NEAR TRUTHS: REALIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION
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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: A go-to collaborator and songwriter for the likes of Chris Brown, Usher, OG Parker, Ella Mai and Ari Lennox, multi-platinum hitmaker Vedo is one of the most underrated players in the R&B scene. His single “You Got It” went double-platinum, and he was nominated for Best New R&B Artist at the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards. His upcoming album, Mood Swings, is led by single “Forever,” due 11/18.
ALBUM: Mood Swings
RELEASE DATE: 12/2
SINGLE: “Forever”
TV: 2022 BET Soul Train Awards, 2022 MTV VMAs, 2022 iHeart Radio Music Awards
LIVE: Something in the Water Festival; concert dates with Usher, Eric Bellinger, Pharrell & Summer Walker, Ne-Yo & Trey Songz
INTERNET: 1b+ global career streams; 2.5m+ monthly Spotify listeners; 12m+ views on NPR Tiny Desk with Usher; nearly 400m combined YouTube video views, 984k+ subs; 547k+ Instagram followers
RADIO: “You Got It” reached Top 10 at Urban and Top 20 at Rhythm; new track from Mood Swings in 2023
PRESS: Essence, RESPECT, NPR, Flaunt, Rated R&B, Vibe, OkayPlayer, Complex, N.Y. Times, Rolling Stone (“Breakthrough 25”), Genius, more
PUBLISHING: Concord/Ekko
MANAGEMENT: Ramal Henry/New Wav Music Group