Jacob Whitesides

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Jacob Whitesides
Birth nameJacob Michael Whitesides
Born (1997-11-11) November 11, 1997 (age 26)
Sevierville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active2008–present
Labels

Jacob Michael Whitesides (born November 11, 1997) is an American singer-songwriter from Sevierville, Tennessee. He records his music for Double U Records, of which he is also the CEO. [1] Whitesides typically writes his songs alone, which he says is because his music is "very specific to [his] story." [2]

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Career

2008–14: Career beginnings, The X Factor

Growing up in Sevierville, Tennessee, Whitesides first became interested in music while attending a bluegrass festival in 2008. By his teens, Whitesides was playing shows around Knoxville and had already garnered a huge online following for his YouTube cover songs. In 2012, at 14 age he auditioned for season 2 of the US The X Factor [3] and made the first cut but was eliminated prior to the Top 16 round.

Whitesides released his debut extended play 3 AM – The EP on July 8, 2014, featuring cover songs of John Legend, Plain White T's, Sam Smith, Ed Sheeran and John Mayer. [4] The EP reached number 26 on the Billboard 200 and number 2 on the Independent Albums chart. [5]

A local newspaper in Jacob's hometown, The Knoxville Focus was the first media organization to cover Jacob Whitesides career. Music beat reporter Daniel Andrews, travelled out to Nashville, Tennessee to cover Jacob Whitesides at an event called "Teen Hoot" on July 15, 2012. [6]

2015–present: Record deal and debut album Why?

On February 14, 2015 Whitesides released his second EP A Piece of Me, including previously released single "Words".

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. [7]

On October 21, 2015, he performed his single "Secrets" on Good Morning America , his network morning TV debut. [8] He released his third EP (second of original material) Faces on Film on October 23, 2015. [9]

On December 3, 2015, Spotify announced him as one of the next big artists to look out for in 2016. [10]

Earlier in 2016, Whitesides announced Lovesick Tour scheduled to take place Northern America and Europe from May to October 2016. On April 15, 2016 Whitesides released the song "Lovesick", serves as the lead single from his debut album.

On July 6, 2016, Whitesides announced his debut studio album, Why?, to be released on September 9, 2016. On July 8, 2016 was premiered album's second single "Focus" along with a music video. [11] On September 1, 2016, a third single, "Open Book" was released, along with a music video the following day

Jacob Whitesides released his album "Why?" on September 9, 2016. It debuted and peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Independent Charts.[ citation needed ]

Spring 2017, Jacob Whitesides announced his summer tour, The Basically Happy Tour touring throughout USA and Canada with Alec Joseph, Castro, and Taylor Grey.

In March 2019, Viktor & Rolf named Whitesides as their new face of their Spicebomb fragrance. [12]

Personal life

Jacob grew up in Tennessee with his mother, Becky, and his younger sister, Sierra. Whitesides dated fellow The X Factor contestant and performer Bea Miller in April 2015. [13] The couple broke up in May 2016 after a year of dating. [14]

Jacob has been open about struggling with depression, which he discusses on his 2021 track "Afraid To Die." He says his goal in sharing his experiences is to help fans in "knowing they aren't alone if they're feeling or have felt the same way." [2]

Discography

Studio albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
US
[5] 		US
Ind.
Albums
[15]
Why?
  • Released: September 9, 2016
  • Label: Double U Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
—25
Colors
  • Released: November 8, 2019 [16]
  • Label: JMW Music LLC
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
——

Extended plays

TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsSales
US
[5] 		US
Digital
Albums
[17] 		US
Ind.
Albums
[15]
3 AM – The EP
  • Released: July 8, 2014
  • Label: Loudr
  • Formats: Digital download
2692
A Piece of Me (EP)
  • Released: February 14, 2015
  • Label: JW Records, Double U Records
  • Formats: Digital download
75233
Faces on Film (EP)
  • Released: October 23, 2015
  • Label: Double U Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download
——26
"—" denotes items which failed to chart.

Singles

TitleYearAlbum
"You're Perfect"2014Non-album single
"Words"A Piece of Me
"I Know What You Did Last Summer"
(featuring Kelly Rowland)		2015Non-album single
"Secrets"Faces on Film
"Lovesick"2016Why?
"Focus"
"Open Book"
"The Letter"2017Non-album singles
"Killing Me"
"Whole" [19] 2019
"—" denotes items which failed to chart.

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and directors
TitleYearDirectorRef.
"You're Perfect"2014Carl Diebold [20]
"Words"Cameron Johnson
Darwin Darling		 [21]
"Baby It's Cold Outside"
(with Orion Carloto)		 [22]
"Not My Type at All" (Lyric video)2015William Hereford [23]
"Not My Type at All"Cameron Fife [24]
"Let's Be Birds"Julia Muecke [25]
"Ohio"Roman Luck [26]
"Lovesick"2016Cameron Fife [27]
"Focus"Paul Costabile [28]
"Open Book"Chris Crutchfield [29]
"The Letter"2017Jacob Whitesides
Mark Siegel		 [30]
"Killing Me"

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  21. ↑ "Words" by Jacob Whitesides. JacobWhitesides. December 6, 2014 – via YouTube.
  22. ↑ "Baby It's Cold Outside" by Jacob Whitesides & Orion Carloto. JacobWhitesides. December 20, 2014 – via YouTube.
  23. ↑ "Not My Type at All (Lyric video)" by Jacob Whitesides. JacobWhitesidesVEVO. February 23, 2015 – via YouTube.
  24. ↑ "Not My Type at All [Edit]" by Jacob Whitesides. JacobWhitesides. April 29, 2015 – via YouTube.
  25. ↑ "Let's Be Birds" by Jacob Whitesides. JacobWhitesidesVEVO. August 10, 2015 – via YouTube.
  26. ↑ "Ohio" by Jacob Whitesides. Jacob Whitesides. September 12, 2015 – via YouTube.
  27. ↑ "Lovesick" by Jacob Whitesides. JacobWhitesides. April 15, 2016 – via YouTube.
  28. ↑ "Focus" by Jacob Whitesides. JacobWhitesides. July 7, 2016 – via YouTube.
  29. ↑ "Open Book" by Jacob Whitesides. JacobWhitesides. September 2, 2016 – via YouTube.
  30. ↑ "The Letter" by Jacob Whitesides. JacobWhitesides. January 29, 2017 – via YouTube.
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