Van Hunt is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. He has toured and appeared with Mary J. Blige, Alicia Keys, Boney James, The Roots, Seal, Angie Stone, Coldplay, The Brand New Heavies, the Dave Matthews Band, and Kanye West. He won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals in 2007.
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Van Hunt is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. He released his debut album, Van Hunt, in 2004, and a follow-up, On the Jungle Floor, in 2006, both on Capitol Records. He won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for appearing on the tribute version of the Sly & the Family Stone song, \”Family Affair\”, in 2007. Hunt has toured and appeared with Mary J. Blige, Alicia Keys, Boney James, The Roots, Seal, Angie Stone, Coldplay, The Brand New Heavies, the Dave Matthews Band, and Kanye West. In 2007, Hunt announced a full-length album, Popular, to be released on Blue Note Records on January 15, 2008.
In December 2007, Blue Note announced that they would not be releasing the album, and that Hunt and the label mutually agreed to part ways. Hunt left Blue Note in 2008, and has since released the compilation album Use in Case of Emergency in 2009. He self-released the 4 track digital EP, The Popular Machine, on August 7, 2007. He has also collaborated with Joi on the single, “Missing You”, and co-wrote several songs with Rahsaan Patterson on his album Love in Stereo, including the song “Mean Sleep” He has appeared with Nikka Costa on the Sam Moore album, Overnight Sensational, on the song, “If I Had No Loot”
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