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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: Toronto-born, L.A.-based JP Saxe always finds a way to dig beneath the surface, tapping into universal emotion, as exhibited on his powerful breakout single, “The Few Things,” in 2018. More recently, Saxe dropped his six-track debut EP, Hold It Together, which includes the FINNEAS-produced “If the World Was Ending” f/Julia Michaels. The heartfelt duet, which possesses the same heartstring-tugging energy as Saxe’s previous releases, has drawn the support of artists such as Shawn Mendes, Gwen Stefani, Alessia Cara and Lewis Capaldi, while landing on high-profile playlists like Spotify’s Today’s Top Hits and Apple Music’s A-List Pop in the #1 position.
ALBUM: Hold It Together (EP)
RELEASE DATE: 2/7
SINGLE: “If the World Was Ending” f/Julia Michaels
TV: The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon, The Late Late Show with James Corden
LIVE: Opened sold-out shows for Noah Kahan in 2019; headlined his first U.S. shows with sold-out dates in N.Y., L.A. and Toronto; postponed European tour with Lennon Stella
INTERNET: 13m+ monthly Spotify listeners, 400m+ global streams; 148k+ Instagram followers
RADIO: Approaching Top 15 at Hot AC, impacting Top 40 now; Airplay on SiriusXM’s Hits 1 and The Pulse, Music Choice, KLLC, KIOI, WNEW, WBLI, WTMX, KHMX, WSTR, WWBX, KPLZ, WDVD, more
PRESS: Genius Verified, FADER, Idolator, People, Wonderland, more
BOOKING: Zac Bluestone/Paradigm
PUBLISHING: Work of Art
MANAGEMENT: Seth Kallen/This Fiction