Jelly Roll and Brandon Lake brought their powerful collaboration ‘Hard Fought Hallelujah‘ to national television Thursday night with a performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live.
The emotionally charged song, which has climbed the charts, showcases the unique blend of two standout artists from different musical worlds.
Jelly Roll, a country artist, and Lake, a Christian singer, released the collaborative record in February.
“I love the story of how this song came together,” Kimmel said on the broadcast.
Jelly Roll was listening to Hard Fought Hallelujah even before he was given the chance to team up with Lake.
“I was just such a fan of the song — and I didn’t know [he] was a Christian artist, by the way, or I might not have been as confident in calling him,” Jelly Roll said, smiling.
“My manager sits me down one day, and he goes, ‘Yo, there’s a Christian artist. Are you interested?,’” he said, remembering the conversation about a potential collaboration. “I was like, ‘Maybe.’ And he was like, ‘It’s a guy named Brandon Lake.’ I was like, ‘Is it the Hard Fought Hallelujah song?’
“I was like, ‘We have to do that song.’ I mean, I felt like it was God in every way it could be. This man has been such a mentor to my life, such a minister. Brandon Lake is the real deal.”
The song has topped multiple Billboard Christian music charts.
Jelly Roll, whose real name is Jason Bradley DeFord, previously said the song helped bring him closer to God. He is a four-time Grammy nominee and eight-time Country Music Association (CMA) Awards nominee who won New Artist of the Year for 2023. Much of his music weaves in themes of fall, redemption, and grace.
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