Brandon Lake is an American worship leader and singer, born in 1990, based in South Carolina. A former member of Bethel Music and Maverick City Music, he has co-written songs sung around the world such as Graves Into Gardens and Gratitude, and has won several Dove Awards, including Artist of the Year in 2023.
Brandon Lake was born on June 21, 1990 in Dallas, Texas, and grew up in Charleston and then Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, in a family of pastors. As a teenager he was already playing on his church's worship team, then became head of the college ministry at Seacoast Church. In 2015, a crowdfunding campaign allowed him to produce his first album, Closer, released in 2016 with the single Run To You, the official starting point of his career.
His career reached a new level when he joined Bethel Music in 2019 and co-wrote This Is A Move with Tasha Cobbs Leonard, which won a Dove Award. The following year, his collaboration with Elevation Worship on Graves Into Gardens became a worldwide hit. Brandon Lake then teamed up with Maverick City Music on the album Old Church Basement, before releasing House of Miracles (2020), Help! (2022) and Coat of Many Colors (2023) as a solo artist, and later signing with Provident Label Group and releasing King of Hearts (2025).
- Origin
- Dallas, Texas, USA (based in Charleston, South Carolina)
- Style
- Contemporary worship, blending gospel, pop and country tones
- Active since
- 2016
- Good to know
- Still serves as worship pastor at Seacoast Church alongside his career
How did Brandon Lake get started?
The son of a pastor, Brandon Lake grew up in South Carolina churches where he served as a musician from an early age, before becoming head of student worship at Seacoast Church. With no record label or industry connections, he launched an online fundraiser in 2015 to fund his first album: more than a hundred donors answered the call.
That album, Closer, came out in 2016 with the single Run To You and marked the true start of his recording career, just a few years before he became one of the most in-demand names in American worship music.
What makes Brandon Lake distinctive?
Brandon Lake writes songs born out of his everyday life as a pastor, with a simplicity that fueled the success of Gratitude and That's Who I Praise. His style, marked by country and gospel tones, stands apart from the smoother worship pop of some of his peers. Despite the worldwide recognition he gained through Bethel Music and then Maverick City Music, he still introduces himself first as a worship pastor, a role he continues to hold at Seacoast Church.
Where should you start with Brandon Lake?
Start with How Good God Is, a simple and direct song of gratitude, then discover The Author with Nick Jonas and No Idols. To go further, Graves Into Gardens, co-written with Elevation Worship, and Gratitude remain his most sung songs in churches around the world.
songs
How Good God Is
A song of gratitude that simply lists the reasons to praise God, and one of Brandon Lake's most sung songs.
The Author
A collaboration with pop singer Nick Jonas, on the idea that God remains the author of our lives, even in the darkest chapters.
No Idols
A song written with afrobeat artist Skema Boy, questioning what takes God's place in our lives today.
Discography
- 2025King of Hearts
- 2023Coat of Many Colors
- 2022Help!
- 2020House of Miracles
- 2016Closer
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Frequently asked questions
Who is Brandon Lake?
Brandon Lake is an American worship leader and singer born in 1990 in Dallas. A former member of Bethel Music and Maverick City Music, he is today one of the most popular worship artists in the United States, while remaining a pastor at his church.
What is Brandon Lake's best known song?
Graves Into Gardens, co-written with Elevation Worship in 2020, remains his biggest international hit, closely followed by Gratitude and How Good God Is, two songs that have become modern worship classics.
Is Brandon Lake still a pastor?
Yes. Despite his worldwide fame, Brandon Lake continues to serve as worship pastor at Seacoast Church in South Carolina, a commitment he describes as a priority over his artistic career.
Where can you listen to Brandon Lake?
His albums are available on streaming platforms such as Spotify, Apple Music and Deezer, and his official music videos are published on his YouTube channel, which has more than a million subscribers.
Who has Brandon Lake collaborated with?
He has co-written and performed songs with Elevation Worship, Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Maverick City Music and pop singer Nick Jonas, a range of collaborations that reaches well beyond the worship music circle.
Is Brandon Lake a Christian artist?
Yes, his entire catalog falls under contemporary Christian worship music, and he carries out an active pastoral ministry at his local church in South Carolina alongside his career.