The 21-year-old singer has been an independent singer since his return three years ago.
“your boy just signed a deal with @aristarecords & @sonymusicglobal ‼ï¸â€¼ï¸” he excitedly wrote on Instagram. “when i was 15, i was dropped by my first record label. shortly after, my entire team fled, including my manager, agent, publicist, everyone. it was the most isolated i have ever felt in my life, and suddenly the future i dreamed of in music seemed insurmountable and impossible. i remember pleading with myself to keep on fighting; i did.”
“last week i signed a deal that i have been working towards for 6 years and life feels very surreal at the moment,” Greyson added. “thank you to @davidmassey123 and @aristarecords for their trust in my creative vision and this opportunity to create. to my friends, family, Alex, and to Oklahoma, thank you for your tireless support and for always being there for me no matter the circumstance. it is truly amazing what can happen in life when you put your head down, place faith into yourself, and continue on. i’m not going anywhere x.”
Greyson will soon head out on a massive headlining world tour in support of his new album Portraits.
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The 21-year-old singer-songwriter appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Thursday (April 4).
During his appearance, Greyson caught up with Ellen nine years after she discovered him nearly a decade ago.
He also talked about his decision to put his music career on hold to attend college, and why he chose to return to the spotlight with his new record deal.
In addition, Greyson spoke about coming out as gay to his family at 16, and revealed how a fan inspired him to come out about his sexuality three years later.
Later on, he performed “Shut Up” from his new album, Portraits.
Watch Greyson‘s appearance!
One of Greyson Chance’s Fans Inspired Him to Come Out
Greyson Chance is a true romantic in his new music video for “yours!â€
The singer released the video to the world on Thursday (March 22).
“The yours MV is live now 💙 my first of many future videos shot on real film,” he tweeted about making use of 16mm film. “I was inspired by a few patrick swayze movies for my clothes & performance. enjoy it and play it loud xx.”
“Yours” tells a story about unconditional love and how distance doesn’t test true love.
“All these hours between us, they mean nothing / I’ll be back to you one day, one day,” Greyson sings while walking through streets, riding around in the back of a truck, and laying in a field. “And all these miles between us, they mean nothing / Oh, I promise we’re okay, we’re okay now.”
The track is featured on Greyson‘s new album portraits.
Watch below! You can also download portraits on iTunes.
Be sure to check out our 10 Fun Facts with Greyson if you haven’t yet.
Greyson Chance is starting fresh on social media after deleting ALL of his Instagram feed.
The 20-year-old musician revealed on the platform in the sole pic on there that he’s taking a break from college and diving head first back into music.
“As I’m walking into the next chapter of my life, I figured it was time for my instagram to evolve as well. I won’t be posting in row anymore and am hoping to personalize this page with more behind-the-scenes content,” he shared.
Greyson added that as he gets more serious again about his music, his schooling is taking a back seat.
“After going to university for these past two years, I decided to take time off and pursue some new dreams in music. I’m writing a great deal at the moment and am embarking on a series of exciting creative journeys, which i want you all to be a part of,” he writes. “Now officially a college drop out, the future is looking mighty bright.”
The 20-year-old singer just released new single, “Good As Gold” from his forthcoming EP, due out this summer.
“‘Good As Gold’ is very, very close to me,” Greyson shared about the track. “I’m telling myself, ‘You’re good as gold. You can do this.’ It’s about a lot of things but mainly it symbolizes how I’ve grown and how far I’ve come.”
The 20-year-old singer teased that he was “excited/nervous/emotional/giddy” ahead of the release.
“Low is the most personal song I have ever written,” he said about the song. “I think an overall summary of the song’s meaning can be found within the lyric, ‘I think I’m ready to hear I love you’. Even at my mere twenty-years, I have noticed a tendency within myself to continuously runaway from relationships; when it seems as if a relationship is beginning to solidify itself, I have an inherent instinct to leave.”
“This song is about my recognition of that tendency, in addition to the emptiness that I felt when I made such realization,” Greyson continued. “Low is a reflection of the hearts that I have broken and how, even though I might have appeared “unaffected” by certain breakups at the time, a resounding impact was left on me days, weeks, months, and years after the initial ending. Yet, the mentioned lyric above provides some hope; for though I fucked up, and fucked up a lot, I now find myself within a position where I feel ready to be loved and to love someone back.”
Greyson Chance has officially come out as gay over social media today.
The “Seasons” singer wrote an inspiring message about his choice to tell everyone now versus earlier and how it’s changed him for the better.
“The decision to write this came after I received a message from a brave individual. Such message inspired me to shed light on an aspect of my private life which I have kept distant from my career in music,” he starts off on Instagram.
“I came to fully recognize that I was gay when I was sixteen. I decided not to publicize my sexuality largely due to a matter of privacy, as I was still trying to find comfort and confidence within my own skin,” Greyson writes. “Further, I always found conversations regarding music, politics, art, books – and the greatness of Nas’ catalog – to be far more interesting than what type of guy I was into. This is still true today.”
He continues, “While this message is most definitely overdue, I encourage anyone who is navigating their sexuality to devote as much time as they need to the process of finding self-confidence, self-acceptance, and self-love. Hell, for me, it took years to write this message. Nevertheless, I figured now was the time to let a few more friends know that I am happy, I am here for you, and I am proud of who I am.”
