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JTM
JTM
	James The Mormon
Born	James Brandt Curran
Occupation	Rapper
Years active	2001–2019
	Musical career
Genres	Hip hop; R&B;
Instrument	Vocals
Website	jtm.com

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James Brandt Curran (born August 19, 1986) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. James is more commonly known by his stage name JTM, formerly James the Mormon. Although he does not make religious music, he self-identifies as a religious person.^[1] JTM is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Music career

JTM started posting videos on his YouTube channel in 2014 which attracted much attention from his religious community. He then released I'm Not a Rapper, anticipating that rapping would just be a hobby for him. I'm Not a Rapper reached No. 1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart.^[2]

JTM followed up his debut EP with the release of Pmg. The music on the album is influenced by religious themes including missionary work. Concerning the inspiration of making a religiously inspired EP JTM stated "I do not make Christian or Mormon music,"... "I want to reach the kid who feels obligated to go to church or is struggling with his or her testimony. I want to reach non-members and show them that there are Mormons just like them. And that Mormons listen to rap and are cool. I hate that myths and poor stereotypes of the Church hold people back from something so beautiful."^[3] "Workin", featuring David Archuleta was released.

On May 2, 2018, JTM released his first full-length LP: We Came to Play,^[4] which reached No. 7 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart.^{[citation needed]} JTM donated 50% of the proceeds from the album's pre-order sales to Operation Underground Railroad, a charity dedicated to rescuing children from sex trafficking.^{[citation needed]}

In 2019 JTM released a music video on YouTube entitled "I Will Never Stop II".^[5]

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
Title	Details	US Heat.	US R&B/HH
I'm Not a Rapper	Released: April 17, 2016 Label: James the Mormon Format: Digital download	1	13
Pmg	Released: August 6, 2016 Label: James the Mormon Format: Digital download	—	—
We Came to Play	Released: May 2, 2018 Label: James the Mormon Format: Digital download	7^[6]	—

Singles

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
Title	Details	US R&B/HH
"Workin" featuring David Archuleta	Released: August 7, 2016 Label: James the Mormon Format: Digital download	20
"Treasure" featuring Yahosh Bonner	Released: May 10, 2016 Label: James the Mormon Format: Digital download	—

References

^ "Love what you share, share what you love". Retrieved August 25, 2016.
^ "Billboard - Heatseeker Albums - May 14, 2016". Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
^ "James the Mormon, David Archuleta Combine Hip-Hop and Pop for New Song About Missionary Work | LDS Daily". www.ldsdaily.com. August 8, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
^ "Utah-based James the Mormon's first full-length album debuts in iTunes' top-10". www.ksl.com. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
^ Provo Daily Herald article on JTMs most recent video
^ "Heatseekers Albums: Up and Coming Musicians Chart". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2018.

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[1] "Love what you share, share what you love". Retrieved August 25, 2016.

[Heatseeker-2] "Billboard - Heatseeker Albums - May 14, 2016". Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2016.

[3] "James the Mormon, David Archuleta Combine Hip-Hop and Pop for New Song About Missionary Work | LDS Daily". www.ldsdaily.com. August 8, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2018.

[4] "Utah-based James the Mormon's first full-length album debuts in iTunes' top-10". www.ksl.com. Retrieved April 4, 2019.

[5] Provo Daily Herald article on JTMs most recent video

[6] "Heatseekers Albums: Up and Coming Musicians Chart". Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2018.

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-'''James Brandt Curran''' (born 19 August 1986) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. James is more commonly known by his stage name '''JTM''' and formerly by '''James The Mormon'''. Although he doesn't make religious music, he is a religious person.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jamesthemormon.com/blog/2016/6/26/xc15k3ozracajd9yf9u28yikguqn35|title=Love what you share, share what you love.|access-date=2016-08-25}}</ref>  JTM changed his stage name in 2018.
+'''James Brandt Curran''' (born August 19, 1986) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. James is more commonly known by his stage name '''JTM''', formerly '''James the Mormon'''. Although he does not make religious music, he self-identifies as a religious person.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.JTM.com/blog/2016/6/26/xc15k3ozracajd9yf9u28yikguqn35|title=Love what you share, share what you love.|access-date=August 25, 2016}}</ref> JTM is a member of [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]].
 == Music career ==
-JTM started his journey by posting videos on his YouTube channel in 2014 which attracted much attention from his religious community. He then released ''I'm Not a Rapper'', anticipating that rapping would just be a hobby for him. It would soon reach No. 1 on the iTunes Hip-Hop/ rap chart.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865653162/Mormon-mans-rap-album-hits-No-1-spot-on-iTunes-chart.html?pg=all|title=Mormon man's rap album hits No. 1 spot on iTunes chart|last=Williams|first=Lindsey|date=2016-04-28|access-date=2016-08-25}}</ref>  ''I'm Not a Rapper'' also reached No. 1 on the [[Billboard Heatseekers]] chart.<ref name="Heatseeker">{{Cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/heatseekers-albums/2016-05-14|title=Billboard - Heatseeker Albums - May 14, 2016|access-date=2016-08-27}}</ref>
+JTM started posting videos on his YouTube channel in 2014 which attracted much attention from his religious community. He then released ''I'm Not a Rapper'', anticipating that rapping would just be a hobby for him. ''I'm Not a Rapper'' reached No. 1 on the [[Billboard Heatseekers|''Billboard'' Heatseekers]] chart.<ref name="Heatseeker">{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/heatseekers-albums/2016-05-14|title=Billboard - Heatseeker Albums - May 14, 2016|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=August 27, 2016}}</ref>
-JTM followed up his debut EP with the release of ''Pmg''. The music on the album is influenced by religious themes including missionary work. Concerning the inspiration of making a religiously inspired EP JTM stated "I do not make Christian or Mormon music,"... "I want to reach the kid who feels obligated to go to church or is struggling with his or her testimony. I want to reach non-members and show them that there are Mormons just like them. And that Mormons listen to rap and are cool. I hate that myths and poor stereotypes of the Church hold people back from something so beautiful."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ldsdaily.com/entertainment/james-the-mormon-david-archuleta-combine-hip-hop-and-pop-for-new-song-about-missionary-work/|title=James the Mormon, David Archuleta Combine Hip-Hop and Pop for New Song About Missionary Work {{!}} LDS Daily|website=www.ldsdaily.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-05-08}}</ref>  Single "Workin" featuring [[David Archuleta]] subsequently became the number 1 downloaded single on itunes upon release.
+JTM followed up his debut EP with the release of ''Pmg''. The music on the album is influenced by religious themes including missionary work. Concerning the inspiration of making a religiously inspired EP JTM stated "I do not make Christian or Mormon music,"... "I want to reach the kid who feels obligated to go to church or is struggling with his or her testimony. I want to reach non-members and show them that there are Mormons just like them. And that Mormons listen to rap and are cool. I hate that myths and poor stereotypes of the Church hold people back from something so beautiful."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ldsdaily.com/entertainment/james-the-mormon-david-archuleta-combine-hip-hop-and-pop-for-new-song-about-missionary-work/|title=James the Mormon, David Archuleta Combine Hip-Hop and Pop for New Song About Missionary Work {{!}} LDS Daily|website=www.ldsdaily.com|date=August 8, 2016 |access-date=May 8, 2018}}</ref> "Workin", featuring [[David Archuleta]] was released.
-On May 2, 2018, JTM released his first full length LP titled ''We Came to Play''.<ref>https://www.ksl.com/article/46312170/utah-based-james-the-mormons-first-full-length-album-debuts-in-itunes-top-10</ref> Concerning the release of this album James stated "[When I'm Not a Rapper was released,] I was definitely the outsider,"... "[The main stream hip hop/rap community] had never heard of me; I had never done a show. In their eyes, I just kind of blew up overnight."... "I think a lot of hate came with it. But it’s very confusing when you find someone named 'James the Mormon' doing that. So I made an effort to go down there and introduce myself."... "Over the past year, I became friends with a lot of those guys,” Curran said. “In doing this album, I wanted it to be very inclusive and collaborative, and so I decided to have at least one track that was a cipher and I could bring guys on to it." Upon release, the album peaked internationally on itunes at #4 before settling into #9 position.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ksl.com/?sid=46312170&nid=1205&title=utah-based-james-the-mormons-first-full-length-album-debuts-in-itunes-top-10|title=Utah-based James the Mormon's first full-length album debuts in iTunes' top-10 {{!}} KSL.com|access-date=2018-05-08|language=en}}</ref> ''We Came to Play'' also reached No. 7 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. JTM donated 50% of the proceeds from the album's pre-order sales to Operation Underground Railroad, a charity dedicated to rescuing children from sex trafficking.
+On May 2, 2018, JTM released his first full-length LP: ''We Came to Play'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ksl.com/article/46312170/utah-based-james-the-mormons-first-full-length-album-debuts-in-itunes-top-10|title=Utah-based James the Mormon's first full-length album debuts in iTunes' top-10|website=www.ksl.com|language=en|access-date=April 4, 2019}}</ref> which reached No. 7 on the ''Billboard'' Heatseekers chart.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}} JTM donated 50% of the proceeds from the album's pre-order sales to Operation Underground Railroad, a charity dedicated to rescuing children from sex trafficking.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}
+In 2019 JTM released a music video on YouTube entitled "I Will Never Stop II".<ref>[https://www.heraldextra.com/entertainment/music/utah-county-rapper-jtm-releases-new-music-video-following-close/article_be1d6947-720a-5222-8402-3fd72fd7082f.html Provo ''Daily Herald'' article on JTMs most recent video]</ref>
 ==Discography==
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