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People is the fourteenth live album from Australian contemporary worship music band Hillsong United. The album was recorded on 18 November 2018 at Hills Campus in Sydney and released on 26 April 2019, under Hillsong Music and Capitol Christian Music Group.The writing process for this album involved biblical influences, having the role as worship music for Hillsong. The albums musical style involves a youthful influence, with more use of acoustic instruments within recording.

To promote the album, Hillsong United toured the United States for the first time in three years, and also released an accompanying film. The album debuted at No. 6 on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart, No. 2 on the US Billboard 200, as well as the Canadian Albums Chart.

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The album was generally well received by critics, receiving a rating of 4.5 out of 5 from critics such as 365 Days of Inspiring Media.

Songs from this album has been played at over 1,000 Hillsong campus, with the songs ‘Good Grace’ and ‘Whole Heart’ collectively receiving over 32 million streams as of May 2019, a month after the release of the full album.

On 20 July 2019, Hillsong United teamed up with Spotify to release four acoustic songs from the album, along with four music videos. On 1 May 2020, a studio version of "Another In the Fire", featuring Taya Gaukrodger, was released as a single.

Release and promotion[edit]
People (Live) was released 26 April 2019 by the Hillsong label and the Capital Christian Music Group label.

The release of this album was preceded by the release of the single ‘Good Grace’ on 7 December 2018. Following this was the release of ‘Whole Heart’ in January 2019, then followed by ‘As you find me,’ and finally the single ‘Another in the Fire’ released on 15 March 2019. Since release of these singles, they were performed across Hillsong campus churches, promoting the release of the upcoming album, ‘People’ .

In promotion of this album, the band toured the United States, releasing a concert film of these performances.

The concert film has a length of 2 hours and 5 minutes and includes a music video for each song on the album. It features footage of the band and the crowd during their tour of the United States. This concert film also includes songs from other Hillsong bands, such as, the Hillsong Worship song ‘What a Beautiful Name,’ which won a Grammy for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song in 2017 ( https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/hillsong-worship/189071   https://united.hillsongstore.com/products/the-people-tour-live-from-madison-square-garden ). It also includes songs from their previous albums such as ‘Oceans (Where Feet my Fail)’, which won four awards in the 2014 GMA Dove Awards ("JFH News: Hillsong UNITED Honored With 5 Dove Awards Including Artist, and Song of the Year Awards". Jesus Freak Hideout. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2017.).}

Marketing
Hillsong has a designated marketing team for their church that releases promotional content for their upcoming albums.

Hillsong and its subsequent bands market their upcoming albums largely through social media. Each of their bands and church campuses have individual Instagram accounts, with Hillsong United currently possessing a following of over 2 million. In the lead up to People (Live)’s release, Hillsong United released trailers via social media to promote its release, using the hashtag #UnitedPeople to increase visibility. These promotional videos featured recordings from tours, including behind the scenes footage, narrated by, Hillsong United member, Joel Houston. During Hillsong’s weekly church services, they featured promotional footage for the album in their ‘Church News.'

The band also participated in a performance and interview with Good Morning America in the week of the album’s release to promote its release.

Merchandise
Hillsong sells various items through their ‘Hillsong store’ including branded clothing, hats, journals, and more. Hillsong United has its own branch of merchandise for the People (Live) album, selling the album in forms such as CD or vinyl and apparel such as t-shirts. The Hillsong store, in its description for the People (Live) t-shirt, says, ‘Spread the message in this fresh white t-shirt.’

Album Artwork
The album cover of people (Live) was designed by (__). It features an edited picture of a crowd at a Hillsong service, to represent the theme of the album ‘people.’

Music videos were released from the concert film.

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Practicing Citations
The writers of this journal article, Kate Bowler and Wren Reagan, are both experienced writers in this field who have released many similar articles, contributing to the authoritative status of this source.