Joshua Bassett @ The Ryman

Joshua Bassett rocked his show at The Ryman in Nashville, Tennessee on August 10, 2024.

Joshua Bassett

Pop singer Joshua Bassett had a starring role on the teen series High School Musical: The Musical – The Series when he made his major-label debut in 2020. The warm, affectionate acoustic ballad “Common Sense” preceded his first EP, Joshua Bassett, in 2021. Two more EPs appeared over the coming year, including 2022’s Sad Songs in a Hotel Room. Bassett kicked off 2023 with the inspirational single “Just Love.”

Early Days

A native of Oceanside, California, Bassett learned to play piano, guitar, and drums growing up. He also participated in musical theater productions as early as age eight, when he participated in a community production of High School Musical. Having worked on commercials, he started winning parts on TV series like Lethal Weapon and Game Shakers in his mid-teens. His first recurring role came in 2018, when he was cast as Aidan Peters on the Disney Channel series Stuck in the Middle. An appearance on prime time’s Grey’s Anatomy followed in 2019. That same year he joined the inaugural cast of High School Musical: The Musical – The Series as Ricky Bowen, one of the leads.

Music

Bassett signed with Warner Records in early 2020, and his debut single, “Common Sense,” appeared that April. At the next month’s Kid’s Choice awards, he was nominated for Favorite Male TV Star. His eponymous debut EP arrived in March 2021 & included the hits “Lie Lie Lie” & “Only a Matter of Time.” A second EP, which chronicled the fallout from his breakup with fellow pop sensation Olivia Rodrigo, arrived later that year. It featured the singles “Crisis,” “Secret,” and “Set Me Free.” Led by the hit “Smoke Slow,” Bassett’s third EP, Sad Songs in a Hotel Room, appeared in September 2022. Followed by the heartfelt stand-alone ballad, “Would You Leave Me Now?”. 2023 saw the release of “Just Love,” a song rooted in themes of acceptance and self-worth.

pulled from AllMusic