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: Calvin “Calboy” Wood is not your ordinary teen artist. The 20-year-old from Chicago’s south side is turning his demons into art and intimately depicting his truth. His breakout hit, “Envy Me,” has gained millions of streams and views in just a few months and has elicited co-signs from the likes of Meek Mill, Lil Durk, G Herbo, Lil Baby, Chance The Rapper, more.
ALBUM: Wildboy (EP)
RELEASE DATE: 5/3
SINGLE: “Envy Me”
LIVE: Embarked on first headlining tour early 2019; currently on Kodak Black’s Dying to Live Tour; set to perform at Rolling Loud, Lollapalooza and Made In America this summer
INTERNET: 317m+ single streams across all platforms; 63m views on YouTube
RADIO: 1/14 impact at Urban radio, 1/28 at Rhythm; currently Top 20 at Urban; leading the way are WPWX, WGCI, WHHL, WENZ, WEMX, WJMH, WCKX
PRESS: Previously featured as a Billboard “Chartbreaker”; additional coverage from Forbes, Pitchfork, Fader and Complex
BOOKING: Zach Iser/CAA
PUBLISHING: Calvin Woods/2 Girls and a Boy/ASCAP
MANAGEMENT: Shari Bryant/Dreamchaser Management