WHAT IT IS: The 22-year-old rapper from Burien, Wash., has captivated the world with infectious singles and visually striking videos to match. In 2017, Thompson caught the attention of fellow Seattle rapper Macklemore, leading to a slot on a sold-out North American tour and a Fallon performance. Thompson embraced his newfound spotlight, following these moments up with 2018’s YOUGOOD?, a 13-track album released alongside a full-length film, which premiered to a sold-out movie theater in his hometown. With millions of video views and on-demand music streams, as well as a fanbase that grows every single day, Thompson has proved he’s here to stay.
ALBUM: Runaways (EP)
RELEASE DATE: 2/22
SINGLE: ”Need You”
TV: ”Safe” spinning on mtvU
LIVE: College/festival tour throughout summer
INTERNET: 70k Instagram followers; 223k+ YouTube subscribers, 22.8m+ total views; 10.6k Twitter followers; 17.3k Soundcloud followers; 192.7k+ monthly Spotify listeners, 62k+ followers; “Safe” premiered on VEVO/YouTube with 15m impressions
PRESS: MTV, XXL, Seattle Times (“Travis Thompson gets real about mental health, dark side of success on pivotal new album YOUGOOD?”) City Arts Magazine (“A wildly ambitious, impeccably shot 40-minute trip through the young man’s confident, conflicted mind”)
BOOKING: James Gosnell/APA
MANAGEMENT: Benner Hall