Hillsong

• Genre: Praise and Worship
• Hillsong Website

About

Hillsong the musical powerhouse stems from Hillsong the church in Sydney, Australia. A Pentecostal association, Australia's version of the U.S. Assembly of God denomination, their charismatic style of praise and worship music influenced a global trend. Barely 15 years into their recording endeavors, Hillsong's worship team boasted more than 40 albums. By 2007, there were 15 sister churches just in Sydney and international extensions in Paris, Berlin, Moscow, Kiev and London; there are over 25 locations in Africa alone. The main factions to pick up the recording legacy from their parent church are Hillsong London and the youth ministry, whose worship band is called Hillsong United. Fans might soon be downloading energetic, Eastern European-tinged praise and worship from Hillsong Kiev.

- Amy Bartlett