BREAKOUT BOYBAND JYT SET TO HEADLINE ARTHUR ASHE KIDS’ DAY AT THE 2026 US OPEN SUNDAY AUGUST 23
FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF JUSTIN BIEBER, ARIANA GRANDE, RIHANNA, JONAS BROTHERS, AND MORE
LISTEN TO JYT’S NEWEST SINGLE “FIRST TIME” HERE
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| Nick Withmill |
NEW YORK, NY (August 19, 2026) – Breakout boyband JYT (Just Your Type) will headline Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day at the 2026 US Open this Sunday, August 23 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York.
The performance marks a major moment for the five teenage members of JYT, who join an extraordinary history of artists who have taken the Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day stage on their way to becoming some of the biggest names in music, including Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, Rihanna, Shawn Mendes, Jonas Brothers, Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys, Fifth Harmony, and more.
The announcement arrives as JYT’s momentum continues to soar. In the past 30 days alone, JYT has generated more than 150 million social views and gained 450,000 new followers, with audience growth accelerating sixfold over the past 60 days.
The performance this Sunday caps a milestone summer for JYT, who recently wrapped a 23-stop Summer Camp Tour across New York, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts, performing for more than 15,000 campers and sparking a level of real-world fandom rarely seen around a new act. With phones largely prohibited at many of the camps, word of JYT has spread in a decidedly old-school way: campers telling friends, siblings sharing stories when they return home, counselors talking between camps, and kids asking their own camps to bring the group in. Night after night, performances have been met by crowds of young fans singing along, making signs, and turning what began as a summer tour into something much bigger. Watch HERE.
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| Nick Withmill |
Their Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day performance brings that energy to one of New York’s biggest stages and one of the country’s longest-running celebrations of youth, sports, and entertainment. The annual US Open tradition honors the life and legacy of tennis champion and cultural icon Arthur Ashe and brings together world-class tennis with music and entertainment for kids and families.
“I’ve only felt this kind of instinct about a young artist a few times in my life,” said Freddy Wexler, founder of The Freddy Wexler Company and creator of JYT. “One of the first was a young woman named Stefani Germanotta. I remember telling people she was going to be a superstar long before the world knew her as Lady Gaga. I take zero credit for what she went on to accomplish, but that experience taught me to trust my gut when something feels truly special. I have that feeling again with JYT. What’s happening around these five guys right now is real, it’s organic, and it’s moving incredibly fast. Seeing them take the stage at Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day feels like the beginning of a much bigger story.”
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| Nick Withmill |
JYT enters Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day on the heels of new single “First Time,” released August 7 and debuted live the night before at Z100’s Summer Bash at Hudson Yards, where the group shared a bill with Charlie Puth, Yeonjun, and Bella Kay before a record crowd of more than 10,000, the largest in the event’s history. The song continues a defining summer for the group as they prepare for an ambitious run of live performances through the end of the year.
Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day kicks off US Open Fan Week on Sunday, August 23, with a full day of tennis, music, player appearances, and family entertainment across the grounds of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Over the years, the event has become known not only as a beloved US Open tradition, but as an early stage for some of music’s biggest stars.
For JYT, the performance marks the latest milestone in a year that has seen five teenage artists turn a shared ambition into one of pop music’s most exciting new stories.
And they’re only getting started.
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