page_title: Jeremy Loops
section_title: 2014–present: Trading Change and international growth
hierarchical_section_title: Jeremy Loops / Music career / 2014–present: Trading Change and international growth
caption_attribution_description: English: Jeremy Loops at the minor stage during Stavernfestivalen in Stavern on 09. July 2016. Lineup:Jeremy Hewitt (vocal)Unidentified (drums)Unidentified (bass) Norsk bokmål: Jeremy Loops opptrer på småscenen under Stavernfestivalen i Stavern den 09.07.16. På scenen:Jeremy Hewitt (vokal)Unidentified (trommer)Unidentified (bass)
context_page_description: Jeremy Thomas Hewitt, known by his stage name Jeremy Loops, is a South African singer, songwriter, and record producer.
  In 2011, Loops released his self-titled EP. His debut album Trading Change was released March 2014 in South Africa. The album was released in North America and South America via Yebo Music in August 2015, and in Europe and Australia in February 2016. He toured the United States as a support slot on Rebelution's "Winter Greens Tour", followed with two headline US tours of his own, The Jeremy Loops US Tour and the Trading Change Tour. Loops ended 2015 supporting Twenty One Pilots on the European leg of their Blurryface Tour. With three shows remaining, the tour was cancelled following the November 2015 Paris attacks.
  Loops announced Continental Drift, his first headlining tour of Europe, which took place in January 2016. The Trading Change Tour, his second headlining tour of Europe and his maiden tour of Australia, took place in October and November 2016.
context_section_description: In January 2014, he released "Down South" (featuring Motheo Moleko), the lead single from his debut album Trading Change. Peaking at number one on South African Top 40 radio stations 5fm, 94.7, and Jacaranda FM, the breakout song's popularity drew a lot of attention to his album. Upon release in South Africa in April 2014, Trading Change debuted at No. 1 on iTunes South Africa. In support of the album, Loops spent 2014 touring South Africa.
  In the buildup to Trading Change's August 2015 North American release, Loops toured the United States three times. First securing a support slot on the Winter Greens Tour, headlined by reggae band Rebelution. This was followed up with two headline US tours of his own, namely the Jeremy Loops US Tour and the Trading Change Tour.
  In Europe, Loops supported Twenty One Pilots on their Blurryface Tour in September 2015, and followed that up with his own headlining tours, Continental Drift and the European leg of the Trading Change Tour. Trading Change was released in Europe on 26 February 2016.
  In a 2018, Loops released the album Critical as Water. This album tackled the serious water shortage that the singer's home city, Cape Town, is facing.
caption: Loops on stage in Norway in 2016
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