Brandon Lake serves as a worship pastor and writes songs at Seacoast Church in Charleston, South Carolina and he is a former member of Bethel Music and Maverick City Music.
32 Facts About Brandon Lake
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Brandon Lake signed with Bethel Music in January 2019, and made his debut on the record label by releasing his version of Tasha Cobbs Leonard's hit single "This Is a Move".
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Brandon Lake is featured on Elevation Worship's hit single "Graves into Gardens" which became the first number one Hot Christian Songs chart single for both acts, and peaked at number two on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart in the United States.
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Brandon Lake garnered seven nominations at the 2021 GMA Dove Awards and won in two categories, Songwriter of the Year and Worship Recorded Song of the Year for "Graves into Gardens".
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Brandon Lake released "Gratitude" as his third single from House of Miracles, which became his first solo Hot Christian Songs number one single.
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Brandon Lake collaborated with Brooke Ligertwood on the single "Honey in the Rock" and with Maverick City Music, Kirk Franklin, and Chandler Moore on "Fear Is Not My Future".
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Brandon Lake released his fourth studio album, Coat of Many Colors, in 2023.
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Brandon Lake grew up in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, where his father was a pastor of a church plant.
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Brandon Lake developed a passion for playing the guitar in childhood, which was nurtured by his father who taught him to play a few basic chord progressions.
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Brandon Lake taught himself how to play the guitar using YouTube, learning songs by Third Day and Chris Tomlin.
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In January 2019, Bethel Music announced that Brandon Lake had joined their artist collective and that they had signed him to their record label.
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Brandon Lake led worship with Bethel Music on their Victory Tour, which featured special guests Tasha Cobbs Leonard and Housefires.
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On June 28,2019, Brandon Lake released his rendition of Tasha Cobbs Leonard's song "This Is a Move", which he co-wrote with her.
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Brandon Lake received a 2019 GMA Dove Award for Gospel Worship Recorded Song of the Year due to his songwriting contribution on "This Is a Move" by Cobbs Leonard.
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On July 24,2020, Brandon Lake released a new single titled "I Need a Ghost", as the lead single to his second studio album, House of Miracles, slated to be released in summer.
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On January 22,2021, Brandon Lake released his first live album, House of Miracles, which contains live versions of some of the songs that initially appeared on House of Miracles studio album, as well as new songs.
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On February 6,2021, Brandon Lake released a five-track EP titled Almond Eyes on digital platforms, the EP being his surprise tenth anniversary gift to his wife, Brittany Brandon Lake.
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Brandon Lake featured on "Talking to Jesus" by Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music, which was released as the second promotional single to their collaborative live album, Old Church Basement, on April 9,2021.
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Brandon Lake released the radio version of "Gratitude" on June 3,2022, making it the third and final single from House of Miracles.
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On November 4,2022, Brandon Lake featured on the radio version of "Fear Is Not My Future" released by Maverick City Music and Chandler Moore.
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On November 14,2022, Brandon Lake announced the spring 2023 leg of the Miracle Nights Tour, with Benjamin William Hastings joining him as a special guest, spanning twelve cities across the United States.
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On June 9,2023, Brandon Lake released "Praise You Anywhere" as the lead single to his fourth studio album, Coat of Many Colors, along with its accompanying music video.
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On July 31,2023, Brandon Lake announced he would embark on the Coat of Many Colors Tour in support of his album of the same name.
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Brandon Lake released "Coat of Many Colors" as the first promotional single from the album, along with its accompanying music video, on September 8,2023.
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On October 6,2023, Brandon Lake released "Tear Off the Roof" as the second promotional single from Coat of Many Colors, along with its accompanying music video, which features the cast and characters of The Chosen.
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On October 20,2023, Brandon Lake released his fourth studio album, Coat of Many Colors.
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At the 2023 Billboard Music Awards, Brandon Lake garnered four nominations: Top Christian Artist, Top Christian Album for House of Miracles, Top Christian Song for "Gratitude," and Top Gospel Song for "Fear Is Not My Future" alongside Maverick City Music, Kirk Franklin, and Chandler Moore.
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Brandon Lake was declared by Billboard to be the leading artist in the Top Christian Artist - Male category of 2023, with "Gratitude" being the top song of 2023 on the Hot Christian Songs chart.
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On November 20,2023, Brandon Lake announced he would embark on the Tear Off the Roof Tour in the spring of 2024, with Doe featuring as a special guest.
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On March 1,2024, Brandon Lake featured on Elevation Worship's single "Praise" alongside Chris Brown and Chandler Moore.
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On June 13,2024, Brandon Lake announced that he will release a new album, Tear Off the Roof, on June 21.
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On July 29,2024, Brandon Lake released "That's Who I Praise" as a single.