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 pop production duo—comprising brothers Kyle and Michael Trewartha—was nominated for three 2019 Grammys, including Record and Song of the Year for “The Middle,” their collaboration with Zedd and Maren Morris. Their first proper single, “Want You Back,” which features LÉON and was very recently released via Island Records, sets the stage for another banner year. Their previous releases, which include “Starving” (with Hailee Steinfeld and Zedd), have exceeded 2b combined global streams to date with over 1b at Spotify alone.
ALBUM: TBA
SINGLE: “Want You Back” f/LÉON
TV: Previously appeared on Ellen and the Billboard Music Awards; live video premiere of “The Middle” during 2018 Grammy telecast
LIVE: Opened for Zedd on his Echo World Tour in 2018
INTERNET: 14m+ monthly Spotify listeners (Top 150 globally); combined social reach exceeds 150k across platforms
RADIO: 2/5 Top 40 radio impact date; “The Middle” previously hit #1 at Top 40, Hot AC and AC; “Starving” went Top 5 at Top 40 radio
PRESS: Idolator (“‘Want You Back’ is another certified banger”), Billboard (“‘Want You Back’ is a bouncy dance-pop ballad with sing-along vocals from Swedish pop singer Léon. Powerful, punchy, radio-friendly”), Ones to Watch (“Further cements Grey’s certain future as an electronic duo poised for further world domination”), Dancing Astronaut (“Grey have set out to outdo themselves early in 2019 with the release of ‘Want You Back’”), Earmilk (“Grey personifies exactly what the dance music scene needs—an act that glorifies a workhorse mentality instead of cheap DJ gimmicks”)
BOOKING: Brewster Lee, Paradigm
PUBLISHING: UMPG
MANAGEMENT: Aaron Greene & Neal O’Connor, Slush