AXS TV Artist Profile
AXS TV Artist Profile

James Bay

James Bay is a musician’s musician: the UK singer, songwriter, guitarist, and producer upholds traditions of timeless songcraft while confidently challenging himself and popular music in equal measure. He spikes a tried-and-true style with clever lyricism, honest confessions, and instrumental proficiency. This year, he returns with his thrilling fourth album, Changes All The Time, due on September 20th via Mercury/Republic Records. The album includes collaborations with Noah Kahan and The Lumineers on lead single “Up All Night,” and features writing collaborations with The Killers’ Brandon Flowers (“Easy Distraction”) and Holly Humberstone (“Dogfight”). On the heels of his platinum- certified 2015 debut Chaos And The Calm, Bay garnered GRAMMY® nods in the categories of “Best New Artist,” “Best Rock Album,”and “Best Rock Song” for the gold-selling single “Hold Back The River.” Meanwhile, “Let It Go” went triple-platinum. Nominated for dozens of awards, he took home two BRIT Awards, two Q Awards, and top honors at the Ivor Novello Awards and ECHO Awards. Tallying nearly 9 billion streams to date, he has notably dueted with numerous musical icons including Alicia Keys on The Voice, was asked to join Mick Jagger while supporting The Rolling Stones at Twickenham Stadium in London, and joined Sheryl Crow on stage after performing his own set at Eric Clapton’s 2019 Crossroads Guitar Festival in Dallas, TX. He also notably opened for Bruce Springsteen at Hyde Park in 2023.

TOP STATS

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TikTok

  • 256,300 Followers
  • 4.2 million Likes
  • 4.2583 Engagement Rate
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YouTube

  • 2.0 million Subscribers
  • 1.4 billion Video Views
  • 0.026 Engagement Rate
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Instagram

  • 1.2 million Followers
  • 7,191 Avg Likes
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Spotify

  • 4.0 million Followers
  • 11.5 million Monthly Listeners
  • 72 Popularity Index
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Other

  • 368,931 X Followers
  • 772.4 million Pandora streams
  • 26.1 million Shazam Tags
  • 1.0 million Facebook Likes