014\|work=[[The New York Times]]\|access-date=27 December 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910072010/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/10/us/hillsong-megachurch-with-a-beat-lures-a-young-flock.html\|archive-date=10 September 2014\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/05/australia-hillsong-church-influence_n_4214660.html\|title=Australia's Hillsong Church Has Astonishingly Powerful Global Influence\|date=5 November 2013\|work=[[HuffPost\|The Huffington Post]]\|access-date=24 January 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201227191233/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/australia-hillsong-church-influence_n_4214660\|archive-date=27 December 2020\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>Tom Wagner, Anna Nekola "Congregational Music-Making and Community in a Mediated Age", Ashgate Publishing, 2015, page 170</ref> == History == Line 29: After several live albums in the 2000s, Hillsong United released their first full studio album ''All of the Above'' in 2007.<ref name=":1" /> The band released their third studio album [[Zion (Hillsong United album)\|''Zion'']] in February 2013. The album debuted at No. 5 on the [[Billboard 200\|''Billboard'' 200]] and topped ''Billboard'''s [[Top Christian Albums]].<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Blair \|first1=Leonardo \|last2=Reporter \|first2=Senior \|title=Hillsong Church's Zion Album Debuts at #5 on Billboard 200 \|url=https://www.christianpost.com/news/hillsong-churchs-zion-album-debuts-at-5-on-billboard-200.html \|website=www.christianpost.com \|access-date=18 April 2024 \|language=en \|date=8 March 2013}}</ref> The album features "[[Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)]]", which has been certified 4x Platinum in the U.S.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Gold & Platinum \|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Hillsong+United&ti=Oceans&format=Single&type=#search_section \|website=RIAA \|access-date=18 April 2024}}</ref> and was awarded Top Christian Song at the 2016 [[Billboard Music Awards\|''Billboard'' Music Awards]].<ref>{{cite web \|~~last1~~author=Staff Writer ~~\|first1=Staff~~ \|title=Hillsong United Take Home Two Billboard Music Awards \|url=https://themusic.com.au/news/hillsong-united-take-home-two-billboard-music-awards/k-6Eh4aJiIs/24-05-16 \|website=The Music \|access-date=18 April 2024 \|language=en}}</ref> In 2014, Hillsong United was nominated for and won five [[GMA Dove Awards]], including Song of the Year for "[[Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)]]".<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/6214512/dove-awards-nominations\|title=Wayne Haun Leads GMA Dove Awards Nominees\|author=<!--Billboard Staff; no by-line-->\|date=13 August 2014\|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)\|Billboard]]\|access-date=27 December 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818024920/https://www.billboard.com/articles/6214512/dove-awards-nominations\|archive-date=18 August 2014\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.christianpost.com/news/hillsong-united-leads-2014-gma-dove-award-with-5-wins.html\|title=Hillsong UNITED Leads 2014 GMA Dove Award With 5 Wins\|last=Koonse\|first=Emma\|date=8 October 2014\|work=[[The Christian Post]]\|access-date=27 December 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513172833/https://www.christianpost.com/news/hillsong-united-leads-2014-gma-dove-award-with-5-wins.html\|archive-date=13 May 2019\|url-status=live}}</ref> The band also received its first ever [[American Music Awards]] nomination [[American Music Awards of 2014\|that year]], for Favorite Artist – Contemporary Inspirational, but did not win.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.christianpost.com/news/hillsong-united-earns-first-american-music-award-nomination-for-favorite-contemporary-inspirational-artist.html\|title=Hillsong United Earns First American Music Award Nomination for Favorite Contemporary Inspirational Artists\|last=Koonse\|first=Emma\|date=14 October 2014\|work=The Christian Post\|access-date=27 December 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513172815/https://www.christianpost.com/news/hillsong-united-earns-first-american-music-award-nomination-for-favorite-contemporary-inspirational-artist.html\|archive-date=13 May 2019\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://variety.com/2014/music/news/american-music-awards-winners-list-1201363209\|title=American Music Awards – Winners List\|author=<!--Variety Staff; no by-line-->\|date=23 November 2014\|work=[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]]\|access-date=27 December 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141125024732/https://variety.com/2014/music/news/american-music-awards-winners-list-1201363209/\|archive-date=25 November 2014\|url-status=live}}</ref> 2015 saw the band nominated for a second consecutive year in the same category at the [[American Music Awards of 2015\|43rd edition]] of the show.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.christianpost.com/news/hillsong-united-american-music-award-nomination-147998/\|title=Hillsong United Reacts to American Music Award Nomination for second Year\|last=Nsenduluka\|first=Ben\|date=19 October 2015\|work=The Christian Post\|access-date=27 December 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151021042922/http://www.christianpost.com/news/hillsong-united-american-music-award-nomination-147998/\|archive-date=21 October 2015\|url-status=live}}</ref> It was also nominated for the first time at that year's [[2015 Billboard Music Awards\|Billboard Music Awards]] in the [[Billboard Music Award for Top Christian Artist\|Top Christian Artist]] and [[Billboard Music Award for Top Christian Song\|Top Christian Song]] categories; it won the former.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.christianpost.com/news/australian-megachurch-band-hillsong-united-wins-billboard-music-award-ahead-of-empires-release.html\|title=Australian Megachurch Band Hillsong United Wins Billboard Music Award Ahead of 'Empires' Release\|last=Nsenduluka\|first=Ben\|date=18 May 2015\|work=The Christian Post\|access-date=27 December 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201227061931/https://www.christianpost.com/news/australian-megachurch-band-hillsong-united-wins-billboard-music-award-ahead-of-empires-release.html\|archive-date=27 December 2020\|url-status=live}}</ref> The band was nominated again at the [[2016 Billboard Music Awards]], and garnered four nods across all three Christian categories, winning its second consecutive Top Christian Artist award, and its first for Top Christian Song with "Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)".<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://themusic.com.au/news/hillsong-united-take-home-two-billboard-music-awards/k-6Eh4aJiIs/24-05-16/\|title=Hillsong United Take Home Two Billboard Music Awards\|author=<!--Staff writers; no by-line-->\|date=23 May 2016\|work=[[The Music (magazine)\|theMusic]]\|access-date=27 December 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201227081814if_/https://themusic.com.au/news/hillsong-united-take-home-two-billboard-music-awards/k-6Eh4aJiIs/24-05-16/\|archive-date=27 December 2020\|url-status=live}}</ref> The band won two Dove Awards, including Worship Album of the Year, for its fourth studio album ''[[Empires (Hillsong United album)\|Empires]]'', at the [[47th GMA Dove Awards\|47th Gospel Music Awards]] held that October.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://musicrow.com/2016/10/lauren-daigle-hillsong-united-lead-dove-awards-winners/\|title=Lauren Daigle, Hillsong UNITED Lead Dove Awards Winners\|last=Nicholson\|first=Jessica\|date=12 October 2016\|work=[[MusicRow]]\|access-date=27 December 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161105092838/https://musicrow.com/2016/10/lauren-daigle-hillsong-united-lead-dove-awards-winners/\|archive-date=5 November 2016\|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2018, the band received four nominations at the [[49th GMA Dove Awards]] including one for Artist of the Year—it won Recorded Worship Song of the Year for its single "So Will I (100 Billion X)".<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://doveawards.com/awards/2018-nominees/\|title=2018 Nominees\|date=8 August 2018\|website=doveawards.com\|access-date=27 December 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828220254/http://doveawards.com/awards/2018-nominees/\|archive-date=28 August 2018\|url-status=dead}} (Note: Tap the "+" next to Cat 1, Cat 2, Cat 8 and Cat 20 to view each of the 4 nominations.)</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://doveawards.com/awards/2018-winners/\|title=2018 Winners\|date=16 October 2018\|website=doveawards.com\|access-date=27 December 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181017163122/http://doveawards.com/awards/2018-winners/\|archive-date=17 October 2018\|url-status=dead}} (Note: Tap "Next" at the bottom of the page to view second page of winners and scroll to the last category listed for Worship Song of the Year (Category 20) winner.)</ref> Line 76: * Jill McCloghry – guitar, vocals<ref name="Former" /> * Michelle Fragar – worship leader '''Timeline'''{{#tag:timeline\| Line 168 ⟶ 166: bar:pjames text:"Peter James" bar:btennikoff text:"Ben Tennikoff" PlotData= Line 237 ⟶ 234: bar:pjames from:01/07/2003 till:31/12/2015 color:Keys bar:btennikoff from:01/07/2012 till:end color:Keys }} Line 403 ⟶ 399: \| 6<br /><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ariacharts.com.au/charts/albums-chart\|title=ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums\|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]\|date=6 May 2019\|access-date=4 May 2019}}</ref> \|\| 22<br /><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/albums/2019-05-03\|title=NZ Top 40 Albums Chart\|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]\|date=6 May 2019\|access-date=3 May 2019}}</ref> \|\| — \|\| 2<br /><ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8510202/pink-hurts-2b-human-album-debuts-number-1-billboard-200-chart\|title=P!nk's 'Hurts 2B Human' Album Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart\|magazine=Billboard\|last=Caulfield\|first=Keith\|date=6 May 2019\|access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref> \|\| 1 \|- ! scope="row" \| ''[[~~People_~~People (~~Hillsong_United_album~~Hillsong United album)#~~The_People_Tour%3A_Live_from_Madison_Square_Garden~~The People Tour: Live from Madison Square Garden\|The People Tour: Live from Madison Square Garden]]'' \| Released: 29 January 2021 Line 911 ⟶ 907: ==Awards== {{expand section\|date=November 2023}} As of 2020 the group has received 11 [[Dove Award]]s.<ref> Gospel Music Association, [https://doveawards.com/awards/past-winners/ Past winners : Hillsong United], doveawards.com, USA, retrieved 5 December 2020</ref> == See also == {{Portal\|Evangelical Christianity\|}}▼ [[Hillsong Young & Free]] * [[Youth Alive Australia]] Line 938 ⟶ 935: {{Authority control}} ▲{{Portal\|Evangelical Christianity\|}} [[Category:Hillsong Church]] [[Category:Musical groups established in 1998]]

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