AJREarlyReleases

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**AJREarlyReleases** is one of the most popular AJR fan channels of all time, likely the most known. The channel typically posts a variety of different types of AJR content, including occasional news updates, social media posts from the band, lyric videos, edits, and other forms of content. The current iteration of the AJREarlyReleases channels had been made back on February 13th, 2020 and was put into use that same year on April 28th.

AJREarlyReleases is one of multiple channels by the same individual (*TimberHines123*), all related to AJR content. Other channels include **AJREarlyReleases2, AJRInstrumentals,** and **AJRAutoMashups.**

## Creation

AJREarlyReleases had been created all the way back in ***March 8th, 2019*** as a place for the archival of AJR content. This time-period of the AJR fanbase had seen barely any fan accounts, with only 3 prominent ones at the time (***IsNotBroken - FanofAJR, AJRe-uploads, and a third channel***). *IsNotBroken - FanofAJR* had focused on concert videos (*and still does as of writing on 2024-01-20*), while *AJRe-uploads* and the unnamed third channel had focused on uploading old/removed content by the band before being terminated.

These channels served as inspiration of the AJREarlyReleases channel and the content it had posted focused on posting old/removed content, as well as instrumentals, the latest news/updates for the band, early releases (*hence the name of the channel*) of music and other content.

## History

**AJREarlyReleases** **(*v1*)** - *March 8th, 2019 to July 9th, 2019*

* The first iteration of AJREarlyReleases had been formed in March 2019 uploading a variety of content, becoming well-established in the community. Said content which became prominent on this first iteration of the channel included early 30-second teasers to every song on Neotheater, the cover art to Neotheater early, official instrumentals, and unreleased content.
* On *July 9th, 2019*, the channel had gotten terminated just a mere 12 hours after its discovery of the "Go On Take A Chance music video, a major breakthrough for the community in the discovery of old AJR content.

**AJREarlyReleases** **(*v2*)** - *July 9th, 2019 to April 28th, 2020*

* Following the termination of the first version of the AJREarlyReleases account, a second one had been made with the same name on that same day. It continued on with the same type of content as the first iteration. The channel had a series titled "*AJR - Missing Songs*" where a variety of content had been posted, including old content such as 212 / the AJR EP songs / Let It Snow / others, unreleased content such as Fisherman / A Brand New Day / others, and older IRL media such as the webisodes and old acoustic covers. The account had gained an even larger following than the previous variant, due to posts most prominently involving the early release of Bang!.

**AJRAlternateVersions** - *July 30th, 2019 to April 21st, 2020*

* The termination of the first AJREarlyReleases channel had caused the focus of the channel to be more specified. With the specification of content, other types of content had been pushed into other channels. **AJRAlternateVersions** had been made for this reason. AJRAlternateVersions had been made into a place for alternate versions of AJR songs could be published. This includes clean versions of AJR songs which weren't easily accessible as well as radio edits for songs, as well as other things.
* Due to a lack of interest within this channel's type of content, it had been shut down on *April 21st, 2020* and the content on the channel got saved and repurposed in the future.

**AJRInstrumentals** - *July 30th, 2019 to now*

* The termination of the first AJREarlyReleases channel had caused the focus of the channel to be more specified. With the specification of content, other types of content had been pushed into other channels. **AJRInstrumentals** had been made for this reason. This channel had been known for being the premier source of official instrumentals, acapellas, and stems for AJR songs.

**AJREarlyReleases** **(*v3*)** - *February 13th, 2020 to now*

* The third iteration of the AJREarlyReleases channel had been made back on *February 13th, 2020* following the 2nd iteration of AJREarlyReleases uploading "Bang!" early. This had been made as a backup in case anything happened to said 2nd iteration of AJREarlyReleases.
* The channel started being used in *April 28th, 2020* following the termination of the 2nd iteration. The channel had started off with similar concepts and topics as the prior two channels, until a message from Ryan Met in May 2020, which can be seen below.
	+ "*Hey, I really don’t want to be rude because I appreciate all of our fans’ support, but I want to let you know: we don’t appreciate you posting our old songs and videos. There’s a reason we took them down, and we work really hard on our current music. Your Instagram and YouTube and other sites really make us unhappy. I’m sure you’re a great person and we appreciate you being a fan, but it bothers us to see leaked videos being posted over and over again. I hope you understand!*" - **Ryan Met** / May 17th, 2020
* Following the message from Ryan, the channel's content had shifted into a brand new scene. AJREarlyReleases has uploaded numerous types of content for the band since, such as the latest news/updates, live performances and concert videos, memes/funny videos, as well as others. Although there had been an instance where older content had been uploaded due to statements made by the band during the OKO Tour breakdown production, there have also been recent attempts to help prevent leaks of music related to OK ORCHESTRA and The Maybe Man.
* Since then, the AJREarlyReleases account on YouTube has become the largest fan account for the band on that platform, reaching a milestone of 10,000 subscribers on *September 9th, 2021* and currently having nearly 50,000 subscribers on the platform (*as of 2024-01-20*).

**AJREarlyReleases2** - *October 20th, 2020 to now*

* AJREarlyReleases2 served as a backup to the current 3rd iteration of the AJREarlyReleases channel, made in case it was taken down. However, due to the third iteration lasting the longest time and the shift of content that had occurred there, AJREarlyReleases2 now serves as a place for lesser content now viewed as insufficient for the main AJREarlyReleases account, such as lesser-known performances, alternate versions of AJR songs (*clean versions, radio edits*), and other forms of content.

**AJRAutoMashups** - *June 29th, 2021 to now*

* The AJRAutoMashups channel had been a place to test experiments related to mashup content. Using AI technologies, the channel uploads auto-generated mashups of AJR songs, allowing for mashup makers and fans to see the possibilities of mashups between songs and the advancement of AI technologies.