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WHAT IT IS: After penning five #1 hits with Zac Brown Band and co-writing singles by Dierks Bentley and Ashley Monroe, among others, Niko Moon kicked off 2021 with his platinum-selling, debut single, “GOOD TIME.” With over 220m on-demand streams, the track helped catapult him to the top of the Emerging Artists chart. The Texas-born artist relocated to Douglasville, Ga., equidistant from hip-hop hub Atlanta and country breeding ground Newnan, Ga., inspiring his artful persona. Moon has been named an artist to watch by Amazon Music, MusicRow and more.
ALBUM: GOOD TIME (EP)
SINGLE: “NO SAD SONGS”
TV: Kimmel
LIVE: Currently touring with 40+ dates in 2021
INTERNET: 2m+ monthly Spotify listeners; nearly 300m on-demand audio and video streams on all tracks to date; over 175k followers across social media
RADIO: “GOOD TIME” f/Shaggy currently impacting Hot AC; “NO SAD SONGS” impacting country radio on 4/19
PRESS: Top 5 New Country Artist 2020, Rolling Stone Breakthrough 25 (2020)
BOOKING: Sam Forbert, Kylen Sharpe & John Huie/CAA
PUBLISHING: W.C.M Music Corp. (SESAC)
MANAGEMENT: Chris Kappy/Make Wake Artists