Jacob Dodge Lawson (born March 3, 2001), known professionally as Jvke is an American singer-songwriter, producer, and social media personality born in Providence, Rhode Island. His mother is a public school music teacher and his father is a church rapper. Which explains his instant love for music. He had a musical upbringing in the church and had piano classes, and also starting singing and writing his own songs for his church.
Four: Upside Down
“Upside Down”, his break out single that went viral in 2021 with it being used in over 14 million TikTok videos. It garnered over 7.7M views on its official music video on YouTube. It was released on the 18th of August, 2020.
Three: Dandelion (Galantis and Jvke song)
“Dandelion” is a song by Swedish DJ duo Galantis and American singer, songwriter and producer Jvke. It was released on 8 January 2021 via Big Beat Records. The official lyric video garnered over 830k views on YouTube. It describes “a story of fleeting love. It peaked at the number spot on Switzerland Music Charts, number seven on US Billboards Hot Dance/Electronic Songs.
FYI
During the COVID-19 lockdowns, he started creating TikTok videos for his songs. And from there, he rose to fame. Lawson currently has over 11 million followers on the platform TikTok. Apparently he is not signed to any record label even though labels have been offering him contracts from time now!
Two: This is what loosing someone feels like
The song was originally released as a promotional single on March 31, 2022 before impacting US contemporary hit radio on February 28, 2023 as an official single And it has garnered over 814k views on its official music video on YouTube. It peaked at number 24 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart
Discography
This Is What ____ Feels Like (Vol. 1–4) (2022)
AWARDS
- Lawson was named the MTV Push Artist for October 2022
- He won the IHeart Radio Music Awards in 2023 for Social Star Award
One: Golden Hour
Lawson released “Golden Hour” on July 15, 2022, a song which he independently wrote and produced along with editing its music video. It was his first song to chart on the Billboard charts, garnering him worldwide attention and invitations to appear on TV shows. It garnered over 22M views on its official lyrics video on YouTube and has been a raging success for the artist on several platforms. Golden Hour” debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 71 and peaked at number 10. It also reached number 19 on the UK Singles Chart.
