NEAR TRUTHS: REALIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION
Underscoring the year's biggest stories (11/19a)
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: With an array of accolades, including Entertainment Weekly’s “10 Artists You Need to Hear Now,” this pop songstress is arguably one of the most buzzed- about acts of 2017. She’s already considered one of the biggest stars in her native Norway, with multiple tracks simultaneously sitting inside the Top 10. And with more than 600m global audio streams, and collaborations with Shawn Mendes, Matoma, The Vamps and others, Astrid is establishing herself as a rising star worldwide.
RELEASE DATE: 8/25
SINGLE: “Think Before I Talk”
LIVE: Sold-out U.S. headline tour set for September 2017; previously opened for Troye Sivan on 2016 U.S./European tour
INTERNET: 7.5m+ monthly Spotify listeners, among Top 200 artists globally; 600k+ social footprint, including 420k Instagram followers; 25m+ total YouTube views
RADIO: 8/19 impact date; already on at KUDD Salt Lake City
PRESS: W Magazine (“Norway’s answer to Katy Perry and music’s next pop princess”), Idolator (“Astrid deserves a medal for her services to pop in 2017”), Nylon (“Norway’s next great pop export”), MTV, Buzzfeed, more; cover of Elle Norway
BOOKING: Bobby Cory & Brian Manning/CAA
PUBLISHING: Sony/ATV
MANAGEMENT: Halvor Marstrander/ Interstellar Management