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: Nashville-based singer/songwriter Stephen Sanchez has amassed over 22m likes and a half-million followers on TikTok, the platform that propelled his hit “Until I Found You” onto both the U.S. and Global Spotify Viral charts; the song became the longest-running entry on both charts this year. Not long after teaming up with Ian Fitchhuk (Kacey Musgraves) for his debut EP, What Was, Not Now, Sanchez has reunited with the songwriter/producer for his forthcoming EP, Easy on My Eyes, due 8/19.
ALBUM: Easy on My Eyes
RELEASE DATE: 8/19
SINGLE: “Until I Found You”
TV: Colbert, Seth Meyers
LIVE: Embarked on his first headline mini-tour, sold-out all dates in N.Y., L.A. and D.C.; performed Bonnaroo; opening for Noah Kahan on his Stick Season tour this fall
INTERNET: 16m+ monthly Spotify listeners, Top 300 most-listened-to artist globally; “Until I Found You” nearing 300m global streams; 1m+ TikTok creations, averaging nearly 10k a day; Top 50 U.S. Shazam, Top 100 Global
RADIO: “Until I Found You” Top 10 at Triple A radio; debuted at #40* at Top 40 at presstime
PRESS: Rolling Stone, Clash, Pulse, The Honey Pop, Vents, Beyond the Stage, more
BOOKING: Tom Windish/Wasserman
MANAGEMENT: Rich Cohen & Emily Kennedy/LoyalT Management