William Matthews is an American worship leader and songwriter who came to prominence after joining the Bethel Music collective, making his debut feature for Bethel on Be Lifted High (2011) with songs “Hope’s Anthem” and “Deep Cries Out”. He released his debut album, Hope’s Anthem, in 2011 via Bethel Music and Kingsway Music, his breakthrough release on the US Billboard Christian Albums.

He continued featuring on Bethel Music releases, having appeared on For the Sake of the World (2012) performing “Freedom” and “This Is What You Do”; on Tides (2013) lending his vocals to “Ascend”; and Have It All (2016) leading “Shine on Us” and “Glory to Glory”. He has also toured with Bethel in the US and internationally. In 2016, Bethel Music announced the departure of Matthews from the collective and Bethel Church, leading to Matthews becoming an independent artist.

William’s sophomore album KOSMOS was released in November 2018 and has over 2 million streams.