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: After a huge, sold-out 2018 world tour, a Jingle Ball tour and many awards, the South Korean group is releasing the second part of their album, Take.1 Are You There?. This album emphasizes the theme of finding hope between loss and wandering. Lead single “Alligator” is a dance song that mixes powerful future pop with a unique hip-hop vibe, adding in the addictive hook and emotional escalation. Monsta X is one of the biggest social-media artists in the world, charting for over a year on the Billboard Social 50 and peaking at #4.
ALBUM: Take.2 We Are Here
RELEASE DATE: 2/18
SINGLE: “Alligator”; “Play It Cool” w/ Steve Aoki
TV: Good Day L.A., KTLA, Good Day N.Y., E!, Access Hollywood
LIVE: 2019 worldwide tour
INTERNET: 2.78m Twitter followers, 3.1m Instagram followers, 1.3m Facebook followers
PRESS: Rolling Stone, Nylon, Forbes, Paper, Hollywood Reporter, MTV, Variety, Teen Vogue, Recording Academy (“Keeping K-Pop Competitive: The Continued Success of Monsta X”), People, BBC Radio 1, more
BOOKING: CJ E&M
PUBLISHING: Cube Entertainment
MANAGEMENT: Eshy Gazit, Maverick