Hillsong Young & Free

HILLSONG'S YOUNG & FREE first album, "We Are Young & Free," debuts at No. 1 on the BILLBOARD Christian albums chart as well as on the Praise and Worship albums chart. In addition it debuted at No. 22 on the BILLBOARD Top 200 chart and No. 6 on the Overall Digital Albums chart.

YOUNG & FREE unveiled new music, including a performance of their single "Alive," last weekend in NEW YORK CITY to a sold-out crowd at the famed RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL. The band continues a run of dates in NOVEMBER opening for worship trailblazers Hillsong UNITED in the U.S.

Youth Pastor /LAURA TOGGS says, "YOUNG & FREE exists to give voice to this generation and to give our youth an identity. GOD is calling a generation who will rise up, and who will know deep and unending joy in JESUS CHRIST." Fans can watch "Our Story," a mini-doc at www.hillsongyoungandfree.com that highlights the early stages of the band as they crafted the songs and heart of YOUNG & FREE. Also available at http://hillsongcollected.com/leadership/yf-day-1 the band is posting daily devotionals based on all the songs from "We Are Young & Free."

HILLSONG Sr. Pastor/ BRIAN HOUSTON said the launch of YOUNG & FREE was intentional. He explained that while the new team was "created for teenagers, the whole church comes alive" to the music. "I feel very strongly that we are called to release generations, to be more loyal to the future than we are to the past," he said.

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