JFH News: Kristene DiMarco's "Mighty" Debuts at No. 3

JESUS CULTURE�S KRISTENE DIMARCO'S MIGHTY DEBUTS AT NO. 3 ON BILLBOARD'S PRAISE & WORSHIP ALBUMS CHART AND TOP 10 ON BILLBOARD'S TOP CHRISTIAN ALBUMS CHART

NEWS SOURCE: Merge PR
August 10, 2015

NASHVILLE, TENN (AUGUST 10, 2015) - Worship leader Kristene DiMarco has released her first live album, Mighty (Jesus Culture Music/Capitol CMG), which is available now. During its first week, DiMarco's album was the highest selling debut for Jesus Culture Music as a new and developing artist. The album debuted in the Top 10 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart along with a Billboard Top 200 debut and at No. 3 on the Billboard Praise & Worship Albums chart.

Featuring 11 original tracks that were recorded live earlier this year in Redding, California, Mighty, which boldly showcases DiMarco's powerful lyrics, infectious melodies and her deep love for hymns, is already receiving high praise from the media. Here are a few highlights of what the critics have been saying:

"This passionate worship album demonstrates DiMarco's versatile voice, ranging from light and sweet to gutsy, dark, and soulful as each song rises and falls in dynamics and intensity." - Worship Leader Magazine

"Lovers of her powerful worship leading will be delighted with what they find here." - CCM Magazine

"By layering her own songs over these enduring masterpieces, this live album becomes affectingly powerful." - Breathecast.com

"Mighty is overflowing with soaring melodies and passionate worship that will have you singing along to every word." - NewReleaseToday.com

Along with the release of Mighty, Kristene DiMarco has been featured on Jesus Culture's album Awakening: Live From Chicago, as well as releasing her own projects Those Who Dream (2008) and Safe Place (2012). DiMarco also wrote and performed "It Is Well," which was featured on Billboard's Top 50 Hot Christian Songs chart. DiMarco has been releasing a series of live music videos from Mighty. Click here to watch these four inspiring and powerful videos.

About Jesus Culture Music: Jesus Culture Music is Sacramento, CA-based and led by Senior Team Director Banning Liebscher. Jesus Culture was formed through the momentum of a movement that is focused on equipping a generation to transform society by bringing people into an encounter with God's love through worship and discipleship. Jesus Culture Music albums capture the heart of this movement. Jesus Culture Music has sold more than one million albums worldwide since their debut project in 2005 and garnered more than 3.8 million followers on social media and over 34.5 million views on YouTube.

Jesus Culture Music is a label that contains 12 artists including: Jesus Culture Band, Kim Walker-Smith, Bryan and Katie Torwalt, Chris Quilala, Kristene DiMarco, Derek Johnson, Justin Jarvis, Andrew and Mary Kat Ehrenzeller, Chris McClarney, Skyler Smith and Josh and Amberly Klinkenberg. To date, the Jesus Culture Band has recorded ten albums and released a total of 25 projects on their music label. The latest release from Jesus Culture Band, Unstoppable Love, climbed to No. 2 on the iTunes overall chart and debuted at No. 25 on the Billboard Top 200 chart and No. 1 on the overall Top Christian/Gospel Albums Billboard retail chart.

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For more info on Kristene DiMarco visit the JFH Artists Database.