NEAR TRUTHS: UNCORKED
Jay-Z's blingy mountain of cash keeps gaining altitude. (3/5a)
GRAMMY CHEW: THE
PRE-GRAMMY BOUNCE Let's hear it for ironic guitar-smashing. (3/5a)
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH
A jazz chronicle of fighting the power.
GRAMMYS: WHERE TO FROM HERE?
After the snubs, the show.
ACQUITTED
In a phenomenal display of cowardice.
MOVING THE NEEDLE
When vaccination schedules and touring schedules meet.
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WHAT IT IS: The bewitching trio of these Portland-based sisters’ harmony-rich folk/pop album was #1 on the Heatseekers Chart for two weeks in a row. Joseph was included in “Artist to Watch” spotlights by Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon NEXT, and their triumphant anthem (and first-ever song at radio), “White Flag,” continues to burn up the radio charts, peaking at #1 AAA. The album is available at Target chainwide, plus an exclusive LP at Urban Outfitters.
ALBUM: I’m Alone, No You’re Not
RELEASE DATE: 8/26
SINGLE: “White Flag”
TV: Ellen, Fallon, Conan, Jools Holland, CBS Saturday Morning
LIVE: Two support tours for James Bay; 20-city headlining tour with sold-out rooms in NYC (Bowery), L.A. (Troubadour), the Pacific Northwest and more; European support dates with Michael Kiwanuka; Coachella, Newport, Bonnaroo confirmed for 2017
INTERNET: 200%+ growth on FB, Twitter and Instagram in last quarter; 11m+ Spotify streams & 1m Youtube streams on new album
RADIO: “White Flag” hit #1 AAA; impacted Alternative 10/10; “SOS (Overboard)” impacted AAA 10/31
PRESS BREAKS: NPR Tiny Desk and First Listen (“swoony delicacy and punchy anthems”), N.Y. Times, Consequence of Sound, Vice Noisey, Paste (“one of the most interesting new folk-pop outfits of the year”), Paper (“10 Musicians Who Will Dominate 2016”), Relix, American Songwriter, Bust, Sweet, more
BOOKING: Matt Hickey/High Road Touring
MANAGEMENT: Kevin Morris, Perry Greenfield/Red Light Management