Jack Newsome

Jack Newsome (born April 17, 1996) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. Newsome was a member of the band NY5, and subsequently the Berlin-based band New District,[1] but ultimately chose to pursue his solo career and education at the Berklee College of Music. In 2016, he released the debut extended play, Medicine.[2] He first gained recognition as a solo artist when he contributed the vocals for "Affection" by Said the Sky and Origami with five million views on YouTube. As a songwriter and producer, he has worked with a range of artists, including Meghan Trainor, Ryan Tedder, Grey, and Sean Kingston.[3]

Jack Newsome
Born (1996-04-17) April 17, 1996
OriginRumson, New Jersey, the United States
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Years active2007–present
LabelsSmack Songs
Associated acts

In June 2019, Newsome achieved national recognition when he appeared on the reality songwriting competition series, Songland, in which he performed "Lying (Next to You)". Following the appearance, he signed with Smack Songs as a singer-songwriter in November 2019.[3]

Early life

Jack Newsome was born April 17, 1996, in Rumson, New Jersey, the United States, to Doug and Kimberly.[2] Newsome started playing music at the age of six, and independently released the song "The Holiday Call" in 2007. Since the release of the single "Fly" in 2010, he continuously released several materials, including the studio album, Songs from the Garage (2011).[4]

Career

2012-2015: NY5 and New District

During junior year of high school, Newsome joined the Manhattan-based boy band, NY5, alongside with the four other members including Dylan Hartigan, who later competed on the fourteenth season of The Voice. The band released the debut single, "NYC Girls" in July 2013, but soon went inactive.[5] After the disbandment of NY5, Newsome moved to Berlin, Germany to work with the boy band, New District, however decided to pursue his solo career and study at Berklee College of Music in Boston.[2] Later, New District was nominated at the 2016 Teen Choice Awards for the Next Big Thing category.

2016-present: Solo career

In February 2016, Newsome opened for Phillip Phillips at The Stone Pony alongside with A Great Big World and Matt Nathanson.[6] Newsome independently released his debut extended play, Medicine in March 2016. The following single, "Bellevue" was well-received by several music media, including Kick Kick Snare and Girl's Life.[7][8] In 2017, Newsome moved to Los Angeles and made money working as a session singer, while contributing the vocals for Said the Sky and Origami song, "Affection" (2018) and writing songs for the artists such as Plvtinum and Matt Sato.[2]

In June 2019, Newsome appeared in the third episode of the songwriting competition series, Songland, where he wrote and performed "Lying (Next to You)", co-written by Ryan Tedder, Ester Dean, Elsa Curran, Christina Galligan, Andrew DeRoberts, and Shane McAnally, who also produced the song. Although the song was not chosen by the guest artist, Kelsea Ballerini, the appearance earned him national recognition and led him to write Meghan Trainor song, "Hurt Me". "Lying (Next to You)" has been streamed more than a million times on Spotify as of September 2020. Following the appearance, Newsome signed with the label, Smack Songs as a singer-songwriter. His first single from the label, "All My Friends Are Falling in Love" was released in February 2020. The song was used in the American reality television series, Love Island in September 2020.[9]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Details
Songs from the Garage
  • Released: November 1, 2011
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: digital download, streaming

Extended plays

Title Details
Medicine
  • Released: March 29, 2016
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: digital download, streaming
As a lead artist
Title Year Album
"NYC Girls"
(as a member of NY5)
2013 Non-album singles
"Lying (Next to You)"
(from Songland)
2019
"Best I Can" TBA
"Not Going Out Tonight"
"All My Friends Are Falling in Love" 2020
"Died in Your Arms"
"Give It Back"
"I Remember"
(with Inverness)
"The Year the World Stood Still" 2021
Title Year Album
"How Much"
(Branch & Broo featuring Jack Newsome)
2019 TBA
"Home Alright"
(Terry Zhong featuring Jack Newsome)
2020
Promotional singles
Title Year Album
"The Holiday Call"[10] 2007 Non-album singles
"Fly"[11] 2010 Songs from the Garage
"Control Freak"[11]
(featuring Jessica Eckhoff)
Non-album singles
"Dancer"[11] Songs from the Garage
"Spring Soaring"[11] 2011 Non-album singles
"Transformation"[11] Songs from the Garage
"You"[11] 2012 Non-album singles
"Bellevue"[12] 2016
"Easy on Me"[13] 2020 TBA
"Boomerang"[14]
"My Forever"[15]
(featuring Ashley Sorrell)

Other appearances

Title Year Album
"Affection"
(Said the Sky and Origami featuring Jack Newsome)
2018 Wide-Eyed

Music videos

List of music videos and showing year released
Title Year Ref.
"NYC Girls"
(as a member of NY5)
2013 [16]
"Medicine" 2016
"Tension" (Cameo appearance)
(Pretty Sister featuring White Gold)
2018 [17]
"Died in Your Arms" 2020 [18]

Songwriting and production credits

  indicates a song that was released as a single.

Title Year Artist(s) Album Credits
"Do You Say My Name" 2018 Matt Sato Non-album singles Writer
"Better Off" 2019 Plvtinum TBA
"Okay" Peter Fenn
"Hurt Me" Meghan Trainor Non-album singles
"Look at What We've Done" Peter Thomas Attachment Backing vocals
"High of U" Darius Coleman TBA Writer, producer
"Table for 2" Alok and Iro Non-album singles Vocal producer
"Stay Here" Alex Sampson TBA Writer, producer
"Is It Love?" 2020 Jordy Psycho Writer
"U Remind Me" Zolita Non-album singles Producer
"Cold Shoulder" Alex Sampson TBA Writer, producer
"Could've, Should've, Would've" Brigetta
"Never Been in Love" Gatlin Sugarcoated Writer
"Paper House" Grant Knoche Color Me Blue
"For the Night" Grey TBA
"18" Grant Knoche Color Me Blue
"Loveline" Zolita Evil Angel Producer
"State of Wonder"
(featuring Anthony Russo and Kang Daniel)
2021 Inverness Monstercat Instinct, Vol. 7 Writer

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2019 Songland Contestant Episode 3, Season 1

Awards and nominations

YearOrganizationWorkCategoryResultRef.
2015 International Acoustic Music Awards "Hooked on Me" Best Male Country Song Won [19]
Himself Grand Prize [19]
2019 Songland "Lying (Next to You)" Episode 3, Season 1 Top 3

Notes

    References

    1. "Music Monday: Meet Jack Newsome". Retrieved September 1, 2020 via Celeb Secrets.
    2. "Rumson's Jack Newsome Finds Success on TV's 'Songland'". Retrieved September 1, 2020 via Two River Times.
    3. "Jack Newsome". Retrieved September 1, 2020 via SMACKSONGS.
    4. "Markham Place to 'Make Some Noise' at Dance Marathon Friday". Retrieved September 1, 2020 via Patch News.
    5. "NY5 - NYC Girls Video". Retrieved September 1, 2020 via YouTube.
    6. "PHILLIP PHILLIPS & MATT NATHANSON, A GREAT BIG WORLD". Retrieved September 1, 2020 via doNYC.
    7. "Exclusive: Jack Newsome's "Bellevue" is your new beach tune". Retrieved September 1, 2020 via Girl's Life.
    8. "Jack Newsome: Bellevue". Retrieved September 1, 2020 via Kick Kick Snare.
    9. "Love Island (US) Season 2 Songs by Episode". Retrieved September 17, 2020 via TuneFind.
    10. "The Holiday Call - Single". Retrieved September 1, 2020 via Amazon.com.
    11. "Jack Newsome em Amazon Music Unlimited". Retrieved September 1, 2020 via Amazon.com.br.
    12. "Jack Newsome Releases "Bellevue" Single". Retrieved September 1, 2020 via Talk Nerdy with Us.
    13. "Easy On Me". Retrieved September 1, 2020 via SoundCloud.
    14. "Boomerang". Retrieved September 1, 2020 via SoundCloud.
    15. "My Forever (feat. Ashley Sorrell)". Retrieved September 1, 2020 via SoundCloud.
    16. "NY5 - NYC Girls Video". Retrieved September 3, 2020 via YouTube.
    17. "Pretty Sister - Tension ft. White Gold". Retrieved September 3, 2020 via YouTube.
    18. "Jack Newsome - Died In Your Arms (Official Music Video)". Retrieved September 1, 2020 via YouTube.
    19. "IAMA (International Acoustic Music Awards)". International Acoustic Music Awards. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
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