
A leading figure in Christian music is teaming up with a country music powerhouse for a song they both describe as transformative.
Brandon Lake and Jelly Roll recently teased their upcoming collaboration on the hit track “Hard Fought Hallelujah,” originally released by Lake last fall, which rapidly soared to No. 1 on several Billboard charts.
The highly anticipated collaboration is set to drop on February 7.
Jelly Roll, whose real name is Jason Bradley DeFord, said the song deeply touched him.
“The first time I heard Hard Fought Hallelujah, I haven’t had a record touch me like that in so long,” Jelly Roll said in a video posted on both singers’ social media channels. “It’s been years since I worshiped the way that I worshiped to that song. Because I carry my faith with me, but I’m also struggling, and very honest and open about that.”
Lake is a five-time Grammy winner and 10-time Dove Awards winner.
Jelly Roll 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.
“I’ve been so bitter and hurt by the church and their dogma that I created my own now,” Jelly Roll said. “Because I believe music meets us where we are. I needed that record when I heard it, but then to double back and be like, ‘Yo, there’s a chance you could work on this record with this guy, and I’m like, Whoa, God sends me the record for me.’ Not only does He want me to listen to it and worship, He wants me to live with it and learn.”
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