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PartyNextDoor
PartyNextDoor in 2016
PartyNextDoor in 2016
Background information
Birth nameJahron Anthony Brathwaite
Born (1993-07-03) July 3, 1993 (age 31)
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
OriginToronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • rapper
  • record producer
Discography
Years active2006–present
Labels
Websitepartyomo.com

Jahron Anthony Brathwaite (born July 3, 1993),[1] known professionally as PartyNextDoor, is a Grammy-nominated Canadian singer, songwriter, and record producer. He was the first artist to sign with Drake's record label OVO Sound, an imprint of Warner Records in 2013.[2] PartyNextDoor released his debut self-titled extended play in July that year to positive critical reception.[3][4][5]

His debut studio album, PartyNextDoor Two (2014) was released the following year and supported by the single "Recognize" (featuring Drake), which received double platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). His second album, PartyNextDoor 3 (2016) saw further success and peaked at number three on the Billboard 200, while spawning his first Canadian Hot 100 and Billboard Hot 100 entries with its singles "Come and See Me" (featuring Drake) and "Not Nice". His third album, Partymobile (2020) was met with similar commercial success and supported by his highest-charting singles on both charts: "Loyal" (featuring Drake) and "Believe It" (with Rihanna).[6] His fourth album, PartyNextDoor 4 was met with both trailing commercial and critical reception. His collaborative album, Some Sexy Songs 4 U (with Drake) is expected to be released on February 14, 2025.

Outside of recording, PartyNextDoor has been prolific in production and songwriting for other artists. He has been credited on Rihanna's 2016 single "Work" and DJ Khaled's 2017 single "Wild Thoughts", which peaked at numbers one and two on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively. PartyNextDoor has also contributed to releases by Kanye West, Usher, Christina Aguilera, Post Malone, City Girls, Ne-Yo, Justine Skye, and Jay Park, among others.[7][2][8]

Early life

Jahron Anthony Brathwaite was born on July 3, 1993, in Mississauga, Ontario. His father is of Trinidadian descent while his mother is of Jamaican descent.[9] Growing up in the Church, Brathwaite sung in the Church choir, alongside his mother, which he cites as his music roots.[9] Brathwaite began to produce music in his bedroom while in high school reaching out to record labels and creative directors who didn't see his vision as an artist, pushing him to learn to produce his music.[9] Brathwaite attended Applewood Heights Secondary School before dropping out at 16 years old to move to Los Angeles to pursue his music career.[10] Brathwaite began to post music under the alias Jahron B. to his Myspace account. At the time, all of his living costs were funded by his manager while he would receive $50 every two weeks from his mother to pay for groceries.[10]

Career

2006–2015: Career beginnings and debut album

Having made electronic-infused R&B under his real name Jahron B, he signed a publishing deal with Warner/Chappell as a songwriter, under the name PartyNextDoor, at age 18.[9][10] His first mixtape, PartyNextDoor, was released to the iTunes Store on July 1, 2013.[11] It entered on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart at number six with sales of 2,000 copies[12] and peaked at number 34 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for the week of July 20, 2013.[13] He performed background vocals on "Own It" and "Come Thru" from Drake's third studio album, Nothing Was the Same.[14]

His debut studio album PartyNextDoor Two was released on July 30, 2014. The record featured singles like "Her Way", "FWU", "East Liberty" and the Billboard charted "Recognize", featuring Drake. Later that year, on December 3, 2014, PartyNextDoor released the four-track EP titled PNDColours, with the follow-up Colours 2 released in 2017.[15] In 2015, he produced three songs on Drake's If You're Reading This It's Too Late: "Legend", "Preach" and "Wednesday Night Interlude".[9]

2016–2020: PartyNextDoor 3, Partymobile and Partypack

PartyNextDoor performing in 2016

PartyNextDoor earned his first number-one song as a songwriter when on January 27, 2016, Rihanna released the lead single "Work" from her eighth studio album, Anti.[16][17] The song maintained its spot at number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 for nine consecutive weeks. He also penned the song "Sex with Me" on the same album.[2] On March 25, 2016, PartyNextDoor released "Come and See Me", which features fellow artist Drake, from his upcoming second studio album, PartyNextDoor 3 (also known as P3). A music video directed by affiliate and collaborator Adrian Martinez and featuring appearances by Kylie Jenner, Big Sean, and Jhené Aiko was released on Snapchat on June 23, 2016.[18] On June 15, 2016, Jeremih called into Real 92.3 LA to announce a joint album with PartyNextDoor called Late Night Party. On July 2, 2016, he released another single, "Like That", featuring Jeremih and Lil Wayne, on OVO Sound radio.[19] On July 21, 2016, PartyNextDoor announced the release date for his second studio album PartyNextDoor 3 for August 12, 2016, and released "Not Nice", the record's second single.[20]

He and Jeremih toured in 2016 and had plans to release a joint project.[21]

On June 4, 2017, PartyNextDoor released Colours 2 without any prior announcement. Additionally, instead of releasing separate videos for each of the EP's individual records, Party opted to surprise listeners and fans by sharing a single short film released on June 12, 2017 featuring snippets from all four records.[22]

On September 29, 2017, he released an EP titled Seven Days, which included guest appearances from Halsey and Rick Ross.

After a lead artist hiatus, PartyNextDoor returned in December 2019 with two singles "The News" and "Loyal", with the latter featuring Drake. They served as the lead singles of his album Partymobile which he tweeted would be released in February.[23] The album was eventually released on March 27, 2020, following delays.[24] He also released a remix of "Loyal" featuring Bad Bunny, with Drake also appearing on the remix as well.[25]

On October 15, 2020, Party surprise-announced the release of Partypack, a seven-song EP containing previously unreleased songs like the 2014 song "Persian Rugs". The EP was released the following day.[26]

2021–present: PartyNextDoor 4 and Some Sexy Songs 4 U

On January 29, 2021, Party released his 2014 EP, Colours, to streaming services for the first time. It includes four extra tracks that were previously released as Colours 2 in 2017.[27][28]

On October 6, 2023, Party appeared as a guest appearance on "Members Only", the fourteenth cut of Drake's For All the Dogs.[29] The track debuted at #24 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking Party's third entry on the chart.[30]

On April 26, 2024, Party released his highly-anticipated studio album, PartyNextDoor 4 which debuted at number 13 on the Canadian Albums Chart and number 10 on the Billboard 200, moving 37,000 copies in its first week.[31] The album was preceded by four singles: "Her Old Friends",[32] "Resentment",[33] "Real Women",[34] and "Lose my Mind".[35] Following the release of the album, Party embarked on his twenty-four date, Sorry, I’m Outside tour in Canada and the United States.[36] The tour was later extended to the United Kingdom and Europe, adding fifteen dates.[37]

On February 3, 2025, Party and Drake announced the release of their collaborative studio album, Some Sexy Songs 4 U for February 14.[38][39][40]

Artistry

Influences

Brathwaite has credited DeVante Swing, Mr. Dalvin, K-Ci, and JoJo of Jodeci (left) and Nathan Morris, Shawn Stockman, Wanyá Morris of Boyz II Men (right) as being his earliest musical influences.

Brathwaite has credited Jodeci, Boyz II Men, Blackstreet, 112, and NSYNC as his earliest musical influences. During his interview with The Fader, he revealed that those were the primary artists that his father would play around him, stating, "Slim from 112 is part of the reason why I pitched up my music, because he sounded so young when he was getting older".[9][10] However, Brathwaite's newer music is influenced heavily from Caribbean-influenced dancehall music.[41]

Musical style

Brathwaite’s music often covers the topics of relationships and sex, usually consisting of "drug use, screwed-up vocals, [and] gloomy sax riffs".[9] In his interview with The Fader, he revealed that at the time of his come-up, the music coming out of Toronto "were darker at the time", pushing him to flip the darkness, stating that he's "all about colours". He noted that he would "flip samples where one's a completely dark song and the next one is a complete sexual song".[9]

Discography

Main article: PartyNextDoor discography

Studio albums

Collaborative albums

Awards and nominations

Year Awards Category Nominated work Result
2016 Mobo Awards[42] Best International Act Himself Nominated
2017 Grammy Awards Best R&B Song "Come and See Me" (with Drake) Nominated
Album of the Year Views (as a featured artist) Nominated
MTVU Woodie Awards[43] Songwriter of the Year Himself Won
Juno Awards R&B/Soul Recording of the Year PartyNextDoor 3 Nominated
Canadian Radio Music Awards Best New Group or Solo Artist: Dance/Urban/Rhythmic "Not Nice" Nominated
Billboard Music Awards Top R&B Collaboration "Come and See Me" (with Drake) Nominated
iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards Best New Canadian Artist Himself Won
Secret Genius Awards[44] Secret Genius: R&B Won
2024 The Black Academy[45] Artist of the Year Himself Won
iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards[42] TikTok Bop of the Year Her Way Nominated
NMPA[46] Top Artist-Songwriter Himself Won

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