WHAT IT IS: Ben Rector is bringing sincerity to pop music with his latest album, Brand New. The album shows the singer/songwriter going back to his beginnings, penning 12 sincere and humble songs brimming with a youthful spirit. Brand New 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: 8/28/15
SINGLE: “Brand New”
TV: Today, Kimmel, Conan, Good Day New York, AXS.TV, Elvis Duran
LIVE: 30 headline shows (15 sellouts) with more than 40k tickets sold; summer radio shows and more to come
INTERNET: 60m total Spotify streams, 5.4m single streams; 260m Pandora track spins to date; 4.6m Pandora Listeners (90 Days); Yahoo! Livestream
RADIO: Top 15 at Hot AC
PRESS: Paste (“a songwriting prodigy”), Huffington Post (“a superstar”); mxdwn (“…songs that are honest and meaningful. It’s pop music with a purpose”); Rolling Stone, Forbes, Stereogum
BOOKING: Bobby Cory, Jeff Krones/CAA
PUBLISHING: Secret Road
MANAGEMENT: Matt Maher/ROAR