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: The mysterious, multitalented H.E.R.—an acronym for “Having Everything Revealed”—is one of the most all-around gifted artists to come along in years. A contemporary R&B artist who counts Rihanna as a fan, she not only has an incredible voice, it seems there’s nothing H.E.R. can’t do (songwriting, producing, live performing). A true musician with the ability to play five instruments, she’s also a poet and actress with a keen skill for channeling the pain and ecstasy of life.
ALBUM: H.E.R.
RELEASE DATE: 10/20/17
SINGLE: “Focus”
LIVE: U.S. leg of her global The Lights On Tour sold out in 10 minutes nationwide; European leg starts in early March, continues to other parts of the world in April and throughout summer; also toured with Bryson Tiller for his Set It Off Tour this past summer
INTERNET: 450m streams combined; 3.1m Spotify monthly listeners; 25m+ video views
RADIO: iHeartRadio On The Verge artist; impacted 1/16, currently #20 on Urban Mainstream
PRESS: Interview, Paper (“H.E.R. is on track to reveal herself as R&B royalty”), Vibe (“H.E.R. Is the Future of R&B [and Then Some] in Plain Sight”), Forbes’ 30 Under 30, Rolling Stone’s 20 Best R&B Albums of 2017, more
BOOKING: Rob Gibbs, Caroline Yim/ICM
PUBLISHING: UMPG
MANAGEMENT: Jeff Robinson, Jeanine McLean, Misha Mayes/MBK Entertainment