Gavin James talks Capitol & stage-diving James Blunt

In the new issue of Hot Press, Gavin James discusses his new deal with Capitol Records, one of the America's most iconic labels.
"It was more like a publishing deal at the start," says James. "Because I'm already signed to Believe Recordings, they joined ventures and worked together as one label. They never went to Capitol. They were kind of plugging it together to get American deals for a while. Capitol came along saying, 'Who's this lad?' and it just came together over the next couple of months."
No small feat for an artist who hasn't released his debut album yet.
"We're working on it in London with a guy called Cam Blackwood. We're halfway there now so it'll be out sometime after the summer, probably September or October."
The 23-year-old has his share of stories from the road already, including some memorable times on tour with James Blunt.
"He's a legend! Such a funny guy," James enthuses. "He literally stage dives. These are 10, 12,000 capacity venues and he stage dives from the front to the very back and then runs back. It takes him like 10 minutes. It's so good though, and he's such a nice guy."
Read our full feature on James in our latest issue, hitting newsstands tomorrow! You can also buy it online here.