Three-time GRAMMY Award nominee and BRIT Award winner James Bay releases his brand-new single, Sunshine In The Room, featuring five-time GRAMMY Award winner Jon Batiste. This bold and radiant anthem sets the tone for 2025.
Sunshine In The Room marks James Bay’s first collaboration with Jon Batiste, an experience he describes as unforgettable: Working with Jon Batiste on ‘Sunshine In The Room’ is something I will never forget. He literally walked into the studio like a ray of sunshine and brought so much joy to the sound of the record and the whole process. He is a total inspiration, and I truly hope we can work together again.
The track features James Bay’s signature driving guitar rhythm and Jon Batiste’s melodic piano sound. The song is about having that one person in life who, the moment they step into a room, lights it up. Speaking about the collaboration, Batiste added: James is such a beautiful soul and an incredible musician. I’m grateful to have gained a new friend and to have created music with him. I can't wait for the world to hear this song—it's impossible not to love its vibe!
After performing in Italy on January 15, 2025, James Bay will return to North America this spring for his Up All Night Tour, starting April 21. The tour is named after his 2024 fan-favorite single Up All Night, a collaboration with The Lumineers and Noah Kahan, which has already amassed over 22 million streams.
With his upcoming album and tour, James Bay continues to reach new heights in his career. Ever since his breakout hit Let It Go in 2014, which entered the Billboard Hot 100 Top 20 and reached the Top 3 on the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs Chart, Bay has consistently delivered chart-topping music. To date, he has accumulated over 3 billion streams and has secured a spot in Spotify’s prestigious Billions Club.
ABOUT JAMES BAY
While James Bay stays true to timeless songwriting traditions, the British singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer continuously challenges both himself and the boundaries of popular music. His style is defined by thoughtful lyrics, honest confessions, and masterful instrumentation.
This year, he returns with his highly anticipated fourth album, Changes All The Time, set for release on October 4. The album features collaborations with Noah Kahan and The Lumineers on the lead single Up All Night, Brandon Flowers of The Killers on Easy Distraction, and Holly Humberstone on Dogfight.
Bay’s debut album, Chaos And The Calm (2015), earned a Gold certification in Italy and three GRAMMY nominations for Best New Artist, Best Rock Album, and Best Rock Song for Hold Back The River, which went triple platinum in Italy. He has been nominated for numerous awards, winning two BRIT Awards, two Q Awards, and receiving top honors at the Ivor Novello Awards and ECHO Awards.
With nearly 7.5 billion streams as of 2022, Bay has performed on Saturday Night Live, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Jimmy Kimmel LIVE!, and Late Night with Seth Meyers. He has shared the stage with musical icons such as Alicia Keys on The Voice, opened for Mick Jagger and The Rolling Stones at London’s Twickenham Stadium, and joined Sheryl Crow on stage after his own set at Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival in Dallas, TX.
Beyond selling out tours across four continents, Epiphone honored Bay with his own limited edition James Bay Signature 1966 guitar. Following the success of Electric Light (2018), he stripped his sound down to the essentials with his 2019 EP Oh My Messy Mind, which generated nearly 550 million global streams. The EP included the hit Peer Pressure [feat. Julia Michaels], which earned nearly 350 million streams and was praised by Time, Rolling Stone, and Billboard. That same year, he supported Ed Sheeran on his stadium tour.
In 2020, Bay released Chew On My Heart, reaching around 90 million streams. He also created a virtual event, James Bay - Live At Shakespeare's Globe, a livestreamed concert from the historic venue. In 2021, he contributed to Maisie Peters’ song Funeral, which was featured in the Apple TV+ original series Trying: Season 2.
In 2022, he embarked on his UK New Songs & New Stories tour and released his album Leap, featuring fan-favorite tracks like One Life, Give Me The Reason, and more.
2024 marks the 10th anniversary of his breakthrough hit Let It Go, which entered the Hot 100’s Top 20, the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs Chart’s Top 3, and the Year-End Hot Rock & Alternative Songs Chart’s Top 5. With over 3 billion streams to date, the song secured Bay a place in Spotify’s prestigious Billions Club and achieved six-times platinum status in the U.S.
Sunshine In The Room marks James Bay’s first collaboration with Jon Batiste, an experience he describes as unforgettable: Working with Jon Batiste on ‘Sunshine In The Room’ is something I will never forget. He literally walked into the studio like a ray of sunshine and brought so much joy to the sound of the record and the whole process. He is a total inspiration, and I truly hope we can work together again.
The track features James Bay’s signature driving guitar rhythm and Jon Batiste’s melodic piano sound. The song is about having that one person in life who, the moment they step into a room, lights it up. Speaking about the collaboration, Batiste added: James is such a beautiful soul and an incredible musician. I’m grateful to have gained a new friend and to have created music with him. I can't wait for the world to hear this song—it's impossible not to love its vibe!
After performing in Italy on January 15, 2025, James Bay will return to North America this spring for his Up All Night Tour, starting April 21. The tour is named after his 2024 fan-favorite single Up All Night, a collaboration with The Lumineers and Noah Kahan, which has already amassed over 22 million streams.
With his upcoming album and tour, James Bay continues to reach new heights in his career. Ever since his breakout hit Let It Go in 2014, which entered the Billboard Hot 100 Top 20 and reached the Top 3 on the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs Chart, Bay has consistently delivered chart-topping music. To date, he has accumulated over 3 billion streams and has secured a spot in Spotify’s prestigious Billions Club.
ABOUT JAMES BAY
While James Bay stays true to timeless songwriting traditions, the British singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer continuously challenges both himself and the boundaries of popular music. His style is defined by thoughtful lyrics, honest confessions, and masterful instrumentation.
This year, he returns with his highly anticipated fourth album, Changes All The Time, set for release on October 4. The album features collaborations with Noah Kahan and The Lumineers on the lead single Up All Night, Brandon Flowers of The Killers on Easy Distraction, and Holly Humberstone on Dogfight.
Bay’s debut album, Chaos And The Calm (2015), earned a Gold certification in Italy and three GRAMMY nominations for Best New Artist, Best Rock Album, and Best Rock Song for Hold Back The River, which went triple platinum in Italy. He has been nominated for numerous awards, winning two BRIT Awards, two Q Awards, and receiving top honors at the Ivor Novello Awards and ECHO Awards.
With nearly 7.5 billion streams as of 2022, Bay has performed on Saturday Night Live, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Jimmy Kimmel LIVE!, and Late Night with Seth Meyers. He has shared the stage with musical icons such as Alicia Keys on The Voice, opened for Mick Jagger and The Rolling Stones at London’s Twickenham Stadium, and joined Sheryl Crow on stage after his own set at Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival in Dallas, TX.
Beyond selling out tours across four continents, Epiphone honored Bay with his own limited edition James Bay Signature 1966 guitar. Following the success of Electric Light (2018), he stripped his sound down to the essentials with his 2019 EP Oh My Messy Mind, which generated nearly 550 million global streams. The EP included the hit Peer Pressure [feat. Julia Michaels], which earned nearly 350 million streams and was praised by Time, Rolling Stone, and Billboard. That same year, he supported Ed Sheeran on his stadium tour.
In 2020, Bay released Chew On My Heart, reaching around 90 million streams. He also created a virtual event, James Bay - Live At Shakespeare's Globe, a livestreamed concert from the historic venue. In 2021, he contributed to Maisie Peters’ song Funeral, which was featured in the Apple TV+ original series Trying: Season 2.
In 2022, he embarked on his UK New Songs & New Stories tour and released his album Leap, featuring fan-favorite tracks like One Life, Give Me The Reason, and more.
2024 marks the 10th anniversary of his breakthrough hit Let It Go, which entered the Hot 100’s Top 20, the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs Chart’s Top 3, and the Year-End Hot Rock & Alternative Songs Chart’s Top 5. With over 3 billion streams to date, the song secured Bay a place in Spotify’s prestigious Billions Club and achieved six-times platinum status in the U.S.
![Peer Pressure (acoustic) [feat. Julia Michaels]](/images/songs/AAxtZ35dtyI.jpg)
