NEAR TRUTHS: REALIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION
Underscoring the year's biggest stories (11/19a)
NEAR TRUTHS: THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
Nervous time in the music biz and beyond. (11/16a)
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NOW WHAT?
We have no fucking idea.
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.
WHO'S BUYING THE DRINKS?
That's what we'd like to know.
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WHAT IT IS: ACRAZE—born Charlie Duncker—is making noise with “Do It to It,” deploying a classic R&B sample across a floor-shaking house backbone. Supported by heavyweights like DJ Snake, Chris Lake, Carnage, Marshmello, Tiesto and Zedd, the record has amassed 50m+ streams globally in less than three months. Charting in over 100 countries, the viral record is also reaching new heights on TikTok. It's currently #2 on TikTok U.S. chart and #1 on Dance Playlist with 85k+ daily creations, 400k+ videos made this week and climbing, as well as daily views approaching 165m.
RELEASE DATE: 8/20
SINGLE: “Do It to It”
LIVE: EDC Orlando (11/12); Audiotistic San Diego (11/21)
INTERNET: 50m+ global streams, 2.5m daily, 5m weekly in U.S., +1m w-o-w; #1 Global Dance, U.S. Dance and AU Dance Shazam, #5 Global Top 200; #57 on Spotify Weekly Top Songs Global, #50 Daily Top Songs U.S., NL #4, BE #12, DE #17 UK #51, Spotify Viral (19 cities at #1 and 63 in top 10), #1 Austria, #1 Belgium, #1 Netherlands, #1 Germany, #2 UK, #2 US, #2 Australia, #3 Global, with 7.5m+ monthly listeners; Global Top 100s x 29 Apple Music charts, #4 Germany, #8 Austria, #10 Malta, #12 Netherlands, #16 UK; Apple Music Dance: 5 at #1, 61 in Top 10, #1 Italy, #2 U.S., Germany, Canada, Spain, Netherlands; #2 on TikTok U.S. Chart, #1 on Dance Playlist; 85k daily creations TW (+180.6%), 165m daily views (+94.1%); featured in Spotify’s Mint (#1), Today’s Top Hits, Beast Mode, Dance Party, Dance Hits; Apple Music’s DanceXL, House Groves, Dance Workout, Hot Hits Australia, Hot Hits Canada, Breaking Hits, more, Apple Music’s Power Picks, Top 25 (15 countries), Summer Sunshine, Today’s Hits, Let’s Dance, Song of the Summer, the Apple Music 1 list, more; #2 iTunes Dance chart; #12 Apple Music Dance chart
RADIO: #4 Dance Published chart and climbing; impacting Top 40 11/29, confirmed most requested live, 21 stations already spinning: Venus Sirius XM, KNOU, KYLD, KMVQ, KHKS, WHYI, KHTS, KMXV, more. BBC Radio 1 B-List (7 new spins), MKII Remix - Dany Howard
PRESS: EDM Tunes, Your EDM, Dancing Astronaut, more
BOOKING: Steve Gordon/UTA
MANAGEMENT: Alex Akleh/Syndicate Management