At the age of sixteen, Wells felt called to serve God. He was a founding member of
Royal Tailor along with DJ Cox and Blake Hubbard while they were attending
Indiana Bible College, a
Oneness Apostolic college, in 2004. Jarred Ingram later joined. Wells toured with Christian band
Casting Crowns in 2012.
2016–2018: Undefeated EP and Hills and Valleys In 2016, Wells signed with
Reunion Records as a solo artist and released his first single "Undefeated" in May, featuring rapper
KB. It served as the soundtrack for
Dude Perfect's "World Records Edition" video on
YouTube. Wells released his second single "Love Is Action" in August and his first EP, titled
Undefeated EP, on September 12. "Love Is Action" was No. 1 on Christian Hot AC/CHR Radio for nine weeks. In January 2017, Wells released "
Hills and Valleys", which reached No. 8 on the Christian Airplay Chart and No. 3 on the Hot Christian Songs chart. His first studio album
Hills and Valleys was released digitally on June 23, and physically on July 21. The fourth single, "When We Pray", was released on October 20 and peaked at No. 7. He was featured on
Crowder's "
All My Hope". The single peaked at No. 3 on the Christian Songs chart and No. 1 on the Christian Airplay chart, becoming his first number one. In mid-2017, he accompanied American singers
Lionel Richie and
Mariah Carey on their
All the Hits Tour as the
opening act. In 2018, Wells received
Grammy nominations for Best Contemporary Christian Performance/Song and Contemporary Christian Album of the Year, but did not win either. In the same year, he also became a
worship leader at
Lakewood Church in
Houston, Texas. The fifth single, "
Known", was released on June 23, 2018. The song peaked at No. 3 on the US
Hot Christian Songs chart, becoming his fourth Top 10 single from that chart. It topped multiple Christian radio charts including Christian Airplay and Christian AC Songs, and it was nominated for the
2019 Grammy Award for
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song. It was also nominated for Top Christian Song at the
2019 Billboard Music Awards.
2019–2023: Citizen of Heaven, Joy in the Morning and Take It All Back In January 2020, Wells released his second studio album
Citizen of Heaven. The album was supported by lead single "
Like You Love Me", accompanied by "
Famous For (I Believe)", featuring
Bethel Music singer
Jenn Johnson. A music video for "Millionaire (Good Like That)", featuring
Kirk Franklin, released on August 24. "Famous For (I Believe)", which had its own EP released in December 2020, topped the
Billboard Christian Airplay chart in January 2021, and received a nomination along with
Citizen of Heaven at the
63rd Grammy Awards that same year. He released
Citizen of Heaven LIVE on April 16, 2021, through
Essential Records. To accompany the album, he released four music videos which were recorded during
Citizen of Heaven's launch event at
Lakewood Church in January 2020. On February 25, 2022, Wells released "
Fake It", featuring Christian rapper
Aaron Cole, as the lead single to his third studio album
Joy in the Morning, which was released on June 10, 2022. "Empty" and "Come Home" was released as singles.
2023–present: Lead pastor at Church of Whitestone In April 2023, Wells revealed plans to launch a church in 2024 with his wife Lorna. In 2024, the Church of Whitestone was launched in
Austin, Texas, where they both serve as
lead pastors. In 2024, he announced an upcoming book. On November 1, 2024, Wells released a single titled "Making Room". It was announced that this would be the title track of an upcoming album. == Personal life ==