X Ambassadors Biography

The American rock band X Ambassadors rose to prominence in 2015 with their hit single, “Renegades.” The band had formed about six years prior, in 2009, when Adam Levin, Noah Feldshuh, Casey Harris, and Sam Harris began performing together at first under the name Ambassadors. Following the release of their self-titled EP, Ambassadors experienced a stroke of luck – Dan Reynolds, the front man for Imagine Dragons, happened to hear the bands music and introduced them representatives at Interscope Records.

After adding the “X” to their name, X Ambassadors signed with Interscope and released their major label debut EP, Love Songs and Drugs. In support of the album, X Ambassadors toured in support of Imagine Dragons and other bands such as The Mowglis and Jimmy Eat World. The EP The Reason came next in 2014, followed by the debut album VHX in 2015, but X Ambassadors was still waiting for a big breakthrough.

That breakthrough came with the hit single “Renegades,” which rose into the top forty on the charts internationally and received a huge boost when Jeep decided to feature the song in their commercial for the Jeep Renegade, bringing the song to the mainstream public. The song also earned X Ambassadors nominations for a Teen Choice Award for Rock Song; two iHeartRadio Music Awards for Alternative Rock Artist of the Year and Alternative Rock Song of the Year; two Billboard Music Awards for Top Rock Artist and Top Rock Song; and an American Music Award nomination for Favorite Artist – Alternative Rock.

X Ambassadors is a rock band on the rise and one to watch in the coming years. The band recently appeared on the top-forty international hit “Sucker for Pain,” alongside Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa, and Imagine Dragons. X Ambassadors is spending the summer of 2017 on tour, performing at venues throughout North America and Europe. X Ambassadors was most recently nominated for another Billboard Music Award for Top Rock Artist, and another Teen Choice Award for the same category.