AJR is an American indie band founded by brothers Adam, Jack, and Ryan Met (né Metzger), collectively a trio of vocalists, multi-instrumentalists, and songwriters.

[1] The brothers grew up in New York City, primarily focused on busking and singing covers until shifting to songwriting and touring.

[a] 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.

AJR is a 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.

AJR, originally known as TB³ (Tapping Brothers to the Third Power),[b] began street performing in the parks of New York City in 2005.

[15] 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.

[20][21][22] The song was placed in regular rotation on Sirius XM Radio's Top 20 on 20 and Hits 1 stations,[18] and they performed it on Good Day New York and VH1's Big Morning Buzz.

[34] The latter became a hit,[35] 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.

[37][43] It was inspired by Fun, Twenty One Pilots,[35] Kanye West,[44] and Kendrick Lamar, stylistically incorporating hip-hop,[39] electronic dance music,[43] and jazz.

[45] The album amassed over two billion streams on Spotify,[39] while the tour sold over 100,000 tickets,[46] featuring Hundred Handed, Grizfolk,[47] Ocean Park Standoff,[48] MAX,[49] and Robert DeLong as opening acts.

[54] Also included was an acoustic recording of "Pretender",[55] a collaboration from earlier in the year between AJR, EDM artist Steve Aoki and American rapper Lil Yachty.

[56] 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.

On March 12, the promotional single "Birthday Party" was released and "100 Bad Days" was performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live!.

[69] The album's second single, "Bummerland", released on August 31, 2020,[70] 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.

[73] OK Orchestra was officially released on March 26, 2021,[74] with the Blue Man Group featuring on its ninth track, "Ordinaryish People".

AJR signed to Mercury Records/Republic Records in May 2022,[79][80] and officially released the song "I Won't" through the label on July 29 with an accompanying music video.

[93] 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,[94] alongside other artists such as Halsey, Khalid, Benson Boone, and various others.

[143] 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.