About this episode

Brandon Lake discusses his transition from Christian music to country music and the intersection of faith and politics.

Brandon Lake has made a name for himself as one of Christian music’s most successful stars. Now he’s setting his sights on country music and Nashville, teaming up with artists from Jelly Roll and Cody Johnson to Lainey Wilson. In this new episode of Rolling Stone’s Nashville Now, we ask Lake about the intersection between Christian music and country, if he’s worried about faith being exploited by politics, and if listeners of all faiths can have a seat at his table. Country is Here…Nashville is Now. Check out our Hear Now playlist on Spotify, updated weekly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Rolling Stone

Guest: Brandon Lake

Topics covered

• Christian music
• country music
• Nashville
• faith
• music collaboration

Keywords

• Brandon Lake
• country music
• Christian music
• Nashville
• music collaboration
• faith
• politics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Jelly Roll, Cody Johnson, Lainey Wilson

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