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William Matthews career in music started as a background vocalist for Kim Walker-Smith, Chris Quilala, Misty Edwards, John Mark McMillan, Brian & Jenn Johnson, and many others. Eventually he began to be known as a songwriter and artist and in 2010 was the first artist signed to Bethel Music. In early 2011 Bethel Music released its first label compilation, Be Lifted High, featuring two songs from William, Hope’s Anthem and Deep Cries Out. Later that year he released his first album, Hope’s Anthem in July 2011 where it charted on Christian Billboard and Billboard’s Heatseekers. William appeared on several more Bethel albums between 2012-2016 such as For The Sake of the World, Tides, Tides Live & Have It All featuring hit songs Freedom, This Is What You Do, Ascend, Shine On Us, & Glory to Glory. His new single Only 1 ft Propaganda, is the first single from his forthcoming project Kosmos which releases Summer 2018 For the past decade William has extensively toured the United States and abroad performing in arenas, theaters, clubs, festivals, churches, conferences, camps and retreats. He has performed in countries such as, England, Ireland, Australia, South Africa, Brazil, Germany, Canada, Switzerland, Taiwan and more. William's passion is artistry and advocacy. He seamlessly blends music, cinematography & political messaging around themes like racism, voter suppression and climate change which have been highlighted by media outlets such as CNN & Yahoo. His 2015 documentary Fo