Maverick City Music

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Maverick City Music
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Maverick City Music at the 2022 Grammy Awards
Background information
Origin Atlanta, Georgia, US
Genres
Years active 2018 (2018)–present
Labels
Associated acts
Website maverickcitymusic.com
Members

Maverick City Music is an American contemporary worship music collective and record label founded by Tony Brown and Jonathan Jay[1] originating from Atlanta. The collective made its debut in 2019 with the release of two extended plays, Maverick City, Vol. 1 and Maverick City, Vol. 2. In 2020, Maverick City Music released two live albums: Maverick City Vol. 3 Part 1 and Maverick City, Vol. 3 Pt. 2, with the former featuring the singles, "Man of Your Word" and "Promises". The collective later released their first collaborative EP with Upperroom, You Hold It All Together (2020) which was followed by the holiday-themed EP, Maverick City Christmas (2020).

In 2021, Maverick City Music released their second collaborative EP with Upperroom, Move Your Heart. This was followed by another EP titled Jubilee (2021). Maverick City Music released their first Spanish-language album, Como En El Cielo (2021), which featured the single "Acercame". They also released a collaborative album with Elevation Worship titled Old Church Basement which contained the hit promotional singles "Jireh", "Talking to Jesus" and "Wait on You".

History

Maverick City Music was launched in 2018, After hosting seventeen songwriting camps which brought together over one hundred Christian artists and songwriters the result was the creation of over one hundred songs and a label was started. [2][3] Tony Brown and Jonathan Jay intended to create space for diversity by including creatives who are often marginalized such as black people and women who are CCM singers and songwriters, and bringing attention to their voices and ability.[1][4] Maverick City Music released their first extended play, Maverick City, Vol. 1, on July 29, 2019. The EP debuted on Billboard's Top Gospel Albums Chart at number ten.[5] On November 12, 2019, Maverick City Music released their follow-up EP, Maverick City, Vol. 2. The release debuted at number thirty-five on Billboard's Top Christian Albums Chart.[6]

On April 17, 2020, Maverick City Music released their debut album, Maverick City Vol. 3 Part 1, independently.[7] In the United States, the album debuted at number six on Top Christian Albums and number two on Top Gospel Albums charts.[8][9] Maverick City, Vol. 3 Part 1 also debuted at No. 15 on the Official Christian and Gospel Albums Chart in the United Kingdom.[10] On July 27, 2020, Maverick City Music announced that the song "Man of Your Word" which features Chandler Moore and KJ Scriven, would impact Christian radio stations on August 21, 2020, being their debut radio single.[11] "Man of Your Word" peaked at number 18 on the Hot Christian Songs chart, and spent a total of twenty-six non-consecutive weeks on the chart.[12] Maverick City Music garnered two nominations for the 2020 GMA Dove Awards, with "Promises" being nominated in the Gospel Worship Recorded Song of the Year award and Maverick City Vol. 3 Part 1 being nominated in the Gospel Worship Album of the Year award.[13]

On October 9, 2020, the collective released their second studio album, Maverick City, Vol. 3 Pt. 2.[14] The album debuted at number four on Top Christian Albums and number two on Top Gospel Albums charts in the United States.[15][16] Maverick City, Vol. 3 Pt. 2 also debuted at No. 8 on the Official Christian and Gospel Albums Chart in the United Kingdom.[17] Maverick City Music and Upperroom released their first collaborative extended play titled You Hold It All Together, on November 20, 2020.[18] You Hold It All Together debuted at number twenty on Top Christian Albums and number two on Top Gospel Albums charts in the United States.[19][20] Maverick City Music released a holiday-themed extended play titled Maverick City Christmas a week later, on November 27, 2020.[21] Maverick City Christmas debuted at number four on Top Gospel Albums charts in the United States.[22]

On January 29, 2021, Maverick City Music and Upperroom released their second collaborative extended play titled Move Your Heart.[23] Move Your Heart debuted at number fifteen on Top Christian Albums and number one on Top Gospel Albums charts in the United States.[24] On February 26, 2021, the collective released an extended play titled Jubilee.[25] Jubilee debuted at number fourteen on Top Christian Albums and number two on Top Gospel Albums charts in the United States.[26] On March 12, 2021, Maverick City Music released their first Spanish-language single, "Acercame" which features Johnny Peña & Laila Olivera as the lead single to their first Spanish album, Como En El Cielo.[27] Como En El Cielo was released on March 19, 2021.[28]

On March 26, 2021, Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music released a promotional single titled "Jireh" which features Chandler Moore and Naomi Raine,[29] in the lead-up to the release of their first collaborative album, Old Church Basement.[30] "Jireh" debuted at No. 10 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart, and at No. 1 on the Hot Gospel Songs chart.[31] On April 9, 2021, Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music released "Talking to Jesus" which features Brandon Lake as the second promotional single from Old Church Basement.[32] "Talking to Jesus" debuted at No. 9 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart and at No. 1 on the Hot Gospel Songs chart.[33] On April 23, 2021, Elevation Worship released "Wait on You" which features Dante Bowe and Chandler Moore as the third promotional single from Old Church Basement.[34] Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music released Old Church Basement on April 30, 2021,[35] also releasing the music video for the song "Build Your Church" which features Naomi Raine and Chris Brown, on YouTube.[36] Old Church Basement debuted at No. 30 the mainstream Billboard 200 chart,[37] while also charting at No. 1 on the Top Christian Albums Chart and the Top Gospel Albums Chart in the United States, with nine tracks from the album also charting in the top ten sector of the Hot Gospel Songs chart.[38] Old Church Basement also debuted at No. 2 on the Official Christian and Gospel Albums Chart in the United Kingdom.[39] The album also achieved mainstream chart placements in Australia,[40] Canada,[41] New Zealand,[42] and Switzerland.[43] Maverick City Music received three nominations for the 2021 GMA Dove Awards: New Artist of the Year; Worship Recorded Song of the Year for "Jireh" alongside Elevation Worship, Chandler Moore and Naomi Raine; and Worship Album of the Year for Old Church Basement alongside Elevation Worship;[44] the collective won the GMA Dove Awards for New Artist of the Year and Worship Album of the Year for Old Church Basement.[45]

Discography

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Main article: Maverick City Music discography
Albums
Extended plays
  • Maverick City, Vol. 1 (2019)
  • Maverick City, Vol. 2 (2019)
  • You Hold It All Together with Upperroom (2020)
  • Maverick City Christmas (2020)
  • Move Your Heart with Upperroom (2021)
  • Jubilee (2021)
  • Breathe (2022)

Tours

  • Welcome to Maverick City Tour (2021)
  • Kingdom Tour (with Kirk Franklin) (2022)

Awards and nominations

American Music Awards

Year Recipient/Nominated work Award Result Ref.
2021 Maverick City Music Favorite Artist – Gospel Nominated
[46]

BET Awards

Year Recipient/Nominated work Award Result Ref.
2022 "Jireh"
(with Elevation Worship)		 Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award Pending
[47]

Billboard Music Awards

Year Recipient/Nominated work Award Result Ref.
2021 Maverick City Music Top Gospel Artist Nominated
[48]
Maverick City Vol. 3 Part 1 Top Gospel Album Won
Maverick City, Vol. 3 Part 2 Nominated
2022 Maverick City Music Top Christian Artist Nominated
[49]
Top Gospel Artist Nominated
Old Church Basement
(with Elevation Worship)		 Top Christian Album Nominated
Top Gospel Album Nominated
Jubilee: Juneteenth Edition Nominated
Move Your Heart
(with Upperroom)		 Nominated
"Jireh"
(with Elevation Worship featuring Chandler Moore and Naomi Raine)		 Top Gospel Song Nominated

GMA Dove Awards

Year Recipient/Nominated work Award Result Ref.
2020 "Promises" Gospel Worship Recorded Song of the Year Nominated
[50]
Maverick City Vol. 3 Part 1 Gospel Worship Album of the Year Nominated
2021 Maverick City Music New Artist of the Year Won
[51]
[52]
"Jireh"
(with Elevation Worship featuring Chandler Moore and Naomi Raine)		 Worship Recorded Song of the Year Nominated
Old Church Basement
(with Elevation Worship)		 Worship Album of the Year Won

Grammy Awards

Year Recipient/Nominated work Award Result Ref.
2022 "Wait on You"
(with Elevation Worship)		 Best Gospel Performance/Song Nominated
[53]
Jubilee: Juneteenth Edition Best Gospel Album Nominated
"Jireh"
(with Elevation Worship featuring Chandler Moore and Naomi Raine)		 Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song Nominated
Old Church Basement
(with Elevation Worship)		 Best Contemporary Christian Music Album Won

Soul Train Music Awards

Year Recipient/Nominated work Award Result Ref.
2021 Maverick City Music Best Gospel/Inspirational Award Nominated
[54]

See also

References

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External links

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