Biography

Sam Nelson is the frontman and founding member of the multi-platinum and Grammy award-winning band X Ambassadors, who have dominated the alternative charts over the last decade. Sam has played the world’s biggest music festivals, headlined countless nationwide and world tours, celebrated a #1 song at Alternative radio and multiple songs in the Top 10, and collaborated with artists such as Eminem, Jay-Z, Jacob Banks, K.Flay, grandson, The Knocks, Kygo, Illenium, Machine Gun Kelly, and more. He has also had an eclectic career as a songwriter and producer for not only his band X Ambassadors, but also for artists such as Rihanna, Lizzo, Travis Scott, The Weeknd, SZA, and Marren Morris. After over a decade in his band, Sam is set to release his first ever solo material, introducing a new level of vulnerability through his solo songwriting and production style. Gifted with a disarmingly soulful voice, Sam’s songs paint heartbreaking, sensitive portrayals of relationships- in love, family, and friendship. His production is intentionally raw, intimate and messy, in stark contrast to his tight pop song structure and melodies. The album is called “Idiot!”, a reference to Sam’s philosophy on life: “We’re all just stumbling through this world pretending we know what we’re doing. But no one knows what they’re doing. I'm no exception. Everyone’s an idiot-- I find that extremely comforting.”