OUR POST-GRAMMY CHEW TAKES LESS THAN FOUR HOURS TO READ
We'll let you get back to your day ASAP. (2/7a)
HITS LIST WINNERS
Here's who's lighting up the scoreboard before and after the Grammys. (2/3a)
GRAMMY-WEEK ALBUM: PICS TO CLICK
Including shots of several luminaries entrapped by a HITS nerd. (2/8a)
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HIP-HOP AT 50
The astonishing first half-century of a world-rocking genre.
THE NEXT BIG PLAYER
in the catalog game is...
INDIE BREAKOUTS
More independent music rises at the DSPs.
THE GOP CONGRESS
At last, America can focus 24/7 on Hunter Biden's laptop.
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WHAT IT IS: The songstress first rose to attention when her cover of Frank Ocean’s “Thinkin Bout You” went viral, racking up 22m+ views. To date, her YouTube channel boasts more than 1m subscribers with north of 93m views. She previously released two EPs, and now, she’s gearing up to release her debut full-length album, produced by Max Martin. At iTunes, it shot to #1 at Pop and #2 overall when the preorder went live 4/28. The lead single has garnered 2m+ views since the video release and massive radio attention. iHeartRadio, VH1 and USA Today all named her an On the Verge artist, while Rolling Stone and Spin have labeled her an artist You Need to Know.
ALBUM: Unbreakable Smile
RELEASE DATE: 6/23
SINGLE: “Nobody Love”
TV: Ellen 3/30, Radio Disney Music Awards performance 4/25, Fallon performance 4/28
LIVE: Where I Belong Tour starts 5/26 in Anaheim with 18 N.A. dates, including L.A.’s Wiltern (5/28), NYC’s Best Buy Theater (6/23)
INTERNET: Current Vevo Lift Artist 1.2m Vine followers, 464k Twitter followers, 831k Instagram followers, 691k Facebook likes; 1.1m YouTube subscribers, 2.4m views on single’s official video, 3m views on lyric video, 54k views in 20 hours for “Unbreakable Smile”
RADIO: Hit #16 at Top 40; currently #33 at Hot AC
PRESS: Rolling Stone, Spin, USA Today, Idolater, Access Hollywood, The Source, JustJared
BOOKING: David Klein & Jeff Krones/CAA
PUBLISHING: Tori Kelly Publishing
MANAGEMENT: SB Projects
SOCIALS: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram