TYLER IS HEADED TO THE TOP
Unconventional move by unconventional dude is paying off. (10/30a)
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THE GRAMMY SHORT LIST
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COUNTRY'S NEWEST DISRUPTOR
Three chords and some truth you may not be ready for.
AI IS ALREADY EATING YOUR LUNCH
The kids can tell the difference... for now.
ALL THE WAY LIVE
The players, the tours, the enormous beers.
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WHAT IT IS: Combining frosty electronic textures and emotive vocals, AURORA, neé Aurora Aksnes, is a mystifying force in the dark-pop realm. The singer/songwriter from Bergen, Norway, has accumulated 2.5b+ streams, earned 1m+ global album sales and recently saw viral success on TikTok with the now-gold-certified single “Runaway” from her 2014 debut album, All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend. AURORA’s latest release, “Cure for Me,” an anthem for radical self-acceptance, has garnered 12m streams in just two weeks.
RELEASE DATE: 7/7
SINGLE: “Cure for Me”
TV: Conan, Stephen Colbert, Oscars
LIVE: Sold-out U.S. shows this November at Terminal 5 and The Mayan
INTERNET: 2.5b+ combined global streams; 1m+ global album sales; “Runaway” went viral on TikTok with 1.4b+ hashtag views; hit #1 on Global Spotify Viral chart, #4 on the Global Shazam charts; “Cure for Me” accumulated 12m streams in two weeks, 6m+ video views, 190k TikTok song uses, 1.6m view on hashtag; playlists: Today’s Top Hits, New Music Friday, Global Hits, Future Hits, Pop Rising, Today’s Hits, more
PRESS: NYT, Song Exploder, MTV, NME, Dork, CLASH,
Euphoria, more
BOOKING: Wasserman
PUBLISHING: Concord
MANAGEMENT: Emily Kennedy, Geir Leudy & Helga Leudy/
LoyalT Management