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NOW WHAT?
We have no fucking idea.
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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: 21-year-old R&B songstress Marzz (real name: Laria McCormick) has spent the last year impressing audiences with her raw vocal prowess and songcraft before making her project debut with Love Letterz. The six-track EP combines classic R&B elements with the Louisville native’s gospel roots. Handwritten across multicolored notebooks—which help Marzz process her synesthesia—the ability to see color in music—Love Letterz serves as a proper introduction to the up-and-comer.
ALBUM: Love Letterz (EP)
RELEASE DATE: 6/17
SINGLE: “Countless Times”
TV: Soul Train Awards
LIVE: Performed at H.E.R.’s Lights on Festival; opened for Xavier Omar at the Roxy, Foushee and Joey Badass at Colorado State University and Tink in Louisville
INTERNET: 9.5m+ global streams; 3.2m+ combined YouTube video views, 100k+ following across socials
RADIO: Impacted on 6/28, received Top 5 callout in the D.C. market, currently building in the ATL market; SiriusXM’s Future Fire Artist (July); “Countless Times” averaged 45-50 spins a week
PRESS: FADER, Nylon, MTV (“dripping with yearning”) Paper, UPROXX, Okayplayer, 2DOPEBOYZ, Ones to Watch, Chapter Z (“the latest it-girl in the world of R&B”), more
BOOKING: Randall Uritsky/ICM
PUBLISHING: BMI
MANAGEMENT: Jonathan (Woo) Thomas