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 a series of critically acclaimed pop singles, including the shimmering hit “Heart To Break,” the Spotify RISE artist with an undeniable voice has become one of the biggest breakout artists of 2018. She’s appeared on Spotify billboards in Times Square and London, and she’s amassed more than 45m streams on the platform since releasing breakout single “I Don’t Want It At All” in August of 2017. Her Halloween mixtape, Turn Off the Light, dropped 10/1, continuing her trajectory. Petras also became one of the most-talked-about artists at New York Fashion Week, following her inclusion in H&M’s Pride Out Loud campaign and Opening Ceremony’s Discover series.
SINGLE: “Heart to Break”
RADIO: Gathering support at Top 40 now
LIVE: Currently opening on Troye Sivan’s Bloom Tour; recently performed at Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day, Billboard’s Hot 100 Festival, SXSW and multiple Pride shows (including L.A. and San Diego)
INTERNET: 45m+ total streams; videos for “Heart to Break” and “I Don’t Want It At All” (featuring Paris Hilton) 10m+ YouTube views
PRESS: New York Times (front page of Style section), Vogue, Rolling Stone, Glamour, Paper (digital cover), Fader (“Bubblegum pop never tasted so good”), Billboard, Pitchfork, Noisey, V Magazine (“The next savior of pure un-
adulterated pop may be upon us”), Nylon, WWD, more
BOOKING: John Marx, Lara Christie/WME
PUBLISHING: BMG
MANAGEMENT: Larry Rudolph, Dan Dymtrow/Maverick