James Barker Band

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James Barker Band
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James Barker Band in 1997
From left to right: James Barker, Taylor Abram, Bobby Martin, and Connor Stephen
Background information
Origin Woodville, Ontario, Canada
Genres Country
Years active2013-present
Labels
Members
  • James Barker
  • Taylor Abram
  • Connor Stephen
  • Bobby Martin
Website www.jamesbarkerband.com

The James Barker Band is a Canadian country group formed in Woodville, Ontario in 2013. The band consists of James Barker, Taylor Abram, Connor Stephen, and Bobby Martin. [1] In Canada, they have five number one country singles with "Chills", "Keep It Simple", "Over All Over Again", "New Old Trucks", and "Meet Your Mama".

Contents

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] In the spring and summer of 2022, the band joined Dallas Smith as an opening act on his headlining "Some Things Never Change Tour" across Canada. [19] 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". [20] They would follow that up with the single "On the Water" featuring American country artist Dalton Dover in May of 2023. [21] Both songs are included on their extended play Ahead of Our Time , which was released on October 20, 2023. [22]

In January 2025, the band released the single "You Didn't Hear It From Me", after returning to their original label Universal Music Canada. [23]

Discography

Extended plays

List of EPs, with selected details
TitleDetailsPeak positions Certifications
CAN
[24]
Game On 29
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

List of singles, with selected peak chart positions and certifications
TitleYearPeak positions Certifications Album
CAN
[26] 		CAN Country
[16] 		US Country Airplay
[27]
"Lawn Chair Lazy"2016—3—Game On
"Just Sayin'"—7—
"Chills"201791146
  • MC: 2× Platinum [25]
"It's Working"—3—
"Good Together"2018—6—Singles Only
"Keep It Simple"2019871—
"There's a Drink for That"—2—
"Slow Down Town"2020—21—
"Summer Time"— [A] 15—Non-album singles
"Over All Over Again"2021681—
"New Old Trucks"
(with Dierks Bentley)		631—
"Wastin' Whiskey"2022672—
"Meet Your Mama"2023851—Ahead of Our Time
"On the Water"
(featuring Dalton Dover)		—6—
"Ahead of Our Time"—9—
"Your Mama Would Hate Me"
(with Dean Brody)		2024—19—TBA
"You Didn't Hear It From Me"2025———
"—" denotes a recording that failed to chart or was not released to that territory

Promotional singles

List of promotional singles
TitleYearAlbum
"Beer Me" [29] 2022Non-album singles
"Rain All Summer" [30]
"Champagne"2023Ahead of Our Time

Music videos

List of music videos
TitleYear
"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

YearAwardCategoryNominee/workResultRef
2017 CMAO Awards Fan's ChoiceJames Barker BandWon [31] [32]
Group or Duo of the YearNominated
Single of the Year"Lawn Chair Lazy"Nominated
Music Video of the Year"Chills"Nominated
CCMA Album of the Year Game On Nominated [33]
Group or Duo of the YearJames Barker BandNominated
Rising Star AwardNominated
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 [34]
2018 JUNO Awards Breakthrough Group of the Year James Barker BandNominated [35]
Country Album of the Year Game On Won
CCMAFan's Choice AwardJames Barker BandNominated
Group or Duo of the YearNominated
Single of the Year"Chills"Won
Top Selling Canadian Single of the Year"Chills"Won
2019 CCMA Fan's Choice AwardJames Barker BandNominated [36]
Group or Duo of the YearNominated
Interactive Artist of the YearNominated
Single of the Year"Good Together"Nominated
2020 CCMA Album Of The YearSingles OnlyNominated [37]
Fans’ Choice AwardJames Barker BandNominated
Group Or Duo Of The YearNominated
Single Of The Year"Keep It Simple"Won
CMAO AwardsSingle of the Year"Keep It Simple"Won [38]
Album of the YearSingles OnlyNominated
Group or Duo of the YearJames Barker BandNominated
Music Video of the Year"Keep It Simple"Won
Fans' ChoiceJames Barker BandNominated
2021CMAO AwardsFans' ChoiceJames Barker BandNominated [39]
2021 Canadian Country Music Awards Interactive Artist or Group of the YearJames Barker BandNominated [40] [41]
2022CMAO AwardsFans' ChoiceJames Barker BandNominated [42] [43]
Canadian Country Music Association Entertainer of the YearJames Barker BandNominated [44]
[45]
Fans' ChoiceJames Barker BandNominated
Group or Duo of the YearJames Barker BandNominated
Interactive Artist or Group of the YearJames Barker BandNominated
Single of the Year"Over All Over Again"Nominated
2023CMAO AwardsFans' ChoiceJames Barker BandNominated [46]
[47]
Group or Duo of the YearJames Barker BandNominated
Canadian Country Music Association Fans' Choice—Won [48]
[49]
Group or Duo of the Year—Won
Single of the Year"Wastin' Whiskey"Nominated
2024 Juno Awards Country Album of the YearAhead of Our TimeWon [50]
CMAO AwardsAlbum / EP of the YearAhead of Our TimeNominated [51]
[52]
Compass Award—Won
Fans' Choice—Nominated
Group or Duo of the Year—Won
Canadian Country Music Association Fans' Choice—Won [53]
Group or Duo of the Year—Won
Single of the Year"Meet Your Mama"Nominated

Notes

  1. ↑ "Summer Time" did not enter the Canadian Hot 100, but peaked at number 24 on the Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales chart. [28]

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