TikTok ‘influencer’ JVKE shares faith in new Hillsong United cover
Jacob Lawson AKA JVKE (pronounced “Jake”), the viral TikTok music sensation is using his platform to share faith. His latest cover of Hillsong’s “So Will I” is inspiring fans to be open about their own faith.
Lawson whose hit, “Upside Down” was used in over 14 million TikTok videos in 2021 and launched him from college student in Rhode Island to a touring artist who still keeps his faith at the center of his life. Lawson began recording videos on Tiktok to go along with his music during the 2020-2021 Covid lockdowns and found viral success with a few of his songs. Now he is using his platform to share his personal faith in Christ.
So will I live in Austin
His latest work includes a cover of Hillsong’s “So Will I” that he played live in Oakland, Austin, and other key shows. The singer and songwriter shared that at one of his lowest points in his life, feeling terribly alone, God revealed himself as a God who cares about him and could trust him.
“I was really just alone, shared JVKE. I didn’t have anybody, and I just felt so alone. I didn’t really have anywhere else to turn,” shared the musician at his show in Austin, recorded in a Tiktok video. “The only place I knew to turn was up. And I found someone who could really take care of me and I could trust them. And that is God. This next song is about Him, it’s called ‘So Will I’.”
His fans love the way he is pointing people to Christ through his music and publicly. His fans responded on social media:
Fans respond enthusiastically
“THIS IS AMAZING 🙏🏼🙏🏼 He refused to sign a record label for a reason. He doesn’t wanna sell his soul. So happy for him ❤️” wrote Gods Message For You! ✝️
“Wow I’m so so glad He’s bringing light to Jesus!” wrote Krizzz on TikTok.
JVKE also shared on an interview on Dash Radio that he still hasn’t signed with a major label nor moved to a major market like NY or LA because of his church support and friends in his home state of Rhode Island.
Other hits and musicians who love God…
JVKE other hits include: Golden Hour (33 MM vies on Youtube , Hero, and Moon and Back.
JVKE isn’t the only musician who has turned to faith in Christ. Justin Bieber, Kanye West, and Carrie Underwood are just a few who have relied on their faith to deal with the pressures of fame, money, and the resulting temptations and difficulties in life.
@kayla_marie.k Replying to @TheJonathanUrsu @JVKE introducing the song So Will I by Hillsong United at his Austin set! God is so good!!! #jvke #fyp #god #jesus #christian #christiantiktok #worship #music ♬ original sound – Kala
