OneRepublic, Jessie J, and Lea

In 2003, OneRepublic traveled west and played shows around the Los Angeles, U.S., area.

OneRepublic added pianist Drew Brown, bassist/cellist Brent Kutzle, and drummer Eddie Fisher to the lineup while playing its initial live shows. After being approached by many labels, the band signed with Velvet Hammer (an imprint of Columbia records), whose roster now includes the likes of Coheed and Cambria, Deftones, and System of a Down.

Unlike other bands under the Velvet Hammer label, OneRepublic’s sound has seen more mainstream than alternative success. With collaborations with producers like Timbaland on what is arguably its biggest hit to date, “Apologize,” remixed and recorded in 2006 and featured on Timbaland’s album Shock Value, OneRepublic has safely secured itself quite a few popular rock music fans. The band was also dropped from Columbia’s label around this time and signed to Timbaland’s Mosley Music Group.

“Apologize” appeared again in 2007, this time in its original form on OneRepublic’s debut album, Dreaming Out Loud. The remixed version of the song had record radio plays in North America (it was played 10,394 times in just one week) and this play score was only beaten by the single “Bleeding Love” by Leona Lewis (which, was also co-written by OneRepublic frontman, Ryan Tedder). The other hit single from its platinum debut album is “Stop and Stare,” which saw almost equal success as the previous single.

OneRepublic’s second album, Waking Up, was released in 2009 and reached the top 10 on Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. Singles from this album included “All the Right Moves,” “Marchin On,” and “Good Life.”

In March of 2013, OneRepublic released Native, its third studio album and an official end to a hiatus that had lasted for three and a half years. Native hit number four on the Billboard 200 upon its debut, marking the band’s first time cracking the top 10 in the U.S. First-week sales exceeded 60,000, the best since Dreaming Out Loud.

The lead single from Native was “Feel Again.” Released on August 27, 2012, it climbed to number 36 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and later went platinum. The next single, “If I Lose Myself,” has been certified gold in both Australia and Italy. The next single, “Counting Stars,” exceeded all expectations by becoming the band’s biggest hit yet — it reached the top five in 14 countries and even hit number one in the UK and number two in the U.S. The accompanying music video has over 3.5 billion views on YouTube.

The tours after Native took OneRepublic across Europe, Oceania, North America, and Asia and featured co-headlining duties with acts like American Authors, Sara Bareilles, and The Script. 169 shows later, the band completed its biggest tour yet.

November 2014 saw photos from the band on Twitter with the caption “Hotel recording, Poland. Album 4.” Half a year later, Tedder announced that OneRepublic was heading in a new artistic direction. Since the band values innovation and never repeats the same sound twice, the new album would prove to be yet another surprise for fans.

The group announced in September 2015 that the next album would come early the next year. The wait was long — it wasn’t until May 12 that a new single called “Wherever I Go” dropped. The next single, “Kids,” came out on August 12, and the album called Oh My My came out October 7, 2016. Oh My My struck a chord with listeners, hitting number three on the U.S. Billboard 200 and becoming the highest-charting album in the band’s career to date.

Between 2017 and 2019, OneRepublic shifted its strategy in song releases. Lead singer Ryan Tedder wrote a candid post to fans, saying he was dealing with “crippling anxiety” and illness due to constant touring, promoting, and recording. He said the band would be releasing new music in the form of singles as opposed to traditional albums. In 2017, it released singles including “Born to Race,” “Rich Love,” “Truth to Power,” and “No Vacancy.”

It seemed that the love for music helped Tedder overcome his struggles — in September 2017, he announced the band had begun working on a fifth album. The band also featured on the song “Stranger Things” by Kygo, which came out in 2017. The next year, it opened for the Zac Brown Band on tour.

Its 2018 singles included “Start Again” (featuring Logic), “Connection,” and a cover of “White Christmas.” The lead single from the fifth album arrived on May 17, 2019 and was entitled “Rescue Me.” The subsequent singles, “Wanted” and “Somebody to Love,” preceded the announcement that the new album would be called Human and would come out in spring of 2020. After multiple delays, Human did finally come out in August of 2021.

Currently, the world awaits OneRepublic’s sixth studio album, which the band has teased with songs “Sunshine” and “West Coast.” Its singles were featured in Top Gun: Maverick and other films, building anticipation for what is sure to be a phenomenal release.

The band’s calendar currently includes concerts across multiple continents. Catch OneRepublic on tour to see one of the most exciting acts in rock today.

With talent recognised at a young age, Cornish began performing at the age of four starting with ballet, modern dance and jazz dancing before venturing down the acting route. Along with her siblings, they formed a girl group known as The Cornish Pasties aged seven and would perform for their family at gatherings. At nine, Cornish joined the cast of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s stage production of “Whistle down the Wind” but having a heart condition meant that whilst on day leave from the hospital she would spend it at rehearsals.

From there she joined the National Youth Theatre continuing with stage and at 15 she entered ITV’s talent show “Britain’s Best Pop Prodigy” going home with the top prize presented by Bee Gee, Robin Gibb. Once leaving school at 16 Cornish joined the prestigious performing arts institute, BRIT school whose alumni would include Adele, Amy Winehouse and Leona Lewis. At 17 Jessie joined pop girl group Soul Deep, however not feeling comfortable with the manufactured girl group status, she decided to go her own way.

In 2006, she signed a record deal with GUT Records but it wasn’t long before the label went bankrupt. Joining Sony/ATV with a publishing contract as a songwriter, she began penning tracks for other artists (including Miley Cyrus’ debut single “Party in the USA”) while continuing to work on her solo stuff and uploading content through YouTube. In 2008 Cornish caught the attention of Lava Records who fervently pursued her which eventually led to a joint venture with Universal Records, and thus the beginning of Jessie J’s path to stardom.

Although the writing process of her debut album began in 2008, “Who You Are” was released in 2011 which featured her first single “Do It like a Dude” hitting the UK charts at number two. Her follow up single “Price Tag” charted at number one in the UK and peaked at 23 in the US Billboard charts as Jessie J rapidly began making her way across the pond.

Caught up in the whirlwind of success, Jessie relentlessly promoted the album’s release touring across the world whilst garnering an unprecedented following. In 2012 Jessie shaved off all her hair on national television for BBC’s Children In Need helping to raise a record-breaking 75 million pounds for the charity event. Later that year she would join the BBC’s new talent show “The Voice” as a regular judge alongside Sir Tom Jones and Will.i.am.

In 2013 she released her second album “Alive” which peaked at number three on the UK album charts featuring the hit singles “Wild” and “It’s My Party”. The following year came album number three “Sweet Talker” with the lead single “Bang Bang” featuring Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj debuting at number one in the UK and number three in the US, sending Jessie J into the stratosphere as she made her mark across the pond.

Within her career, Jessie has collaborated with a host of artists such as: James Morrison, Robin Thicke, Dizzee Rascal and David Guetta as well as playing: iTunes festival, V Festival, Glastonbury, The Big Chill and even took part in the 2012 London Olympic Games closing ceremony.

As well as winning over the hearts of audiences across the world, Jessie has amassed an incredible number of accolades including: six MOBO awards, the critic’s choice BRIT award, a Grammy nomination and to top that all off has achieved almost 15 million sales. On top of the world, there’s no stopping the tenacious, sassy and incredibly talented Jessie J.