| FEATURING FOUR NEW TRACKS WITH COLLABORATORS INCLUDING JON BATISTE, MAGGIE ANTONE AND A NEW SINGLE “YOU AND ME TIME” WITH SHERYL CROW NORTH AMERICAN LEG OF “UP ALL NIGHT” HEADLINE TOUR KICKS OFF APRIL 21SET TO MAKE GRAND OLE OPRY DEBUT APRIL 23 IN NASHVILLE LISTEN TO CHANGES ALL THE TIME (DELUXE) ALBUM HERE LISTEN TO “YOU AND ME TIME” WITH SHERYL CROW HERE |
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| Download press materials HERE Three-time GRAMMY® Award-nominated and BRIT Award-winning multi-platinum singer, songwriter, and guitarist James Bay expands his acclaimed 2024 album, Changes All The Time, with a special digital deluxe edition that includes four brand new tracks.Changes All The Time (Deluxe) is available now via Mercury Records– listen HERE. The lead single “You and Me Time” unites Bay with the GRAMMY® Award-winning icon Sheryl Crow. It marks their first collaboration together. On the track, breezy humming glides over bright acoustic guitar and claps. Uplifted in the swell of an energetic riff and stomping groove, it culminates on a chantable and cheeky chorus as Bay confesses, “All I want is you and me time.“ Meanwhile, Crow counters with a flirty verse of her own before leaping into a sky-high harmony on the hook. Then, there’s “The Elephant,” co-written with Holly Humberstone and featuring breakout Nashville singer-songwriter Maggie Antone. A loose guitar lead gives way to softly strummed chords as Bay‘s introspective lyrics strike a chord. During the hook, he accepts, “I can run from it, but I can’t hide, see the elephant from every side.” Lightly plucked acoustic guitar brushes up against his delicate and breathy delivery on “Latchkey Kid.“ He sets the scene, “Latchkey kid, heart of gold, no one told you that things will turn out alright.” Bay paved the way for Changes All The Time (Deluxe) with “Sunshine In The Room” featuring 7x-GRAMMY® Award winner, EMMY® Award winner, and Academy® Award winner Jon Batiste. Beyond amassing 3.5 million Spotify streams and counting. He will return to the road in North America for his much-anticipated “Up All Night” Tour this Spring. It marks his first full-scale U.S. headline run since 2023. This jaunt kicks off on April 21 at First Avenue in Minneapolis, MN, rolls through major markets coast-to-coast, and concludes on May 28 at MTELUS in Montreal, QC. Of course, the tour notably shares its moniker with his fan favorite 2024 single “Up All Night” with The Lumineers and Noah Kahan. The single catapulted to #1 on the Billboard Adult Alternative Airplay Chart as Bay‘s first-ever radio #1 in the States. Check out the full confirmed itinerary below. Purchase tickets HERE. The “Up All Night” Tour will be his first run in support of his acclaimed fourth full-length album, Changes All The Time. Beyond bowing in the Top 5 of the UK Official Albums Chart, it has already eclipsed 60 million global streams and counting and incited widespread critical acclaim. Forbes went so far as to rave, “Bay’s fourth studio record finds the musician at his absolute peak.” Associated Press marveled, “”What “Changes All the Time” makes clear is that positivity — even in moments of tension — is Bay’s love of the craft shining through…”The folk stylings of “Changes All the Time” are likely to be embraced by nostalgic fans and new ones alike”” Perhaps, Clash Magazine put it best, “A potent songwriter, ‘Changes All The Time’ helps to reinforce James Bay’s musicality… it’s a record that justifies his place in the upper echelons of British music.” The new album and tour further prove Bay’s cemented himself as a career artist, reaching new heights following the release of his definitive breakthrough smash “Let It Go,” which landed over a decade ago in 2014. A classic hit, “Let It Go” cracked the Top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100, Top 3 on the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs Chart, and Top 5 on the Year-End Hot Rock & Alternative Songs Chart. Thus far, it has tallied over 3 billion streams, claiming a spot among Spotify’s prestigious “Billions Club.“ Not to mention, it achieved 6x-platinum status. Moreover, his total career streams are just shy of 9 billion. Last year, Bay opened up for Bruce Springsteen at London’s own BST Hyde Park and joined his friends The Lumineers and Noah Kahan on tour. Be on the lookout for a whole lot more from James Bay soon! “Up All Night” Tour Routing:4/21 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue4/22 Chicago, IL Vic Theatre4/24 Nashville, TN Brooklyn Bowl Nashville4/29 Houston, TX White Oak Music Hall5/9 Seattle, WA Showbox Sodo5/10 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom5/11 Portland, OR Roseland Theater5/13 San Francisco, CA The Regency Ballroom5/14 Los Angeles, CA The Bellwether5/20 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of Living Arts5/21 Washington, DC 9:30 Club5/22 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Paramount5/26 Toronto, ON History5/28 Montreal, QC MTELUS ABOUT 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 returned with his thrilling fourth album, Changes All The Time. The album included 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 performed on Saturday Night Live, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Jimmy Kimmel LIVE!, and Late Night with Seth Meyers. 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. In addition to selling out shows on four continents, Epiphone honored him with his own Limited-Edition James Bay Signature “1966” guitar. Following the success of 2018’s Electric Light, he deconstructed his sound to its bare essentials on the Oh My Messy Mind EP which to date has amassed nearly 650 million global streams. It yielded the hit “Peer Pressure” [feat. Julia Michaels], generating more than 400 million global streams to date, received critical acclaim from Time, Rolling Stone, and Billboard and the next year James opened for Ed Sheeran on his 2019 record-breaking stadium run. In 2020, James released his single “Chew On My Heart” which has hit more than 100 million streams to date, delivered a historic performance on the top of the London Eye for The Late Late Show with James Corden, performed on The Today Show, Mahogany Sessions and a full concert on YouTube in support of #SaveOurVenues. He created his own virtual event to share his music to fans during the pandemic, James Bay – Live At Shakespeare’s Globe which was a full concert event livestreamed at the historic venue. In 2021, he guested on Maisie Peter’s song “Funeral,”which was featured on Apple TV+’s original series “Trying: Season 2″‘s soundtrack. Bay’s 2022 LP Leap yielded fan favorites such as “One Life,” “Give Me The Reason,” and more in addition to earning acclaim. 2024 marked the 10th anniversary of Bay’s breakout song, “Let It Go.” The latter saw him vault into the Top 20 of the Hot 100 and go Top 3 on the Hot Rock and Alternative Songs Chart in addition to the Top 5 on the Year End Hot Rock & Alternative Songs Chart. With 3 billion-plus streams so far, the track has earned a place in Spotify’s coveted “Billions Club” and has reached 6x-platinum status. However, he only continues to look ahead with more music and touring on the horizon. |
