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Rixton is an English four member Pop/R&B group from Manchester, England signed by Scooter Braun's SB Projects. The band was established in 2012 as Relics before changing their name to Rixton. They have been described as a boy band.Jake Roche and Danny Wilkin started writing together after they left school. They were later joined by Charley Bagnall through mutual friends and finally Lewi Morgan was the last addition to the band after meeting Jake through a girl he was seeing at the time. The band's initial fame was through cover releases posted on YouTube.The band attracted attention with Make Out, a song that involved the members lampooning famous 2013 music videos such as "Stay" by Rihanna, "Wrecking Ball" by Miley Cyrus, "Roar" by Katy Perry, "Applause" by Lady Gaga, "Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke and "Beauty and a Beat" by Justin Bieber. The video was released on October 22, 2013 but it was never released as an official single. The band's debut single, "Me and My Broken Heart", was released on March 14, 2014. The group's first extended play, also titled Me and My Broken Heart followed on March 18, 2014. "Me and My Broken Heart" was released to radio on March 11, 2014 and made its premiere on KIIS FM in Los Angeles during one of JoJo Wright's shows. It has charted in Australia, Sweden and the United States. An album is underway for release through School Boy/Giant Little Man/Mad Love/Interscope Records later in 2014. Me And My Broken Heart went gold May 27, 2014 & they were awarded their first gold plaque on May 29, 2014 in New York City, New York. The group recently opened for Justin Bieber at the SXSW Festival and for Ariana Grande on her "The Listening Sessions" tour. They are also lined up in mid-2014 to play summer festivals across the United States and United Kingdom before returning to North America to embark on their debut tour, The Broken Heart Tour, playing in 12 US and Canadian cities. In addition, they played a pop up gig in New York which required police attendance to control the crowds.