Introduction
Ryland James Clark (born 1999), known professionally as Ryland James, is a Canadian pop singer from Deseronto, Ontario, whose self-titled debut EP was released in 2020.
As a teenager, he was a competitor on the seventh and final season of The Next Star in 2014, finishing in fifth place. Professionally, he uses his middle name as his stage surname, so as to avoid potential confusion with British singer and presenter Rylan Clark.
He released his debut single "Good to You" in 2017, and followed up in 2019 with "Say Goodbye" and his breakthrough hit "In My Head". Through 2019, he toured as an opening act for Alessia Cara on her The Pains of Growing Tour; in February 2020, his fourth single "Shoulder to Cry On" was released. His self-titled EP was released in August 2020, and was followed in December by the Christmas release A Little Christmas.
James received two Juno Award nominations at the Juno Awards of 2021, for Pop Album of the Year and Breakthrough Artist of the Year.
He came out as queer in February 2021.
He sang the Canadian national anthem at the 2022 NBA All-Star Game.
In 2023, he participated in an all-star recording of Serena Ryder's single "What I Wouldn't Do", which was released as a charity single to benefit Kids Help Phone's Feel Out Loud campaign for youth mental health.
Discography
Extended plays
| Title | EP details |
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| Ryland James |
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| A Little Christmas |
Track listing
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Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album/EP | ||||
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| "Good to You" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Say Goodbye" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "In My Head" | 85 | 9 | 33 | 33 | — |
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| "Please Come Home For Christmas" | — | 5 | — | — | — | A Little Christmas | ||
| "Shoulder to Cry On" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | Ryland James | |
| "Better Off" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Water" | — | 23 | 38 | 36 | 39 | |||
| "Blame" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "3 Purple Hearts" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "A Christmas to Remember" (featuring Ralph) |
— | 4 | — | — | — | |||
| "I Give Everything" | 2022 | — | 22 | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||
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| "Lean on Me" (as part of ArtistsCan) |
2020 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 11 | Non-album singles | ||
| "Save Me" (Shaun Frank featuring Ryland James) |
2021 | — | — | 32 | 41 | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||
Other charted songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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| CAN AC | |||
| "A Little Christmas" | 2020 | 5 | A Little Christmas |
| "Last Christmas" | 34 | ||
| "Do You Hear What I Hear" | 32 |