Jacob Dodge Lawson (born 3 March 2001), known professionally as Jvke (stylized in

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and pronounced "Jake /dʒeɪk/"), is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and social media personality. During the

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, he started creating

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videos for his songs, one of which, "Upside Down", went viral in 2021. His debut album, ''This Is What ____ Feels Like (Vol. 1–4)'' (2022), peaked at number 40 on the ''Billboard'' 200, while the song " Golden Hour" peaked at number 10 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Lawson was named the MTV Push Artist for October 2022, and he performed "Golden Hour" live on the ''

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'', as well as making several performances in Europe for MTV.

Early life

Jacob Dodge Lawson was born in

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. The son of a music teacher and church pastor, he began piano lessons at a young age and sang and wrote songs for his church. Before transferring to

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in his home town of Cranston, Lawson attended

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school. He studied at the

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for a year and a half before dropping out to pursue music full-time.

Career

In 2020, during the

, Lawson and his family joined

. After an early period of creating skits and other videos, he announced his first single, "Upside Down". The song became popular, leading to

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approaching Lawson for a remix. On a livestream on Instagram in January 2021, Lawson announced he would be collaborating with

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on a song. That song, "

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", was released in January 2021. Lawson released " Golden Hour" on July 15, 2022, a song which he and his brother Zac Lawson 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. He was also named the MTV Push Artist for October 2022. Following the song's release,

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asked Lawson to perform the song, which they posted onto YouTube. He was also recognized by

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which he performed for as well. "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. On November 17, 2022, he announced his first tour, taking in New York, Los Angeles and other nationwide cities. On December 8, 2022, Lawson released "Hero", a collaboration with

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and the mobile card game '' Marvel Snap''. In 2023, Lawson was featured on the track "

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", a song by

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and

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, and also featuring

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and

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. The song is part of the soundtrack of ''

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'' (2023). On September 28, 2023, Lawson released a new single, "This Is What Space Feels Like", via a text message with a video to fans who signed up to receive his text messages. He had previously teased new music on the social media platform X. On September 13, 2024, Lawson and

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released "This is What Forever Feels Like".

Discography

Studio albums

Compilations

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Promotional singles

Other appearances

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

External links

* * {{Authority control American male singer-songwriters AWAL artists Living people People from Providence County, Rhode Island People from Cranston, Rhode Island Year of birth missing (living people)