James Bay

Alternative

The next James Bay concert is scheduled for Saturday, July 12, 2025 at Thomond Park Stadium in Limerick, Ireland. See all 11 upcoming concerts

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Top Songs By James Bay

Listen to Let It Go by James Bay, see lyrics, music video & more!

Let It GoJames Bay

Listen to Hold Back the River by James Bay, see lyrics, music video & more!

Hold Back the RiverJames Bay

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UsJames Bay

Listen to Slide by James Bay, see lyrics, music video & more!

SlideJames Bay

Listen to Waste by Myles Smith & James Bay, see lyrics, music video & more!

WasteMyles Smith & James Bay

Listen to If You Ever Want to Be in Love by James Bay, see lyrics, music video & more!

If You Ever Want to Be in LoveJames Bay

Listen to Peer Pressure (feat. Julia Michaels) by James Bay, see lyrics, music video & more!

Peer Pressure (feat. Julia Michaels)James Bay

Listen to Bad by James Bay, see lyrics, music video & more!

BadJames Bay

Listen to Scars by James Bay, see lyrics, music video & more!

ScarsJames Bay

Listen to Sunshine In The Room by James Bay & Jon Batiste, see lyrics, music video & more!

Sunshine In The RoomJames Bay & Jon Batiste

Upcoming Concerts for James Bay

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Latest Release

Listen to You and Me Time (feat. Sheryl Crow) - Single by James Bay

ALBUMYou and Me Time (feat. Sheryl Crow) - SingleJames Bay

More albums from James Bay

Listen to Changes All The Time (Deluxe) by James Bay

ALBUMChanges All The Time (Deluxe)James Bay

Listen to Songs for my Love by James Bay

ALBUMSongs for my LoveJames Bay

Listen to Leap (Deluxe Edition) by James Bay

ALBUMLeap (Deluxe Edition)James Bay

ALBUMElectric LightJames Bay

Listen to Chaos And The Calm 10 Years by James Bay

ALBUMChaos And The Calm 10 YearsJames Bay

James Bay's Popular Music Videos

Chasing Stars (feat. James Bay)

Alesso & Marshmello

Biblical (Acoustic)

Calum Scott & James Bay

Up All Night (feat. The Lumineers & Noah Kahan) [Lyric Video]

Peer Pressure (feat. Julia Michaels)

Chasing Stars (feat. James Bay) [Lyric Video]

Alesso & Marshmello

Artist Playlists

James Bay Essentials

He delivers intimate rock songs with gospel sincerity.

James Bay: Influences

Lovestruck folk songs in the troubadour tradition.

James Bay: Chill

Lean back and relax with some of the mellowest cuts.

About James Bay

Hometown

Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England

Born

September 4, 1990

Genre

Alternative

Everything about James Bay comes from the heart, starting with his quivering, emotional singing on 2014’s breakthrough power ballad “Hold Back the River.” Raised in the English town of Hitchin, the singer/songwriter (born James Michael Bay in 1990) began learning guitar at age 11 before moving to Brighton at 18 to study classical guitar while developing his live chops on the open-mic circuit. Even after opening for Taylor Swift on her 1989 tour, Bay appeared no less humble. That everyman sincerity shapes the organic, gospel-like builds that mark his 2015 debut album, Chaos and the Calm, as well as 2018’s stylistically ambitious Electric Light. “I’ve pushed my own boundaries and explored sounds I hadn’t touched on in the past,” he told Apple Music. Produced by Paul Epworth (Adele, Rihanna), that far-reaching second album takes inspiration from rock contemporaries like The Black Keys and The War on Drugs while adding beaming synths and hip-hop-style skits. Yet when the record closes with a passage from Allen Ginsberg’s love poem “Song,” it’s clear we’re still hearing the sensitive soul who has built his brand on meaningful songcraft.

Influenced by James BayJames Bay has influenced the music of Braden Lam, Bailey Rushlow, Drew Cole and more.