Push Baby

Push Baby (stylised in all lowercase) are a British pop rock boy band from Manchester, England. They are signed to Scooter Braun's SB Projects.[1] In 2012, the band started as Relics and became famous starting in 2013 as Rixton. Their debut single "Me and My Broken Heart" charted internationally. The band consists of Jake Roche and Charley Bagnall. The band went on a hiatus after 2015 to be rebranded as Push Baby in 2019 with the release of their debut song under the new name, "Mama's House".

Push Baby
Rixton at the Click 98.9 New Artist Showcase, August 2014. From left to right: Danny Wilkin, Lewi Morgan, Jake Roche and Charley Bagnall.
Background information
Also known as
  • Relics (2012–2013)
  • Rixton (2013–2019)
  • Push Baby (2019-Present)
OriginManchester, England
Genres
Years active2012–present
Labels
Wow, Big Legend
Associated actsBenny Blanco
Websitewww.wowbiglegend.com
Members
Past members
  • Danny Wilkin
  • Lewi Morgan

Career

Early beginnings

Jake Roche (son of actor Shane Richie and former The Nolans member Coleen Nolan) and former Push Baby member Danny Wilkin started writing together after they left school. They were later joined by Charley Bagnall through mutual friends and finally Lewi Morgan was the last addition to the band after meeting Jake through a girl he was seeing at the time. The band's was originally called Relics and their initial fame was through cover releases posted on YouTube;[2][3] in an interview with Metro, Roche divulged that they had performed a number of covers of songs – "stuff like "Ignition" and "Thong Song"" and then decided to do "a more personality driven cover". Roche had heard The Nolans – of which his mother was a member – performing "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" when he was four and suggested that the band cover it. For this performance, they wore "elf ears" and created what Roche called "more of a comedy sketch". Scooter Braun saw this and offered to sign the band.[4] Soon after being signed by Braun, the band flew to New York City in August 2013 to record their EP, Me and My Broken Heart, and Let the Road, their debut album with producer Benny Blanco.

2013–2019: Rixton era, Let the Road, and hiatus
See also: Let the Road

They later changed the band name to Rixton and they attracted attention with "Make Out", a song that involved the members lampooning famous 2013 music videos such as "Stay" by Rihanna, "Wrecking Ball" by Miley Cyrus, "Roar" by Katy Perry, "Applause" by Lady Gaga, "Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke and "Beauty and a Beat" by Justin Bieber. The video was released on 22 October 2013 but it was never released as an official single.[5] The band's debut single, "Me and My Broken Heart", was released to radio on 11 March 2014 and made its premiere on KIIS FM in Los Angeles during one of JoJo Wright's shows.[2][6] It has charted in Australia, Sweden, the United States and reached number 1 in the UK. "Me and My Broken Heart" went Gold on 27 May 2014 and Rixton were awarded their first Gold plaque two days later in New York City. Their first extended play, also titled Me and My Broken Heart followed on 18 March 2014. An album was announced for release through School Boy, Giant Little Man, Mad Love and Interscope Records later in 2014. Justin Bieber joined the group on stage at the SXSW Festival on 10 March 2014.[7] They are also lined up in mid-2014 to play summer festivals across the United States and United Kingdom before returning to North America to embark on their debut tour, The Broken Heart Tour, playing in 12 US and Canadian cities. This was followed shortly after by a UK tour in November 2014. In addition, they played a pop up gig in New York which required police attendance to control the crowds.[8] They opened for Ariana Grande on The Honeymoon Tour during the North American dates.[9][10] The debut album Let the Road was released on 8 March 2015. It peaked at number 19 on the UK Albums Chart.[11] After 2016 the band went on a hiatus until March 2019.

2019–present: Name change to Push Baby and upcoming second studio album

In March 2019, after a four-year hiatus, the band announced on their YouTube channel that they were retiring the Rixton band name and rebranding themselves as Push Baby.[12][13] They have since signed to Scooter Braun's SRV LabelCo, Geffen Records and Republic Records. The band released their first song under the new Push Baby band name after the hiatus, "Mama's House" on 5 April 2019. The released the EP Woah on 27 September 2019. In 2020, Danny Wilkin decided to leave the band as he wanted to focus on his solo career. On 14 August 2020, Push Baby released their new single "Holding on Is Holding You Back" without Danny Wilkin. And they created a record label named, "Wow, Big Legend". On 14 August 2020, they made an announcement on their Tumblr page to let fans know that Lewi Morgan was no longer a part of the band Push Baby as he wanted to focus on tattooing. And on 18 August 2020, they released their new single "Wishing We Were More Than Friends" . It's the last song they made with former member Lewi Morgan.

Members
  • Jake Roche – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Charley Bagnall – vocals, lead guitar

Discography
Main article: Push Baby discography
Studio albums
Extended plays

Awards and nominations
Year Nominated Award Result
2014 Rixton Teen Choice Award for Choice Music Group Nominated
"Me and My Broken Heart" Teen Choice Award for Choice Single Group
Rixton Teen Choice Award for Choice Music: Breakout Group
Rixton Teen Choice Award for Choice Summer Music Star: Group
2015 Rixton Kids' Choice Award for UK Fave Breakthrough Won

Tour

Main act:

  • Me and My Broken Heart Tour (2014)

Support act:

Filmography

Notes
  1. as Rixton

References
  1. "SB Management". Scooter Braun. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  2. staff (27 March 2014). "New boy band alert! Meet The Wanted's replacement Rixton". Metro. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  3. "Artist to Watch Alumni". MTV. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  4. "60 Seconds". Metro. 14 July 2014. p. 20.
  5. Garibaldi, Christina. "Rixton may not be naked in new video, but they're 'still a lot of fun'". MTV. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  6. Rigby, Sam. "Rixton unveil video for debut single 'Me and My Broken Heart". Digital Spy. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  7. Marquina, Sierra (26 March 2014). "Rixton Were 'Surprised' by Justin Bieber's Appearance at SXSW". Ryan Seacrest.
  8. "This Week's Fresh Music Top 20". 15 June 2014. 4Music. Missing or empty |series= (help)
  9. Cooper, Diana. "You Won't Believe Who's Joining Ariana Grande on Her Upcoming Tour!". J-14. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  10. "Rixton has Joined Ariana Grande on the Honeymoon Tour... Rixton has also had success in writing songs with many artists like; Ed Sheeren and Benjamin Levin and Ammar Malik and Dareo also Rob Thomoas and Stevie Mac (producer)". Fanlala. 19 September 2014. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014.
  11. Corner, Lewis (5 December 2016). "Is Rixton's new song about Jake's break-up with Jesy?". Digital Spy. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  12. "push baby". YouTube.
  13. "Rixton change their name to Push Baby as they undergo huge rebranding". Metro. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
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