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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: Since releasing her debut track, “Coffee,” in 2017, Philippines-born, West London-raised singer/songwriter Bea Kristi, known as beabadoobee, has released three EPs and amassed 350m+ streams. Earlier this year, Powfu sampled the track, and “coffee for your head” f/beabadoobee rocketed from TikTok favorite to smash single. Now, at just 19, she’s built a dedicated Gen-Z fanbase with her bedroom-pop songs and odes to ’90s grunge/alt-rock. Nominated for the BRITs’ Rising Star Award, BBC’s Sound of 2020 Award and NME’s Radar Award, beabadoobee will release her debut LP later this year.
ALBUM: Space Cadet (EP)
RELEASE DATE: 10/14/19
SINGLE: “She Plays Bass,” “coffee for your head” with Powfu
LIVE: Sold-out previously scheduled North American tour; performed at SXSW, Outside Lands, Forecastle, Finsbury Park, Reading & Leeds, Coachella, Glastonbury, Lollapalooza, more
INTERNET: “coffee for your head” Top 10 Spotify Global, Top 10 Global Shazam; 26m+ monthly Spotify listeners, 293k+ followers; Top 10 Global Shazam; 350m streams to date; 254k YouTube subscribers, 577k social followers
RADIO: “She Plays Bass” added to BBC Radio 1 C List, Sirius XM Alt Nation Critical Cut, The Current, more; “coffee for your head” Top 20 at Alt radio, #2 Most Added on Pop with 75+ stations onboard, airplay on Z100, KIIS, Y100, Sirius Hits 1, more
PRESS: Rolling Stone, New Yorker, GQ, FADER, HighSnobiety, Vice, Guardian, Vogue, Complex, Clash, Paper, Nylon, Genius Verified, more
BOOKING: Mike Mori/Paradigm (U.S.), Matt Bates/Primary Talent (U.K.)
PUBLISHING: Sony/ATV
MANAGEMENT: Chris Melian/All on Red