Walking the red carpet at the GRAMMYs for his second nomination, Chris Lake entered 2026 following the biggest year of his career. In 2025, his debut album Chemistry debuted Top 10 globally on Spotify and claimed #1 Dance Album spots on Apple Music and Beatport. The album also earned a Top 10 placement on Billboard’s Best Albums of 2025 and landed in the Top 5 of Billboard’s Best Dance Tracks of the year.
That momentum saw Lake named Dancing Astronaut’s and SiriusXM’s Artist of the Year, while finishing the year as the #1 best-selling artist on Beatport in his genre. Released independently via his own imprint, Black Book Records, Chemistry earned widespread critical acclaim and anchored a year defined
by global festival moments and sold-out headline shows.
During the year, Lake received a GRAMMY® nomination for his official remix of “Galvanize” by The Chemical Brothers. Separately, he released a run of high-profile collaborations with Skrillex, Disclosure, and Sammy Virji. In February of 2026 he released his most significant collaboration to date, an official remix of Taylor Swift’s “Opalite”, hitting #1 on iTunes. Further expanding his creative reach across the music landscape.
Building on that success, Lake has announced his biggest headline shows to date, including a three-night run in New York City from June 5–7 at Under The K Bridge Park in Brooklyn, followed by a June 19 and 20 performance at LA State Historic Park for 20,000 people each night. These performances will stand as his only Los Angeles appearances of 2026 and his first headline date in the city at this scale since 2022. With consistency, independence, and a clear passion for connection on the dancefloor, Chris Lake continues to shape dance music on his own terms.