James Blake
English singer-songwriter
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| 2024 | James Blake was nominated for Best Dance/Electronic Album at the Grammy Awards for 'Playing Robots into Heaven' |
| 2024 | James Blake was nominated for Best Dance/Electronic Recording at the Grammy Awards for the song 'Loading' |
| 2024 | James Blake was nominated for Best Editor at the Berlin Music Video Awards for 'Big Hammer' |
| 2024 | Released album 'Playing Robots Into Heaven', which marked a partial return to his electronic club music roots. |
| 2024 | James Blake left Polydor Records and founded CMYK Group, a new production house and record label. |
| 2024 | Won Grammy Award for Best Rap Song as a songwriter for 'Scientists & Engineers', and received additional nominations for Best Dance/Electronic Recording and Best Dance/Electronic Album. |
| June 2024 | Blake released the 'CMYK 002' extended play and 'Bad Cameo', a collaborative album with Lil Yachty. |
| May 2024 | Blake released the music video and single 'Thrown Around'. |
| September 8 2023 | Blake released his sixth album 'Playing Robots Into Heaven', featuring electronic, dance, and experimental music, which critics viewed as a return to his musical roots. |
| June 28 2023 | Released the lead single 'Big Hammer' from his upcoming album, accompanied by a heist-themed music video directed by Oscar Hudson. |
| 2022 | Won Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year for Motomami as a songwriter and producer. |
| March 18 2022 | Blake released an ambient album 'Wind Down', created in collaboration with German artificial intelligence media company Endel, designed to help listeners fall asleep. |
| October 8 2021 | James Blake released his fifth studio album 'Friends That Break Your Heart' after a COVID-19 pandemic-related delay. |
| October 2020 | Released several new tracks including 'You're Too Precious' and the 'Before' EP. |
| 2019 | Won Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance for 'King's Dead', after being nominated for Best Rap Song in the same category. |
| April 26 2019 | Released single 'Mulholland', which was only included on the vinyl version of 'Assume Form'. |
| April 4 2019 | Released single 'Barefoot in the Park' with an accompanying music video. |
| January 18 2019 | Released his fourth studio album 'Assume Form'. |
| January 17 2019 | Released tracks 'Mile High' featuring Travis Scott and Metro Boomin, and 'Lullaby for My Insomniac' a day before his album 'Assume Form'. |
| December 2018 | Announced a North American tour scheduled for February/March 2019, with ticket buyers to receive a copy of his upcoming album. |
| June 2018 | Mixed and worked on production for Oneohtrix Point Never's ninth album, 'Age Of'. |
| May 24 2018 | Shared his second solo single of the year, 'Don't Miss It', with a lyric video, which was fully released the following month. |
| January 26 2018 | Released his single 'If the Car Beside You Moves Ahead' with an accompanying music video, premiered during his BBC Radio 1 residency. |
| January 11 2018 | Blake co-wrote and performed on the single 'King's Dead' with Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, and Future, which was part of the Black Panther soundtrack. |
| 2017 | Nominated for Grammy Award for Album of the Year for Lemonade as a featured artist and producer. |
| December 2017 | Released a cover of Don McLean's song 'Vincent' alongside a studio performance video. |
| 2016 | Publicly revealed that Jimi Hendrix's live album 'Band of Gypsys' (1970) was a primary inspiration for his live performances, expressing a desire to achieve a similar level of musical freedom. |
| September 2 2016 | Released a remix of 'Timeless' featuring Vince Staples. |
| May 6 2016 | Released the album 'The Colour in Anything'. |
| April 28 2016 | Confirmed the album title 'The Colour in Anything' through social media posts featuring a mural by Sir Quentin Blake. |
| April 14 2016 | Revealed during a surprise BBC Radio 1 hosting that he had finished his album, which was 18 tracks long and included one track stretching to 20 minutes. |
| February 11 2016 | Premiered a new song called 'Modern Soul' during his BBC Radio 1 residency. |
| 2014 | Pitchfork ranked the album at number 52 on their list of the Top 100 albums of the decade (2010-2014). |
| 2014 | Received a Grammy Award nomination for Best New Artist. |
| December 2014 | During his BBC Radio 1 Residency, Blake announced his third studio album would be titled Radio Silence and planned for release in the first half of 2015. He confirmed the album would feature collaborations with Bon Iver, Kanye West, and guitar work from Connan Mockasin. |
| 2013 | 1-800 Dinosaur collective launched their own record label. |
| October 30 2013 | Won the Mercury Music Prize for his album 'Overgrown', with judges praising it as 'late-night music for the digital age' and highlighting its inventive and poetic qualities. |
| October 11 2013 | Released a remix of 'Life Round Here' featuring Chance the Rapper, accompanied by a music video directed by Nabil Elderkin. |
| April 5 2013 | Released his second album Overgrown, which featured guest appearances from Brian Eno and RZA, and was later awarded the Mercury Prize. |
| February 25 2013 | Revealed the track listing and album art for Overgrown. |
| February 11 2013 | Blake released 'Retrograde' as the first single from his second album Overgrown. |
| 2012 | Nominated for the Ivor Novello Award for Best Contemporary Song for 'The Wilhelm Scream'. |
| 2012 | Blake and friends secured a residency at Plastic People club as the collective 1-800 Dinosaur, hosting impromptu dance nights. |
| September 24 2012 | Blake released a collaborative single 'Confidence Boost/Saying' with British rapper Trim under the Harmonimix moniker. |
| 2011 | James Blake's self-titled debut album received critical acclaim, being ranked 12th best album of the year by Pitchfork, 17th by Mojo, and 21st by Uncut magazines. |
| 2011 | Released self-titled debut album on A&M Records, which received critical praise and peaked in the top ten of the UK Albums Chart. |
| 2011 | Released the 'Enough Thunder' and 'Love What Happened Here' EPs, showcasing a more structured and R&B-influenced sound. |
| 2011 | Released debut album, marking a transition towards more prominent vocals and piano, and traditional song structures influenced by gospel and soul music. |
| September 2011 | BBC released an exclusive mix by Blake featuring 10 of his unreleased songs, including 'Deeds', 'Olivia Kept', and 'Evening Fell Hard for Us'. |
| August 2011 | Debuted a collaboration with Bon Iver called 'Fall Creek Boys Choir'. |
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