{"id":25454,"date":"2017-01-28T12:19:23","date_gmt":"2017-01-28T12:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=25454"},"modified":"2017-01-28T12:19:23","modified_gmt":"2017-01-28T12:19:23","slug":"its-official-j-anthony-rocks-it-with-song-of-commitment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2017\/01\/its-official-j-anthony-rocks-it-with-song-of-commitment\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;It&#8217;s Official&#8217;: J-Anthony Rocks It With Song Of Commitment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"25502\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2017\/01\/its-official-j-anthony-rocks-it-with-song-of-commitment\/janthony1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/JAnthony1.jpg?fit=5184%2C3456&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"5184,3456\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"JAnthony1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/JAnthony1.jpg?fit=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25502\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/JAnthony1.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>J-Anthony, from Toledo, Ohio, is a singer songwriter who takes pop, rock, and funk, and\u00a0fuses them together to create his own unique style. J-Anthony&#8217;s single, &#8216;It&#8217;s Official&#8217;, was released on January 13.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">J-Anthony&#8217;s music aims to reach people of all ages and ethnicities, with its crafty lyrics and beautiful harmonies. &#8216;It&#8217;s Official&#8217; will have you hitting repeat &#8211; the strong funky guitar and percussion is perfectly blended with laid-back vocals and the message, in the words of J-Anthony, &#8220;about a guy not ashamed to let the world know he found his perfect woman&#8221;, is a positive one most of us can relate to.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, J-Anthony comes from a musical family, and started out singing in Church. He gained a track scholarship to college, but gave up his final year in track to pursue music. Once out of college, J-Anthony took a job working with young people as a high school principal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Music always his first passion however: J-Anthony started a covers band, and won the &#8220;City Paper Best Band Award&#8221;. His next project is writing his own music, and he&#8217;s brought together a band of talented musicians, whose aim is to make music that crosses boundaries and everyone will enjoy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">J-Anthony&#8217;s style will appeal to fans of Lenny Kravitz and Bruno Mars. &#8216;It&#8217;s Official&#8217; is out now to download on <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/album\/its-official-single\/id1187955225\" target=\"_blank\">iTunes<\/a> and stream on <a href=\"https:\/\/play.spotify.com\/album\/1TCh9JoPxhB3pECRGi4YAZ?play=true&amp;utm_source=open.spotify.com&amp;utm_medium=open\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a>. 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