NASHVILLE, TENN. (November 8, 2024) — GRAMMY®-Award Winning singer/songwriter Brandon Lake debuts his latest single, "Hard Fought Hallelujah.” Fans have been buzzing since he began teasing the emotional track during his recent tour, where audiences got a sneak peek into its powerful message.

 

“Hard Fought Hallelujah” is available to fans on the same day as Lake secures two additional GRAMMY®-Award nominations for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song for “Praise” and Best Contemporary Christian Music Album for “Coat of Many Colors.” 

 

Watch the music video here.

"Hard Fought Hallelujah" captures the vulnerable journey of faith, grit and resilience, echoing Lake's signature blend of authenticity and worship. With heartfelt lyrics and a moving melody, the song is  an anthem to give God the hallelujah no matter how hard the fight.

 

During his tour, Lake shared snippets of the song with fans, creating a palpable excitement that left audiences eager for its official release. 

 

"I wanted to give my fans a taste of something special while on the road," Lake shared. "This song is about the battles we face, the grit throughout the fight for faith and the praise that comes after. I hope it resonates deeply with everyone."

 

Brandon's recent "Tear Off the Roof" tour was a massive success, drawing in sold-out crowds at more than 30 arenas and leaving a lasting impact on audiences nationwide. Additionally, Lake teamed up with Phil Wickham to bring their wildly successful Summer Worship Nights tour to the big screen. FOR THE ONE released to select theaters nationwide through Fathom Events bringing in more than $1 million in box office. 

 

"Hard Fought Hallelujah" is now available on all major streaming platforms. For more information about Brandon Lake, visit https://brandonlake.co/ or follow him on @brandonlake.

 

 

Brandon Lake is a GRAMMY® Award-winning artist and songwriter from Charleston, South Carolina. As a worship leader for gatherings around the nation, his purpose is to call followers of Jesus into a posture of freedom and confidence — creating space to boldly declare truth and expect great things. Most recently, his song, “Gratitude,” hit number one on the Mediabase Impressions Chart as of 2023. Having spent a number of years releasing songs with Elevation Worship as well as Maverick City Music, he has taken home five GRAMMY® awards over the course of his professional music career, and he has been nominated for a total of ten. At the 2023 GRAMMY® Awards, he was nominated within five categories and received the following four awards: “Best Gospel Performance/Song” for “Kingdom” and “Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song” for “Fear is Not My Future,” as well as “Best Gospel Album” for Kingdom Book One Deluxe and “Best Contemporary Christian Music Album” for Breathe. In 2022, he was awarded his first GRAMMY® for “Best Contemporary Christian Music Album,” in recognition of the record, Old Church Basement. The 2021 GMA Dove Awards named Lake “Songwriter of the Year,” and at the same event, he was awarded “Worship Recorded Song of the Year” for the groundbreaking song, “Graves Into Gardens.” “This is a Move,” co-written with Tasha Cobbs Leonard, won a 2019 GMA Dove Award for “Gospel Worship Recorded Song of the Year,” and it was also nominated for a 2020 GRAMMY® Award. Lake’s full-length albums include HELP!, which serves as a declaration of truth and a “me too” in response to anyone who struggles with mental health — while his album, House of Miracles, was released in 2020 with a desire for the songs to become beacons of hope in homes across the world. Lake’s follow-up album COAT OF MANY COLORS has gone on to be one of the biggest releases in the genre of 2023, posting over 6M streams in its first week, and debuting at #1 on the Christian & Gospel Albums Billboard Chart. Its debut single PRAISE YOU ANYWHERE garnered nearly 2M streams in its first week, went #1 at radio for 8 weeks, and hit 40M streams in less than 6 months. Believing that people have so much more inside of them than they think possible, Lake longs to see Christians “live free and be everything that God has called them to be.”  

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