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{{Short description|American indie band}}{{other uses}}

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{{Infobox musical artist

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| alt = AJR performing in 2023. From left to right: Ryan Met, Jack Met, Adam Met.

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| origin = New York City, U.S.

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| years_active = 2005–present

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| website = {{URL|ajrbrothers.com}}

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{{abbr|AJR|Adam–Jack–Ryan}} is an American pop band founded by brothers {{nowrap|Adam, Jack, and Ryan}} Met ({{Ne|Metzger}}), collectively a trio of vocalists, {{nowrap|multi-instrumentalists}}, and songwriters.{{Cite web |last=Bartek|first=Marek|title=In Conversation With AJR |url=https://www.numeromag.nl/in-conversation-with-ajr/|website=Numéro Netherlands|language=en-US|date=March 11, 2024|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240311225047/https://www.numeromag.nl/in-conversation-with-ajr/|archive-date=March 11, 2024|access-date=March 11, 2024}} The brothers grew up in New York City, primarily focused on busking and singing covers until shifting to songwriting and touring. At their home studio, they have recorded more than 100 songs and have released five studio albums on various record labels along with their indie label.{{efn|{{Timeline of release years

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| range1 = 2013 - 2015

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| range2 = 2016 - 2018

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| range3 = 2020 - 2022

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| 2013 = 6foot1

| 2014a = I'm Ready (EP)|

| 2014b =Infinity (AJR EP)

| 2015 = Living Room –Warner Records{{Cite web |title=Emerging indie-pop group AJR set to release full-length debut album 'Living Room' March 3 |url=https://www.wnypapers.com/news/article/current/2015/01/08/119083/emerging-indie-pop-group-ajr-set-to-release-full-length-debut-album-living-room-march-3 |access-date=2023-12-17 |website=Niagara Wheatfield Tribune |archive-date=September 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928064915/https://www.wnypapers.com/news/article/current/2015/01/08/119083/emerging-indie-pop-group-ajr-set-to-release-full-length-debut-album-living-room-march-3 |url-status=live }}

|2016 = What Everyone's Thinking

|2017 = The Click –S-Curve{{Cite web |date=2017-06-09 |title=US: AJR release new album The Click |url=https://www.bmg.com/us/news/AJR-release-new-album-The-Click.html |access-date=2023-12-17 |website=BMG |language=en |archive-date=December 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217141431/https://www.bmg.com/us/news/AJR-release-new-album-The-Click.html |url-status=live }}

|2018 = The Click (Deluxe Edition)

|2019 = Neotheater –S-Curve/BMG{{Cite web |date=2019-05-07 |title=US: AJR debut atop the US charts with new album Neotheater |url=https://www.bmg.com/us/news/AJR-debut-atop-the-US-charts-with-new-album-Neotheater.html |access-date=2023-12-17 |website=BMG |language=en |archive-date=December 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201111305/https://www.bmg.com/us/news/AJR-debut-atop-the-US-charts-with-new-album-Neotheater.html |url-status=live }}

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|2021 = OK Orchestra –BMG{{cite web |title= AJR ONE SHEET STANDARD LP |url=https://axis.wmg.com/h/sellsheets/ADA_8621_81321.pdf#page=3 |access-date=2021-06-23 |website=Alternative Distribution Alliance |language=en-US}}

|2023 = The Maybe Man –Mercury/Republic Records{{Cite web |last=Eggertsen |first=Chris |date=2022-05-26 |title=The Deals: Slip.stream Raises $7.5M in Series A Round; AJR Signs to Mercury Records |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/slipstream-funding-round-ajr-mercury-records-deals/ |url-access=subscription |access-date=2023-12-25 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=June 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609230349/https://www.billboard.com/pro/slipstream-funding-round-ajr-mercury-records-deals/ |url-status=live }}

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AJR wrote "I'm Ready" and promoted the song onto Twitter in 2012, which led to Australian singer and songwriter Sia sharing her talent management network with the trio prior to the release. After the song became their breakout single on radio, AJR formed their own label AJR Productions{{cite web |last=Roberts |first=Ceri |date=2014-09-25 |title=AJR Official Biography |url=https://www.media.wmg-is.com/media/portal/media/cms/docs/201409/ajr-official-biography_1411575850063.pdf |access-date=2014-09-25 |website=Warner Music Group |language=en-US |archive-date=February 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224122941/http://www.media.wmg-is.com/media/portal/media/cms/docs/201409/ajr-official-biography_1411575850063.pdf |url-status=live }} and released three EPs—6foot1 (2013), Infinity (2014), and What Everyone's Thinking (2016). Since their debut, AJR has written or co-written every song in their five-album discography: Living Room (2015); The Click (2017); the two U.S. Billboard 200 top-ten albums—Neotheater (2019), OK Orchestra (2021); and The Maybe Man (2023). The 2017 electropop platinum album contained their first Billboard Alternative number-one song "Sober Up" (featuring Rivers Cuomo), and the 2021 orchestral pop gold album spawned—their first Hot 100 top-ten single and the Billboard Music Award Top Rock Song—"Bang!". AJR is a {{nowrap|multi-platinum}} band for having seven platinum singles—including the three aforementioned songs; "Weak", "Burn the House Down", "100 Bad Days", and "Way Less Sad"—all of which accounted for eleven million certified units of their digital single sales in America.{{Cite web |title=Gold & Platinum: AJR – Singles & Albums |url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=ajr&format=&adv=SEARCH&award=&col=format&ord=asc#search_section |access-date=2023-10-29 |website=Recording Industry Association of America |language=en-US |archive-date=October 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007090454/https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=ajr&format=&adv=SEARCH&award=&col=format&ord=asc#search_section |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Top Artists (Digital Singles) |url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=top_tallies&ttt=TAS&col=artist&ord=asc#search_section |access-date=2023-12-21 |website=Recording Industry Association of America |language=en-US |archive-date=February 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203184414/https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?col=artist&ord=asc&tab_active=top_tallies&ttt=TAS#search_section |url-status=live }}

Career

=2005–2013: Street performing and breakthrough with "I'm Ready"=

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|quote = Your early covers on YouTube were kind of what inspired me to get into making covers on my own ... your "Ho Hey" cover ... that was like one of the first covers that I saw that made me want to put out covers.

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{{See also|I'm Ready (AJR song)}}

AJR, originally known as TB³ (Tapping Brothers to the Third Power),{{efn|{{literal translation|Tapping Brothers to the Third Power}}. It was also referenced in their music video "3 O'Clock Things".{{Cite web |title=Watch The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Clip: AJR Got Hustled by Times Square Elmos While Filming Their Music Video (Extended) - NBC.com |url=https://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show/video/ajr-got-hustled-by-times-square-elmos-while-filming-their-music-video-extended/NBCE512773827 |access-date=2023-12-18 |website=NBC |language=en-US |archive-date=December 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202053231/https://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show/video/ajr-got-hustled-by-times-square-elmos-while-filming-their-music-video-extended/NBCE512773827 |url-status=live }}}} began street performing in the parks of New York City in 2005.{{Cite web |title=AJR: All Grown Up |url=https://headlinermagazine.net/ajr-all-grown-up.html |last=Protz |first=Adam |date=2020-07-20 |access-date=2023-12-22 |website=headlinermagazine.net |archive-date=December 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216205745/https://headlinermagazine.net/ajr-all-grown-up.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last=Gorce |first=Tammy La |date=2019-05-17 |title=How the Members of the Band AJR Spend Their Sundays |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/17/nyregion/ajr-met-brothers-indie-music.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=2023-12-26 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=August 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200816213044/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/17/nyregion/ajr-met-brothers-indie-music.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web|last=Hertweck|first=Nate|url=https://www.grammy.com/news/exclusive-ajr-busking-sober-rivers-cuomo-more|title=Exclusive: AJR On Busking, "Sober Up" With Rivers Cuomo & More|website=Grammy|date=May 29, 2018|access-date=March 19, 2024|archive-date=March 13, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240313111811/https://www.grammy.com/news/exclusive-ajr-busking-sober-rivers-cuomo-more|url-status=live}} Prior to releasing original music, they posted covers of popular songs onto YouTube, under the username of AJRbrothers. Jack revealed in 2017 that their cover of "Ho Hey" by the Lumineers later inspired pop singer Shawn Mendes to perform his own covers.{{cite magazine|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|url=https://www.billboard.com/media/podcasts/pop-shop-podcast-tyler-oakley-korey-kuhl-ajr-7694493/|title=Pop Shop Podcast: Tyler Oakley and Korey Kuhl Dish Divas & 'Psychobabble,' Plus AJR Chat 'Weak' & New Tour|magazine=Billboard|language=en|date=February 22, 2017|accessdate=March 19, 2024|archive-date=January 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127155718/https://www.billboard.com/media/podcasts/pop-shop-podcast-tyler-oakley-korey-kuhl-ajr-7694493/|url-status=live}} In 2012, AJR self-released their first and eponymous limited edition EP in CD format.{{cite web |last=Arthur|first=Joey|url=https://thewichitan.com/75705/ae/the-wichitans-song-of-the-week-god-is-really-real/|title=The Wichitan's Song of the Week: "God is Really Real"|website=The Wichitan|date=October 31, 2023|accessdate=November 8, 2023}}

In November 2012, Ryan tweeted a link to a video of their debut single, "I'm Ready", to about 80 celebrities, including Australian singer Sia.{{Cite web |author=Fuse TV|url=https://www.fuse.tv/videos/2014/08/top-20-ajr-interview|title=AJR Reveal Details Behind Their Twitter Exchange with Sia|website=Fuse|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114144622/https://www.fuse.tv/videos/2014/08/top-20-ajr-interview|archive-date=November 14, 2023|access-date=November 14, 2023}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.sweetyhigh.com/watch/ajr-austin-080515?autoplay=1 |title=AJR Revealed: Austin |website=SweetyHigh |access-date=May 8, 2015 |language=en |archive-date=November 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121053436/https://www.sweetyhigh.com/watch/ajr-austin-080515?autoplay=1 |url-status=live }} Sia told her manager about the song, and he contacted Steve Greenberg, former president of Columbia Records and current CEO and founder of S-Curve Records, who now acts as their manager.{{Cite magazine |last=Hyman |first=Dan |date=September 24, 2013 |title=NYC Brother Trio AJR 'Ready' for Stardom |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/nyc-brother-trio-ajr-ready-for-stardom-5720546/ |url-status=live |magazine=Billboard |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211211215836/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/nyc-brother-trio-ajr-ready-for-stardom-5720546/ |archive-date=December 11, 2021 |access-date=December 11, 2021}}{{Cite web |last=Trakin |first=Roy |date=2021-06-02 |title=After 'Bang'-Up Job With AJR, Industry Vet Steve Greenberg Brings S-Curve Records to Disney Music Group |url=https://variety.com/2021/music/news/ajr-manager-steve-greenberg-s-curve-records-disney-1234986340/ |access-date=2023-10-29 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=November 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103032054/https://variety.com/2021/music/news/ajr-manager-steve-greenberg-s-curve-records-disney-1234986340/ |url-status=live }} "I'm Ready", which features a sample of SpongeBob SquarePants repeatedly singing his catchphrase "I'm ready" from the eponymous animated series' premiere episode, was commercially released on August 22, 2013.{{Cite magazine |last=Daw|first=Stephen|url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/tv-film/5-songs-sample-spongebob-squarepants-9416755/|title=J Balvin, AJR & More: 5 Songs That Sample 'SpongeBob Squarepants'|magazine=Billboard|language=en|date=July 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217125515/https://www.billboard.com/culture/tv-film/5-songs-sample-spongebob-squarepants-9416755/|archive-date=December 17, 2023|url-status=live|access-date=December 17, 2023}}{{Cite web |author=antiMusic|url=https://www.antimusic.com/news/13/December/09Singled_Out-_AJRs_Im_Ready.shtml|title=Singled Out: AJR's 'I'm Ready'|website=antiMusic|date=December 9, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120014353/https://www.antimusic.com/news/13/December/09Singled_Out-_AJRs_Im_Ready.shtml|archive-date=November 20, 2023|access-date=November 13, 2023}}{{Cite web |author=Rachel|url=http://www.teennick.com/blog/teennick-top-ten-fresh-artist-AJR.html|title=TeenNick Top 10 Fresh Artist Interview: AJR|website=Nickelodeon|language=en|date=December 5, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231001708/http://www.teennick.com/blog/teennick-top-ten-fresh-artist-AJR.html|archive-date=December 31, 2013|access-date=October 27, 2023}} The song was placed in regular rotation on Sirius XM Radio's Top 20 on 20 and Hits 1 stations, and they performed it on Good Day New York and VH1's Big Morning Buzz.{{cite news |author=MY Fox NY|url=http://www.myfoxny.com/story/23717151/ajr|title=AJR brothers perform 'I'm Ready'|newspaper=Fox NY|date=October 17, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102041921/http://www.myfoxny.com/story/23717151/ajr|archive-date=November 2, 2013|access-date=March 19, 2024}} The official music video for "I'm Ready" premiered on VEVO on October 15, 2013.{{Cite web |last=Wippsson|first=Johan|url=http://www.melodic.net/news/ajr-debut-official-music-video-for-im-ready-on-vevo|title=AJR Debut Official Music Video For "I'm Ready" On Vevo|website=Melodic Net|date=October 16, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231125143623/http://www.melodic.net/news/ajr-debut-official-music-video-for-im-ready-on-vevo|archive-date=November 25, 2023|access-date=November 25, 2023}} It was certified Platinum in America and three times Platinum in Australia.{{Cite web |title=Gold & Platinum: AJR – Singles (Platinum) |url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=ajr&format=Single&adv=SEARCH&award=P&col=certification_date&ord=asc#search_section |access-date=2023-10-29 |website=Recording Industry Association of America |language=en-US |archive-date=January 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114055015/https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=ajr&format=Single&adv=SEARCH&award=P&col=certification_date&ord=asc#search_section |url-status=live }}{{Cite certification|region=Australia|certyear=2023|access-date=February 26, 2023 }}

=2013–2015: EPs and ''Living Room''=

{{See also|Living Room (AJR album){{!}}Living Room (AJR album)}}

File:AJR (band) on VOA.png in 2015]]

AJR released their second EP, 6foot1, on December 20, 2013,{{cite web|last=Sciarretto|first=Amy|url=https://popcrush.com/ajr-growing-old-on-bleeker-street-video-track-listing-6foot1-ep-exclusive-premiere/|title=AJR Reveal 'Growing Old on Bleecker Street' Acoustic Video + Track Listing for '6Foot1' EP|website=PopCrush|date=December 13, 2013|accessdate=November 12, 2023|archive-date=October 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016004816/https://popcrush.com/ajr-growing-old-on-bleeker-street-video-track-listing-6foot1-ep-exclusive-premiere/|url-status=live}} later being re-released as I'm Ready – EP via Warner Music Group on March 25, 2014. They were named Clear Channel's "Artist on the Rise" for the month of October 2013. By 2014, the band was named iHeartRadio's Artist of the Month for Top 40 in January.{{cite web |author=iHeartRadio|url=http://news.iheart.com/onair/on-the-verge-52262/ajr-pop-artist-of-the-month-11952952/|title=AJR: Pop Artist of the Month|website=iHeartRadio|date=January 7, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529103222/http://news.iheart.com/onair/on-the-verge-52262/ajr-pop-artist-of-the-month-11952952/|archive-date=May 29, 2014|access-date=March 19, 2024}}

The band's third EP, Infinity, was released on September 23, 2014. It contains 5 tracks, including the lead single "Infinity". A lyric video directed and produced primarily by AJR was released for the single.{{cite web|last1=Wass|first1=Mike|title=AJR Return With Nostalgic New Single "Infinity": Watch The DIY Lyric Video (Idolator Premiere)|url=http://www.idolator.com/7534385/ajr-infinity-lyric-video|website=Idolator|date=September 11, 2014|access-date=October 26, 2023|archive-date=December 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231219025533/https://www.idolator.com/7534385/ajr-infinity-lyric-video|url-status=live}} The EP was released instead of their debut album, Living Room, which was pushed back to a release date of March 3, 2015. The band expressed the delay in their debut album was because they wanted to add some of their newer music to the project.{{cite web|last=Maloni|first=Joshua|url=https://www.wnypapers.com/news/article/featured/2014/10/29/118217/interview-ajr-is-a-mazing|title=Interview: AJR is A-mazing|website=Niagara Frontier Publications|date=October 29, 2014|accessdate=October 26, 2023|archive-date=October 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026014643/https://www.wnypapers.com/news/article/featured/2014/10/29/118217/interview-ajr-is-a-mazing|url-status=live}} On October 23, 2015, they released the individual single "Let the Games Begin".{{cite web|last=Ayers|first=Mary|url=https://teenplicity.com/ryan-of-ajr-lets-the-games-begin/|title=Ryan of AJR Lets the Games Begin|website=Teenplicity|date=November 26, 2015|accessdate=October 26, 2023|archive-date=October 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026190511/https://teenplicity.com/ryan-of-ajr-lets-the-games-begin/|url-status=live}}

=2016–2018: ''The Click''=

{{Main|The Click (album){{!}}The Click (album)}}

File:AJR_Its_On_Us_Turning_Out.png in 2017]]

On September 16, 2016, AJR released their fourth EP, titled What Everyone's Thinking.{{cite web|author=Beyond the Stage|url=https://www.beyondthestagemagazine.com/everyones-thinking-ajr-ep-review/|title='What Everyone's Thinking' – AJR EP Review|website=Beyond the Stage|language=en|date=September 21, 2016|accessdate=April 23, 2024|archive-date=April 21, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240421034741/https://www.beyondthestagemagazine.com/everyones-thinking-ajr-ep-review/|url-status=live}} It was preceded by "I'm Not Famous" as a single earlier in the year,{{cite web |last=Wass|first=Mike|url=https://www.idolator.com/7627661/ajr-im-not-famous-premiere|title=AJR Return With "I'm Not Famous"|website=Idolator|date=March 24, 2016|accessdate=August 14, 2024}}{{dead link|date=November 2024|fix-attempted=yes}} followed by "Weak" as a single upon release.{{cite web |last=Adams|first=Leah|url=http://music.allaccess.com/the-indie-pop-trio-ajr-discuss-their-latest-tour-with-ingrid-michaelson-their-breakout-singles-finishing-up-at-columbia-and-more/|title=The Indie Pop Trio AJR Discuss Their Latest Tour With Ingrid Michaelson, Their Breakout Singles, Finishing Up At Columbia And More!|website=All Access Music|language=en|date=November 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161129145517/http://music.allaccess.com/the-indie-pop-trio-ajr-discuss-their-latest-tour-with-ingrid-michaelson-their-breakout-singles-finishing-up-at-columbia-and-more/|archive-date=November 29, 2016|url-status=dead|access-date=December 10, 2023}} The latter became a hit,{{cite magazine |last=Weatherby|first=Taylor|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/ajr-weak-hot-100-hit-interview-7840860/|title=AJR Discuss How Using 'Unbeautiful, Realistic Lyrics' Made 'Weak' a Hot 100 Hit|magazine=Billboard|date=June 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205214543/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/ajr-weak-hot-100-hit-interview-7840860/|archive-date=February 5, 2023|url-status=live|accessdate=August 14, 2024}} receiving Platinum certifications in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, and the US, additionally generating over 250 million streams on Spotify within its first year.{{cite web |last=Meaker|first=Jordan|url=https://www.redandblack.com/culture/music-midtown-indie-trio-ajr-to-perform-at-cotton-club-stage/article_a8a45862-99b1-11e7-b0a0-6b3f0968cfa7.html|title=Music Midtown: Indie trio AJR to perform at Cotton Club stage|website=The Red & Black|language=en|date=September 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231125052146/https://www.redandblack.com/culture/music-midtown-indie-trio-ajr-to-perform-at-cotton-club-stage/article_a8a45862-99b1-11e7-b0a0-6b3f0968cfa7.html|archive-date=November 25, 2023|url-status=live|accessdate=March 19, 2024}} All five tracks from What Everyone's Thinking were included on AJR's second studio album, The Click, which was released on June 9, 2017.{{cite web|last=Collar|first=Matt|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-click-mw0003046246|title=AJR – The Click Album|website=AllMusic|accessdate=May 19, 2024}}

The album, on the AJR Productions label, was released by S-Curve Records in the United States,{{cite web|author=BMG|url=https://www.bmg.com/us/news/AJR-release-new-album-The-Click.html|title=US: AJR release new album The Click|website=BMG|language=en|date=June 8, 2017|accessdate=April 24, 2024|archive-date=December 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217141431/https://www.bmg.com/us/news/AJR-release-new-album-The-Click.html|url-status=live}} Ultra Records in Canada, and Black Butter Records in the rest of the world.{{cite web|last=Becker|first=Sarah|url=https://audiophix.com/posts/revisiting-ajr-overshadowed-hit-let-the-games-begin-01hw945eek60|title=Revisiting AJR's overshadowed hit "Let the Games Begin"|website=AudioPhix|language=en|date=April 28, 2024|accessdate=April 28, 2024|archive-date=April 28, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240428174807/https://audiophix.com/posts/revisiting-ajr-overshadowed-hit-let-the-games-begin-01hw945eek60|url-status=live}} "Drama" was released prior as the album's third single,{{cite magazine|last=Bruner|first=Raisa|url=https://time.com/4777449/best-new-music-this-week-13/|title=5 Songs You Need to Listen to This Week|magazine=Time|language=en|date=May 12, 2017|accessdate=May 8, 2024|archive-date=February 14, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240214233435/https://time.com/4777449/best-new-music-this-week-13/|url-status=live}} while "Sober Up" became the fourth single upon the album's release. The latter featured Rivers Cuomo and became AJR's and Cuomo's first chart-topping song apart from his band Weezer;{{cite magazine|last=LeDonne|first=Rob|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/ajr-rivers-cuomo-sober-up-interview-8265886/|title=Anatomy Of a Hit: AJR and Rivers Cuomo Discuss How Sliding Into DMs Yielded 'Sober Up'|magazine=Billboard|date=March 30, 2018|accessdate=October 25, 2023|archive-date=October 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027030959/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/ajr-rivers-cuomo-sober-up-interview-8265886/|url-status=live}} atop Billboard{{'s}} Alternative Airplay chart for two weeks in 2018.*{{Cite magazine |last=Rutherford |first=Kevin |date=2018-03-01 |title=AJR Crosses Over, Lands First Alternative Songs No. 1 With 'Sober Up' |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/ajr-sober-up-alternative-songs-chart-number-one/ |url-access=subscription |access-date=2023-12-20 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=December 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231220205943/https://www.billboard.com/pro/ajr-sober-up-alternative-songs-chart-number-one/ |url-status=live }}

  • {{Cite magazine |title=Rivers Cuomo Chart History (Alternative Airplay) |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/rivers-cuomo/chart-history/mrt/ |access-date=2023-12-21 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=December 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231221122257/https://www.billboard.com/artist/rivers-cuomo/chart-history/mrt/ |url-status=live }}
  • {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/ajr/chart-history/mrt/|title=AJR Chart History (Alternative Airplay)|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=October 25, 2023|archive-date=October 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027030950/https://www.billboard.com/artist/ajr/chart-history/mrt/|url-status=live}}

The Click primarily stayed within AJR's signature pop sound.{{cite web|last=Weikel|first=Jamie|url=https://www.readingeagle.com/2017/07/11/ajr-mixes-the-best-of-the-old-and-new-on-the-click/|title=AJR mixes the best of the old and new on 'The Click'|website=Reading Eagle|date=July 11, 2017|accessdate=May 19, 2024|archive-date=May 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508180157/https://www.readingeagle.com/2017/07/11/ajr-mixes-the-best-of-the-old-and-new-on-the-click/|url-status=live}} It was inspired by Fun, Twenty One Pilots, Kanye West,{{cite web|last=Dewey|first=Atticus|url=https://chscommunicator.com/57495/a-and-e/2017/11/album-review-the-click-by-ajr/|title=Album Review "The Click" by AJR|website=The Communicator|language=en|date=November 10, 2017|accessdate=May 19, 2024|archive-date=December 1, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241201004101/https://chscommunicator.com/57495/a-and-e/2017/11/album-review-the-click-by-ajr/|url-status=live}} and Kendrick Lamar, stylistically incorporating hip-hop, electronic dance music, and jazz. In support of the album, AJR announced the Click Tour in late 2017, which embarked through North America in 2018.{{cite web|last=Schroder|first=Jozie|url=https://celebsecrets.com/ajr-announce-the-click-tour-for-2018-dates-inside/|title=AJR Announce "The Click Tour" for 2018 – Dates Inside|website=Celeb Secrets|language=en|date=November 17, 2017|accessdate=May 19, 2024|archive-date=May 15, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240515174332/https://celebsecrets.com/ajr-announce-the-click-tour-for-2018-dates-inside/|url-status=live}} The album amassed over two billion streams on Spotify, while the tour sold over 100,000 tickets,{{cite web|last=Hudelson|first=Molly|url=https://substreammagazine.com/2019/02/exclusive-ajr-100-bad-days/|title=EXCLUSIVE: AJR On What Inspired Their New Single "100 Bad Days"|website=Substream Magazine|language=en|date=February 11, 2019|accessdate=May 19, 2024|archive-date=May 15, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240515174329/https://substreammagazine.com/2019/02/exclusive-ajr-100-bad-days/|url-status=live}} featuring Hundred Handed, Grizfolk,{{cite web|author=Emo's|url=https://emosaustin.frontgatetickets.com/event/35qs90ua1a0tg64b|title=AJR: THE CLICK TOUR w/ Hundred Handed + Grizfolk|website=Emo's|language=en|date=February 17, 2018|accessdate=August 14, 2024|archive-date=July 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240730015949/https://emosaustin.frontgatetickets.com/event/35qs90ua1a0tg64b|url-status=live}} Ocean Park Standoff,{{cite web|last=Westrom|first=Piper|url=https://riffmagazine.com/reviews/ajr-20180321/|title=REVIEW: AJR shows brotherly love at The Fillmore|website=Riff Magazine|language=en|date=March 22, 2018|accessdate=August 14, 2024|archive-date=July 29, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240729030516/https://riffmagazine.com/reviews/ajr-20180321/|url-status=live}} MAX,{{cite web|last=Lijoi|first=Elyse|url=https://starsandscars.com/show-review-ajr-terminal-5/|title=Show Review: AJR – Terminal 5|website=Stars and Scars|language=en|date=April 25, 2018|accessdate=August 14, 2024|archive-date=July 29, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240729000138/https://starsandscars.com/show-review-ajr-terminal-5/|url-status=live}} and Robert DeLong as opening acts.{{cite web |last=LaScola|first=Ben|url=https://www.redroll.com/2018/08/23/ajr-announces-three-new-music-videos/|title=AJR Announce Three New Music Videos|website=Red Roll|language=en|date=August 23, 2018|accessdate=May 15, 2024}}

A deluxe version of The Click was released on September 21, 2018.{{cite web|last=Hamlin|first=Elena|url=https://www.peshprints.com/arts-entertainment/2018/10/05/the-click-deluxe-edition/|title="The Click (Deluxe Edition)"|website=Panther Prints|language=en|date=October 5, 2018|accessdate=May 8, 2024|archive-date=April 24, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424045428/https://www.peshprints.com/arts-entertainment/2018/10/05/the-click-deluxe-edition/|url-status=live}} The Click (Deluxe Edition) included three new tracks: "Burn the House Down", "Role Models", and "Normal".{{cite web|last=Hudelson|first=Molly|url=https://substreammagazine.com/2018/11/ajr-click-deluxe-edition-interview/|title=Follow 'The Click' In Your Ear: AJR Are Turning Out Fine|website=Substream Magazine|language=en|date=November 9, 2018|accessdate=March 19, 2024|archive-date=April 17, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240417222841/https://substreammagazine.com/2018/11/ajr-click-deluxe-edition-interview/|url-status=live}} The former was released in March 2018 as a single,{{cite magazine|last=Honeycutt|first=Shanté|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/ajr-burn-the-house-down-8258192/|title=AJR Drop Fiery New Song 'Burn the House Down'|magazine=Billboard|date=March 23, 2018|accessdate=May 18, 2024|archive-date=September 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230918061211/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/ajr-burn-the-house-down-8258192/|url-status=live}} reaching number two on the Billboard Alternative Airplay chart.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/ajr/chart-history/mrt/|title=AJR Chart History (Alternative Airplay)|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=October 25, 2023|archive-date=October 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027030950/https://www.billboard.com/artist/ajr/chart-history/mrt/|url-status=live}} Also included was an acoustic recording of "Pretender",{{cite web|last=Meyer|first=Claire|url=https://eaglestaleonline.com/arts-entertainment/2018/10/ajr-album-reaches-deluxe-quality/|title=AJR album reaches deluxe quality|website=The Eagle's Tale|language=en|date=October 18, 2018|accessdate=May 8, 2024|archive-date=April 24, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424045431/https://eaglestaleonline.com/arts-entertainment/2018/10/ajr-album-reaches-deluxe-quality/|url-status=live}} a collaboration from earlier in the year between AJR, EDM artist Steve Aoki and American rapper Lil Yachty.{{cite magazine|last=Bein|first=Kat|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/steve-aoki-lil-yachty-ajr-pretender-music-video-8459551/|title=Watch Steve Aoki, Lil Yachty & AJR Do It for the 'Gram in 'Pretender' Video: Exclusive|magazine=Billboard|date=June 6, 2018|accessdate=October 25, 2023|archive-date=October 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027030956/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/steve-aoki-lil-yachty-ajr-pretender-music-video-8459551/|url-status=live}} Due to a resurgence in popularity after four years, AJR released a music video for the album's second track, "The Good Part", on November 24, 2021.{{cite web|author=ABC News|url=https://www.1057thepoint.com/music-news/ajr-premieres-video-for-newly-viral-2017-song-the-good-part/|title=AJR premieres video for newly viral 2017 song "The Good Part"|website=105.7 The Point|date=November 24, 2021|accessdate=October 18, 2023|archive-date=October 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027030956/https://www.1057thepoint.com/music-news/ajr-premieres-video-for-newly-viral-2017-song-the-good-part/|url-status=live}}

=2019: ''Neotheater''=

{{See also|Neotheater{{!}}Neotheater}}

File:20190212201237 IMG 8158.jpg in 2019]]

On January 30, 2019, AJR released the song "100 Bad Days", which would later become the lead single for Neotheater.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/ajr-new-single-100-bad-days-listen-8495842/|title=AJR Laugh About Their Failures In New Single '100 Bad Days'|magazine=Billboard|last=Aniftos|first=Rania|date=January 30, 2019|accessdate=October 13, 2023|archive-date=October 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030171835/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/ajr-new-single-100-bad-days-listen-8495842/|url-status=live}} A music video for the single was released on March 7.{{cite magazine|last=Legaspi|first=Althea|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ajr-100-bad-days-video-watch-805114/|title=See AJR's Trippy Video For '100 Bad Days' Featuring Disembodied Heads|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en|date=March 7, 2019|accessdate=March 19, 2024|archive-date=April 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240430212536/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ajr-100-bad-days-video-watch-805114/|url-status=live}} The song was additionally included on Taylor Swift's Apple Music playlist, "Playlist by ME!", in May 2019, with the pre-chorus' lyrics being used for Taylor's description of the playlist of songs she loves and appreciates.{{Cite magazine |last=Ginsberg |first=Gab |date=May 24, 2019 |title=Taylor Swift Shares New Playlist Of Songs She's 'Loving Right Now': Listen |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/taylor-swift-playlist-apple-music-8513020/ |access-date=2023-12-17 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=December 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217124211/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/taylor-swift-playlist-apple-music-8513020/ |url-status=live }}

On March 10, the band announced their third studio album, Neotheater, which was to be released on April 26. On March 12, the promotional single "Birthday Party" was released and "100 Bad Days" was performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live!.{{cite magazine|last=Legaspi|first=Althea|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ajr-100-bad-days-jimmy-kimmel-live-watch-806911/|title=AJR Bring Exuberant '100 Bad Days' Performance to 'Kimmel'|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=March 12, 2019|accessdate=October 13, 2023|archive-date=October 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018061259/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ajr-100-bad-days-jimmy-kimmel-live-watch-806911/|url-status=live}} The second single, "Dear Winter", was released on April 5 alongside a music video.{{cite web|url=https://betterspins.co/ajr-dear-winter/|title=AJR's Dear Winter Hits All The Feels|publisher=Better Spins|last=Snyder|first=Brett|date=April 15, 2019|accessdate=October 13, 2023|archive-date=October 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231019122547/https://betterspins.co/ajr-dear-winter/|url-status=live}} After releasing on April 26, 2019, Neotheater debuted at number 8 on the US Billboard 200 and hit number one on Billboard{{'s}} Top Rock Albums chart.{{Cite magazine |last=Cabison |first=Rosalie |date=2013-01-02 |title=Billboard 200 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2019-05-11?rank=8 |access-date=2023-10-24 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=October 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029012904/https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2019-05-11/?rank=8 |url-status=live }}*{{Cite magazine |last=Rutherford |first=Kevin |date=2019-05-10 |title=AJR Scores First Top Rock Albums No. 1 With 'Neotheater' |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/ajr-first-top-rock-albums-neotheater/ |access-date=2023-12-18 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=December 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211211215836/https://www.billboard.com/pro/ajr-first-top-rock-albums-neotheater/ |url-status=live }}

  • {{Cite magazine |title="AJR Chart History (Top Rock Albums)" |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/ajr/chart-history/rck/ |access-date=2023-12-28 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=December 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231228155519/https://www.billboard.com/artist/ajr/chart-history/rck/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite magazine |last=Blistein |first=Jon |date=2019-03-15 |title=AJR Plot Headlining North American Headlining Tour |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ajr-neotheater-north-american-tour-dates-808720/ |access-date=2023-12-18 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US |archive-date=June 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624205555/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ajr-neotheater-north-american-tour-dates-808720/ |url-status=live }} A show for the Neotheater World Tour was later sold out at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on October 5, 2019.{{Cite web|last=Prendergast|first=Mackenzie|url=https://ehsnestnetwork.com/4950/a-e/ajr-electrifies-red-rocks/|title=AJR Electrifies Red Rock|website=EHS Nest Network|date=October 29, 2019|access-date=November 24, 2023|archive-date=November 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231123105701/https://ehsnestnetwork.com/4950/a-e/ajr-electrifies-red-rocks/|url-status=live}}

On October 25, 2019, the group released "Dear Winter 2.0", re-imagining the song by "changing the production and upping the emotion".{{cite web|last=Bosch|first=Eva|url=https://www.strifemag.com/uncategorized/ajr-release-new-version-of-dear-winter/|title=AJR Release New Version Of "Dear Winter"|website=Strife Mag|date=October 25, 2019|accessdate=October 13, 2023|archive-date=October 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231019122451/https://www.strifemag.com/uncategorized/ajr-release-new-version-of-dear-winter/|url-status=live}}

=2020–2021: ''OK Orchestra''=

{{see also|OK Orchestra{{!}}OK Orchestra}}

File:AJR We The People.png" at "We the People" in 2021]]

"Bang!" was released as the lead single for the band's fourth studio album on February 12, 2020.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/ajr-bang-music-video-8550845/|title=AJR Truly Go Out With a 'Bang!' in New Video: Watch|last=Mamo|first=Heran|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 11, 2021|archive-date=December 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211211215836/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/ajr-bang-music-video-8550845/|url-status=live}} The song charted in the Billboard Hot 100 at number eight, making it AJR's first and only Hot 100 top-ten single.{{Cite magazine |last=Trust |first=Gary |date=2021-01-11 |title=24kGoldn's 'Mood' Holds Atop Hot 100 For Eighth Week, Justin Bieber & AJR Hit Top 10 |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/24kgoldn-mood-number-one-eighth-week-hot-100/ |access-date=2023-12-28 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=May 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531022052/https://www.billboard.com/pro/24kgoldn-mood-number-one-eighth-week-hot-100/ |url-status=live }} The album's second single, "Bummerland", released on August 31, 2020,{{cite magazine|last=Mamo|first=Heran|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/ajr-bummerland-single-music-video-9443659/|title=AJR Vacation in 'Bummerland' For Their Only Summer Plan in New Single & Video: Watch|magazine=Billboard|date=September 1, 2020|accessdate=October 18, 2023|archive-date=October 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030170706/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/ajr-bummerland-single-music-video-9443659/|url-status=live}} later being performed by the band at the virtual concert "We the People" on January 17, 2021 for the inauguration of the 46th United States president Joe Biden.{{Cite magazine |last=Daw |first=Stephen |date=January 14, 2021 |title=Carole King, James Taylor & More to Perform at Joe Biden's 'We the People Concert' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/carole-king-james-taylor-biden-we-the-people-concert-9511644/ |access-date=January 3, 2023 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=February 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204030125/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/carole-king-james-taylor-biden-we-the-people-concert-9511644/ |url-status=live }}

On December 22, 2020, AJR released "My Play" as the third single,{{cite magazine|last=Aniftos|first=Rania|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/ajr-my-play-video-9505213/|title=AJR Reminisce on a Simpler Time in Animated 'My Play' Video|magazine=Billboard|date=December 28, 2020|accessdate=October 18, 2023|archive-date=September 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230904210210/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/ajr-my-play-video-9505213/|url-status=live}} followed by "Way Less Sad" as the fourth single on February 17, 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.beyondthestagemagazine.com/ajr-drop-new-single-way-less-sad-ahead-of-fourth-album/|title=AJR Drop New Single 'Way Less Sad' Ahead Of Fourth Album|website=Beyond The Stage|last=Sandoval|first=Ivy|date=February 17, 2021|accessdate=January 3, 2024|archive-date=January 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119223901/https://www.beyondthestagemagazine.com/ajr-drop-new-single-way-less-sad-ahead-of-fourth-album/|url-status=live}} OK Orchestra was officially released on March 26, 2021,{{Cite news|last=Amorosi|first=A. D.|url=https://variety.com/2021/music/reviews/ajr-band-ok-orchestra-album-revew-1234938983/|title=Indie-Pop Brother Band AJR Is A-OK With the Lustrously Theatrical 'OK Orchestra': Album Review|work=Variety|language=en|date=March 26, 2021|access-date=October 18, 2023|archive-date=May 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526164154/https://variety.com/2021/music/reviews/ajr-band-ok-orchestra-album-revew-1234938983/|url-status=live}} with the Blue Man Group featuring on its ninth track, "Ordinaryish People".{{cite web|author=ABC Audio|url=https://altaz933.com/watch-ajr-attempt-to-interview-blue-man-group-ahead-of-upcoming-tour/|title=Watch AJR attempt to interview Blue Man Group ahead of upcoming tour|website=ALT AZ 93.3|date=February 17, 2022|accessdate=October 18, 2023|archive-date=October 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029012906/https://altaz933.com/watch-ajr-attempt-to-interview-blue-man-group-ahead-of-upcoming-tour/|url-status=live}} At the 2021 Billboard Music Awards, "Bang!" received an award for winning "Top Rock Song", and they performed the song alongside "Way Less Sad".{{Cite magazine |last=Havens |first=Lyndsey |date=2021-05-24 |title=AJR Perform 'Bang!' & 'Way Less Sad' at 2021 Billboard Music Awards |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/ajr-bang-billboard-music-awards-9576875/ |access-date=2023-12-16 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=January 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129001758/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/ajr-bang-billboard-music-awards-9576875/ |url-status=live}}

Following the release of OK Orchestra, AJR collaborated with the American bands Weezer and Daisy the Great, releasing a remix of Weezer's "All My Favorite Songs" on May 12, 2021,{{cite web |url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2021-05-13-weezer-drop-new-version-of-all-my-favorite-songs-featuring-ajr/ |title=Weezer Drop New Version Of 'All My Favorite Songs' Featuring AJR |publisher=iHeartRadio |date=May 14, 2021 |accessdate=May 14, 2021 |archive-date=May 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514090843/https://www.iheart.com/content/2021-05-13-weezer-drop-new-version-of-all-my-favorite-songs-featuring-ajr/ |url-status=live }} and a remix of Daisy the Great's "Record Player" on August 31, 2021.{{cite web|author=ABC Audio|url=https://98kupd.com/ajr-unites-with-daisy-the-great-for-new-song-record-player/|title=AJR unites with Daisy the Great for new song "Record Player"|website=98 KUPD|date=August 31, 2021|accessdate=October 18, 2023|archive-date=October 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231025122654/https://98kupd.com/ajr-unites-with-daisy-the-great-for-new-song-record-player/|url-status=live}}

=2022–present: ''The Maybe Man''=

{{See also|The Maybe Man{{!}}The Maybe Man}}

File:AJR in 2022.png's interview in 2022]]

On April 22, 2022, the band announced that a new song would be released before the OK Orchestra Tour resumed. AJR signed to Mercury Records/Republic Records in May 2022,{{Cite web |last=Carter|first=Kevin|title=AJR Inks With Mercury Records|url=https://ramp247.com/label-love/ajr-inks-with-mercury-records/|website=RAMP|language=en|date=May 17, 2022|access-date=December 29, 2023}}{{Cite web |last=Garcia |first=Thania |date=2022-05-18 |title=Music Industry Moves: AJR Signs With Mercury Records, LimeWire Strikes NFT Deal With Universal Music |url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/ajr-mercury-records-limewire-nft-universal-1235271292/ |access-date=2022-05-18 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=May 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518225849/https://variety.com/2022/music/news/ajr-mercury-records-limewire-nft-universal-1235271292/ |url-status=live }} and officially released the song "I Won't" through the label on July 29 with an accompanying music video.{{cite web|last=Ellwood-Hughes|first=Pip|url=https://entertainment-focus.com/2022/08/10/ajr-release-new-single-i-wont/|title=AJR release new single "I Won't"|website=Entertainment Focus|date=August 10, 2022|accessdate=October 13, 2023|archive-date=October 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030172015/https://entertainment-focus.com/2022/08/10/ajr-release-new-single-i-wont/|url-status=live}} On November 12, the band released a video teaser announcing their new album, abbreviated as TMM, and released the follow-up single "The DJ Is Crying for Help" on November 18.{{cite web|last=Furry|first=Emma|url=https://www.unitedbypop.com/music/news/ajr-releases-new-single-the-dj-is-crying-for-help/|title=AJR releases new single The DJ Is Crying For Help|website=United By Pop|date=November 19, 2022|accessdate=October 13, 2023|archive-date=November 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103034428/https://www.unitedbypop.com/music/news/ajr-releases-new-single-the-dj-is-crying-for-help/|url-status=live}} On January 27, 2023, Quinn XCII released "Too Late", featuring AJR.{{cite web|last=McEwen|first=Alex|url=https://culturess.com/2023/01/16/ajr-starts-2023-off-strong-two-iheartradio-award-nominations-new-music/|title=AJR starts 2023 off strong with two IHeartRadio award nominations and new music|website=Culturess|date=January 16, 2023|accessdate=November 13, 2023|archive-date=December 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231212033155/https://culturess.com/2023/01/16/ajr-starts-2023-off-strong-two-iheartradio-award-nominations-new-music/|url-status=live}} The song appeared as track 7 on Quinn's fifth studio album, The People's Champ.{{cite web|last=Wheeler|first=Grant|url=https://www.idsnews.com/article/2023/02/column-quinn-xcii-unremarkable-the-peoples-champ|title=COLUMN: Quinn XCII is consistently unremarkable on 'The People's Champ'|website=Indiana Daily Student|date=February 2, 2023|accessdate=November 13, 2023|archive-date=November 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113015052/https://www.idsnews.com/article/2023/02/column-quinn-xcii-unremarkable-the-peoples-champ|url-status=live}} The single came after the cancellation of 2020's Everything Everywhere Tour, which both artists would have performed alongside each other.{{Cite web|url=https://www.targetcenter.com/events/detail/everything-everywhere-tour|title=Cancelled – AJR with Quinn XCII – Everything Everywhere Tour|website=Target Center|language=en|access-date=November 13, 2023|archive-date=December 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231219025534/https://www.targetcenter.com/events/detail/everything-everywhere-tour|url-status=live}}

On April 21, 2023, the band released the album's third single, "The Dumb Song". The next day, a music video was released detailing the events of the one-and-a-half-year-long process of creating the song.{{cite web|last=Vigil|first=Dom|url=https://preludepress.com/news/2023/04/21/ajr-the-dumb-song/|title=AJR Return With New Single, "The Dumb Song"|website=Prelude Press|date=April 21, 2023|accessdate=October 13, 2023|archive-date=October 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027030950/https://preludepress.com/news/2023/04/21/ajr-the-dumb-song/|url-status=live}} The band surprise released a lyric video for a new song titled "God Is Really Real" on July 3, detailing the brothers' relationship with their father, Gary, who was terminally ill at the time of its release.{{cite web|last=McEwen|first=Alex|url=https://culturess.com/2023/07/05/alternative-band-ajr-release-new-song-in-tribute-of-their-late-dad-gary/|title=Alternative band AJR release new song in tribute of their late dad Gary|website=Culturess|date=July 5, 2023|accessdate=October 13, 2023|archive-date=October 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027031009/https://culturess.com/2023/07/05/alternative-band-ajr-release-new-song-in-tribute-of-their-late-dad-gary/|url-status=live}} The band announced later that day that Gary had died.{{Cite web|last=Kahler|first=Tanner|url=https://www.wisn.com/article/after-summerfest-cancellations-ajr-announces-their-father-has-died/44424250|title=After Summerfest cancellations, AJR announces their father has died|website=WISN-TV|language=en|date=July 3, 2023|access-date=October 13, 2023|archive-date=November 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231116082719/https://www.wisn.com/article/after-summerfest-cancellations-ajr-announces-their-father-has-died/44424250|url-status=live}} On August 28, AJR announced the album's title, The Maybe Man, with a release date of November 3. The album's tracklist and artwork was revealed on September 12, and the band released the fifth and final single from the album, "Yes I'm a Mess", on September 29, with a music video released on October 25.{{cite web|last1=Elbl|first1=Allison|last2=Price|first2=Alexa|url=https://shorefire.com/releases/entry/ajr-new-single-yes-im-a-mess-out-now|title=Multi-Platinum Chart-Topping Band AJR Are Back With Anthemic New Single "Yes I'm A Mess" Out Now|website=Shore Fire Media|date=September 29, 2023|accessdate=October 1, 2023|archive-date=October 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231007034617/https://shorefire.com/releases/entry/ajr-new-single-yes-im-a-mess-out-now|url-status=live}}{{cite web|author=ABC Audio|url=https://www.1057thepoint.com/music-news/ajrs-jack-met-is-an-elmo-on-the-run-in-new-video-for-yes-im-a-mess/|title=AJR's Jack Met is an Elmo on the run in new video for "Yes I'm a Mess"|website=105.7 The Point|date=October 26, 2023|accessdate=October 27, 2023|archive-date=October 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026175213/https://www.1057thepoint.com/music-news/ajrs-jack-met-is-an-elmo-on-the-run-in-new-video-for-yes-im-a-mess/|url-status=live}} On October 11, 2023, AJR announced that the release date of The Maybe Man had been delayed by one week to November 10.{{cite web|last=Maeoka|first=Toshio|url=https://www.pmstudio.com/music/20231111-21364|title=AJR Releases New Album "The Maybe Man"|website=pm studio|date=November 11, 2023|accessdate=November 14, 2023|archive-date=November 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114065824/https://www.pmstudio.com/music/20231111-21364|url-status=live}} On November 8, 2023, AJR announced The Maybe Man Tour, the band's first arena tour, beginning in 2024.{{Cite web|last1=Elbl|first1=Allison|last2=Price|first2=Alexa|title=Multi-Platinum Chart-Topping Band AJR Releases The Maybe Man|url=https://shorefire.com/releases/entry/multi-platinum-chart-topping-band-ajrreleases-the-maybe-man|website=Shore Fire Media|language=en|date=November 10, 2023|access-date=November 12, 2023|archive-date=November 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231111143548/https://shorefire.com/releases/entry/multi-platinum-chart-topping-band-ajrreleases-the-maybe-man|url-status=live}}

On May 24, 2024, the band released an acoustic version of the song "Inertia".{{cite web |title=Inertia Acoustic is now yours. Video tomorrow morning 🎻 AJR.lnk.to/InertiaAcoustic |url=https://www.facebook.com/AJRBrothers/posts/inertia-acoustic-is-now-yours-video-tomorrow-morning-ajrlnktoinertiaacoustic/1017723873056031/ |website=Facebook |access-date=13 July 2024 |archive-date=July 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240713024157/https://www.facebook.com/AJRBrothers/posts/inertia-acoustic-is-now-yours-video-tomorrow-morning-ajrlnktoinertiaacoustic/1017723873056031/ |url-status=live }} The accompanying music video, filmed at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida, was released the day after. The video features AJR, Arnetta Johnson, and Ginny Luke sitting in one section of the arena, towards the front, with a spotlight on the band members.

On January 7, 2025, the band announced that they would perform at the Sips and Sounds Festival in Austin, Texas on March 8,https://www.sipssoundsfest.com/lineup alongside other artists such as Halsey, Khalid, Benson Boone, and various others.

In addition to the Sips and Sounds Festival, the band announced two days later that they would also be performing at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeohttps://www.rodeohouston.com in Houston, Texas on March 6.

On March 14, 2025, the band announced the Somewhere in the Sky Tour, with special guests Cavetown, Goth Babe, Quinn XCII, Chelsea Cutler, Lawrence, Valley, Madilyn Mei, Ryley Tate Wilson, and Benjamin Steer.

Personal lives

The brothers are Jewish, describing themselves as "culturally Jewish".{{cite web |last=Dzurillay |first=Julia |date=November 17, 2022 |title=Why AJR Changed Their Last Name |url=https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/ajr-changed-their-last-name.html/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230430103335/https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/ajr-changed-their-last-name.html/ |archive-date=April 30, 2023 |access-date=October 27, 2023 |website=ShowBiz Cheat Sheet}} Their father was Gary Metzger, an architect who died in July 2023;{{Cite web |last=Bradley |first=Josh |title=Review: AJR remembers Dad during emotional, triumphant production in Tampa [PHOTOS] |url=https://www.cltampa.com/tampa/review-ajr-remembers-dad-during-emotional-triumphant-production-in-tampa-photos/Slideshow/17782299 |access-date=2024-12-04 |website=Creative Loafing Tampa Bay |language=en}} their mother is Laurie Marvald, who began her career as an architect, attending Cornell University, then moving on to entrepreneurship. Laurie created and was one of the original founding partners of AJR Productions, LLC. She held an executive and management role until 2022.{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}}

The three members of AJR grew up in Bayside, Queens, until moving to Chelsea, Manhattan, in 2001.{{Cite news |last1=Hall |first1=Trish |date=May 5, 2002 |title=Habitats/Chelsea; Moving to Manhattan, for the Children's Sake |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/05/realestate/habitats-chelsea-moving-to-manhattan-for-the-children-s-sake.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210405093839/https://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/05/realestate/habitats-chelsea-moving-to-manhattan-for-the-children-s-sake.html |archive-date=April 5, 2021 |access-date=December 12, 2020 |newspaper=The New York Times}} There, Jack attended the Professional Children's School in Manhattan.{{cite news |last=Miller |first=Gregory E. |date=15 October 2013 |title=Could AJR be the next Jonas Brothers? |url=https://nypost.com/2013/10/15/could-ajr-be-the-next-jonas-brothers/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171224101155/https://nypost.com/2013/10/15/could-ajr-be-the-next-jonas-brothers/ |archive-date=December 24, 2017 |access-date=December 7, 2017 |newspaper=New York Post}} Jack was a child actor, appearing in The Pink Panther 2 as well as an episode of Law and Order: Criminal Intent.{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/law-and-order-criminal-intent/s04/e07|title=Law & Order: Criminal Intent: Season 4, Episode 7|website=Rotten Tomatoes|date=November 7, 2004|access-date=March 19, 2024}}

Adam received a BA from Columbia University, majoring in business and philosophy,{{Cite web |last=Galang|first=Anabella|url=https://cornell.campusgroups.com/steministmovement/blog/7-pm-tonight-%7C-a-conversation-with-adam-met-%7C-sustainability-summit-2021/17567/|title=Join us for the Finale of the Sustainability Summit 2021|website=Cornell University|language=en|date=April 22, 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406222221/https://cornell.campusgroups.com/steministmovement/blog/7-pm-tonight-%7C-a-conversation-with-adam-met-%7C-sustainability-summit-2021/17567/|archive-date=April 6, 2023|access-date=May 3, 2022}} an MA from New York University,{{Cite web |url=https://www.harrywalker.com/speakers/adam-met/|title=Adam Met Keynote Speaker|website=Harry Walker Agency|language=en|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702085601/https://www.harrywalker.com/speakers/adam-met/|archive-date=July 2, 2022|access-date=May 3, 2022}} and PhD in International Human Rights Law from the University of Birmingham, while Ryan and Jack studied film at Columbia University.{{cite news |author=La Gorce, Tammy |date=May 17, 2019 |title=How the members of the band AJR spend their Sundays |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/17/nyregion/ajr-met-brothers-indie-music.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200816213044/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/17/nyregion/ajr-met-brothers-indie-music.html |archive-date=August 16, 2020 |access-date=August 3, 2020 |work=The New York Times}}{{Cite web |last=Tracy |first=Brianne |date=April 22, 2020 |title=Adam Met of AJR Opens Up About How He and His Brothers Stay Sustainable on Tour |url=https://people.com/music/adam-met-ajr-sustainable-on-tour/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624201709/https://people.com/music/adam-met-ajr-sustainable-on-tour/ |archive-date=June 24, 2021 |access-date=2022-03-29 |website=People |language=en}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.popbuzz.com/exclusives/ajr-interview-the-click-new-album-weak/|title=AJR Interview: Meet The Brothers Behind The Hit Single "Weak"|website=PopBuzz|language=en|date=April 7, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220511150456/https://www.popbuzz.com/exclusives/ajr-interview-the-click-new-album-weak/|archive-date=May 11, 2022|access-date=March 19, 2024}}

Artistry

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The brothers are all singer-songwriters themselves.{{Cite magazine |last=Greene |first=Andy |date=2019-05-17 |title=How I Wrote This: AJR Break Down Their Single '100 Bad Days' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/how-i-wrote-this-ajr-100-bad-days-835778/ |access-date=2023-10-28 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US |archive-date=October 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231028150651/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/how-i-wrote-this-ajr-100-bad-days-835778/ |url-status=live }} Being known as a DIY band, they emphasize writing, producing, and mixing all of their own music collaboratively from their living room studio.{{Cite web |title=How AJR transform everyday insecurities and anxiety into an escapist world of theatrical magic {{!}} Interview |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/interviews/ajr-transform-everyday-insecurities-and-anxiety-into-an-escapist-world-of-theatrical-magic |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=The Line of Best Fit |language=en-US |archive-date=March 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305135849/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/interviews/ajr-transform-everyday-insecurities-and-anxiety-into-an-escapist-world-of-theatrical-magic |url-status=live }} AJR describes their musical style is a mixture of many different genres such as dubstep, doo-wop, hip-pop and theatrical musical like Broadway,{{Cite web |last=Holland |first=Eric |date=2015-03-04 |title=Get Ready for AJR |url=https://hollandude.com/get-ready-for-ajr/ |access-date=2023-10-14 |website=Hollandude |language=en-US |archive-date=October 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027030951/https://hollandude.com/get-ready-for-ajr/ |url-status=live }} whereas the band has been categorized as indie pop,{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/things-indie-pop-band-ajr/story?id=46798580|title=5 things to know about indie-pop band AJR|website=ABC News|date=April 14, 2017|access-date=March 30, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119121456/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/things-indie-pop-band-ajr/story?id=46798580|archive-date=January 19, 2019|url-status=live}}{{cite web|first=Chloe|last=Veltman|url=https://www.npr.org/2024/08/15/nx-s1-5061571/ajr-music-climate|title=How one pop band is trying to turn concertgoers into climate activists|work=NPR|date=August 17, 2024|access-date=March 30, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240831082715/https://www.npr.org/2024/08/15/nx-s1-5061571/ajr-music-climate|archive-date=August 31, 2024|url-status=live}} and electropop.{{cite magazine|first=Chloe|last=Veltman|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/ajr-ready-for-stardom-self-produced-ny-brother-trios-catchy-im-ready-5719277/|title=AJR 'Ready' For Stardom: Self-produced NY Brother Trio's Catchy "I'm Ready" Single Takes Off Through Vevo, SiriusXM|magazine=Billboard|date=September 20, 2013|access-date=March 30, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119121456/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/things-indie-pop-band-ajr/story?id=46798580|archive-date=January 19, 2019|url-status=live}}

Band members

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AJR

  • Adam Met – vocals, bass guitar, sampler, percussion, programming
  • Jack Met – lead vocals, guitar, sampler, ukulele, banjo, drums, percussion, cowbell, horn, melodica, programming
  • Ryan Met – vocals, keyboards, piano, ukulele, sampler, production, programming

List of musicians toured with AJR

  • Arnetta Johnson – trumpet, keyboards (2020–present){{cite web |date=November 3, 2020 |title=Arnetta Johnson |url=https://whyy.org/episodes/arnetta-johnson/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128190747/https://whyy.org/episodes/arnetta-johnson/ |archive-date=November 28, 2020 |access-date=December 2, 2020 |website=Whyy}}{{cite web |last=Levy|first=Piet|url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/entertainment/music/2022/06/05/ajr-shows-its-one-musics-most-imaginative-acts-milwaukee-show/9991230002/|title=AJR shows it's one of music's most imaginative live acts at Milwaukee's American Family Insurance Amphitheater|website=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|language=en|date=November 3, 2020|accessdate=January 14, 2024}}
  • Chris Berry – drums, percussion (2018–present)
  • Ginny Luke – violin, cello, strings (2024–present){{Cite web |date=2024-06-19 |title=Ginny Luke: Former Dubuque Native Reflects On Music Industry Success |url=https://www.kwwl.com/news/dubuque/ginny-luke-former-dubuque-native-reflects-on-music-industry-success/article_9a137ace-2e30-11ef-ad18-eb12da83243e.html |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=KWWL |language=en}}
  • JJ Kirkpatrick – trumpet (2018–2019)

Awards and nominations

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!Ceremony

!Year

!Recipient

!Category

!Result

! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

Berlin Music Video Awards

! scope="row" rowspan="1"| 2024

|Maybe Man

|Best Animation

|{{nom}}

rowspan="4" |iHeartRadio Music Awards

! scope="row" rowspan="2"| 2023

|World's Smallest Violin

|TikTok Bop of the Year (Socially Voted Category)

|{{nom}}

Themselves

|Best Duo/Group of the Year

|{{nom}}

scope="row" rowspan="3"| 2022

|All My Favorite Songs w/Weezer

|Alternative Song of the Year

|{{nom}}

Themselves

|Best Duo/Group of the Year

|{{nom}}

Billboard Music Awards

|Ok Orchestra

|Top Rock Album

|{{nom}}

rowspan="2"|American Music Awards

! scope="row" rowspan="8"| 2021

|Themselves

|Favorite Pop Duo or Group

|{{nom}}

Themselves

|Favorite Rock Artist

|{{nom}}

BMI Awards

|Bang!

|BMI POP Awards

|{{won}}

rowspan="2" |iHeartRadio Music Awards

|Bang!

|Alternative Rock Song of the Year

|{{nom}}

Themselves

|Alternative Rock Artist of the Year

|{{nom}}

rowspan="3"|Billboard Music Awards

|Bang!

|Top Rock Song

|{{won}}

|align="center"|{{cite magazine|last1=Havens|first1=Lyndsey|title=AJR Perform 'Bang!' & 'Way Less Sad' at 2021 Billboard Music Awards|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9576875/ajr-bang-billboard-music-awards|access-date=June 20, 2021|magazine=Billboard|date=May 23, 2021|archive-date=June 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210626120317/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9576875/ajr-bang-billboard-music-awards|url-status=live}}

Themselves

|Top Duo/Group

|{{nom}}

Themselves

|Top Rock Artist

|{{nom}}

rowspan="2"|Teen Choice Awards

! scope="row" rowspan="3"| 2019

|100 Bad Days

|Choice Rock Song

|{{nom}}

Themselves

|Choice Rock Artist

|{{nom}}

iHeartRadio Music Awards

|Themselves

|Best New Rock/Alt. Rock Artist

|{{nom}}

Discography

{{main|AJR discography|List of songs recorded by AJR}}

Studio albums

Filmography

{{further|AJR discography#Music videos}}

=Television=

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Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

rowspan="2" |2014

|The X Factor

| rowspan="24" |Musical guest

|In Australian Season 6

|{{cite web |date=29 September 2014 |title=Jason is eliminated – X Factor Recap |url=http://www.take40.com/news/48316/jason-is-eliminated----x-factor-recap-%2829-09-14%29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141130113830/http://www.take40.com/news/48316/jason-is-eliminated----x-factor-recap-(29-09-14) |archive-date=2014-11-30 |accessdate=30 September 2014 |work=Take 40 Australia |publisher=Authentic Entertainment}}

Live with Kelly and Michael

|In Season 27

|{{Cite web |date=2014-09-26 |title=Friday's TV Highlights: 'Blue Bloods' on CBS |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-fridays-tv-highlights-blue-bloods-on-cbs-20140925-story.html |access-date=2023-11-11 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US |archive-date=November 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231111100106/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-fridays-tv-highlights-blue-bloods-on-cbs-20140925-story.html |url-status=live }}

2016

|Live with Kelly

|Episode 10

|{{Cite web |last=Maglio |first=Tony |date=2017-05-10 |title=Kelly Ripa's 205 Guest Co-Hosted 'Live' Episodes, Ranked by TV Ratings (Photos) |url=https://www.thewrap.com/kelly-ripa-guest-co-hosts-ranked-tv-ratings-ryan-seacrest/ |access-date=2023-11-11 |website=TheWrap |language=en-US |archive-date=November 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231111124526/https://www.thewrap.com/kelly-ripa-guest-co-hosts-ranked-tv-ratings-ryan-seacrest/ |url-status=live }}

2017

| rowspan="3" |Live with Kelly and Ryan

| rowspan="3" |{{hlist|In Season 29|30|32}}

|{{Cite web |last=Sperry |first=Alan |date=2017-07-20 |title=AJR; Live with Kelly and Ryan on July 24th Performing Current Single "Drama", 'What Everyone's Thinking Tour Part II' Underway Now {{!}} Denver Entertainment Hub |url=https://denverentertainmenthub.com/2017/07/20/ajr-live-with-kelly-and-ryan-on-july-24th-performing-current-single-drama-what-everyones-thinking-tour-part-ii-underway-now/ |access-date=2023-11-11 |website=denverentertainmenthub.com |language=en-US |archive-date=November 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231111113043/https://denverentertainmenthub.com/2017/07/20/ajr-live-with-kelly-and-ryan-on-july-24th-performing-current-single-drama-what-everyones-thinking-tour-part-ii-underway-now/ |url-status=live }}

2018

|{{Cite web |date=2018-08-14 |title=AJR Perform Single "Turning Out" on 'Kelly and Ryan' |url=https://www.audacy.com/blogs/tiana-timmerberg/ajr-perform-single-turning-out-kelly-and-ryan |access-date=2023-11-11 |website=www.audacy.com |language=en |archive-date=November 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231111125837/https://www.audacy.com/blogs/tiana-timmerberg/ajr-perform-single-turning-out-kelly-and-ryan |url-status=live }}

rowspan="3" |2020

|{{Cite web |title=Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest Host At-Home Prom with Pauly DelVecchio and TikTok's Addison Rae |url=https://people.com/tv/kelly-ripa-ryan-seacrest-host-at-home-prom-live/ |access-date=2023-11-11 |website=Peoplemag |language=en |archive-date=November 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231111114359/https://people.com/tv/kelly-ripa-ryan-seacrest-host-at-home-prom-live/ |url-status=live }}

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

|Episode 2954

|{{Cite web |last=Chantal |first=Dunn |title=Watch AJR's 'BANG!' on 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show' |url=https://www.sonic1029.com/2020/10/21/watch-ajrs-bang-on-the-ellen-degeneres-show/ |access-date=2023-11-11 |website=www.sonic1029.com |date=October 21, 2020 |archive-date=November 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231111124113/https://www.sonic1029.com/2020/10/21/watch-ajrs-bang-on-the-ellen-degeneres-show/ |url-status=live }}

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

| rowspan="3" |Television special

|{{Cite web |last=Cantor |first=Brian |date=2020-11-28 |title=AJR's "Bang!" Reaches #1 On US iTunes Sales Chart Following Thanksgiving Day Parade Performance |url=https://headlineplanet.com/home/2020/11/28/ajrs-bang-reaches-1-on-us-itunes-sales-chart-following-thanksgiving-day-parade-performance/ |access-date=2023-11-11 |website=Headline Planet |language=en-US |archive-date=November 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231111121613/https://headlineplanet.com/home/2020/11/28/ajrs-bang-reaches-1-on-us-itunes-sales-chart-following-thanksgiving-day-parade-performance/ |url-status=live }}

rowspan="5" |2021

|iHeartRadio Jingle Ball

|{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2021/music/news/jingle-ball-lil-nas-x-doja-cat-ed-sheeran-saweetie-1235126246/|title=Lil Nas X, Doja Cat, Ed Sheeran, Saweetie and BTS Sound the Bell at L.A.'s iHeartRadio Jingle Ball|last=Willman|first=Chris|date=December 4, 2021|magazine=Variety|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205025103/https://variety.com/2021/music/news/jingle-ball-lil-nas-x-doja-cat-ed-sheeran-saweetie-1235126246/|archive-date=December 5, 2021|url-status=live|access-date=December 19, 2022}}

NBC's New Year's Eve

|{{Cite web |last=Leiber |first=Sarah Jae |title=Carson Daly Hosts NBC'S NEW YEAR'S EVE 2021 Alongside Amber Ruffin, Stephen 'Twitch' Boss, & More |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Carson-Daly-Hosts-NBCS-NEW-YEARS-EVE-2021-Alongside-Amber-Ruffin-Stephen-Twitch-Boss-More-20201214 |access-date=2023-11-11 |website=BroadwayWorld.com |language=en |archive-date=November 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118164838/https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Carson-Daly-Hosts-NBCS-NEW-YEARS-EVE-2021-Alongside-Amber-Ruffin-Stephen-Twitch-Boss-More-20201214 |url-status=live }}

The Late Late Show with James Corden

|Episode 862

|{{Cite web |date=2021-05-02 |title=Ezra Donellan Reflects AJR Energy With CHAUVET Professional On Squeek Lights Ruby Stage |url=https://www.livedesignonline.com/news/ezra-donellan-reflects-ajr-energy-chauvet-professional-squeek-lights-ruby-stage |website=livedesignonline |access-date=November 13, 2023 |archive-date=November 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113094430/https://www.livedesignonline.com/news/ezra-donellan-reflects-ajr-energy-chauvet-professional-squeek-lights-ruby-stage |url-status=live }}

The Not-Too-Late Show with ElmoSeason 2 Episode 13{{Cite web |title=Shows A-Z – Not-Too-Late Show With Elmo, The on hbo max {{!}} TheFutonCritic.com |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/not-too-late-show-with-elmo/listings |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=www.thefutoncritic.com |archive-date=December 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231219025535/http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/not-too-late-show-with-elmo/listings |url-status=live }}
rowspan="2" |The Kelly Clarkson Show

| rowspan="2" |{{hlist|Episode 308|464}}

|{{Cite web |last=Cantor |first=Brian |date=2021-04-08 |title=AJR Scheduled To Perform On April 14 "Kelly Clarkson Show" |url=https://headlineplanet.com/home/2021/04/07/ajr-scheduled-to-perform-on-april-14-kelly-clarkson-show/ |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=Headline Planet |language=en-US |archive-date=December 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231213220216/https://headlineplanet.com/home/2021/04/07/ajr-scheduled-to-perform-on-april-14-kelly-clarkson-show/ |url-status=live }}

rowspan="4" |2022

|{{Cite web |date=2022-02-23 |title=Daisy The Great Performs 'Record Player' ft. AJR – The Global Herald |url=https://theglobalherald.com/entertainment/daisy-the-great-performs-record-player-ft-ajr/ |access-date=2023-11-11 |language=en-US |archive-date=December 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231219025535/https://theglobalherald.com/entertainment/daisy-the-great-performs-record-player-ft-ajr/ |url-status=live }}

iHeartRadio Jingle Ball

| rowspan="2" |Television special

|{{Cite web |date=2022-09-30 |title=iHeartMedia Rings in the Holiday Season With the Return of Its Iconic 2022 National "iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour Presented by Capital One" |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220930005489/en/iHeartMedia-Rings-in-the-Holiday-Season-With-the-Return-of-Its-Iconic-2022-National-%E2%80%9CiHeartRadio-Jingle-Ball-Tour-Presented-by-Capital-One%E2%80%9D |access-date=2023-12-01 |website=www.businesswire.com |language=en |archive-date=December 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203071442/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220930005489/en/iHeartMedia-Rings-in-the-Holiday-Season-With-the-Return-of-Its-Iconic-2022-National-%E2%80%9CiHeartRadio-Jingle-Ball-Tour-Presented-by-Capital-One%E2%80%9D |url-status=live }}

Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve

|{{Cite magazine |last=Mamo |first=Heran |date=2021-12-30 |title=Everything You Need to Know About 'Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2022′ |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/dick-clarks-new-years-rockin-eve-with-ryan-seacrest-2022-everything-to-know-1235014191/ |access-date=2023-11-11 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=November 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231111121612/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/dick-clarks-new-years-rockin-eve-with-ryan-seacrest-2022-everything-to-know-1235014191/ |url-status=live }}

rowspan="2" |The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonrowspan="2" |{{hlist|Episode 1690|1872}}{{Cite web |last=Cantor |first=Brian |date=2022-07-29 |title=AJR Closes"The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" With Performance (First Look) |url=https://headlineplanet.com/home/2022/07/28/ajr-delivers-performance-on-the-tonight-show-starring-jimmy-fallon-first-look/ |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=Headline Planet |language=en-US |archive-date=November 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231116020603/https://headlineplanet.com/home/2022/07/28/ajr-delivers-performance-on-the-tonight-show-starring-jimmy-fallon-first-look/ |url-status=live }}
rowspan="5" |2023{{Cite web |last=Cantor |first=Brian |date=2023-11-10 |title=Jared Leto, AJR Appeared On "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" (Special Look) |url=https://headlineplanet.com/home/2023/11/10/jared-leto-ajr-appeared-on-the-tonight-show-starring-jimmy-fallon-special-look/ |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=Headline Planet |language=en-US |archive-date=November 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110080923/https://headlineplanet.com/home/2023/11/10/jared-leto-ajr-appeared-on-the-tonight-show-starring-jimmy-fallon-special-look/ |url-status=live }}
Music Universe K-909

|Korean Episode 18

|{{Cite web |last=tenasia.hankyung.com |first=Digital |date=2023-06-30 |title=비투비 서은광X美 밴드 AJR, 글로벌 컬래버…세계적 아티스트들 'K-909' 출연 {{!}} 텐아시아 |url=https://tenasia.hankyung.com/article/2023063048664 |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=텐아시아 연예뉴스 |language=ko |archive-date=November 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110092601/https://tenasia.hankyung.com/article/2023063048664 |url-status=live }}

Live with Kelly and Mark

|In Season 36

|{{Cite web |last=Center |first=Wells Fargo |title=Multi-platinum Chart-topping Band AJR First-ever Arena Tour Release the Maybe Man {{!}} Wells Fargo Center |url=https://www.wellsfargocenterphilly.com/news/detail/ajr-first-ever-arena-tour |access-date=2023-11-11 |website=www.wellsfargocenterphilly.com |language=en |archive-date=November 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231111101845/https://www.wellsfargocenterphilly.com/news/detail/ajr-first-ever-arena-tour |url-status=live }}

The Voice

|In Season 24

|{{Cite magazine|last=Denis|first=Kyle|date=December 12, 2023|title=Jelly Roll, Tyla & Dan + Shay Lead Star-Studded 'The Voice' Season 24 Finale Lineup|url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/tv-film/jelly-roll-dan-and-shay-the-voice-season-24-finale-performance-lineup-1235553310/|access-date=December 17, 2023|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=December 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231220001031/https://www.billboard.com/culture/tv-film/jelly-roll-dan-and-shay-the-voice-season-24-finale-performance-lineup-1235553310/|url-status=live}}

iHeartRadio Jingle Ball

|Television special

|{{Cite web |title=Watch an All-New IHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour Special on ABC Thursday, December 21 {{!}} ABC Updates |url=https://abc.com/news/insider/watch-the-iheartradio-jingle-ball-tour-special-on-abc-and-stream-on-hulu |access-date=2023-12-01 |website=ABC |language=en |archive-date=December 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203071442/https://abc.com/news/insider/watch-the-iheartradio-jingle-ball-tour-special-on-abc-and-stream-on-hulu |url-status=live }}

rowspan="2" |2024

|NHL Stadium Series

|Rangers-Islanders intermission

|{{Cite web |date=2024-01-17 |title=AJR to perform at Stadium Series on Feb. 18 {{!}} NHL.com |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/topic/nhl-stadium-series/ajr-to-perform-at-stadium-series-on-feb-18 |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=NHL |language=en |archive-date=February 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240216205250/https://www.nhl.com/news/topic/nhl-stadium-series/ajr-to-perform-at-stadium-series-on-feb-18 |url-status=live }}

The Kelly Clarkson Show

|Episode 791

|{{Cite web |date=2024-03-06 |title=Kelly Clarkson steps out in tiny leather dress in NYC as her head-turning transformation continues |url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/fashion/celebrity-style/514912/kelly-clarkson-wows-tiny-leather-dress-steps-out-in-nyc-ongoing-transformation-in-style/ |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=HELLO! |language=en |archive-date=March 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240306213334/https://www.hellomagazine.com/fashion/celebrity-style/514912/kelly-clarkson-wows-tiny-leather-dress-steps-out-in-nyc-ongoing-transformation-in-style/ |url-status=live }}

Headlining tours

{{div col}}

  • The Infinity Tour (2014){{Cite web|author=Digital Tour Bus|url=https://www.digitaltourbus.com/news/ajr-announce-infinity-tour-fall/|title=AJR Announce "The Infinity Tour" For The Fall|website=Digital Tour Bus|language=en|date=September 23, 2014|access-date=January 26, 2024|archive-date=December 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211223300/https://www.digitaltourbus.com/news/ajr-announce-infinity-tour-fall/|url-status=live}}
  • What Everyone's Thinking Tour (2017){{Cite web|date=2017-04-15|title=AJR Announces "What Everyone's Thinking Tour Part II" • Digital Tour Bus|url=https://digitaltourbus.com/news/ajr-announces-what-everyones-thinking-tour-part-ii/|access-date=2020-10-23|website=Digital Tour Bus|language=en-US|archive-date=September 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923100034/https://digitaltourbus.com/news/ajr-announces-what-everyones-thinking-tour-part-ii/|url-status=live}}
  • The Click Tour (2018){{Cite magazine |last=Bowenbank |first=Starr |date=2018-10-23 |title=Takeover Tuesday Playlist: AJR Prep Fans For Their Wacky Tour With Beach Boys, Vampire Weekend & More |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/ajr-playlist-tour-takeover-tuesday-8481256/ |access-date=2023-12-25 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=December 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231225030314/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/ajr-playlist-tour-takeover-tuesday-8481256/ |url-status=live }}
  • Neotheater World Tour (2019–2020){{cite web |first=Emma |last=Gallagher |date=September 28, 2019 |title=Review: AJR erupts with energy for tour start |url=https://www.creightonian.com/scene/article_b34a86c0-e39b-11e9-b74e-ffb3ea1abba5.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191028123645/https://www.creightonian.com/scene/article_b34a86c0-e39b-11e9-b74e-ffb3ea1abba5.html |archive-date=October 28, 2019 |access-date=October 28, 2019 |work=The Creightonian}}
  • OK Orchestra Tour (2021–2022){{Cite web |date=2021-07-12 |title=AJR Adds 2021 Leg To 'The OK Orchestra Tour' – Pollstar News |url=https://news.pollstar.com/2021/07/12/ajr-adds-2021-leg-to-the-ok-orchestra-tour/ |access-date=2023-10-31 |language=en-US |archive-date=October 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031232439/https://news.pollstar.com/2021/07/12/ajr-adds-2021-leg-to-the-ok-orchestra-tour/ |url-status=live }}
  • The Maybe Man Tour (2024)
  • Somewhere in the Sky Tour (2025)

{{div col end}}

COVID-19 concerts

  • A Night in Your Car with AJR (2020){{Cite web |last=Staggs|first=Jordan|url=http://viemagazine.com/drive-in-concerts-2020/|title=Are Drive-In Concerts the New Big Thing?|website=VIE Magazine|language=en-US|date=August 13, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216203812/http://viemagazine.com/drive-in-concerts-2020/|archive-date=December 16, 2023|access-date=December 16, 2023}}
  • {{vanchor|One Spectacular Night}} (2020){{Cite web |last=Mcewen |first=Alex |date=2021-12-28 |title=AJR's One More Spectacular Night was Quite Alright |url=https://culturess.com/2021/12/28/ajr-one-spectacular-night-quite-alright/ |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=Culturess |language=en-US |archive-date=October 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030193914/https://culturess.com/2021/12/28/ajr-one-spectacular-night-quite-alright/ |url-status=live }}
  • One More Spectacular Night (2021) {{small|(rerun)}}

In 2020, the band postponed a second leg of the Neotheater World Tour and an upcoming Everything Everywhere Tour, later canceling them due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web|last=McEwen|first=Alex|url=https://culturess.com/2021/04/13/ajr-announces-ok-orchestra-us-tour-dates/|title=AJR announces OK Orchestra US Tour dates for 2022|website=Culturess|language=en|date=April 13, 2021|accessdate=April 30, 2024|archive-date=April 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240430083826/https://culturess.com/2021/04/13/ajr-announces-ok-orchestra-us-tour-dates/|url-status=live}} On July 21, 2020, AJR announced their drive-in show, "A night in your car with AJR", which took place on August 19, 2020, in Philadelphia. Two days later after the first show had sold out entirely, they announced a second show for Philadelphia which took place on August 20. The first show saw the debut of "Bummerland".{{Cite tweet |user=ajrbrothers |number=1286360779885817861 |title=This sold out in pre-sale. Woah. We're adding another Philly date on sale tomorrow, and thinking we should add more of these. Where should we come? |date=July 23, 2020 |access-date=2020-08-20}}{{User-generated source|date=December 2023}}

On November 19, 2020, AJR announced their first virtual concert, AJR's One Spectacular Night, which took place on December 26, 2020. The livestream was interactive, allowing viewers to clap after songs and change the camera to both simulate a live concert and experiment with livestreaming.

=Opening acts=

AJR has opened for Andy Grammer, American Authors, Demi Lovato, Fifth Harmony, Fitz and the Tantrums, Hoodie Allen, Imagine Dragons, Ingrid Michaelson, Lindsey Stirling, Melanie Martinez, Sammy Adams, the Wanted, Train, and We the Kings.{{Cite web |last=Wippsson |first=Johan |title=AJR Perform On The Today Show, Upcoming Dates With Andy Grammer, American Authors |url=http://www.melodic.net/news/ajr-perform-on-the-today-show-upcoming-dates-with-andy-grammer-american-authors |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=www.melodic.net |archive-date=November 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231125150658/http://www.melodic.net/news/ajr-perform-on-the-today-show-upcoming-dates-with-andy-grammer-american-authors |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2015-01-20 |title=Melanie Martinez Adds AJR to "The Dollhouse Tour" |url=https://www.digitaltourbus.com/news/melanie-martinez-adds-ajr-dollhouse-tour/ |access-date=2023-12-03 |website=Digital Tour Bus |language=en |archive-date=December 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203173808/https://www.digitaltourbus.com/news/melanie-martinez-adds-ajr-dollhouse-tour/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web|url=https://digitaltourbus.com/news/ingrid-michaelson-announces-hell-no-tour/|title=Ingrid Michaelson Announces the "Hell No Tour" • Digital Tour Bus|date=2016-06-29|website=Digital Tour Bus|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-20|archive-date=October 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191020225826/https://digitaltourbus.com/news/ingrid-michaelson-announces-hell-no-tour/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |title=AJR – The Vogue |url=https://thevogue.com/artists/ajr/ |access-date=2023-11-13 |website=The Vogue |language=en |archive-date=November 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113004710/https://thevogue.com/artists/ajr/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=http://ajrbrothers.tumblr.com/post/81625025917/ajr-on-tour-with-lindsey-stirling|title=AJR on Tour with Lindsey Stirling!|publisher=Giraffic Themes|date=April 2014|access-date=30 December 2016|archive-date=May 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529052615/http://ajrbrothers.tumblr.com/post/81625025917/ajr-on-tour-with-lindsey-stirling|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |title=Imagine Dragons warmup band AJR tours Israel ahead of Tuesday show |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/imagine-dragons-tours-israel-ahead-of-tuesday-show/ |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=The Times of Israel |language=en |archive-date=December 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231213131105/https://www.timesofisrael.com/imagine-dragons-tours-israel-ahead-of-tuesday-show/ |url-status=live }}

Philanthropy

  • On March 31, 2017, AJR released the charity single "It's On Us" to support sexual violence survivors across the United States.{{Cite web|last=Kaplan|first=Rebecca|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/civicnation/2017/03/31/its-on-us-and-ajr-partner-on-charity-single-to-change-the-conversation-around-sexual-assault/|title=It's On Us And AJR Partner On Charity Single To Change the Conversation Around Sexual Assault|website=Forbes|language=en|date=March 31, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200527234820/https://www.forbes.com/sites/civicnation/2017/03/31/its-on-us-and-ajr-partner-on-charity-single-to-change-the-conversation-around-sexual-assault/#20f9744b131e|archive-date=May 27, 2020|access-date=October 25, 2023}}
  • $1 from every The Maybe Man Tour ticket sold will go towards Planet Reimagined, a non-profit organization co-founded by Adam Met that trains the climate leaders of the future, teaching them how to combine thought and advocacy for measurable impact to fight the climate crisis and deliver fair solutions for people and the planet.{{Cite web |last=Met |first=Adam |title=Multi-Platinum Chart-Topping Band AJR Releases The Maybe Man |url=https://shorefire.com/releases/entry/multi-platinum-chart-topping-band-ajrreleases-the-maybe-man |access-date=2023-11-11 |website=Shore Fire Media |language=en |archive-date=November 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231111143548/https://shorefire.com/releases/entry/multi-platinum-chart-topping-band-ajrreleases-the-maybe-man |url-status=live }}

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