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: As his viral underground hit, “Mo Bamba,” continues to heat up, the Harlem native prepares to release his debut full-length, MUDBOY, expected 10/5. “Mo Bamba”—now #42 on the Hot 100, up 31 spots since its debut at #73 on 9/11—is gaining serious momentum. The buzzing track just landed in Spotify’s Today’s Top Hits playlist. It’s currently #8 on the streaming platform’s U.S. chart and #41 on the global chart with 57m total streams. Alongside Juice WRLD, Sheck Wes is featured on “No Bystanders,” from Travis Scott’s ASTROWORLD.
ALBUM: MUDBOY
RELEASE DATE: TBA
SINGLE: “Mo Bamba”
LIVE: 2018 summer festivals included Made In America, Rolling Loud Oakland, Trillectro; performed at LeBron James’ anniversary party; brought out on stage at Drake’s Toronto show to perform “Mo Bamba”; opening for Travis Scott’s North American ASTROWORLD Tour Nov/Dec
INTERNET: 7m monthly Spotify listeners, 60k followers; more than 75k YouTube subscribers, official video approaching 16m views
RADIO: Spins in D.C., N.Y., L.A., Chicago, more
PRESS: Washington Post (“Did everyone go to Trillectro just to hear ‘Mo Bamba’?”), New York Times, Fader, i-D, Complex, Billboard, Pigeons & Planes, more
BOOKING: Cara Lewis
MANAGEMENT: David Stromberg/Cactus Jack