Thomas Rhett might be following Jelly Roll's footsteps, and no, I don't mean he's looking to shave his beard or lose weight. Recently, Rhett has been spending time in the Christian music space, where he's been in the company of Brandon Lake.
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Lake has been popping off in the Christian scene, scoring hits like "Hard Fought Hallelujah" with Jelly Roll, which won him the 2025 Dove Award for Song of the Year. He's also been collaborating with artists like Cody Johnson and Gabby Barrett. All in all, it's not surprising that Rhett would want to write with him.
In a recent Instagram post, Rhett teased that he's been hard at work with the contemporary Christian singer. "No clue if the songs me and @brandonlake wrote will ever come out but we sure had a good time. Love ya brother". Lake responded in the comments, sharing equal admiration for his co-writer. "MY BROTHER. Love you! We gotta release em they're too good. All 4 or 5 of em I can't even remember hahaha. What a day!"
If these two can write 4 or 5 songs in only a day...damn. Imagine what they could do with more time. Whether we get to hear the music or not, it definitely seems like a Lake-Rhett release is in our future.
Is Christian Music Trending Again?
For the past couple of years, it's been widely accepted that country music is trending upward, with more and more fans latching onto upcoming artists, and more and more artists latching onto a new sound. However, with Christian artists like Brandon Lake and Forrest Frank becoming increasingly mainstream, the question arises: Is Christian music becoming the new country music?
According to Chartmetric statistics, the Christian and gospel music genres have seen a 60% increase in listenership over the past five years, and that's just on Spotify. Both Lake and Frank have made frequent appearances on the Billboard Hot 100, which wasn't happening for Christian artists previously.
Even in his Dove Awards speech, Jelly Roll recognized the impact that this "revival" has been having on him as well. "I think there really is a revival happening in America right now where people are being re-presented the gospel in a digestible way. And it doesn't seem as finger-waggy and 'You're all going to hell,' you know?" he shared.
Regardless, if a Christian music revival means that we get even more music from our favorite country singers, it can't be a bad thing, right?
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