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NOW WHAT?
We have no fucking idea.
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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: Across the pond, the breakout 19-year-old pop sensation started her journey to fame as a contestant on The X Factor. After finishing in sixth place, Ella immediately signed to Simon Cowell’s SYCO to write and record her first album, which debuted at #1 on the U.K. album chart in 2014 and in the Top 10 across 40 countries. Upon U.S. release, it shot to #5 on the iTunes charts. The album contains her international hit “Ghost,” the fastest-selling debut from a U.K. artist, and held the second-biggest U.K. radio audience in one week. Ella has brilliantly transitioned to the U.S., showcasing her powerhouse vocals with 14 major U.S. TV performances of “Ghost,” a now-platinum stateside single and smash hit at Pop radio.
ALBUM: Chapter One
RELEASE DATE: 1/13
SINGLE: “Ghost”
TV: GMA, Dancing With the Stars, Today, Ellen, Seth Meyers, The Voice, American Music Awards pre-show, Dick Clark New Year’s Rockin’ Eve 2015, Kelly & Michael, Letterman, The Talk, NBA All-Star Saturday Night, The View, Fallon, Meredith Vieira
LIVE: Spring 2015 U.K. tour with Take That
INTERNET: 50m official vid views (see clip below); Vevo Lift artist Feb. 2015
RADIO: Top 15 Pop, Top 10 Adult Pop; 70m+ in total audience
PRESS: VH1 You Oughta Know artist for Jan. 2015; USA Today On the Verge artist, Vibe 5 Acts Headed Straight to Mainstream, Teen Vogue, Glamour, Us Weekly, EW, L.A. Times, N.Y. Daily News, InStyle, BuzzFeed; Vulture predicts her winning Best New Artist at 2016 Grammys
BOOKING: Brian Manning, Matthew Morgan/CAA
PUBLISHING: Sony/ATV-Kobalt
MANAGEMENT: Mark Hargreaves/Crown Talent & Media Group