Jonathan Thomas Langston (born April 8, 1991) is an American

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ian from

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. He released an

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.

, ''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.

Early and personal life

Langston was born Jonathan Thomas Langston, on April 8, 1991, in

, to Rob and Kathryn Langston. He attended

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to be a player on their football team, where he was sidelined due to the effects of concussions.

Music Career

His music career began at a show in

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in 2013, where he was the opening act for

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. He released an independently made

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in 2013, ''Runnin on Sunshine''. The

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.

, ''Showtime'', was released on May 5, 2015, with Treehouse Records. This extended play was his breakthrough release upon the ''Billboard'' magazine charts, where it peaked at No. 26 on the

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chart, No. 22 on the

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chart, and No. 8 on the

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chart.Chart search for Jon Langston
at billboard.com/biz His second extended play, ''Jon Langston'', was independently released on December 11, 2015. 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. Langston is featured on the song "Yung and Dum" by American metalcore band Issues, taken from their second full-length album, ''

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'', 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

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. In February 2018, Langston released the single "When It Comes To Loving You" which received considerable attention, and it became the second best-selling country song of the week with 21,000 copies sold. It reached No. 29 on Hot Country Songs, his second single to appear on the chart after "Right Girl Wrong Time" in 2017. In August 2018 Jon was assigned to UMG Nashville imprint EMI Records Nashville and 32 Bridge Entertainment, an imprint founded by

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. Langston made his debut at the Grand Ole Opry on February 22, 2022. He released the single "Back Words" in 2022.

Discography

EPs

Singles

Music videos

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Langston, Jon 1991 births Living people American country singer-songwriters Musicians from Nashville, Tennessee Singer-songwriters from Tennessee 21st-century American male singers 21st-century American singers Country musicians from Tennessee Country musicians from Georgia (U.S. state) EMI Records artists American male singer-songwriters Singer-songwriters from Georgia (U.S. state)