Jacob Michael Whitesides (born November 11, 1997) is an American singer-songwriter from Sevierville, Tennessee. He records his music for Double U Records, of which he is also the CEO. Whitesides typically writes his songs alone, which he says is because his music is "very specific to [his] story."
Growing up in Sevierville, Tennessee, Whitesides first became interested in music while attending a bluegrass festival in 2008. By his teens, Whitesides was playing shows around Knoxville and had already garnered a huge online following for his YouTube cover songs. In 2012, at 14 age he auditioned for season 2 of the US The X Factor and made the first cut but was eliminated prior to the Top 16 round.
Whitesides released his debut extended play 3 AM – The EP on July 8, 2014, featuring cover songs of John Legend, Plain White T's, Sam Smith, Ed Sheeran and John Mayer. The EP reached number 26 on the Billboard 200 and number 2 on the Independent Albums chart.

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