Jonathan Thomas Langston (born April 8, 1991) is an American country musician from Loganville, Georgia. He released an extended play, Showtime, with Treehouse Records, in 2015. This was his breakthrough release upon the Billboard magazine charts. His extended play, Jon Langston, was released independently in 2015. The release got better placements upon the same Billboard magazine charts.
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| Birth name | Jonathan Thomas Langston |
| Born | April 8, 1991 Loganville, Georgia, U.S. |
| Origin | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, guitarist |
| Instrument(s) | vocals, singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Labels | EMI Nashville / 32 Bridge Entertainment |
| Website | jonlangston |
Early and personal life
editLangston was born Jonathan Thomas Langston,[1] on April 8,[2] 1991,[3] in Loganville, Georgia, to Rob and Kathryn Langston.[4] He attended Gardner–Webb University to be a player on their football team, where he was sidelined due to the effects of concussions.[5]
Music career
editHis music career began at a show in Kennesaw, Georgia in 2013, where he was the opening act for Chase Rice.[6] He released an independently made extended play in 2013, Runnin' on Sunshine.[7] The extended play, Showtime, was released on May 5, 2015, with Treehouse Records.[8] This extended play was his breakthrough release upon the Billboard magazine charts, where it peaked at No. 26 on the Top Country Albums chart, No. 22 on the Independent Albums chart, and No. 8 on the Heatseekers Albums chart.[9] His second extended play, Jon Langston, was independently released on December 11, 2015.[10] It placed on the same Billboard magazine charts, where this time it got No. 25 on the Top Country Albums, No. 13 on Independent Albums, and No. 1 on the Heatseekers Albums.[9]
Langston is featured on the song "Yung and Dum" by American metalcore band Issues, taken from their second full-length album, Headspace, which was released on May 20, 2016. In February 2018 it was announced on his Instagram page that he would be signing a record deal with UMG Nashville.
In February 2018, Langston released the single "When It Comes To Loving You" which received considerable attention,[11] and it became the second best-selling country song of the week with 21,000 copies sold.[12] It reached No. 29 on Hot Country Songs, his second single to appear on the chart after "Right Girl Wrong Time" in 2017.[13] In August 2018 Jon was assigned to UMG Nashville imprint EMI Records Nashville and 32 Bridge Entertainment, an imprint founded by Luke Bryan. Langston made his debut at the Grand Ole Opry on February 22, 2022.[14] He released the single "Back Words" in 2022.[15]
Discography
editEPs
edit| Title | Details | Peak chart positions[9] | |||||||
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| US Country [16] |
US Indie [17] |
US Heat [18] | |||||||
| Runnin on Sunshine |
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— | — | — | |||||
| Showtime |
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26 | 22 | 8 | |||||
| Jon Langston |
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25 | 13 | 1 | |||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
Singles
edit| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [19] |
US Country Airplay [20] | |||||||||
| 2013 | "Young & Reckless" | — | — | |||||||
| 2014 | "Party Boots" | — | — | |||||||
| 2015 | "Forever Girl" | — | — |
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| 2016 | "All Eyes On Us" | — | — |
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| 2017 | "Right Girl Wrong Time" | 44 | — | |||||||
| "Prob'ly at a Bar" | — | — | ||||||||
| 2018 | "When It Comes to Loving You" | 29 | 59 | |||||||
| 2019 | "Now You Know" | — | 35 | |||||||
| 2022 | "Back Words" | — | — | |||||||
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||
Music videos
edit| Year | Video |
|---|---|
| 2013 | "Forever Girl" |
| 2014 | "She's So Georgia" |
| 2015 | "'Rollin In and Rockin Out'" |
| 2017 | "Right Girl Wrong Time" |
| 2018 | "When It Comes To Loving You" |
References
edit- ^ Broadcast Music, Inc. "Songwriter/Composer: LANGSTON JONATHAN THOMAS". Broadcast Music, Inc. Retrieved December 23, 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Jon Langston (JonTLangston) (April 7, 2015). "So it's my birthday and #SHOWTIME at midnight!! Haha lets just say it's turn up Tuesday ! Oh and the Braves won". Twitter. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
- ^ Jon Langston (JonTLangston) (April 7, 2015). "Damn 24 feels old but hey this Copenhagen and whiskey keeps me feelin young". Twitter. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
- ^ Volpert, Beth. "Jon Langston: Hometown country singer". Gwinnett Citizen. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
- ^ Office of University Communications (February 8, 2013). "GWU Student Sings about Love, Life, and Good Times in Country Debut". Gardner–Webb University. Archived from the original on December 23, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
- ^ Gutknecht, Jackie (June 19, 2014). "Southern Sound: Jon Langston headed for music city". Deep South Magazine. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
- ^ "Runnin' on Sunshine EP by Jon Langston". iTunes. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
- ^ "Showtime EP by Jon Langston". iTunes. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
- ^ a b c Chart search for Jon Langston at billboard.com/biz
- ^ "Jon Langston – EP by Jon Langston". iTunes. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
- ^ Cantor, Brian. "Jon Langston's "When It Comes To Loving You" Reaches #1 On US iTunes Sales Chart". Headline Planet.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (February 19, 2018). "Top 30 Country Digital Singles: February 19, 2018". Roughstock. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
- ^ Asker, Jim (February 21, 2018). "Kelsea Ballerini Collects Fourth Country Airplay No. 1 With 'Legends'". Billboard.
- ^ "Jon Langston". March 1, 2022.
- ^ "LISTEN NOW: JON LANGSTON DROPS NEW SINGLE "BACK WORDS"". February 25, 2022.
- ^ "Jon Langston – Chart History: Top Country Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 21, 2018.
- ^ "Jon Langston – Chart History: Independent Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 21, 2018.
- ^ "Jon Langston – Chart History: Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 14, 2018.
- ^ "Jon Langston Chart History: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 14, 2018.
- ^ "Jon Langston Chart History: Country Airplay". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 4, 2018. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
- ^ a b "American certifications – Jon Langston". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 11, 2023.