"After two years of writing and recording all over the pandemic, to eventually see my debut gospel radio single reach No. 1 is just about indescribable for me," McKinney tells Billboard. "I wrote 'identical to God' to express my heart: whereas I are attempting never to be shocked via what God does, I need to at all times stay in awe of Him doing it. a tremendous thank you to the entire radio programmers and music directors who enable my track to be heard."
"we're thrilled to have a No. 1 debut gospel radio single from a setting up artist on our roster," says Monica Coates co-executive director, Motown Gospel.
in advance of "just like God," McKinney's debut single "seem No further" hit No. 2 on the streaming-, airplay- and revenue-primarily based sizzling Gospel Songs chart; No. 19 on Christian Airplay; and No. 21 the multi-metric hot Christian Songs survey in January-February.
"With the right 20 upward thrust of 'appear No further' at Christian radio past this yr, Evvie is the infrequent artist with airplay success at both the gospel and Christian radio formats," Coates provides. "we are impressed by means of her reach so early in her profession and motivated by means of those indicators in the latest marketplace."
additionally highlighting more moderen names on the structure, as "similar to God" is McKinney's first entry on Gospel Airplay, she takes the third such track to No. 1 on the chart in the closing four weeks. It follows Shontelle Norman-Beatty's "Jesus Will repair It (predicament in My manner)" (Sept. 4) and Melvin Crispell, III's "excellent Is Your name" (Aug. 21).
"look No further" and "just like God" are from McKinney's rookie EP here's Evvie McKinney, which reached No. 19 on right Gospel Albums in March. She is presently working on her first full-length studio album.
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