THE MUSIC OF CLIVE COMES ALIVE AT CARNEGIE HALL
That's what friends are for. (5/1a)
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THE NEW UMG
Gosh, we hope there are more press releases.
TIKTOK BANNED!
Unless the Senate manages to make this whole thing go away, that is.
THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT
No, not that one.
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PLAYLIST
Now 100% unlicensed!
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JAMES KING: THE HITS INTERVIEW (PART ONE)
WHAT IT IS: Before landing a global, lo-fi hip-hop smash, 21-year-old Powfu, née Isaiah Faber, first started recording in the basement of his parents’ Fraser Valley, B.C., home while still in high school. After a string of successful releases on SoundCloud, his breakout hit “coffee for your head” f/beabadoobee has become a viral sensation. With 400m+ combined streams and 4m+ TikTok videos created, the RIAA gold-certified and multi-format hit has been blowing up at just about every platform and is just the beginning for the melancholic rapper. Named YouTube’s Artist on the Rise, Powfu recently dropped follow-up single “i’m used to it.”
SINGLE: “coffee for your head” f/beabadoobee
INTERNET: Viral TikTok trend with 4m+ activity; 27.6m+ monthly Spotify listeners, 59th most listened to artist globally, Top 5 Global Spotify, Top 10 in 20+ markets; Top 5 Global Shazam, #7 on Pandora Top Spins chart; 4m+ YouTube music video views first week, 16m+ to date
RADIO: #28 at Pop (#28), #15 at Alt radio, chart bound at Rhythm (#42) week of 4/20
PRESS: Named NME Radar Breakout Artist, L.A. Times (“The Rise of Quarantine Pop)”, Idolator, Stereogum, OTW, Genius Verified, more.
MANAGEMENT: Dave Faber
