Garrett Charles Nash
(born June 16, 1993), formerly known by his stage name Gnash (stylized as gnash; pronounced "nash"), is an American musician, rapper, singer, songwriter, DJ and record producer. He released his debut
extended play
An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record. (EP), ''U'', in March 2015 on
SoundCloud
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and followed up with the ''Me'' EP in December 2015. His third EP, titled ''Us'', was released in March 2017 and includes the single, "
I Hate U, I Love U
"I Hate U, I Love U" ( stylized in all lowercase) is a song by American singer and rapper Gnash featuring American singer Olivia O'Brien. It was released on July 26, 2016, as the first single from Gnash's third extended play, ''Us'' (2016). The ...
", featuring
Olivia O'Brien
Olivia Gail O'Brien (born November 26, 1999) is an American singer-songwriter. In 2016, after she collaborated with Gnash on the single " I Hate U, I Love U", the pair peaked at number 10 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in the United States ...
, which peaked at number 10 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 and reached number one in Australia.
[Peak chart positions for singles in Australia:
* All except noted:
* "Us – EP": ] His debut studio album ''We'' was released in January 2019, and also features "I Hate U, I Love U".
Early life
Garrett Charles Nash was born June 16, 1993, in Los Angeles, California to his father, a musician and his mother, a director and producer. Nash is of English, Norwegian, German, Scottish, Irish, Swedish, and Lenape descent.
Before writing his own music, Nash started DJing when he was 13 years old until he began producing cover songs after college.
Career
In 2015, Nash began to release a series of EPs about a previous breakup, starting with ''U'' on March 15, 2015 and ''Me'' on December 15, 2015. Nash recorded his first two EPs in his garage and produced the song "I Hate U, I Love U" in his garage as well, which eventually became his breakthrough song, peaking at number ten on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Nash's third EP, ''Us'', was released on March 25, 2016, and peaked at number 46 on the ''Billboard'' 200.
In October 2017, Nash was featured on
MAX's "
Lights Down Low" which peaked at number twenty on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming his second entry on the chart, with "Home", released two weeks later, becoming his second lead entry.
In January 2019, Gnash released his debut album ''We''.
Gnash has cited
Death Cab for Cutie
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,
The Postal Service
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The band released their only album, '' Give Up'', in 2003 on S ...
,
Kanye West
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Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the ea ...
, and
Jack Johnson as his musical influences.
Awards and nominations
In 2017, Nash was nominated for his song, "I Hate U, I Love U" (featuring
Olivia O'Brien
Olivia Gail O'Brien (born November 26, 1999) is an American singer-songwriter. In 2016, after she collaborated with Gnash on the single " I Hate U, I Love U", the pair peaked at number 10 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in the United States ...
) as the best breakup song at the
2017 Radio Disney Music Awards.
Discography
Studio albums
EPs
Singles
As lead artist
= Notes
=
* "Forgive" was co-written by
Luke Hemmings
Luke Robert Hemmings (born 16 July 1996) is an Australian singer and musician, best known for being the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer. Since 2014, 5 Seconds of Summer have sold more than 10 million ...
of
5 Seconds of Summer and
Sierra Deaton.
As featured artist
Notes
Guest appearances
Concert tours
*The U, Me & Us Tour (2016–2017; North America and Europe)
*The Sleepover Tour (2017; North America)
*The Young Renegades Tour: Part II (2018; United States)
*The Summer After Tour (Fall of 2018; United States)
*The Broken Hearts Club Tour (Beginning of 2019)
References
External links
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1993 births
21st-century American male singers
21st-century American rappers
21st-century American singers
American hip hop DJs
American male rappers
American male singer-songwriters
American people of English descent
American people of Norwegian descent
Atlantic Records artists
Living people
Pop rappers
Record producers from California
Singer-songwriters from California
Singers from Los Angeles