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: After sharing a clip of “Fingers Crossed” on TikTok, rising singer/songwriter Spencer-Smith quickly went viral, garnering 25m+ views on the platform and creating quite a buzz. With over 250m streams across DSPs on her debut breakout single, the Vancouver-based artist landed on various Spotify charts and peaked #1 on the U.S. and U.K. iTunes chart before reaching Top 10 at Pop radio and Top 15 at Hot AC. Her follow-up track, “Flowers,” debuted Top 10 on Apple Music, Top 15 on Spotify and #1 on iTunes.
SINGLE: “Flowers”
TV: Debut TV performance at the Juno Awards (5/15)
LIVE: Currently on tour; sold out L.A.’s Troubadour (6/7), N.Y.’s Webster Hall (6/28), Toronto’s Velvet Underground (6/30)
INTERNET: 12.3m+ monthly Spotify listeners; 3.3m+ TikTok followers, Instagram (448k), Facebook (509k+), Twitter (5.7k); 60m+ combined YouTube video views, 350k+ subscribers
RADIO: “Flowers” impacting Top 40 and Hot AC; “Fingers Crossed” approaching Top 10 at Hot AC, Top 20 at Pop
PRESS: People, Stereogum, Zach Sang Show, ABC, Teen Vogue, Genius, OTW, more
BOOKING: Matt Galle/CAA
MANAGEMENT: David Ehrlich