NMM: Jacob Whitesides

I always love to see and listen to some new, up and coming artists, especially teens who want to make it big in the music industry. Jacob Whitesides is no exception. At the age of fourteen, the singer-songwriter is very quickly gaining national as well as international attention; thanks in part to a very popular YouTube channel and a recent performance at TeenHoot, a festival in Nashville which profiles some young musical talent.

I'd heard of this guy before and decided to check him out on the live stream of TeenHoot a few weeks ago. What was wild was he ended up auditioning for the X-Factor in Greensboro when I went the very next day. This way, I got to see and hear him perform in person. After seeing that, I have to say, he's going to be a great artist.

Here's his performance of The Wanted's "Glad You Came." Also, he has a Kickstarter project going on to raise money so he can record his first single. You can check that out by clicking here.