New Music Report: Emerging Artist of the Week - Gavin James

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"How can we love with our hearts on fire?," Gavin James sings in the chorus of his latest single "Hearts On Fire." Well, the answer is simple. Once you hear Gavin's music and see him perform live, it's impossible not to love it -- heart on fire or not. 

Over the last few years, Gavin released his very first album, has supported megastars on tour including Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith, this year released his new single "Hearts on Fire," as well as teamed up with EDM producer/DJ Alan Walker on their collab "Tired," and is currently out on the road with Niall Horan

The Irish singer/songwriter tells iHeartRadio of what it's like touring with Niall:

"He's awesome, he's amazing. The band is sounding better every time, they're so good. He pretty much asked me in London. I did a show in London, and he was like, 'You want to do a United States tour?' And I was like 'Yeah, of course I want to do that. It's great.' But he's just a genuinely, really lovely guy."

Gavin's latest single is called "Hearts on Fire," a folky pop tune inspired by long distance relationships, which for the singer/songwriter happens a lot when he's out on tour. And as he explains, it's much different from the ballads of his debut album. He tells iHeartRadio:

"It's definitely a lot different than my first album, because my first album was mostly ballads about one person, and then I kind of got a band in between that, and we started doing bigger shows back home in Europe. So we wanted to get something a bit more pumpy and more kind of festival, kind of crazy stuff. I wrote it [about] just being on the road a lot, like months at a time and trying to maintain relationships with friends and family at the same time. But it's definitely a lot different than anything I've released before."

Get to know more about Gavin James below.

Photo: Rachel Kaplan


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