Michael Brandon Lake is an American

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singer, songwriter and worship pastor. Lake is a member of the

Maverick City Music Maverick City Music is an American contemporary worship music collective founded by Tony Brown and Jonathan Jay originating from Atlanta. The collective made its debut in 2019 with the release of two extended plays, ''Maverick City, Vol. 1'' and ...

collective, and serves as a worship pastor at

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. Lake began his recording career with a successful crowdfunding campaign to produce an album in 2015, which resulted in the independent release of his debut studio album, ''Closer'', in 2016. Lake signed with

Bethel Music Bethel Music is an American music label and worship movement from Redding, California, originating out of Bethel Church (Redding, California), Bethel Church where they started making music in 2001. Bethel Music has grown from being a local church ...

in January 2019, and made his debut on the record label by releasing his version of

Tasha Cobbs Leonard Natasha Tameika Cobbs Leonard (born July 7, 1981) is an American gospel musician and songwriter. She released the extended play ''Grace'' in 2013 with the hit lead single "Break Every Chain". The EP reached No. 61 on the '' Billboard'' charts. ...

's hit single " This Is a Move". Due to his contributions as a songwriter on "This Is a Move", Lake received the

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Gospel Worship Recorded Song of the Year in the 2019 GMA Dove Award. "This Is a Move" also earned Lake his first

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nomination for

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in the

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. In 2020, he released his second studio album '' House of Miracles'', which contained the singles "

I Need a Ghost "I Need a Ghost" is a song by Brandon Lake, which was released as the lead single from his second studio album, '' House of Miracles'' (2020), on July 24, 2020. Lake co-wrote the song with Joshua Silverberg. David Leonard worked on the productio ...

" and " Just Like Heaven". ''House of Miracles'' peaked at number 12 on ''Billboard'''s

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chart in the United States. He also featured on

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 Uni ...

's hit single "

Graves into Gardens ''Graves into Gardens'' is the eighth live album (twelfth album overall) by American contemporary worship band Elevation Worship. It was released on May 1, 2020, via Elevation Worship Records alongside Provident Label Group. The album contains g ...

" which became the first number one

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chart single for both acts, and peaked at number two on the

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chart in the United States. In 2021, Lake released the single " Too Good to Not Believe" alongside Bethel Music, as well as notable collaborations with Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music on "

Talking to Jesus "Talking to Jesus" is a song performed by American contemporary worship bands Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music, which features vocals from Brandon Lake. The song was released on April 9, 2021, as a promotional single from their collabo ...

" and

Chris Tomlin Christopher Dwayne Tomlin (born May 4, 1972) is an American contemporary Christian music singer, songwriter, and worship leader from Grand Saline, Texas, United States, who has sold over 7 million records. He is a member of Passion Conferences an ...

on " I See You". Lake also garnered seven nominations at the 2021 GMA Dove Awards, ultimately winning two: the GMA Dove Awards for Songwriter of the Year and Worship Recorded Song of the Year for "Graves into Gardens". In 2022, Lake released ''

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'', his third studio album which is focused on discussing mental health. ''Help!'' debuted at number 18 on the ''Billboard'' Top Christian Albums chart in the United States. Lake released "

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" as his third single from ''House of Miracles'' (2020), which went on to become his first solo Hot Christian Songs number one single. Lake also collaborated with

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on the single " Honey in the Rock" and with Maverick City Music,

Kirk Franklin Kirk Dewayne Franklin (born January 26, 1970) is an American songwriter, choir director, gospel singer, and rapper. He is best known for leading urban contemporary gospel ensembles such as The Family, God's Property, and One Nation Crew (1NC) a ...

, and

Chandler Moore Chandler David Moore (born March 21, 1995) is an American singer, songwriter, and worship leader. Moore currently partners Maverick City Music, a collective of worshippers working in the contemporary Christian music and Gospel world. Maverick ...

on "

Fear Is Not My Future "Fear Is Not My Future" is a song performed by American contemporary worship collective Maverick City Music and American gospel musician Kirk Franklin featuring American singers Brandon Lake and Chandler Moore. The radio version of the song was ...

Early life

Brandon Lake grew up in

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, where his father was a pastor of a church plant. 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. Lake taught himself how to play the guitar using YouTube, learning songs by

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and

. In his teenage years, Lake accompanied the worship team at his church and was later hired by

as a worship leader for their college ministry.

Career

2015–2019: ''Closer'' and Bethel Music signing

On April 15, 2015, Brandon Lake launched a GoFundMe crowdfunding campaign to raise $23,000 to produce a new album. The campaign was a success, with 101 donors pledging $23,100. In 2016, Lake made his career debut with the release of "Run to You", the lead single to his debut album, ''Closer''. Lake independently released ''Closer'' on May 20, 2016. In 2018, Lake released "Pour Me Out" as a standalone single. In January 2019, Lake joined the Bethel Music collective and subsequently signed to the record label. He was a member of Bethel Music's Victory Tour alongside

and

Housefires Housefires is an American worship band from Atlanta, Georgia. Forming in 2014, they have released five live albums. Background Housefires originated at Grace Midtown Church in Atlanta, Georgia. The church had released two prior worship albums ...

. He made his debut on the label with the release of his version of

's hit " This Is a Move", which he had co-written, as a standalone single on June 28, 2019. "This Is a Move" became Lake's first charting single, peaking its debut at number 36 on ''Billboard'''s Hot Christian Songs chart. 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. "This Is a Move" also garnered a songwriting nomination at the

in the

category for Lake.

2020–2021: ''House of Miracles''

In early 2020, Lake was featured on several singles. The first collaboration single was

Matt Redman Matthew James Redman (born 14 February 1974) is an English Christian worship leader, singer-songwriter and author. Redman has released 16 albums, written 8 books, and helped start three church-plants. He is best known for his two-time Grammy Aw ...

's " We Praise You", released on January 11, 2020. On March 6, 2020, Bethel Music released a live rendition of "We Praise You" with Lake as the second single to Bethel's album, '' Revival's in the Air'' (2021). This was shortly followed by Lake's feature on

's "

" released on March 13. "Graves into Gardens" debuted at number twelve on the ''Billboard'' Hot Christian Songs chart. "Graves into Gardens" went on to peak at number one on the Hot Christian Songs chart, becoming Lake's first chart-topping hit single. "Graves into Gardens" won the Billboard Music Award for Top Christian Song at the

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. On May 25, 2020, Bethel Music released the song " Come Out of that Grave (Resurrection Power)" with Lake as a promotional single. "Come Out of that Grave (Resurrection Power)" launched at number 38 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Christian Songs chart. On June 12, 2020, he was featured on Rebecca St. James' single, " Battle Is the Lord's". "Battle Is the Lord's" went on to debut at number 48 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Christian Songs chart. On July 24, 2020, Lake released a new single titled "

", as the lead single to his second studio album, '' House of Miracles'', slated to be released in summer. "I Need a Ghost" debuted at number five on the ''Billboard'' Christian Digital Song Sales Chart. On August 14, 2020, Lake released " Just Like Heaven" as the second single from ''House of Miracles''. "Just Like Heaven" peaked at number 36 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Christian Songs chart. On August 17, 2020, Lake announced that the album was slated for release on August 28. Subsequently, the album was released on August 28, 2020, containing the singles "I Need a Ghost" and "Just Like Heaven". The album peaked at number 12 on ''Billboard''s

chart. On January 22, 2021, Lake released his first live album, '' House of Miracles (Live)'', which contains live versions of some of the songs that initially appeared on ''House of Miracles'' studio recording, as well as new songs. The album debuted at number 29 on the Top Christian Albums Chart. On February 6, 2021, Lake released a five-track EP titled '' Almond Eyes'' on digital platforms, the EP being his surprise tenth anniversary gift to his wife, Brittany Lake. Lake featured on "

" by Elevation Worship and

, which was released as the second promotional single to their collaborative live album, ''

Old Church Basement ''Old Church Basement'' is a collaborative live album by American contemporary worship groups Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music. It was released on April 30, 2021, via Sony Music Nashville through their imprints Elevation Worship Rec ...

'' (2021), on April 9, 2021. "Talking to Jesus" debuted at number nine on the US Hot Christian Songs chart and at number one on the Hot Gospel Songs chart, both dated April 22, 2021. Lake and Bethel Music released the song " Too Good to Not Believe" as a single on May 21, 2021. "Too Good to Not Believe" peaked at number 17 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Christian Songs chart. On August 6, 2021, Lake and

released the song " I See You" as a single. "I See You" peaked at number 31 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Christian Songs chart. Lake received seven nominations for the 2021 GMA Dove Awards, in categories such as New Artist of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, Rock/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year for "I Need a Ghost," Song of the Year and Worship Recorded Song of the Year for his feature on "Graves into Gardens", and Long Form Video of the Year for ''House of Miracles (Live)'', and he won GMA Dove Award for the Songwriter of the Year and Worship Recorded Song of the Year for "Graves into Gardens".

2022–present: ''Help!''

On March 25, 2022, Lake and

released " Honey in the Rock" as a single to Christian radio in the United States. "Honey in the Rock" peaked at number seven on the ''Billboard'' Hot Christian Songs chart. On April 11, 2022, Brandon Lake announced his first headlining tour, dubbed the

Miracle Nights Tour Miracle Nights Tour was the first headlining tour by Brandon Lake (musician), Brandon Lake. The tour started on October 7, 2022, at Bayside Church (Sacramento region), Bayside Church in Granite Bay, California and concluded on April 23, 2023, at ...

, joined by Blessing Offor and Joshua Silverberg as special guests and set to visit twelve cities in the United States during the fall of 2022. On May 13, 2022, Brandon Lake released his third studio album, ''

'', via Tribl Records. ''Help!'' is a concept album centered on mental health. ''Help!'' debuted at number 18 on the Top Christian Albums Chart. Lake released the radio version of "

" on June 3, 2022, making it the third and final single from ''House of Miracles'' (2020). "Gratitude" peaked at number one on the Hot Christian Songs chart, marking his first number one single on the chart as a lead artist. Lake received five nominations at the 2022 GMA Dove Awards, being nominated for Songwriter of the Year – Artist, songwriting nominations in the Song of the Year category for " Rattle!" by Elevation Worship and Rock/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year category for "I Need You" by Gable Price and Friends, as well as producer nominations in the Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year and Christmas/Special Event Album of the Year categories for Maverick City Music albums '' Jubilee: Juneteenth Edition'' (2021) and '' A Very Maverick Christmas'' (2021), respectively. On October 28, 2022, Lake and KB released "

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" as a single. "Graves" peaked at number 33 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Christian Songs chart. On November 4, 2022, Lake featured on the radio version of "

" released by Maverick City Music and

. "Fear Is Not My Future" peaked at number 13 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Christian Songs chart. On November 14, 2022, 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.

Personal life

Lake and Brittany Schneider married in 2011. They have two sons and, in February 2022, announced that a third child was due in August.

Discography

* ''Closer'' (2016) * '' House of Miracles'' (2020) * ''

'' (2022)

Filmography

Tours

Headlining *

(2022) Supporting * Victory Tour with

(2019) *

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, Bethel Music Live in Concert (2021) * Singalong Tour with

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and Pat Barrett (2021) * Elevation Nights Tour with

and

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lake, Brandon 1990 births Living people Christians from South Carolina American male singer-songwriters American performers of Christian music Composers of Christian music People from Charleston, South Carolina 21st-century American singers 21st-century American male singers Singer-songwriters from South Carolina Grammy Award winners

Early life

Career

2015–2019: ''Closer'' and Bethel Music signing

2020–2021: ''House of Miracles''

2022–present: ''Help!''

Personal life

Discography

Filmography

Tours

Awards and nominations

ASCAP Christian Music Awards

Billboard Music Awards

GMA Dove Awards

Grammy Awards

See also

Notes

References

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