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: In just one year, 19-year-old Stephen Sanchez has amassed 28m+ likes and 800k followers on TikTok, the platform that launched his hit song “Until I Found You” into the U.S. and Global Spotify Viral charts, making it the longest-running entry on said charts all year. The gold-certified smash boasts 1b+ global streams, a cosign from Sir Elton John and continues to climb the charts. Sanchez’s new single, “Missing You,” w/Ashe, follows his latest EP, Easy on My Eyes.
ALBUM: Easy on My Eyes
RELEASE DATE: 8/19
SINGLE: “Missing You” w/Ashe
TV: Colbert, Seth Meyers and GMA3
LIVE: First-ever headline mini-tour sold out all dates in NYC, Nashville, D.C. and L.A.; performed at Bonnaroo, more
INTERNET: Top 200 most-listened-to artist in the world with 20m monthly Spotify listeners, averaging 3m daily streams; 1m+ TikTok video creations; currently Top 10 U.S. Shazam; 161m+ combined YouTube video views, 49m+ on “Until I Found You,” 390k+ subs
RADIO: “Until I Found You” Top 15 at Top 40, Top 30 Hot AC and Top 25 AC at presstime; peaked #3 at AAA
PRESS: MTV Global Push Artist, Rolling Stone, Clash, People, Genius, Grammy.com, more
BOOKING: Tom Windish/Wasserman Music
PUBLISHING: UMPG
MANAGEMENT: Rich Cohen & Emily Kennedy/LoyalT Management