Since her debut in 2015, Louisiana singer-songwriter Lauren Daigle has felt the weight of expectations on her shoulders. Her first album "How Can It Be" propelled her to the top of the Christian music charts and was certified platinum, a rare feat for a Christian music record.
But she's more than risen to the challenge of being an ambassador for contemporary Christian music. Her new album, "Look Up Child," debuted this month at No. 3 on Billboard's all-genre chart.
Daigle, who is performing at this year's Dove Awards on Oct. 16, says she wants to make music that tears down all the walls and barriers to Christian music and that is so compelling that anyone can feel welcomed and invited.
In this Sept. 5, 2018, photo, contemporary Christian singer and songwriter Lauren Daigle poses in Franklin, Tenn., to promote her latest release “Look Up Child,” which debuted this month at No. 3 on Billboard’s all-genre album chart. (AP PhotoMark Humphrey)
In this Sept. 5, 2018, photo, contemporary Christian singer and songwriter Lauren Daigle poses in Franklin, Tenn., to promote her latest release “Look Up Child,” which debuted this month at No. 3 on Billboard’s all-genre album chart. (AP PhotoMark Humphrey)
In this Sept. 5, 2018, photo, contemporary Christian singer and songwriter Lauren Daigle poses in Franklin, Tenn., to promote her latest release “Look Up Child,” which debuted this month at No. 3 on Billboard’s all-genre album chart. (AP PhotoMark Humphrey)
GUATIRE, Venezuela (AP) — The United States and Venezuelan governments said Friday they were exploring the possibility of restoring diplomatic relations between the two countries, and that an delegation from the Trump administration arrived to the South American nation on Friday.
The small team of U.S. diplomats and diplomatic security officials traveled to Venezuela to make a preliminary assessment about the potential re-opening of the U.S. Embassy in Caracas, the State Department said in a statement.
Venezuela’s government on Friday acknowledged that U.S. diplomats had traveled to the South American country and announced that it will send a delegation to the U.S. but it did not say when.
In a statement, Delcy Rodríguez’s government said it “has decided to initiate an exploratory process of a diplomatic nature with the Government of the United States of America, aimed at the re-establishment of diplomatic missions in both countries."
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FILE - Venezuelan Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez attends the High-Level Segment of the 28th session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, March 3, 2015. (AP Photo/Keystone,Salvatore Di Nolfi, File)
Performers on stilts dressed as former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores wave during a march by government supporters calling for their release after U.S. forces captured them, in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Supporters of the Venezuelan government rally calling for the release of former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, who were captured by U.S. forces, in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
