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PRE-GRAMMY GALA GOES GAGA FOR GERSON
Jody will be the center of attention at Clive's shindig. (12/18a)
ON THE COVER:
BILLIE EILISH
A star upon the highest bough (12/19a)
NOISEMAKERS:
A HOLIDAY TREAT
Something for their stockings (12/18a)
SUPREME COURT SETS 1/10 HEARING ON TIKTOK BAN
How will SCOTUS rule? (12/19a)
THE HIP-HOP CONUNDRUM
Grammy being Grammy (12/19a)
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.
THE B-SIDE
Libianca (RCA)
2/3/23

WHAT IT IS: Growing up between Cameroon and Minnesota, 22-year-old Libianca has melded the sounds of her childhood to create her own Afro-pop-leaning music. The singer-songwriter dropped her breakout global hit, “People,” last November and its video at the top of the year via 5K Records/Sony Music U.K./RCA. Since its release, “People” has garnered 50m+ streams globally across platforms; at presstime, it’s #72 on Spotify’s Global chart and has spent eight days at #1 on the Daily Viral Songs Global chart. It’s also #2 on the U.S Afrobeats Songs chart and boasts 812k TikTok creations. More new music is on the way.
SINGLE: “People”
INTERNET: 8.5m+ monthly Spotify listeners, (5.8m+ new listeners in the past two weeks); #3 iTunes Nigeria; #15 Shazam Global chart, #29 U.S.; 174k+ Instagram followers (+121k in two weeks); 812k+ TikTok creations on “People,” 224m+ views; 1.4m+ YouTube views since video premiered (1/19); added to over 7k Spotify playlists (Today’s Top Hits, Pop Rising, Viral Hits) and 120 Apple Music playlists (Today’s Hits, A-List Pop, Viral Hits), more
PRESS: Rolling Stone, Okayafrica, Entertainment Tonight, American Songwriter, Hip Hop Wired, more