WHAT IT IS: Born in Libya, but with both parents from Kosovo, GASHI spent much of his young life as a refugee, moving from country to country. After living in 24 countries, his family eventually settled in Brooklyn, where GASHI spent the majority of his teen years. More than 350m cumulative streams later, he’s released his debut album, which features French Montana, DJ Snake and more. Look out for his conceptual follow-up project—set to arrive end of Q4. With it, he gets stuck in a time machine, strictly making ’80s pop music.
ALBUM: GASHI
RELEASE DATE: 9/20
SINGLE: “Safety”
TV: Fallon
LIVE: 2019 resident at Marquee/Tao Las Vegas; headlined Sunny Hill Festival, alongside Miley Cyrus and Calvin Harris in hometown Kosovo earlier this year; performed at Nashville’s Breakaway Festival and Chicago’s Lollapolooza; playing at Tidal’s Rock the Vote in Brooklyn; going on European tour in December
INTERNET: 250m Spotify streams, 5m monthly listeners on the platform; YouTube’s Trending Artist on the Rise; 1.2m+ Instagram followers
RADIO: Rhythm impact 9/23; supporters include KKFR, KSSX, KWEE, WAMO, KVEG, Music Choice
PRESS: Billboard’s Emerging Artists, Entertainment Weekly, Highsnobiety, Complex, XXL
BOOKING: Peter Schwartz, Mike Taghian/William Morris (domestic); Scott Mantell/ICM (international)
PUBLISHING: Raj Jadena, Spencer Leboff/BMG
MANAGEMENT: Nima Nasseri/Roc Nation