John King

John King is an American country music singer and songwriter. King was born and raised in Demorest, Georgia. He worked construction jobs as a teenager and was heavily influenced by Country, Rock and Southern rock artists.King later graduated from University of Georgia before signing his first record deal with Black River Entertainment (2014-2016). His debut single, "Tonight Tonight", was released in mid-2014 and featured on the NFL's Thursday Night Football on CBS.Taste of Country reviewed it favorably, saying that it is "a great hook over a strong beat, all built sturdy country voice. King solidly follows in the footsteps of many modern country hitmakers, unveiling a debut single that is fun and catchy and will immediately have one hitting repeat for a second listen."It entered Top 40 on Country Airplay for the chart dated September 13, 2014. King co-wrote Randy Houser's single "We Went" with Justin Wilson, Matt Rogers, the song reached #1 on Mediabase and Billboard Country Airplay Charts.It also scored him his first ASCAP Songwriter Award in 2016.In November 2016, King signed his first management deal with Narvel Blackstock and Starstruck Management (Blake Shelton, Reba, Kelly Clarkson). In late 2017, King released the single "I Still Pick Up".Its video debuted on CMT and was voted Top 10 on the countdown. King's release “Never Wanna Be” debuted on Spotify's “New Boots” playlist.In April 2018, King signed a major publishing deal with Sony/ATV Nashville.