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.
THE B-SIDE
Ben Rector (Aptly Named Recordings/ROAR/Caroline/Capitol)
11/9/15
WHAT IT IS: This 28-year-old Nashville-based singer/songwriter brings sincerity to pop music with his latest album, Brand New. The album debuted Top 5 in sales and at #1 on the iTunes singer/songwriter chart. The set is a slice of his real world–honest ruminations on life and love and the latest step in a journey he began as a teenager playing guitar in his Tulsa home. ALBUM: Brand New RELEASE DATE: 8/28 SINGLE: “Brand New” TV: Recent appearances on Kimmel, GoodDayNewYork, AXS.TV; single sync with promo ads for ABC’s The View LIVE: Touring through Nov. on first leg of national Brand New Tour with 30 headline dates; sellouts include two shows at Nashville’s RymanAuditorium (4.5k tickets); direct support for NEEDTOBREATHE on a 20-city tour last spring; CAA’s second-most-requested act at colleges INTERNET: 222m+ track spins on Pandora, 4.3m+ Pandora listeners in last 90 days; 18.8m Spotify streams this year; single #11 on Spotify Top U.S. College Songs (10/9); Instagram followers increased by 146% in 2015 RADIO: CMG setting up single at Hot AC; impact date late fall; early add from SiriusXM The Pulse, now spinning in medium rotation PRESS: Features from Rolling Stone, N.Y. Times, AXS BOOKING: Jeff Krones/CAA MANAGEMENT: Bernie Cahill, Matt Maher, Sara Grosdidier/ROAR PUBLISHING:Ben Rector Music (BMI)
