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WHAT IT IS: Bay-Area bred R&B/Pop singer thuy (pronounced “twee”) is making waves with her sophomore EP, girls like me don’t cry, which is brimming with warm vocals and fluttering melodies. Following 2021’s debut EP, i hope you see this, the seven-track self-written set is an important new chapter for the Vietnamese-American artist as she morphs from hometown hero to global icon. With over 150m global streams, thuy has garnered support from Rolling Stone, Paper, Nylon, Vibe and Harper’s Bazaar, among other outlets, and was tapped as Spotify’s September ambassador for EQUAL, a program honoring female game-changers across the industry.
ALBUM: girls like me don’t cry
RELEASE DATE: 10/6
SINGLE: “girls like me don’t cry”
LIVE: Sold out West Coast headline tour (500-1400-cap. rooms); recently performed at 88rising’s Head in the Clouds and S.F.’s Outside Lands
INTERNET: 2.7m+ monthly Spotify listeners (up from 200k in January 2021); 282k+ TikTok followers, 8.5m+ likes; Spotify EQUAL Ambassador (September); YouTube Music Foundry Class of 2022
PRESS: Rolling Stone, Paper (“Her signature, nostalgic sound—catchy R&B melodies, agile runs and dreamlike soundscapes”), Nylon, Vibe, Harper’s Bazaar, Wonderland, Flaunt (“Vocals strong enough to move mountains”), NBC, more
BOOKING: Caroline Yim & Sarah Tehrani/WME
PUBLISHING: Self-published
MANAGEMENT: Anh Vu/12th House