Hedley (band)

Hedley originally consisted of Jacob Hoggard, Kevin Giesbrecht, Kevin Heeres, Ryan Federau, and Brandon McKay. Hoggard got into Canadian Idol, where he made it to the top three. Shortly after, the members decided to go their separate ways, but the band re-formed not long after, with Hoggard as the only original member.

Their debut single "On My Own" reached number 1 on the Canadian Singles Chart and the follow-up "Trip" peaked at number 11. The singles "On My Own", "321", "Trip", and "Gunnin" topped the MuchMusic Countdown.[7]

In 2005 the band went on their first tour across Canada,[8] with The Weekend and Faber (the band currently known as Faber Drive). Then went on a 19-city Canadian tour with Simple Plan[9] and in early 2006, headlining The Get Some Tour cross Canada club tour with MxPx and Faber.[10]

In the summer of 2006, they signed a record deal for the United States with Capitol Records. Upon signing Hedley's self-titled album was released with a new cover in the US on September 26, 2006, a year after its initial release in Canada. During June 2006, the band went on tour in the US, opening for fellow Capitol Records artist, Yellowcard, with Matchbox Romance.[11] Subsequently, Hedley was dropped by Capitol Records a year later.

Hedley released their second album, Famous Last Words, on October 30, 2007. It went platinum ten days after release.[12] The first single from the CD, "She's So Sorry", was released to radio on August 21, 2007, and premiered on MuchMusic on September 20, 2007. In late 2007, the band was chosen to open for Bon Jovi on their Lost Highway Tour at their Canadian stops for 14 shows [13] which forced them to postpone their own tour until early 2008, opened by State of Shock.[14]

Hedley at the 2007 MMVA Awards

After the band was dropped by Capitol Records in 2007, "Never Too Late" was released by Fontana Distribution, at the time owned by Hedley's Canadian record label's parent company Universal Music. On November 17, 2009, Hedley released their third studio album The Show Must Go. The first single "Cha-Ching" peaked at number 6 in the Canadian Hot 100.[15] The second single, Don't Talk to Strangers peaked at number 11 on the Canadian Hot 100.[15] The third single "Perfect" peaked at number seven in the Canadian Hot 100. The fourth single off the album was "Hands Up". The band went on The Show Must Go... on the Road Tour across 38 cities in Canada in support of the new album The Show Must Go.[16] A live album and documentary entitled Go With the Show was recorded during this tour. Released on CD/DVD on November 9. 2010.

In 2010 the band signed an American record deal with Island Records as Hedley's Canadian label. The album was originally to be released in the US on October 12, but instead was released on December 7, 2010, containing the bonus tracks "I Do (Wanna Love You)" (a re-arrangement of the song "For the Nights I Can't Remember" and "Color Outside The Lines".[17] The band also toured the US to promote the album. The band performed Cha-Ching in a segment with other artists highlighting Canadian music at the closing ceremony of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games.[18] The song was later included in the soundtrack to the closing ceremonies Sounds of Vancouver 2010: Closing Ceremony Commemorative Album.

On May 5, 2011, Hedley confirmed that they were back in the studio recording a new album. The first official single from the album, entitled, "Invincible", was released on on August 23, 2011.[19] The band's fourth studio album, Storms, was released on November 8, 2011. This album consists of 12 tracks (17 on the deluxe edition).[20] A music video was released for the album's second single "One Life" on December 14, 2011. It debuted at number two on the Canadian Albums Chart. On November 23, 2011, the album was certified gold by Music Canada. Hedley won the Juno Award for Best Pop Album at the 2012 awards. The album produced two top-20 singles, "Invincible" (featuring rapper P. Reign on the single release) and "One Life". The album included the track "Beautiful" which was first released on Hedley's live album Go With the Show in 2010.

Hedley released a new single called "Kiss You Inside Out" on May 18, 2012, included in the re-release of the album on June 5, 2012. A French version of Kiss You Inside Out featuring additional vocals by Andrée-Anne Leclerc was also made available on iTunes. To promote Storms, the band went on the 31 city Shipwrecked tour during early 2012.[21]

On August 27, 2013, "Anything", the first single from the abum 'Wild Life,' was released on November 11, 2013. Hedley signed in late 2013 [22] again with Capitol Records. The album was released via Capitol Records in the US on May 20, 2014. The album's second single "Crazy For You", was released on October 22, 2013. ' Hedley headlined the 101st Grey Cup Halftime show at Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field in Regina, Saskatchewan on November 24, 2013, performing a 13-minute compilation of "Hands Up", "Anything", "Invincible" and "Cha-Ching".[23] edley went on a Canadian national headlining tour, Wild Live Tour, to promote the album, Wild Life', released in the US on May 19, 2014, from February to April 2014.

On September 8, Hedley released "Lost in Translation" as the lead single off the album Hello. The sixth album was released via Universal Music Canada on November 6, 2015. Hedley was nominated for Group of the Year for the 2016 Juno Awards but lost to Walk Off the Earth.[24] On July 3, 2016, they were the headliners of the post-Queen's Plate concert held at Woodbine Racetrack (in Toronto) which also featured The Strumbellas & The Mathew Good Band.

On March 31, 2017, Hedley announced on their Facebook page that their drummer, Chris Crippin had left the band after 11 years.[25] Their album Cageless, was released September 29, 2017.[26] Crippin later spoke about his time with the band, saying that Hoggard was "extremely rude" and was silenced when he tried to confront Hoggard about his behaviour.[27][28]

On February 13, 2018, then current Hedley members were anonymously accused of sexual misconduct with young fans, primarily female, as young as 14 years of age. As a result, the Juno Awards and the band mutually agreed to cancel their scheduled performance.[4][5] The band posted a Facebook message, saying that the accusations were unsubstantiated and that while the band in the past "engaged in a lifestyle that incorporated certain rock and roll clichés [...] there was always a line that we would never cross".[29] On February 28, 2018, Hedley announced that they would take an indefinite hiatus following their tour, while Hoggard announced he would be taking an indefinite step back from his career.[30] On February 16, 2018, it was announced that Hedley was dropped by their management team effective immediately. Several radio stations and media organizations (including Corus Radio and CBC Music) removed and suspended all of their music due to these allegations.[31] On February 25, 2018, an Ottawa woman accused lead singer Jacob Hoggard of sexual assault after the pair met on Tinder and went to a hotel to have sex in November 2016.[6] On July 23, 2018, Hoggard was charged with one count of Sexual Interference and two counts of Sexual Assault Causing Bodily Harm.[32] On October 20, 2022, he was sentenced to 5 years in prison after being found guilty of sexually assaulting the Ottawa woman.[33]

• Jacob Hoggard – lead vocals, guitar, piano (2003–2018)
• Dave Rosin – guitar, backing vocals (2005–2018)
• Tommy Mac – bass, backing vocals (2005–2018)
• Jay Benison – drums (2017–2018)

• Ryan Federau – guitar (2003-2005)
• Kevin Giesbrecht – guitar (2003-2005)
• Kevin Heeres – bass (2003-2005)
• Brandon McKay – drums (2003-2005)
• Chris Crippin – drums (2005-2017)

• Hedley (2005)
• On the Road (2006)
• The Show Must Go (2009–2010)
• Shipwrecked Tour (2012)
• Wild Live (2014–2015)
• Hello World Tour (2016)
• Cageless Tour (2017–2018)

• Still Not Getting Any (2005)
• Lost Highway Tour (2007)
• All the Right Reasons Tour (2007)

• Garth Richardson was nominated for Producer of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2006 for producing "Gunnin" and "Villain" by Hedley.[40]
• Brian Howes won Producer of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2007 for producing "Trip" by Hedley.[41]
• Brian Howes was nominated for Producer of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2011 for producing "Cha-Ching" and "Perfect" by Hedley.[42]
• Brian Howes won Producer of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2012 for producing "Heaven's Gonna Wait" by Hedley.[41]
• Brian Howes and Jacob Hoggard were nominated for Producer of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2014 for producing "Anything" and "Crazy for You" by Hedley.[42]