James Barker Band

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James Barker Band
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James Barker Band in 2019
From left to right: James Barker, Taylor Abram, Bobby Martin, and Connor Stephen
Background information
Origin Woodville, Ontario, Canada
Genres Country
Years active 2015–present
Labels
Website www.jamesbarkerband.com
Members James Barker
Taylor Abram
Connor Stephen
Bobby Martin

The James Barker Band is a Canadian country group formed in Woodville, Ontario, in 2015. The band consists of James Barker, Taylor Abram, Connor Stephen, and Bobby Martin.[1] In Canada, they have four number one country singles with "Chills," "Keep It Simple," "Over All Over Again," and "New Old Trucks." They are currently signed to Starseed Records.

Career

In 2015, they won the Emerging Artist Showcase at the Boots and Hearts Music Festival and the following year, they were signed to Universal Music Canada.[2] The band's debut extended play, Game On, was released April 21, 2017.[3] The band received two Juno Award nominations for Breakthrough Group of the Year and Country Album of the Year at the 2018 Juno Awards,[4] winning the second.[5] In 2018, the band's song "Chills", cowritten by Barker, Gavin Slate, Travis Wood and Donovan Woods, received a SOCAN Songwriting Prize nomination[6] and won the award for Single of the Year at the Canadian Country Music Awards.[7][8]

The band became the first artist to record a globally released Spotify Singles session in Canada in November 2018.[9][10] Their second extended play, Singles Only, was released May 24, 2019.[11] They would follow that up with the standalone single "Summer Time" in June 2020,[12] and the extended play JBB-Sides in August 2020.[13]

In May 2021, they signed a record deal with Sony Music Nashville and Villa 40, and released the single "Over All Over Again,"[14][15] which became their third Canada Country number one.[16] In October 2021, they released the song "New Old Trucks," which features American country singer Dierks Bentley.[17] They followed that up with "Wastin' Whiskey" in 2022 on Starseed Records.[18]

Discography

Extended plays

Title Details Peak
positions		 Certifications
CAN
[19]
Game On 29
Singles Only
  • Release date: May 24, 2019
  • Label: Universal Canada
 68
JBB-Sides
  • Release date: August 21, 2020
  • Label: Universal Canada
 —

Singles

Year Single Peak
positions		 Certifications Album
CAN Country
[16]		 CAN
[21]		 US Country Airplay
[22]
2016 "Lawn Chair Lazy" 3 — — Game On
"Just Sayin'" 7 — —
2017 "Chills" 1 91 49
"It's Working" 3 — —
2018 "Good Together" 6 — — Singles Only
2019 "Keep It Simple" 1 87 —
"There's a Drink for That" 2 — —
2020 "Slow Down Town" 21 — —
"Summer Time" 15 —[upper-alpha 1] — N/A
2021 "Over All Over Again" 1 68 — TBA
"New Old Trucks"
(with Dierks Bentley)		 1 63 —
2022 "Wastin' Whiskey" 19 — —
"—" denotes a recording that failed to chart or was not released to that territory

Music videos

Year Video
2016 "Lawn Chair Lazy"
"Just Sayin"
2017 "Chills"
"It's Working"
2019 "Keep It Simple"
"There’s a Drink for That"
2020 "Slow Down Town"

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominee/work Result Ref
2017 CMAO Awards Fan's Choice James Barker Band Won [24][25]
Group or Duo of the Year Nominated
Single of the Year "Lawn Chair Lazy" Nominated
Music Video of the Year "Chills" Nominated
CCMA Album of the Year Game On Nominated [26]
Group or Duo of the Year James Barker Band Nominated
Rising Star Award Nominated
Single of the Year "Lawn Chair Lazy" Nominated
Video of the Year "Chills" Nominated
Canadian Radio Music Awards Best New Group or Solo Artist: Country "Lawn Chair Lazy" Won [27]
2018 JUNO Awards Breakthrough Group of the Year James Barker Band Nominated [28]
Country Album of the Year Game On Won
CCMA Fan's Choice Award James Barker Band Nominated
Group or Duo of the Year Nominated
Single of the Year "Chills" Won
Top Selling Canadian Single of the Year "Chills" Won
2019 CCMA Fan's Choice Award James Barker Band Nominated [29]
Group or Duo of the Year Nominated
Interactive Artist of the Year Nominated
Single of the Year "Good Together" Nominated
2020 CCMA Album Of The Year Singles Only Nominated [30]
Fans’ Choice Award James Barker Band Nominated
Group Or Duo Of The Year Nominated
Single Of The Year "Keep It Simple" Won
CMAO Awards Single of the Year "Keep It Simple" Won [31]
Album of the Year Singles Only Nominated
Group or Duo of the Year James Barker Band Nominated
Music Video of the Year "Keep It Simple" Won
Fans' Choice James Barker Band Nominated
2021 CMAO Awards Fans' Choice James Barker Band Nominated [32]
2021 Canadian Country Music Awards Interactive Artist or Group of the Year James Barker Band Nominated [33][34]
2022 CMAO Awards Fans' Choice James Barker Band Nominated [35][36]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Summer Time" did not enter the Canadian Hot 100, but peaked at number 24 on the Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales chart.[23]

References

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  4. ↑ "Arcade Fire and Daniel Caesar lead 2018 Juno Award nominations". CBC Music, February 6, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Junos 2018: the complete list of winners". CBC News, · March 25, 2018
  6. ↑ "2018 SOCAN Songwriting Prize Nominees Revealed". Exclaim!, May 24, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Host Shania Twain is big winner at 2018 Canadian Country Music Awards". CBC News, September 9, 2018.
  8. ↑ "The best Nova Scotia concerts of 2018". Chronicle Herald, Stephen Cooke, Dec 20, 2018
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External links

  • Official website
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