{"id":30368,"date":"2023-12-04T09:51:23","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T14:51:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=30368"},"modified":"2023-12-04T09:51:23","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T14:51:23","slug":"billboard-names-lauren-daigle-as-top-christian-artist-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2023\/12\/billboard-names-lauren-daigle-as-top-christian-artist-of-the-year.html","title":{"rendered":"Billboard Names Lauren Daigle as Top Christian Artist of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_30377\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30377\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2023\/12\/lauren-daigle-credit-featureflash-photo-agency-shutterstock-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30377\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2023\/12\/lauren-daigle-credit-featureflash-photo-agency-shutterstock-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"lauren daigle\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30377\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Featureflash Photo Agency\/Shutterstock.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Grammy Award-winning singer Lauren Daigle has been named <em>Billboard\u2019s <\/em>top Christian artist of the year following a significant year for Daigle, marked by new music releases and continued chart dominance. <em>Billboard <\/em>quoted Daigle as saying, \u201cIt\u2019s been an incredible year.\u201d She expressed gratitude for her fans, new creative collaborations, and the inspiration she draws from her connection to music.<\/p>\n<p><em>Billboard <\/em>noted that Daigle\u2019s achievements this year include releasing a self-titled album, her first since 2018\u2019s \u201cLook Up, Child.\u201d The album, featuring 10 new songs and a promise of a deluxe version, marked her collaboration with producer Mike Elizondo and a partnership between her longtime label, Centricity, and Atlantic Records. \u201cLook Up Child\u201d set a precedent with a record 102 weeks at number one on the Top Christian Albums chart, reinforced by the hit \u201cYou Say,\u201d which led Hot Christian Songs for 132 weeks.<\/p>\n<p>This year, \u201cYou Say\u201d continued its success as the number-one track on Christian Streaming Songs and maintained a strong presence on the Top Christian Albums chart. Daigle\u2019s new album debuted at number one on the Top Christian Albums chart with significant sales, marking her fourth leader on the list. The deluxe edition\u2019s release in September further boosted its success, leading to a rebound on the charts. The album also made an impact on the all-genre <em>Billboard <\/em>200. The lead single from her latest album, \u201cThank God I Do,\u201d achieved notable success, becoming her fifth chart-topper on Christian Airplay and leading the Hot Christian Songs chart. This track also topped the year-end Christian Digital Song Sales tally.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wfR6XLXRNy0?si=wSE6BahYwi58FF-K\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In an interview with <em>People Magazine<\/em> earlier this year, Daigle\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianpost.com\/news\/lauren-daigle-says-she-found-healing-amid-mental-health-scare.html\">opened up<\/a>\u00a0about her mental health struggles, which influenced her latest album,\u00a0\u201cMy Whole World Fell Apart.\u201d She discussed how creating music helped her navigate these challenges. Her rise to fame began in 2015 with her song \u201cHow Can It Be.\u201d She has since achieved multiple No. 1 singles on the<em> Billboard<\/em> Christian Airplay chart. Her 2018 album\u00a0\u201cLook Up Child\u201d\u00a0reached a broad audience, becoming the highest-charting Christian album by a woman in over two decades.<\/p>\n<p>Fame brought mental health challenges for Daigle, as per her interview with People. She recalled developing panic attacks and feeling disconnected from herself. Creating music became a therapeutic outlet during this period, leading to the creation of \u201cThank God I Do.\u201d Daigle is committed to philanthropy through her organization, The Price Fund.<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, she\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianpost.com\/news\/lauren-daigle-donates-over-600k-to-charities-nationwide.html\">donated<\/a>\u00a0over $600,000 to various charities, focusing on children, older adults, and those in need. The Price Fund, established in 2019, has distributed over $2.2 million to 37 nonprofits globally. In a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianpost.com\/news\/lauren-daigle-shares-wisdom-for-young-christians-hope-for-ccm.html\">2021 interview<\/a>\u00a0with The Christian Post, the artist revealed that when she was in high school, she prayed that God would give her a \u201cbackbone\u201d to stand up for those bullied \u2014 even if it meant facing ostracization herself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was like, God,\u2019 I want a backbone of boldness. Give me some sort of boldness to where I can stand up for people who need to be stood up for, and where even when my peers are persecuting me, I can still make a stand,\u2019\u201d she said. \u201cAnd if you ask God for that courage, He will give it to you. He will give you boldness; He will give you courage.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grammy Award-winning singer Lauren Daigle has been named Billboard\u2019s top Christian artist of the year following a significant year for Daigle, marked by new music releases and continued chart dominance. Billboard quoted Daigle as saying, \u201cIt\u2019s been an incredible year.\u201d She expressed gratitude for her fans, new creative collaborations, and the inspiration she draws from&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":657,"featured_media":30377,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fbia_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6,7,8],"tags":[3823,6011],"class_list":["post-30368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","category-entertainment","category-music","tag-lauren-daigle","tag-top-christian-artist"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Billboard Names Lauren Daigle as Top Christian Artist of the Year<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Grammy Award-winning singer Lauren Daigle has been named Billboard\u2019s top Christian artist 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