Blackbear) in their ‘54 best songs of 2017’ list.

The New York Times also included his single ‘Hit Me Back’ (feat. and has been nominated at the People’s Choice Awards, Teen Choice Awards and Kid’s Choice Awards. Jacob has been on the cover of Billboard Magazine, been a guest on HBO’s Vice News Now and NPR’s Here and Now. Despite being only 15 years old, he has used his voice in a mature and positive way, advocating for stricter gun laws in his home country of the U.S by speaking at the recent March For Our Lives in Washington D.C.

The success of his music has kickstarted his career and he is now incredibly influential, with over 9.2 million Instagram followers and over 2.9 million YouTube subscribers. The Left Me Hangin’ EP is brimming with songs about the joys of being young but also showcases a deeper side of Jacob’s personality, with tracks such as ‘Selfish’ addressing how overwhelming social media can be for teenagers and his struggle to stay humble and keep his career on track. His fanbase initially started to grow due to the popularity of his lip-syncing videos on the app Musical.ly and since then, he has released his debut single ‘Sweatshirt’ back in 2016, his first EP The Last Text in early 2017 and a follow-up EP last October called Left Me Hangin’. Jacob Sartorius is set to support The Vamps on their upcoming UK and Europe arena tour this April/May.

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