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Birth name | Kari Brooke Jobe |
Born | Waco, Texas, U.S. | April 6, 1981
Origin | Southlake, Texas, U.S. |
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Years active | 2003–present |
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Website | karijobe |
Kari Brooke Jobe (born April 6, 1981) is an American contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter. Since her first album in 2009, she has received two Grammy Award nominations and ten Dove Award nominations, six of which she won.
Kari Jobe was born in 1981, in Waco, Texas, [1] to parents Mark and Caroline "Sandy" (née Bragg) Jobe. She was raised in Watauga and Hurst, Texas, both suburbs of Fort Worth. She has two siblings, Kristen and Caleb. Jobe began singing at the age of three [2] and became a Christian at the age of five. She attended Oral Roberts University, Christ for the Nations Institute and Dallas Baptist University and obtained her degree in pastoral studies and psychology. [3]
She became known with the successes "Revelation Song" and "Holy Spirit" released in 2009. [4]
After graduation, Jobe accepted an invitation to serve as associate worship pastor at Gateway Church in Southlake, Texas, which she had been attending for six years. She worked alongside her father, Mark, who serves as campus pastor of Gateway's flagship campus in Southlake. [5] She has traveled internationally on mission trips to lead worship. [6] Jobe was also a member of Gateway Worship, a Christian worship band associated with Gateway Church. The group's live album, Wake Up the World, debuted at No. 2 on Billboard's Christian Albums chart in 2008.
In addition to acting as a worship leader and pastor, Jobe released her first major-label album in February 2009 on the Integrity Music/Columbia Records/Gateway Create label.
Jobe released her self-titled debut album on February 10, 2009. The album charted at No. 67 on the Billboard 200 [7] [8] and No. 3 on Billboard's Christian music chart. A Spanish-language version of the album was released under the name Le Canto . The album Le Canto won a Dove Award in the category, Spanish Album of the Year at the 41st GMA Dove Awards. [9] Prior to releasing Kari Jobe, Jobe had released a live worship album called Throneroom Worship: Live Acoustic Worship and a Christmas album called Bethlehem.
From her self-titled album, "I'm Singing" debuted at No. 13 on Billboard's Christian singles chart. [10] Jobe's second single, "Healer", was released in 2009 and debuted at No. 33 on Billboard's Soft A/C chart. [11] She released the single "Adore Him" in 2009, which appeared as part of Integrity Music's compilation album Worship and Adore: A Christmas Offering.
She won two Dove Awards for Special Event Album of the Year and Spanish Language album and was nominated for New Artist of the Year. [12] [13]
In 2011, Jobe signed with EMI CMG Sparrow Records. [14]
Jobe released her second recording project, Where I Find You , on January 24, 2012. The album debuted at No. 75 on the Canadian Albums Chart. [15] The album also debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200 . [16] Kari released the album Where I Find You in Spanish called Donde Te Encuentro , her second album released on January 24, 2012. [17] The album debuted at No. 6 on Billboard's Latin Pop Albums chart [18] and at No. 19 on Top Latin Albums. [19]
Jobe later released her first EP, The Acoustic Sessions (Live), later that year.
Jobe received her first Grammy nomination for Where I Find You as Best Contemporary Christian Album in 2012. [20]
In May 2013, Jobe competed in season two of GSN's The American Bible Challenge , along with Sheila Walsh and author Lisa Harper. Their charity was The A21 Campaign, an anti-trafficking organization that aims to abolish slavery. [21]
Jobe announced the recording of a live worship album that was recorded on November 20 and 21, 2013, at the Majestic Theater in Dallas, Texas. [22] Majestic was released on March 25, 2014, preceded by its first single "Forever" on February 18. [23]
Majestic: Revisited was released on September 25, 2015. The album included songs from Majestic rerecorded in the studio with a different style. [24]
"The Cause of Christ" was released on November 4, 2016, as the lead single from her fourth studio album, The Garden . [25] Three other singles: "Heal Our Land", "Fall Afresh" and "The Garden" [26] [27] were released before the album's release on February 3, 2017. [28]
In March 2020, Jobe recorded "The Blessing" with Elevation Worship and her husband Cody Carnes at Elevation Church. [29] She co-wrote the song with Carnes, pastor Steven Furtick and Chris Brown of Elevation Worship. [30] The live recording was uploaded to YouTube on March 6, received 103 million views as of April 2024, [31] and the song was streamed 57 million times in six months. [30]
In September 2020, Jobe announced the release of her second live album, The Blessing , along with releasing "First Love", "Embers" and "Obsession" as singles from the album, as well as including "The Blessing". The album, recorded at The Belonging Co church in Nashville, was released on October 23 through Capitol CMG. [32] The Blessing peaked at No. 3 on Billboard 's Top Christian Albums [33] and No. 7 on the Christian albums chart in the UK. [34]
In August 2014, Jobe confirmed via Instagram that she became engaged to fellow Gateway Worship artist Cody Carnes. [35] The two married on November 21, 2014. [36]
On the red carpet at the Dove Awards 2015, Jobe announced she and her husband were expecting a son. [37] Jobe announced in June 2018 that she and her husband were expecting their second child, [38] who was born on February 1, 2019. [39]
In December 2019, the couple visited the White House and prayed with President Donald Trump. They also appeared in a video praising certain policies of the Trump administration. [40] In response to criticism about the visit, the pair said, "We didn't know that we were going to take a picture in the Oval Office or know they were going to post it. I didn't know they were going to use a video interview that we did talking about how amazing it was to be in a White House leading worship." [41]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |||
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US [42] | US Christ [43] | US Digital [44] | UK Christ [45] | |||
Bethlehem [46] |
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Kari Jobe |
| 63 | 3 | — | — | |
Where I Find You |
| 10 | 1 | 5 | — | |
The Garden |
| 22 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |||
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US [42] | US Christ [43] | US Digital [44] | UK Christ [45] | |||
Majestic |
| 12 | 1 | 4 | — |
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The Blessing [48] |
| — | 3 | — | 7 |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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US Christ [43] | |||
Throneroom Worship: Live Acoustic Worship |
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Le Canto | — | ||
Prepare the Way – A Night of Worship With Klaus and Kari Jobe |
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Donde Te Encuentro |
| — | |
Majestic: Revisited |
| 14 |
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Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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US Christ [43] | ||
The Acoustic Sessions (Live) |
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Year | Single | Chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||
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US Bubb. [50] | US Christ. [51] | US Christ. Airplay [52] | US Christ. AC [53] | US Christ. Digital [54] | ||||
2008 | "I'm Singing" | — | 49 | — | — | Kari Jobe | ||
"Le Canto" | — | — | — | — | Le Canto | |||
2009 | "Pure" | — | — | — | — | non-album single | ||
"Healer" | — | 24 | — | — | Kari Jobe | |||
"Adore Him" | — | 24 | 22 | — | Worship and Adore: A Christmas Offering | |||
2010 | "You Are for Me" | — | 49 | — | — | Kari Jobe | ||
2011 | "We Are" | — | 8 | 15 | 3 | Where I Find You | ||
2012 | "What Love Is This" | — | — | — | — | |||
"Steady My Heart" | — | 16 | 25 | 4 | ||||
2013 | "Find You on My Knees" | — | 37 | — | — | |||
2014 | "Forever" | — | 6 | 19 | 28 | 2 | Majestic | |
"I Am Not Alone" | — | 9 | 9 | 13 | 9 |
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2016 | "The Cause of Christ" | — | 29 | — | — | 10 | The Garden | |
"Heal Our Land" | — | 27 | — | — | — | |||
2017 | "Fall Afresh" | — | 38 | — | — | — | ||
"The Garden" | — | 20 | — | — | 16 | |||
"Let Your Glory Fall" | — | — | 34 | — | — | |||
2018 | "Cover the Earth" (featuring Cody Carnes) | — | 29 | 31 | — | 11 | non-album single | |
2020 | "The Blessing" (with Elevation Worship and Cody Carnes) | 15 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| Graves into Gardens / The Blessing |
"First Love" | — | 31 | — | — | 16 | The Blessing [48] | ||
"Let the Light In" | — | 34 | — | — | — | |||
"Your Nature" | — | 42 | — | — | — |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2021 | "The Blessing" (with Cody Carnes and Elevation Worship) | Top Christian Song | Nominated | [57] |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2010 | Herself | Best New Artist of the Year | Nominated |
Le Canto | Spanish Language Album of the Year | Won | |
Glory Revealed II: The Word of God in Worship | Special Events Album of the Year | Won | |
2014 | Majestic | Worship Album of the Year | Won |
2015 | "Forever" | Song of the Year | Nominated |
Herself | Artist of the Year | Nominated | |
2017 | Herself | Contemporary Christian Artist of the Year | Won |
The Garden | Worship Album of the Year | Nominated | |
Recorded Music Packaging of the Year | Won | ||
2020 | "The Blessing" (with Cody Carnes and Elevation Worship) | Worship Recorded Song of the Year | Won |
2021 | "The Blessing" | Song of the Year | Won |
The Blessing | Worship Album of the Year | Nominated | |
Recorded Music Packaging of the Year | Nominated |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2013 | Where I Find You | Best Contemporary Christian Music Album | Nominated |
2021 | "The Blessing" (with Cody Carnes and Elevation Worship) | Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song | Nominated |
2022 | The Blessing (Live) | Best Contemporary Christian Music Album | Nominated |
Where I Find You is the second studio album release by Kari Jobe, which was released January 24, 2012, but was her first album on the Sparrow Records label. The song "We Are" is the only radio and charted hit off of the album, so far. The album has charted on three Billboard charts: No. 10 on Billboard 200, No. 1 on Christian Albums and at No. 5 on Digital Albums. All of the peak positions occurred on February 11, 2012 selling 25,000 copies in the first week. Where I Find You earned a Grammy Award nomination in 2012, making Jobe a first-time Grammy nominee.
Majestic is the second live album by Christian singer and songwriter Kari Jobe. It is her second release with Sparrow Records. The album was recorded at the Majestic Theatre in Dallas, Texas, was produced by Jeremy Edwardson and released on March 25, 2014. It has attained critical acclamation and commercial successes.
"Til the End of Time" is a song by American Christian musician Cody Carnes featuring Kari Jobe. The song was released on June 16, 2017, as the third single from his debut studio album, The Darker the Night / The Brighter the Morning (2017). Carnes co-wrote the song with Lauren Strahm and Robert Marvin. Jeremy Lutito produced the single.
The Garden is the fifth studio album by Kari Jobe. The album was released on February 3, 2017 by Sparrow Records alongside KAJE, LLC. Jeremy Edwardson worked on the production of the album.
The Darker the Night / The Brighter the Morning is the debut studio album by American Christian musician Cody Carnes. The album was released on September 15, 2017, by Sparrow Records alongside Capitol Christian Music Group and Carnes Music Group. Carnes worked with Jeremy Lutito on the production of the album.
Cody Jay Carnes is an American contemporary Christian music singer, songwriter and worship pastor.
Graves into Gardens is the eighth live album by American contemporary worship band Elevation Worship. It was released on May 1, 2020, via Elevation Worship Records alongside Provident Label Group. The album contains guest appearances by Brandon Lake of Bethel Music, Cody Carnes, Kari Jobe, Tauren Wells and Isaiah Templeton. Steven Furtick, Aaron Robertson, Chris Brown, and Jonathan Mix collaborated on the production of the album.
"The Blessing" is a song performed by Kari Jobe, Cody Carnes and Elevation Worship, released as the lead single from Elevation Worship's twelfth live album, Graves into Gardens (2020), as well as Kari Jobe's third live album, The Blessing (2020), on March 20, 2020. The song was written by Chris Brown, Cody Carnes, Kari Jobe and Steven Furtick. Chris Brown handled the production of the single.
"Way Maker" is a contemporary worship song written by Nigerian gospel singer Sinach. It was released as a single on 30 December 2015. The song has been covered by a number of Christian music artists worldwide including charting hit versions by Michael W. Smith, Mandisa, Leeland and Passion.
All the Earth is the first live debut album by Nashville-based contemporary worship band The Belonging Co. The album was released through their imprint label, TBCO Music, on September 8, 2017. The featured worship leaders on the album are Meredith Andrews, Cody Carnes, Lauren Daigle, Hope Darst, Mia Fieldes, Andrew Holt, Kari Jobe, Maggie Reed, Sarah Reeves, and Henry Seeley. Henry Seeley worked on the production of the album.
Awe + Wonder is the second live album by Nashville-based contemporary worship band The Belonging Co. The album was released through their imprint label, TBCO Music, on September 13, 2019. The featured worship leaders on the album are Meredith Andrews, Cody Carnes, Hope Darst, Natalie Grant, Andrew Holt, Kari Jobe, Maggie Reed, Sarah Reeves, and Henry Seeley.
"Here as in Heaven" is a song performed by American contemporary worship band Elevation Worship. The song was released as the opening track of the fifth live album of the same name on February 5, 2016. The song was written by Chris Brown, Mack Brock, Matthews Ntlele, Steven Furtick, and Wade Joye.
The Blessing is the third live album by Kari Jobe. The album was released on October 23, 2020, via Sparrow Records. The album features guest appearances by Cody Carnes. The album was produced by Cody Carnes, Austin Davis, Henry Seeley, Jacob Sooter, and McKendree Tucker.
"Cover the Earth" is a song by American Christian musicians Kari Jobe and Cody Carnes. The song was released on September 14, 2018, as a single. The song was written by Cody Carnes and Daniella Young. Jacob Sooter produced the single.
"Too Good to Not Believe" is a song by Brandon Lake and Bethel Music, which was released on May 21, 2021, as the lead single to Bethel Music's thirteenth live album, Homecoming (2021). The song was written by Lake, Chris Davenport, Cody Carnes, and Josh Silverberg. David Whitworth handled the production of the single.
Lion is the tenth live album by American contemporary worship band Elevation Worship. It was released on March 4, 2022, via Elevation Worship Records and Provident Label Group. The featured worship leaders on the album are Chris Brown, Jonsal Barrientes, Brandon Lake, Pat Barrett, Tiffany Hudson, Joe L. Barnes, and Chandler Moore.
"Firm Foundation (He Won't)" is a song by American Contemporary Christian musician and worship leader Cody Carnes. The song was released on December 10, 2021, as a single. Carnes co-wrote the song with Chandler Moore and Austin Davis. Austin Davis produced the single.
"Ain't Nobody" is a song by American Contemporary Christian musician and worship leader Cody Carnes. The song was released on September 30, 2022, as the second single from his first live album, God Is Good! (2022). Carnes co-wrote the song with Brandon Lake and Hank Bentley. The single was produced by Aaron Robertson, Austin Davis, Hank Bentley, and Jeff Pardo.
American contemporary Christian musician Cody Carnes has released two studio albums, two live albums, two extended plays, and twenty-nine singles.
God Is Good! is the first live album by American contemporary Christian musician Cody Carnes. It was released on September 30, 2022, via Sparrow Records and Capitol Christian Music Group. The album features guest appearances by Kari Jobe, Natalie Grant, and Benjamin William Hastings. The album was produced by Austin Davis, Aaron Robertson
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