NEAR TRUTHS: REALIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION
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NEAR TRUTHS: THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
Nervous time in the music biz and beyond. (11/16a)
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NOW WHAT?
We have no fucking idea.
COUNTRY'S NEWEST DISRUPTOR
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: NYC-born pop-soul singer/actor/dancer has made waves since being signed to Pete Wentz’s DCD2 Records. The 23-year-old amassed more than 400k SEA for “Gibberish,” his first release on DCD2/Crush, which accrued 50m+ streams worldwide. MAX also starred in the Brian Wilson biopic, Love & Mercy, as Van Dyke Parks and modeled for a Dolce & Gabbana
campaign featuring Madonna. Currently, he’s promoting his album Hell’s Kitchen Angel, which spawned his single, “Lights Down Low”—a riveting song featuring gnash, which is clocking 5m+ streams per week.
ALBUM: Hell’s Kitchen Angel
RELEASE DATE: 2016
SINGLE: “Lights Down Low” f/gnash
TV: NBC’s Today
LIVE: Spring/summer 2017 international tour with gnash; sold-out shows throughout the U.S; confirmed Lollapalooza performance this fall
INTERNET: 75m streams WW; official video has 6m+ streams; featured on Spotify’s Today’s Top Hits for 90 days and counting; #1 in Hawaii on Shazam for 5 straight weeks
RADIO: Major airplay on Sirius XM Hits 1, Sirius XM Venus; early airplay on Radio Disney, WNCI, WSMX, WNFN, WWHT; major feature on iHeartMedia’s nationally syndicated John Jay & Rich Show, among many others; named KISS-FM’s Artist of the Week
PRESS: Teen Vogue, Elvis Duran, MTV
BOOKING: Ira Goldenring, Evan Hancock, Devin Landau/Paradigm
PUBLISHING: Second Minor Ent./Kobalt
MANAGEMENT: Jonathan Daniel, Bob McLynn, Ian Planet/Crush Music