Jvke
Jacob Dodge Lawson (born March 3, 2001), known professionally as Jvke (stylized in all caps and pronounced "Jake"), is an American singer-songwriter, producer, and social media personality. During the COVID-19 lockdowns, he started creating TikTok videos for his songs, one of which, "Upside Down", went viral in 2021 with it being used in over 14 million TikTok videos. 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. Jacob was named the MTV Push Artist for October 2022, and he performed "Golden Hour" live on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, as well as making several performances in Europe for MTV. Jacob currently has over 11.6 million followers on the platform TikTok. Early life
Jacob was born in Providence, Rhode Island. He had a musical upbringing in the church and had piano classes, and also started singing and writing his own songs for his church. He went to Catholic school and then to public high school in his home city of Cranston, and was enrolled at the Community College of Rhode Island for a year and a half before dropping out to become a singer. Career
In 2020, during the COVID-19 lockdowns, Jacob and his family joined TikTok. After an early period of creating skits and other videos, he announced his first single, "Upside Down". The song became popular, leading to Charlie Puth approaching Jacob for a remix. On a livestream on Instagram in January 2021, Jacob announced he would be collaborating with Galantis on a song. That song, "Dandelion", was released in January 2021. Jacob released "Golden Hour" on July 15, 2022, a song which he and his brother, Zachary John 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, MTV UK asked Jacob to perform the song, which they posted onto YouTube. He was also recognized by MTV Italia 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. As of November 2022, the song has had more than 100 million views across YouTube, TikTok and other social media platforms. On November 17, 2022, he announced his first tour, taking in New York, Los Angeles and other nationwide cities. On December 8, 2022, Jacob released "Hero", a collaboration with Martin Garrix and the mobile card game Marvel Snap. In 2023, Jacob was featured on the track "Angel Pt. 1", a song by Kodak Black and NLE Choppa, and also featuring Jimin of BTS and Muni Long. The song is part of the soundtrack of Fast X (2023). On September 28, 2023, Jacob released a new single, "This is what space feels like," via a text message with a video to fans signed up to receive his text messages. He had previously teased new music on the X social media platform. Discography

Studio albums

Compilations

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Promotional singles

Other appearances

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Living people
American male singer-songwriters
AWAL artists
People from Providence County, Rhode Island
2001 births