JUNO and CCMA award winning country band, James Barker Band, are set to release their sophomore EP Singles Only on Friday May 24 with Universal Music Canada, the country’s leading music company. We figured, what better way to feature our next 2019 Festival Country de Lotbinière artist?
The seven track EP includes their anthemic love song, “Good Together” which was the most spun Canadian Country song in 2018 at Country radio plus their latest single “Keep It Simple” which is the most streamed song in country music so far this year. On Singles Only, the band comments, “our sound has matured, but it still stays true to what we want. Whether it be our country influences, our pop influences, or anything else, it’s still just has that J.B.B. stamp on it that we think all of our fans are gonna be really excited about.”
James Barker Band Singles Only
James Barker Band have been on their upward swing since the four burst onto the scene just six years ago. Along with their Canadian awards and record-breaking stats, JBB have a list of international accomplishments unprecedented for a domestically signed band – almost 100 million global streams, the only Canadian signed country act to play C2C Festival this year in London, UK & Germany this year plus the recent Country Music Association (CMA) nomination “Global Country Artist of the Year”. More impressive highlights listed below.
With all eyes on James Barker Band, they’re properly queued for the release of “Singles Only” this Friday May 24.
CANADIAN HIGHLIGHTS
- 100 MILLION WORLD STREAMS!
- 5 STRAIGHT GOLD SINGLES!!! (LAWN CHAIR LAZY, JUST SAYIN, IT’S WORKING,GOOD TOGETHER, KEEP IT SIMPLE)
- 2017 JUNO for Country Album of the Year
- 2018 – CCMA award for Single and best-selling single of the hear for CHILLS – which is now certified PLATINUM in CANADA!
- CURRENT SINGLE – “KEEP IT SIMPLE” – about to hit #1….and have over 10 million streams….IS THE BIGGEST CANADIAN COUNTRY STREAMING SONG SO FAR IN 2019!!!
- “Good Together” which was the most spun Canadian Country song in 2018 at Country radio
- NATIONAL PERFORMANCES: CCMAs 2018¸ CCMAs 2017, CFL/HALFTIME, MARIYN DENIS (early 2018), 2018 JUNO GALA,
- JBB cover Camila Cabello’s song “Never Be The Same” f/World of Dance contestants Luka & Jenalyn. This song was recorded at Toronto’s Revolution Studios as part of the Spotify Singles
GLOBAL HIGHLIGHTS
- US radio add for “Keep It Simple” with WEBG in Chicago – Third market rank station in America
- Only Canadian signed country act to play C2C Festival in London, UK + Germany
- Nominated for the Country Music Association’s (CMA) “Global Country Artist of the Year”
- “Keep It Simple” added to Spotify’s largest country music playlist in the world “Hot Country” (5.2M Followers)
- “Chills” reached #46 on the US Country Radio chart, a first for any Canadian country artist not signed by a US label.
If you’re looking to catch James Barker Band live this summer and you live in Canada you’ll have plenty of opportunities, we’re looking forward to catching them at Festival Country de Lotbinière in a few weeks as we kick off our summer festival season.
JUN 08 Niverville, Canada – Niverville Fair
JUN 14 Saint-Agapit, Canada – Festival Country de Lotbinière
JUL 10 London, Canada – Rock The Park
JUL 18 Twin Lakes, WI – Country Thunder USA
JUL 19 Bala, Canada – The KEE to Bala
JUL 20 Bala, Canada – The KEE to Bala
AUG 03 Camrose, Canada – Big Valley Jamboree
AUG 08 Little Current, Canada – Manitoulin Country Fest
AUG 15 Havelock, Canada – Havelock Country Jamboree
AUG 24 Lucknow, Canada – Lucknow Music In The Fields
AUG 31 Kelowna, Canada – Denim On The Diamond
Be sure to visit www.jamesbarkerband.com for tickets and tour dates that have yet to be announced. Don’t forget to pickup Singles Only this Friday, you can pre-order now on iTunes here: https://music.apple.com/ca/album/singles-only/1463454317 we’ve had a chance to give it a listen and trust us when we say you won’t be disappointed. This EP is made up of 7 tracks that are true authentic James Barker Band material and will, undoubtedly, become part of your summer playlist!
