Record-breaking single recognized at BMI Awards
Earlier this year, Provident Label Group/Sony Music announced Zach Williams' record-breaking single "Chain Breaker" became RIAA-certified Gold. Earlier this week in Nashville, Williams was presented with the official gold plaque, surrounded by his family, management, label team and fellow songwriters Mia Fieldes and Jonathan Smith.
When it released in the early fall of 2016, "
Chain Breaker" was an instant hit, holding the No. 1 spot at radio for 15 weeks. The song was then followed by "
Old Church Choir," which became the most successful Christian radio single in more than a decade, maintaining No. 1 at radio for 20 weeks. It was the second-longest running No. 1 single in Billboard's Christian radio history, making Williams the first debut artist to have two back-to-back No. 1 singles. His current single, "
Fear Is A Liar," continues to stay in the top of the radio charts as well, currently holding at No. 2. The songs are all featured on "
Chain Breaker," Williams' Grammy Award-winning debut LP.
Wednesday evening in Nashville, Williams was awarded by BMI with a citation of achievement for "Chain Breaker," recognizing the song for its national popularity and reach. Just prior to the BMI Awards, Williams performed at the Historic Ryman Auditorium in front of a sold-out audience, closing out his set with the anthemic hit song.
After headlining his own tour earlier this spring, Williams continues to tour this summer and fall around the U.S. For the most updated schedule, visit his
tour page.
Williams was also named Billboard's 2017 Top Christian Male Vocalist and New Artist of the Year. Apple Music chose him as Artist of the Week in December 2016, while "Chain Breaker" was the top track of 2016 on iTunes' Christian songs chart and also reached No. 12 on Billboard's Hot Rock Songs chart.
"Old Church Choir" also received national recognition thanks to a young girl feeling the spirit of the song during a performance at her church in Tennessee. At press time, the video, which can be viewed
HERE, has received more than 54 million views.
