'Take You at Your Word' by Cody Carnes and Bejamin William Hastings climbs to No.1 Bulletin boardChristian Airplay Chart dated November 9. During the Oct. 25-31 tracking week, the duo grew 5% to 6.2 million audience impressions, according to Luminate.
Carnes and Hastings co-wrote the track with Aodhan King, while Austin Davis and Aaron Robertson co-produced it.
For the 35-year-old Carnes, who has been married to singer-songwriter Kari Jobe since 2014, “Word” marks his first chart-topper among his 11 hits on Christian Airplay. He has three additional top 10s. Most recently, “Firm Foundation (He Won't)” reached No. 2 last January, after “Ain't Nobody” reached No. 2 in April 2023. He won the first of the top 10 with his team with Jobe and Elevation Worship, “The Blessing: Live” (No. 7, September 2020).
For Hastings, who hails from Belfast, Northern Ireland, and now makes his home in Los Angeles, “Word” is also his first Christian Airplay chart-topper on his fourth attempt. The 32-year-old hit a No. 13 high last September with “That's the Thing About Praise” featuring Blessing Offor.
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Singer-songwriter Otis Kemp earns his second straight career Gospel Airplay No. 1 with “Everything” featuring Lena Byrd Miles (up 13% on plays each week).
The song, which Kemp wrote with Kortni Kemp (his niece) and Candice Caton, follows his breakout debut “Daily Bread,” which topped the chart for a week in July 2023.
Miles, who grew up in San Leandro, Calif., and grew up in Oakland, scores her second No. 1 with her fourth Gospel Airplay entry. “WOW (Walk on Water)” dominated her for three frames in May 2023.
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