Jon B.

Birth Name:

Jonathan David Buck

Birth Place:

Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States

Profession

Soundtrack, Actor

His "They Don't Know/Are U Still Down" was nominated for Top Hot R&B Single at the Billboard Music Awards
His single "Someone to Love" earned him a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
Was nominated for a Soul Train Music Award for Best Male Single for "They Don'w Know/Are U Still Down․"
In his senior year of high school, he wrote, produced and recorded 40 songs
Quote: "I'm not an artist who can be pinned down to one sound or style․"
Quote: "You can't put me in a box that I can't break myself out of, by just making the style of track that I'm vibing to and writing a great song to it, no limitations․"
Has written songs that draw from such musical styles as R&B, Hip Ho, Rock, Reggae, Dance Hall and Jazz
His debut album "Bonafide" went platinum, as did his second album "Cool Relax․"
Started his own label, Vibezelect Inc․, so that he could have creative freedom over his music
Was influenced by Duran Duran, Inxs, Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson, Babyface, Prince and Sade

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