James Barker Band Explained

James Barker Band
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Origin:Woodville, Ontario, Canada
Genre:Country
Years Active:2015–present
Current 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".

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. In October 2021, they released the song "New Old Trucks", which features American country singer Dierks Bentley.[16] They followed that up with "Wastin' Whiskey" in 2022 on Starseed Records.[17] In the spring and summer of 2022, the band joined Dallas Smith as opening acts on his headlining "Some Things Never Change Tour" across Canada.[18] In January 2023, the band signed with Records Nashville, a joint venture between Sony Music Entertainment and Barry Weiss, and released the single "Meet Your Mama".[19] They would follow that up with the single "On the Water" featuring American country artist Dalton Dover in May of 2023.[20] Both songs are included on their extended play Ahead of Our Time, which was released on October 20, 2023.[21]

Discography

Extended plays

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
DetailsPeak positionsCertifications
CAN
[22]
Game On
  • Release date: April 21, 2017
  • Label: Universal Canada
29

Gold

Singles Only
  • Release date: May 24, 2019
  • Label: Universal Canada
68
JBB-Sides
  • Release date: August 21, 2020
  • Label: Universal Canada
—
Ahead of Our Time
  • Release date: October 20, 2023
  • Label: Records Label
—

Singles

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak positionsCertificationsAlbum
CAN
[23] 		CAN Country
[24] 		US Country Airplay
[25]
"Lawn Chair Lazy"2016—3—
  • MC: Platinum
"Just Sayin'"—7—
  • MC: Gold
"Chills"201791146
  • MC: 2× Platinum
"It's Working"—3—
  • MC: Gold
"Good Together"2018—6—
  • MC: Platinum
Singles Only
"Keep It Simple"2019871—
  • MC: Platinum
"There's a Drink for That"—2—
  • MC: Gold
"Slow Down Town"2020—21—
"Summer Time"—15—
  • MC: Gold
rowspan="4"
"Over All Over Again"2021681—
  • MC: Gold
"New Old Trucks"
631—
  • MC: Gold
"Wastin' Whiskey"2022672—
  • MC: Gold
"Meet Your Mama"2023851—
  • MC: Gold
Ahead of Our Time
"On the Water"
—6—
"Ahead of Our Time"—9—
"Your Mama Would Hate Me"
2024—19—
"—" denotes a recording that failed to chart or was not released to that territory

Promotional singles

Title! scope="col"
YearAlbum
"Beer Me"[26] 2022rowspan="2"
"Rain All Summer"[27]
"Champagne"2023Ahead of Our Time

Music videos

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

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominee/work Result Ref
2017 Fan's Choice James Barker Band [28] [29]
Group or Duo of the Year
Single of the Year "Lawn Chair Lazy"
Music Video of the Year "Chills"
Album of the Year [30]
Group or Duo of the Year James Barker Band
Rising Star Award
Single of the Year "Lawn Chair Lazy"
Video of the Year "Chills"
Best New Group or Solo Artist: Country "Lawn Chair Lazy" [31]
2018 James Barker Band [32]
CCMAFan's Choice AwardJames Barker Band
Group or Duo of the Year
Single of the Year"Chills"
Top Selling Canadian Single of the Year"Chills"
2019Fan's Choice AwardJames Barker Band[33]
Group or Duo of the Year
Interactive Artist of the Year
Single of the Year"Good Together"
2020CCMAAlbum Of The YearSingles Only[34]
Fans’ Choice AwardJames Barker Band
Group Or Duo Of The Year
Single Of The Year"Keep It Simple"
CMAO AwardsSingle of the Year"Keep It Simple"[35]
Album of the YearSingles Only
Group or Duo of the YearJames Barker Band
Music Video of the Year"Keep It Simple"
Fans' ChoiceJames Barker Band
2021CMAO AwardsFans' ChoiceJames Barker Band[36]
2021 Canadian Country Music AwardsInteractive Artist or Group of the YearJames Barker Band[37] [38]
2022CMAO AwardsFans' ChoiceJames Barker Band[39] [40]
Canadian Country Music AssociationEntertainer of the YearJames Barker Band[41]
[42]
Fans' ChoiceJames Barker Band
Group or Duo of the YearJames Barker Band
Interactive Artist or Group of the YearJames Barker Band
Single of the Year"Over All Over Again"
2023CMAO AwardsFans' ChoiceJames Barker Band[43]
[44]
Group or Duo of the YearJames Barker Band
Canadian Country Music AssociationFans' Choice[45]
[46]
Group or Duo of the Year
Single of the Year"Wastin' Whiskey"
2024Juno AwardsCountry Album of the YearAhead of Our Time[47]
CMAO AwardsAlbum / EP of the YearAhead of Our Time[48]
[49]
Compass Award
Fans' Choice
Group or Duo of the Year
Canadian Country Music AssociationFans' Choice[50]
Group or Duo of the Year
Single of the Year"Meet Your Mama"

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Whitaker. Sterling. James Barker Band Get 'Lawn Chair Lazy' in New Video [Exclusive Premiere]]. March 25, 2017. Taste of Country. Townsquare Media. June 29, 2016.
  2. News: Doolan. Susan. Band catches a big break at festival. March 25, 2017. The Barrie Examiner. Postmedia Network. July 15, 2016.
  3. News: James Barker Band: Video + EP Release Date. March 25, 2017. iHeartRadio.
  4. http://www.cbc.ca/music/junos/junos-news/arcade-fire-and-daniel-caesar-lead-2018-juno-award-nominations-1.4520940 "Arcade Fire and Daniel Caesar lead 2018 Juno Award nominations"
  5. https://www.cbc.ca/music/junos/news/junos-2018-the-complete-list-of-winners-1.4579405 "Junos 2018: the complete list of winners"
  6. http://exclaim.ca/music/article/2018_socan_songwriting_prize_nominees_revealed "2018 SOCAN Songwriting Prize Nominees Revealed"
  7. https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/2018-canadian-country-music-awards-shania-twain-hamilton-1.4816712 "Host Shania Twain is big winner at 2018 Canadian Country Music Awards"
  8. https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/living/the-best-nova-scotia-concerts-of-2018-270134/ "The best Nova Scotia concerts of 2018"
  9. Web site: Spotify Singles . . . November 7, 2018.
  10. Web site: James Barker Band Release Their Spotify Singles Session . . November 7, 2018 . January 20, 2019 . January 20, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190120043158/http://www.umusic.ca/press-releases/james-barker-band-release-their-spotify-singles-session/ . dead .
  11. Web site: James Barker Band Return With Their Sophomore EP, Singles Only. UMusic.ca. Universal Music Canada. April 27, 2020. June 22, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200622001018/http://www.umusic.ca/press-releases/james-barker-band-return-with-their-sophomore-ep-singles-only/. dead.
  12. Web site: Katie. Colley. James Barker Band Are On 'Summer Time' With Their Catchy New Single. https://web.archive.org/web/20200612191459/https://etcanada.com/news/656068/james-barker-band-are-on-summer-time-with-their-catchy-new-single/. dead. June 12, 2020. ET Canada. Corus Entertainment. June 12, 2020. June 13, 2020.
  13. Web site: James Barker Band Honour Singer's Late Nana In New Track 'Mama's Cooking'. https://web.archive.org/web/20200806111700/https://etcanada.com/news/674944/james-barker-band-honours-singers-late-nana-in-new-track-mamas-cooking/. dead. August 6, 2020. Katie. Colley. July 31, 2020. ET Canada. September 9, 2020.
  14. Web site: Lydia. Farthing. Canadian Group James Barker Band Signs To Villa 40/Sony Music Nashville. Music Row. May 14, 2021.
  15. Web site: Lauren. Laffer. James Barker Band Debuts New Single, 'Over All Over Again'. Sounds Like Nashville. May 14, 2021.
  16. Web site: James Barker Band Teams Up With Dierks Bentley for "New Old Trucks". October 8, 2021. October 12, 2021. The Country Note.
  17. Web site: James Barker Band delivers what could be another #1 single with the release of "Wastin' Whiskey". March 29, 2022. Nanci. Dagg. Canadian Beats Media.
  18. Web site: Dallas Smith has announced The Some Things Never Change 2022 Tour and debuted his new single "Hide from a Broken Heart" at a special performance on CCCMA Awards Show. Nanci. Dagg. Canadian Beats Media. November 29, 2021.
  19. Web site: James Barker Band Joins Records Nashville's Growing Roster. Lydia. Farthing. January 23, 2023. Music Row Magazine. January 23, 2023.
  20. Web site: James Barker Band Collabs with Dalton Dover on New Song "On the Water". May 26, 2023. Erica. Zisman. Country Swag. May 27, 2023.
  21. Web site: James Barker Band Pops 'Champagne' For Upcoming EP 'Ahead Of Our Time'. Music Row. Lorie. Hollabaugh. 11 September 2023 . September 23, 2023.
  22. James Barker Band Chart History (Canadian Albums) . . September 9, 2020.
  25. James Barker Band Chart History (Country Airplay) . Billboard . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20211118040342/https://www.billboard.com/artist/james-barker-band/chart-history/csa/. November 18, 2021. June 20, 2022.
  26. Web site: Beer Me – Single by James Barker Band. March 27, 2023. Spotify.
  27. Web site: Rain All Summer – Single by James Barker Band. March 27, 2023. Spotify. July 15, 2022.
  28. Web site: Nominees announced for 2017 CMAO Awards hosted in London. AM980. 12 June 2017. en.
  29. Web site: CMAO Awards - Winners! - Country 101.1. Country 101.1. 12 June 2017. 12 June 2017.
  30. Web site: CCMA Announces 2017 Award Nominees. 12 July 2017.
  31. Web site: Photo Review - CMW 2017 - Canadian Radio Music Awards Canadian Beats Media . 1 February 2021.
  32. Web site: James Barker Band - The JUNO Awards. junoawards.ca. 6 February 2018. en.
  33. Web site: 2019 CCMA Award Nominees - Canadian Country Music Association . www.ccma.org . 17 August 2019 . 17 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200617232209/https://www.ccma.org/2019_CCMA_Award_Nominees.html . dead .
  34. Web site: 2020 CCMA Awards: The complete country music winners list . Global News . 28 September 2020.
  35. Web site: 2020 Winners & Nominees. CMA Ontario. January 10, 2021.
  36. Web site: 2021 Winners & Nominees. CMA Ontario. September 21, 2021.
  37. Web site: Katie. Colley. The Reklaws Lead CCMA Awards Nominations With Six: See The Full List. https://web.archive.org/web/20210923090024/https://etcanada.com/news/821320/the-reklaws-lead-ccma-nominations-with-six/. dead. September 23, 2021. ET Canada. September 21, 2021.
  38. Web site: Jamie. Samhan. 2021 CCMA Awards winners list: Dallas Smith voted entertainer of the year. Global News. November 30, 2021.
  39. Web site: 2022 CMAOntario Awards Nominees Announced. CMA Ontario. March 24, 2022. June 7, 2022.
  40. Web site: 10th Annual CMAOntario Awards Winners Announced. CMA Ontario. June 6, 2022. June 7, 2022.
  41. Web site: 2022 CCMA AWARD NOMINEES. Canadian Country Music Association. 20 July 2022 . September 12, 2022. September 13, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220913031458/https://ccma.org/2022-nominees/.
  42. TENILLE TOWNES TAKES HOME FOUR WINS AT THE 2022 CCMA AWARDS PRESENTED BY TD. September 11, 2022. Canadian Country Music Association. Global News Wire. https://web.archive.org/web/20220912031953/https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2022/09/12/2513625/0/en/TENILLE-TOWNES-TAKES-HOME-FOUR-WINS-AT-THE-2022-CCMA-AWARDS-PRESENTED-BY-TD.html. September 12, 2022.
  43. Web site: 2023 CMAOntario Awards: Celebrating the Best Country Music In Ontario . March 27, 2023. Front Porch Music. April 17, 2023.
  44. Web site: 2023 CMAOntario Awards: Winners Announced!. June 5, 2023. Country Music Association of Ontario. https://web.archive.org/web/20230605153030/https://cmaontario.ca/2023-cmaontario-awards-winners-announced/. June 5, 2023.
  45. Web site: 2023 CCMA Awards Nominees. Canadian Country Music Association. July 13, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230714125710/https://ccma.org/2023-nominees/. July 14, 2023.
  46. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20230918033611/https://ccma.org/2023-ccma-award-winners/. September 18, 2023. September 16, 2023. Canadian Country Music Association. OFFICIAL 2023 CCMA AWARDS PRESENTED BY TD WINNERS.
  47. Web site: Junos 2024: full list of winners". CBC Music. March 23, 2024.
  48. Web site: 2024 CMAOntario Awards. https://web.archive.org/web/20240614162909/https://cmaontario.ca/2024-awards/. June 14, 2024. June 14, 2024. CMAOntario.
  49. Web site: 2024 CMAOntario Awards Winners Announced. June 5, 2024. CMAOntario. https://web.archive.org/web/20240614162656/https://cmaontario.ca/2024-cmaontario-awards-winners-announced/. June 14, 2024. June 14, 2024.
  50. Web site: 2024 CCMA AWARDS NOMINEES. Canadian Country Music Association. July 25, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240719164229/http://web.archive.org/screenshot/https://ccma.org/2024-ccma-award-nominees/. July 19, 2024.

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