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Aaron Shust Has Longest Running #1 Hit in 2011 "My Hope Is In You" Eight Weeks At Top Spot On AC Monitor Chart

NEWS SOURCE: Bozeman Media
December 15, 2011

Nashville, TN (December 15, 2011) ----- A hearty congratulations are in order for Centricity Music's Aaron Shust for reaching a career milestone. Shust's single, "My Hope Is In You," this week became the longest running #1 song in 2011 on the AC Monitor chart, which remained in the top spot for eight weeks. The single also was #1 on the iTunes Single Christian chart last week. This is the longest running #1 for Shust as an artist and is the first #1 hit at AC radio for Centricity Music. The project is Shust's debut with Centricity Music and the song is from the album, This Is What We Believe.

"What an amazing song! What an amazing artist!," exclaims Mike Prendergast, Program Director, KLTY, Dallas, TX.

"With the economy and condition of our world the past few years so many people are losing hope," says Joe Buchanan, Music Director, New Life Media. "I'm so grateful we have a song like 'My Hope Is In You' to point people to where true hope can be rediscovered."

Shust's follow-up single, "Risen Today" from This Is What We Believe, will go for adds at radio January 20, 2012. The song is a re-make of the well-loved hymn, "Christ The Lord Is Risen Today," and gives the classic tune an upbeat delivery but with the same respect for the message of the lyrics. Fans will have the chance to hear Shust perform the song live on the spring leg of the highly-popular Called To Love Tour that launces in March 2012.

About Aaron Shust
Shust exploded onto the Christian music scene in 2005 with his first album, Anything Worth Saying, which led to the artist signing with Brash Records. The second single from the project, "My Savior, My God," started generating airplay on its own and rose to #19 on the Christian Radio & Records chart before being released to radio. Once released, it shot to #1 on six charts by April of 2006. At the GMA Awards in 2007, Shust was honored with three Dove Awards for Song of the Year ("My Savior, My God"), Songwriter of the Year, and New Artist of the Year. Shust's second studio album, Whispered And Shouted, released in June 2007 and in 2009, Shust released his third and final CD for Brash Records, Take Over. The project included the Christian radio hit, "To God Alone." At the 41st Annual Dove Awards this past spring, Shust won two awards; Veggie Tales Music: Here I Am To Worship (Children's Music Album) and Glory Revealed II: The Word Of God In Worship (Special Event Album). Updates on Aaron Shust are available at www.aaronshust.com.

About Centricity Music
Centricity Music is an independent recording and publishing company based in Bellevue, Washington and Nashville, Tennessee. The company's mission is to enable our artists to create life-changing experiences for the world. Centricity Music's artist roster includes Aaron Shust, Andrew Peterson, Downhere, Jaime Jamgochian, Jason Gray, Me In Motion, and Sixteen Cities. For more information about Centricity Music visit online at www.centricitymusic.com.

For more info on Aaron Shust visit the JFH Artists Database.