Singer and songwriter Ryland James' gospel-tinged contemporary pop comes with a resonant, soul-inspired delivery. He made his major-label debut with an eponymous EP in 2020, leading to two Juno Award nominations. He followed up in 2021 with releases including the love song "3 Purple Hearts."
Raised in Deseronto, Ontario, in a family that included a grandmother who played gospel piano, James sang from a young age. Also a child athlete, he was inspired to focus on singing at ten after watching a contestant on TV's Britain's Got Talent cover the Jackson 5. In his late teens, Jam...