Jacob Whitesides

Jacob Whitesides
Birth name Jacob Michael Whitesides
Born (1997-11-11) November 11, 1997
Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active 2008–present
Labels
  • Double U Records
  • JW Records
Associated acts
Website jacobwhitesides.com

Jacob Whitesides (born November 11, 1997) is an American singer-songwriter from Knoxville, Tennessee. He records for Double U Records, of which he is also the CEO.[1]

Career

2008–2014: The X Factor and 3 AM: The EP

Growing up in Knoxville, Tennessee, Whitesides first became interested in music while attending a bluegrass festival in 2008. In 2012, he gained national attention after making the first cut of The X Factor.[2]

Whitesides released his debut EP, "3 AM: The EP," in 2014, featuring cover songs of John Legend, Plain White T’s, John Mayer, among others.[3]

2015: Record deal and A Piece of Me

He released "A Piece of Me" on February 28, 2015 and it debuted on the Billboard 200 chart at #26 (#9 on the Digital Albums chart).[4] In May 2015, BMG announced their partnership with Whitesides and the formation of his label, Double U Records, where he serves as CEO.[1] In August 2015, he was named Radio Disney’s ‘Next Big Thing’ featured artist.[5]

On October 21, 2015, he performed his song "Secrets" on Good Morning America, his network morning TV debut.[6] He released his second EP of original material ‘’Faces On Film’’ on October 23, 2015.[7]

On December 3, 2015, Spotify USA announced him as one of the next big artists to look out for in 2016. Jacob recently released "Faces On Film." The artist also released his music video, Rules of Beautiful.

2016: Tour and New Single

Earlier in 2016, Whitesides announced that he would be touring America. His tour is known as the Lovesick Tour. On April 14, 2016, he released his fourth official single along with a music video, Lovesick. Whitesides has also been dropping hints about his debut album which would be released later this year. As of April 14, 2016, Whitesides has over 2 million Twitter followers, 1.6 million Facebook likes, 1.4 million Instagram followers, and over 16.2 million views on YouTube.[8]

Personal life

Whitesides has been dating fellow X Factor contestant and performer Bea Miller since 2015.[9]

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

Music videos

Title Year Director
You're Perfect 2014 Carl Diebold [10]
Words 2014 Bangout Films [11]
Not My Type At All 2015 William Hereford [12]
Let's Be Birds 2015 Julia Muecke [13]
Ohio 2015 Roman Luck [14]
Secrets 2015 Torre Catalano [15]
Lovesick 2016

References

  1. 1 2 Stassen, Murray (May 29, 2015) BMG partners with online sensation Jacob Whitesides to launch Double U Records. Music Week
  2. ↑ Jacob Whitesides - Biography. Billboard. Retrieved on 2016-01-31.
  3. ↑ Jacob Whitesides | Biography & History. AllMusic (1997-11-11). Retrieved on 2016-01-31.
  4. ↑ Jacob Whitesides - Chart history. Billboard. Retrieved on 2016-01-31.
  5. ↑ Jacob Whitesides - Radio Disney NBT Announcement | Radio Disney | Disney Video. Video.disney.com. Retrieved on 2016-01-31.
  6. ↑ Jacob Whitesides Rocks Times Square. ABC News
  7. ↑ Nash, Michelle. (2015-10-14) Jacob Whitesides, more than just a YouTube cover star. Fusion. Retrieved on 2016-01-31.
  8. ↑ Analytics and Insights for the Music Industry. Next Big Sound. Retrieved on 2016-01-31.
  9. ↑ Christina Garibaldi (2015-10-23). "Jacob Whitesides Has Girlfriend Bea Miller To Thank For Inspiring His New EP". mtv.com. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  10. ↑ "You're Perfect"-Official Music Video by Jacob Whitesides. YouTube (2014-08-22). Retrieved on 2016-01-31.
  11. ↑ Jacob Whitesides- Words (Official Music Video). YouTube (2014-12-06). Retrieved on 2016-01-31.
  12. ↑ Jacob Whitesides - Not My Type At All (Lyric Video). YouTube (2015-02-23). Retrieved on 2016-01-31.
  13. ↑ Jacob Whitesides - Let's Be Birds. YouTube (2015-08-10). Retrieved on 2016-01-31.
  14. ↑ Jacob Whitesides - Ohio. YouTube (2015-09-12). Retrieved on 2016-01-31.
  15. ↑ Jacob Whitesides - Secrets (Lyric Video). YouTube (2015-10-20). Retrieved on 2016-01-31.

External links

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