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LAUREN

DAIGLE

You Say

The 26-year-old

Louisiana native also

logs a second week

atop the Hot Christian

Songs chart.

When and how were you first exposed to

Christian music?

I played a camel [when I was 3 years old]

in the church Christmas play and told

my mom, “I want to do this forever.” Our

choir director took me under his wing and

taught me gospel harmonies.

As a Christian artist, what does having

“You Say” make the Hot 100 signify to you?

Certain audiences may have been isolated

in the past just because [my music is] in

the Christian genre. I want to tear down

the genre wall as a whole and make music

about what I believe in and that doesn’t

alienate anyone. This is a song people can

hold on to to remind them of how valuable

they are.

What factored into the release of your

sophomore album, Look Up Child (out

Sept. 7), getting pushed back five times?

I knew I needed to experience life again.

I didn’t want to regurgitate what I had

already made. In order to do that, I just

needed to rediscover and reinvent. I have

a Mr. Potato Head toy, and I bring it on

trips to remind myself to take things

lightly. I wanted to bring that childlike joy

to the record. —TATIANA CIRISANO

As the track tops Radio Songs

(116.4 million in audience, up

13 percent), Maroon 5 earns

its sixth No. 1, passing Boyz II

Men for the most leaders in the

list’s 27-year history.

MAROON 

FEATURING

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