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: Following his major-label debut, ONNAFRIDAY, which yielded the breakthrough hit “After Hours,” 19-year-old Seattle native Charlie Finch, aka charlieonnafriday, has increased his momentum with follow-up single “Enough.” The track has amassed 25m+ streams globally and 3.5m+ video views while landing on coveted playlists like Spotify’s Pop Rising, Apple Music’s Today’s Hits and YouTube Music’s Top 200 Songs on Shazam, among others. Along the way, he’s picked up half a million TikTok followers, and there’s more new music on the horizon.
SINGLE: “Enough”
RELEASE DATE: 8/5
LIVE: Opened for Two Friends at MGM Music Hall Fenway in Boston and Ludacris at State Farm Center in Illinois; upcoming tour plans in the new year
INTERNET: 3.6m+ monthly Spotify listeners; 80m+ streams on “After Hours”; 20m+ TikTok likes, 1.6m followers, creator support from @thehypehouse (21.3m followers), @beasteater (19.7m followers), @mckenzibrooke (15.8m followers); 219k+ Instagram followers
RADIO: “Enough” was the #7 Most Added track at Top 40 prior to impact date (11/1); early support from SiriusXM Hits and B96
PRESS: People, Seattle Times, Sweety High, more
BOOKING: Phil Quist, Akin Aliu, Ryan Thomson & Julie Greenberg/CAA
MANAGEMENT: Breakr/The Ogunlesi Group