Jon Vinyl

Jon Vinyl is a Canadian soul and rhythm and blues singer,[1] whose debut album Lost in You was a Juno Award nominee for Traditional R&B/Soul Recording of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2022.[2] In 2023, he was nominated for Juno Award for Traditional R&B/Soul Recording of the Year for his EP Palisade at the Juno Awards of 2023.

Originally from Toronto, Ontario, by the time he was a teenager his family moved to suburban Pickering, where he was a classmate and friend of Shawn Mendes.[3] He released a number of singles, including "Nostalgia" and "Cherry Blossom", beginning in 2017, and received a promotional boost when Mendes shared the songs on his social media profiles.[3]

In early 2021 he released the single "Told You" as an advance preview of Lost in You,[4] and the full album was released on October 1, 2021.

In 2023, he participated in an all-star recording of Serena Ryder's single "What I Wouldn't Do", which was released as a charity single to benefit Kids Help Phone's Feel Out Loud campaign for youth mental health.[5]

References
  1. Natalie Harmsen, "The Pleasure and Pain of Jon Vinyl". Complex, October 1, 2021.
  2. "Gala des prix JUNO 2022 | Charlotte Cardin devance Justin Bieber et The Weeknd dans les nominations!". sorstu.ca, March 1, 2022.
  3. Devin Pacholik, "Jon Vinyl Is the 20-Year-Old R&B Master Who Gets That Life is Fragile". Vice, February 16, 2018.
  4. Matt Bobkin, "Jon Vinyl Talks Through His Problems on 'Told You'". Exclaim!, May 21, 2021.
  5. Brent Furdyk, "Feel Out Loud: Alessia Cara, Serena Ryder & More Canadian Artists Collaborate On New Single Promoting Youth Mental Health Initiative". Entertainment Tonight Canada, March 2, 2023.


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