Cody Jay Carnes is an American Christian singer, songwriter and

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. Carnes launched his solo music career in 2017 after signing with

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, with the release of his critically acclaimed debut studio album, '' The Darker the Night / The Brighter the Morning''. His second studio album, '' Run to the Father'', was released in 2020. ''Run to the Father'' was nominated for a

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for

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at the

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. Carnes also featured alongside

Kari Jobe 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. Biograp ...

and

Elevation Worship Elevation Worship is a contemporary worship music collective from Elevation Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. The collective leads worship in weekend church services at Elevation Church, as well as performing concerts and tours around the U ...

on the hit single " The Blessing", which won the

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for Worship Recorded Song of the Year at the

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and garnered a nomination for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards.

Career

In the early 2010s, Cody Carnes began making music as part of

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, while serving as a worship pastor at Gateway Church, in

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. In 2014, Carnes released the extended play, ''All He Says I Am''. On February 24, 2017,

announced that Cody Carnes had signed with the label, while releasing his first single called " The Cross Has the Final Word", in the lead-up to his debut album slated for release in 2017. "The Cross Has the Final Word" debuted at No. 45 on the US

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chart. On April 7, 2017, Carnes released "Hold It All" as the second single from his debut album. Cody Carnes released "

Til the End of Time "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'' (201 ...

" featuring Kari Jobe as the third single from his debut album on June 16, 2017. "Til the End of Time" debuted at No. 50 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart. On July 14, 2017, Carnes released " What Freedom Feels Like" as the fourth single from his debut album, revealed to be titled '' The Darker the Night / The Brighter the Morning'', and slated for release on September 15, 2017. "What Freedom Feels Like" peaked at No. 44 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart. ''The Darker the Night / The Brighter the Morning'' was released on September 15, 2017. The album debuted at No. 17, on the US

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chart. On September 14, 2018, Kari Jobe and Cody Carnes released " Cover the Earth" as a standalone single. The song peaked at No. 29 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart. On January 4, 2019, Cody Carnes released " Nothing Else" as a single. "Nothing Else" peaked at No. 31 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart. Carnes released his second single of the year, "Heaven Fall", on March 8, 2019. On July 26, 2019, Carnes released " Run to the Father" as a single. "Run to the Father" peaked at No. 23 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart. Carnes released " Christ Be Magnified" as a single on January 1, 2020. "Christ Be Magnified" debuted at No. 45 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart. Carnes released his second studio album, '' Run to the Father'' on March 13, 2020. ''Run to the Father'' debuted at No. 12 on the Top Christian Albums chart. The album was nominated for the

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at the

. On March 20, 2020, Cody Carnes alongside Kari Jobe and

released " The Blessing" as a single. The song peaked at No. 2 on the Hot Christian Songs chart, and No. 15 on the

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chart. "The Blessing" won the

for Worship Recorded Song of the Year at the 2020 GMA Dove Awards. The song was also nominated for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, and the ''Billboard'' Music Award for Top Christian Song at the

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. On May 28, 2021, Cody Carnes and Brandon Lake released " Too Good to Not Believe" as a single. "Too Good to Not Believe" peaked at No. 45 on the Hot Christian Songs chart. On August 20, 2021, Carnes alongside

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and

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released " Hope of the Ages" as a single. "Hope of the Ages" debuted at No. 49 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart. On December 10, 2021, Cody Carnes released " Firm Foundation (He Won't)" as a single. On January 3, 2022, Carnes featured on a live version of "Firm Foundation (He Won't)" released by

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alongside Chandler Moore as a standalone single. This version of "Firm Foundation (He Won't)" reached No. 33 on the Hot Christian Songs chart. On April 15, 2022, Carnes featured on a new version of " The Commission" released by Cain. Carnes released "Be Glad" as a standalone single on July 15, 2022. On August 19, 2022, Carnes released " Good (Can't Be Anything Else)" as the lead single to his upcoming live album. On September 2, 2022, Carnes announced the release of his upcoming live album, '' God Is Good!'', being slated for September 30, 2022, concurrently releasing "

Ain't Nobody "Ain't Nobody" is a song by American funk band Rufus and American singer Chaka Khan. It was released on November 4, 1983, as one of four studio tracks included on their live album, ''Stompin' at the Savoy'' (1983). "Ain't Nobody" quickly gather ...

" as an instant-grat track and the second single from the album slated to impact Christian radio on September 30. "Ain't Nobody" peaked at No. 10 on the Hot Christian Songs chart. On September 30, 2022, Cody Carnes released his first live album, ''God Is Good!''. ''God Is Good!'' debuted at No. 45 on the Top Christian Albums chart. On October 10, 2022, Cody Carnes announced his first headlining tour, dubbed the God Is Good! Tour, joined by Benjamin William Hastings as a special guest and set to visit eight cities across the United States in February 2023.

Personal life

Cody Carnes married

on November 21, 2014. They have two sons.

Discography

* '' The Darker the Night / The Brighter the Morning'' (2017) * '' Run to the Father'' (2020) * '' God Is Good!'' (2022)

Tours

Headlining * God Is Good! Tour (2023) Supporting * Heaven Tour with Mosaic MSC, Mack Brock, and Local Sound (2018) * Only Jesus Tour with

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, and Jamie Kimmett (2019) * The Blessing USA Tour with Kari Jobe (2021) *

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, Kari Jobe, Bethel Music Live in Concert (2021) * Elevation Worship Summer Tour with

and Kari Jobe (2022)

Awards and nominations

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Notes

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Carnes, Cody 1989 births Living people American male singer-songwriters American performers of Christian music Composers of Christian music People from Atlanta Musicians from Atlanta 21st-century American singers 21st-century American male singers Christians from Georgia (U.S. state) Singer-songwriters from Georgia (U.S. state)