BENJAMIN WILLIAM HASTINGS WILL RELEASE NEW ALBUM,
SOLD OUT, SINCERELY ON OCTOBER 4TH
PRE-ORDER NOW AND LISTEN TO THE NEW SONG "IF IT WASN'T FOR JESUS"
NEWS SOURCE: Merge PR September 6, 2024
NASHVILLE, TN. (SEPTEMBER 6, 2024) Songwriter, artist, and worship leader Benjamin William Hastings will release his sophomore album, Sold out, sincerely, on October 4th. The album is available for preorder along with the new song, "If It Wasn't For Jesus," from the forthcoming project.
"‘If it wasn’t for Jesus’ is all about reflecting on where I’d be if it wasn’t for these amazing divine encounters with God, and then arriving at gratitude because of the intervention of God," explains Benjamin William Hastings.
The new album follows the praised self-titled 25-song project from 2022. As a songwriter, Hastings has impacted the worship genre with widely acclaimed songs such as Hillsong UNITED's RIAA Certified Platinum Single, "So Will I (100 Billion X)" and Brandon Lake’s No. 1 single and RIAA Platinum single, “Gratitude,” among many others. He has written songs for Brandon Lake, Cory Asbury, Hillsong Worship, Hillson UNITED, Hillsong Y&F, Rend Collective, Mack Brock, and more. To date, his songs have been streamed globally more than 1.2B times. And he has more than 95M solo career streams. The new album will feature 12 new songs along with guest artists Brandon Lake, Aodhan King, and Matt Crocker.
Hastings has toured with Phil Wickham this year and will be on tour this fall with Brandon Lake and headlining three shows in New York City, Nashville, and Los Angeles. Visit his site for the complete list of tour dates.
ABOUT BENJAMIN WILLIAM HASTINGS: This world-traveling worship leader, songwriter, and performing artist continues to pen many of today's biggest worship songs. Along with his solo projects, his critically acclaimed self-titled 25-song project from 2022, followed by the special 50-track Songwriter Edition followed by Benjamin William Hastings (And Then Some), and the single "Abandoned" and the live version featuring Brandon Lake.
From his solo music to writing for others, Hastings is well-studied in writing honest songs that deal with various topics - doubt, authenticity, faith, worship, imposter syndrome, being a husband and father, and ultimately a human. Known for offering honest self-expression and dynamic songwriting, threaded throughout each of his songs is Hastings' uncanny ability to communicate vulnerable and authentic personal truths.
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