Leon Bridges
American singer-songwriter
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2024 | Bridges releases new singles 'Peaceful Place', 'Laredo', and 'That's What I Love' from his upcoming album 'Leon' |
2024 | Bridges is featured on Gunna's track 'Clear My Rain' from the album One of Wun |
October 4 2024 | Leon Bridges released his fourth studio album titled 'Leon' |
August 8 2024 | Leon Bridges released the single 'Peaceful Place' and announced his fourth studio album 'Leon' |
2023 | Leon Bridges collaborated with Olivia Dean on the song 'The Hardest Part', which peaked at #20 on a chart |
2023 | Collaborated with Miranda Lambert on the single 'If You Were Mine' |
2022 | Leon Bridges featured on Diplo's track 'High Rise' with Amtrac |
February 18 2022 | Collaborated with Khruangbin to release the second joint EP 'Texas Moon', continuing their musical partnership. |
2021 | Released singles 'Motorbike' from 'Gold-Diggers Sound' album and 'B-Side' with Khruangbin from the 'Texas Moon' EP |
2021 | Received a Grammy Award nomination for Best R&B Album for 'Gold-Diggers Sound'. |
2021 | Leon Bridges released two singles 'Steam' and 'Why Don't You Touch Me' from the album Gold-Diggers Sound |
July 23 2021 | Released his third studio album 'Gold-Diggers Sound', marking a significant milestone in his musical career. |
2020 | Leon Bridges featured on The Avalanches track 'Interstellar Love' from the album 'We Will Always Love You' |
2020 | Bridges performed at the 2020 Democratic National Convention, showcasing his musical and potentially political engagement. |
June 8 2020 | Leon Bridges and Terrace Martin released the single 'Sweeter' as a response to the murder of George Floyd, addressing social justice themes. |
February 7 2020 | Released the collaborative extended play 'Texas Sun' with Khruangbin through Dead Oceans label, available in digital download, streaming, and vinyl formats. |
2019 | Bridges collaborates with Noah Cyrus on the single 'July', which becomes a major hit achieving 4× Platinum certification, and also releases 'Texas Sun' with Khruangbin |
2019 | Bridges appears on Common's track 'God Is Love' from the album Let Love |
December 6 2019 | Collaborated with Khruangbin, releasing the single 'Texas Sun'. |
2018 | Bridges contributes to 'Gone Away' with Bun B and Gary Clark Jr. on the album Return of the Trill |
2018 | Won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance for the single 'Bet Ain't Worth The Hand'. |
2018 | Leon Bridges continued his music video production with 'Bad Bad News' and 'Beyond', further establishing his visual storytelling in music |
2018 | Received a Grammy Award nomination for Best R&B Album for 'Good Thing'. |
May 18 2018 | Performed 'Beyond' from the album 'Good Thing' on BBC's The Graham Norton Show. |
May 4 2018 | Released his second album 'Good Thing'. |
2017 | Leon Bridges collaborated with Odesza on the song 'Across the Room', which peaked at #6 on a chart |
2017 | His song 'River' was featured in the first season of HBO's Big Little Lies and included on the show's soundtrack. |
2016 | Leon Bridges collaborates on multiple tracks, including 'Katchi' with Nick Waterhouse, 'On My Own' with Lecrae, 'Kevin' with Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, and 'Present Without a Bow' with Kacey Musgraves |
2016 | Released singles 'Better Man' and 'River' from the 'Coming Home' album, with 'River' achieving 2× Platinum RIAA certification |
April 8 2016 | Featured as a live artist on BBC Radio London's Robert Elms show, performing a live version of 'River' with Colin O'Brien. |
February 24 2016 | Performed at 'In Performance at the White House' for President Obama and Michelle Obama, singing a Ray Charles song and one of his own songs. |
February 5 2016 | Released the extended play 'Louisiana Sun' under Columbia Records on vinyl format. |
2015 | Received a Grammy Award nomination for Best R&B Album for 'Coming Home'. |
2015 | Leon Bridges released multiple music videos including 'Coming Home', 'Better Man', 'Smooth Sailin'', and 'River', showcasing his early music career breakthrough |
December 5 2015 | Featured as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live, performing 'Smooth Sailin'' with a full backup band and 'River' with backup singers and organ. |
September 28 2015 | Performed at Shepherd's Bush Empire during his UK tour. |
September 26 2015 | Supported Pharrell Williams at the Apple Music Festival, performing at the Roundhouse and playing songs like 'River', 'Better Man', and 'Lisa Sawyer'. |
June 23 2015 | Leon Bridges released his debut album 'Coming Home' through Columbia Records, which was made available as a digital download, CD, and vinyl format. The album achieved significant chart success, reaching peak positions in multiple countries including #6 in the US and #8 in Australia. |
May 2015 | Made the cover of Fort Worth, Texas magazine and made his first appearance in the UK, selling out the London Village Underground. |
February 2015 | Released his first official single 'Coming Home' on Columbia Records, which became a Top 10 Most Viral Track on Spotify. |
January 2015 | Bridges began his first national tour, performing shows in Texas and supporting Sharon Van Etten in New York City. |
December 2014 | Bridges is signed by Columbia Records after performing numerous open-mic performances while working at Del Frisco's Grille in Fort Worth. |
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