Jxdn flashes a warm smile when he greets me at his front door. He’s standing on a multi-colored “JXDN” entryway rug, which matters because he once abandoned his identity. But on this blue-skied, sunny ...

How Jaden Hossler became Travis Barker’s first signee -- and why he embraces his TikTok fandom with open arms. By Lyndsey Havens While screaming along to the song “Empty” in a throng of teens at a ...

“Yo, I think I just found the first artist I’m going to sign to DTA Records. This kid’s next. His name is jxdn,” says Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker in the “Intro” to jxdn’s ambitious debut record.

As other musicians have adapted to working in a pandemic, 19-year-old jxdn has launched his entire career in one. It was only last February when he released his first song ‘Comatose’ independently, ...

Jaden Hossler will not bullshit you. “I didn’t grow up listening to punk music,” he says. “I didn’t fall in love with it immediately.” He might have never indulged in the stuff at all, if not for his ...

Jxdn has spoken about the influence he draws from the late Juice WRLD, who he’s described as his all-time favourite artist. During a new interview with Rolling Stone, Jxdn explained that Juice WRLD – ...

If he worried what people said about him, he wouldn’t be on the stage, Jxdn told the audience. Rebellion is built into the punk spectrum, and Jxdn is not the first (or 124th) artist to deploy the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about music and the business of music. Talk about a whirlwind year. Rising star Jxdn (whose real name is Jaden Hossler) is ...

Jxdn‘s debut record, Tell Me About Tomorrow on DTA Records, is introduced by audio from label head Travis Barker: “I think I just found the first artist I’m gonna sign to DTA Records. This kid’s next.

This story is part of Billboard's annual Year In Music package, which identifies and explores the major music trends and industry stories that defined 2021. By Lyndsey Havens Since becoming the first ...