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McLaughlin opened on [[Kelly Clarkson]]'s [[My December Tour]] beginning in October 2007, a role announced on the [[Tonight Show]] with [[Jay Leno]] on August 7, 2007. He has also toured extensively with similarly styled and popular singer-songwriter, [[Sara Bareilles]].
He recorded a trio with [[Jason Mraz]] and [[Van Hunt]] for the [[Randy Jackson]] duets-album ''[[Randy Jackson's Music Club, Vol. 1]]''. The track title is "Something to Believe In."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003696328 |title=Album Preview for "Randy Jackson's Music Club, Vol. 1"}}</ref> McLaughlin's "Human" is also heard in Tv Promos for CBS series' ''[[Flashpoint (TV series)|Flashpoint]]''.
In June 2008, McLaughlin premiered his newest single "[[Beating My Heart]]" on the radio, released to mainstream radio on July 22, 2008,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16691 |title=New Mainstream Radio Single Releases |publisher=[[FMQB]]}}</ref> prior to being sent to [[Hot Adult Contemporary]] (Hot AC) on June 10.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16692 |title=New AC Radio Single Releases |publisher=[[FMQB]]}}</ref> "Beating My Heart", first single from his second studio album ''[[OK Now]]'', out October 7, 2008, is available with the rest of the album for download on [[iTunes Store|iTunes]] and Amazon. The song was praised by ''[[Billboard charts|Billboard]]'' single reviews editor [[Chuck Taylor (Billboard writer and editor)|Chuck Taylor]], who wrote that "It's high time for singer/songwriter Jon McLaughlin to earn his due." following with a description of the song as "a joyous uptempo romantic romp, featuring hook after hook, from tinkling piano to driving percussion and a start-and-stop bridge, alongside a joyous effortless vocal that soars with falsetto to the high heavens. The accompanying video is simple enough, but effectively illustrates McLaughlin's charms as a palatable sex symbol. "Heart" pumps with instantaneous hit potential, and proper promotion of it could propel the artist to superstar status."
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