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James Blake
London, England
James Blake Litherland (born 26 September 1988) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He first received recognition for a series of 2010 EPs including C…
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James Blake Litherland (born 26 September 1988) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He first received recognition for a series of 2010 EPs including CMYK and Klavierwerke, and he released his self-titled debut album in 2011 to critical praise. His second album Overgrown was released in 2013, bringing him to international attention, and later was awarded the Mercury Prize. In 2016, he released his third album The Colour in Anything and his fourth album Assume Form in 2019, both receiving positive reviews and the latter becoming his highest-peaking album on the US Billboard 200, at number 21. During his career, he has collaborated with artists including Mount Kimbie and Bon Iver and has contributed production work to artists such as Kendrick Lamar, Beyoncé, Vince Staples, Frank Ocean, Rosalía, and Travis Scott. He has won a Mercury Prize from two nominations, a Grammy Award from six nominations, including for Best New Artist in 2014; a Latin Grammy Award, and three Brit Award nominations.
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2026
The Odyssey
Movie Songs
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2026
The Odyssey: The Making of an Epic
Movie Self (archive footage)- Vocalist
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2025
Together for Palestine
Movie Self
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2025
Sinners
Movie Songs
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2024
Do Son
Movie Music
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2023
Circus Maximus
Movie Self
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2023
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Movie Songs
- 2019
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2019
Travis Scott: Look Mom I Can Fly
Movie Self
- 2019
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2018
Black Panther
Movie Songs
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2016
Prima Donna
Movie Music
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2016
Lemonade
Movie Self (voice) (uncredited)
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2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV show Self - Musical Guest
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2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV show Self - Musical Guest
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2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV show Self
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1992
Later... with Jools Holland
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1984
MTV Video Music Awards
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1975
Saturday Night Live
TV show Self - Musical Guest
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1959
The Grammys
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