MERCURY RISING: SANCHEZ TAKES FLIGHT

Mercury/Republic's Stephen Sanchez is catching fire with his red-hot track "Until I Found You." The song is #1 on Spotify's Viral 50 as it continues to hit new peaks on the U.S. (#46) and global (#49) Top 200.

Meanwhile, the singer/songwriter remains a TikTok favorite. "Until I Found You" has 200m+ views on the platform of 500k+ clips.

The track was the greatest gainer on Spotify global last week and landed on the Spot's Pop Rising and Hot Hits USA playlists. It's also scoring major adds, including at KIIS, HITS1 and Spectrum.

Stylistically, "Until I Found You" has a throwback pop-ballad sound similar to another recent viral smash, The Walters' "I Love You So."

For those who missed Sanchez's sold-out shows at L.A.'s Moroccan Lounge last week, he'll be performing at Bonnaroo in June. Watch his performance from Late Night With Seth Myers (below), which went viral on TikTok, too.

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