Latest Release
- MAY 19, 2023
- 1 Song
- The Paradox · 2015
- On My Soul - Single · 2023
- Village · 2017
- Fifty Shades Freed (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) · 2018
- Village · 2018
- The Boy Who Cried Freedom - EP · 2017
- Monster 2.0 (feat. Boogie) - Single · 2016
- The Boy Who Cried Freedom - EP · 2017
- For My Friends · 2021
- The Paradox · 2015
Albums
- 2022
- 2021
- 2018
- 2015
- 2013
Artist Playlists
- A searing amalgam of R&B, soul, hip-hop and funk.
- Bishop Briggs
More To Hear
- The Jamaican artist guests, plus Loski and Ambush are Breaking.
- Connie Constance, Ray BLK, and Metro Boomin are Breaking.
- The UK Represent artist talks his new album, Village.
- The week kicks off with music from Hamzaa and Vince Staples.
About Jacob Banks
British singer Jacob Banks is known for his velvety baritone and innovative mix of classic R&B, electronic music, reggae, hip-hop, and more. • Born in Nigeria, Jacob Banks moved to Birmingham, England, as a teenager. After earning a degree in civil engineering, he headed to London to start playing open-mic gigs. He told his parents it was for a work placement. • While he grew up writing poetry, he didn’t start playing guitar until he was 20. He learned from YouTube tutorials and began writing songs for fun. • He resolved to take music seriously after his best friend from university died at age 21. • Banks landed in the UK Top 40 in 2013, when he sang on "Alive," a hit single by the electronic duo Chase & Status. • He released a pair of EPs—2013’s The MonologueThe Paradox—before signing with Interscope Records. His debut album, Village, followed in 2018.
- HOMETOWN
- Nigeria
- BORN
- July 24, 1991
- GENRE
- R&B/Soul