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: Born and raised in the small town of Lewisville, Ill., 21-year-old singer/songwriter Bailey Zimmerman went from working long hours on the gas pipeline to earning millions of streams with his rock-infused country sound. Through his plainspoken charm, contagious enthusiasm and genuine portrayal of life on the back roads, the newcomer has amassed 700k+ TikTok followers and recently surpassed 100m+ global streams behind his breakout single, “Never Comin’ Home.” Zimmerman dropped his latest single, “Fall in Love,” earlier this year.
SINGLE: “Fall in Love”
RELEASE DATE: 2/11
LIVE: Country Thunder Fest (7/23) with Morgan Wallen, FGL and Lee Brice; touring with Kameron Marlowe
INTERNET: 100m+ global career streams; 1.2m+ monthly Spotify listeners; 30m+ TikTok views on “Fall on Love,” 700k+ TikTok followers, 8.5m+ likes
RADIO: Single added to Sirius XM’s The Highway (21 spins a week)
PRESS: Amazon (Artist to Watch in 2022)
BOOKING: WME
PUBLISHING: Warner Chappell
MANAGEMENT: Scott Frazier & Chris Nilsson/10th Street Entertainment and Chief Zaruk & Simon Tikhman/The Core Ent.