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: Buzzing in all the right places, Salt Lake City native Ritt Momney put himself on the map with his disarming alt-pop cover of Corinne Bailey Rae’s “Put Your Records On.” Now RIAA-certified gold, the breakout single has amassed over 310m streams globally and helped Momney create a lane of his own with his gentle, feel-good vibes. Taking off on TikTok after a viral makeup trend, the track hit #1 on the Spotify U.S. and Global Viral charts in 2020 and is now climbing up the Top 40 and Hot AC charts.
SINGLE: “Put Your Records On”
LIVE: Forthcoming Bowery Presents livestream series on Twitch
RADIO: #3 at Top 40 and #12 at Hot AC at presstime; currently impacting at Rhythm
PRESS: Named NME Radar Breakout Artist; “Put Your Records On” named 25 Best Musical TikTok Trends of 2020, Entertainment Weekly, L.A. Times, Rolling Stone, more
INTERNET: 8.6m+ monthly Spotify listeners; 65m+ video views; Top 20 U.S. Shazam, Top 200 Global; 2m+ TikTok videos created using the single following a viral makeup trend; hashtags for the trend at 600m+ total views to date
BOOKING: Len Chenfeld
PUBLISHING: Self-published
MANAGEMENT: Jake Walczyk