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: Winston-Salem, N.C., native Cooper Alan cut his teeth playing the college-bar circuit before amassing a diehard fan base on TikTok in 2020, where he’s accumulated 8.5m+ followers and 94.2m+ likes. Alan’s independently released tracks—showcasing a stylistically diverse sound influenced by the likes of Kenny Chesney, Kid Rock and AC/DC—have racked up 250m+ steams. In 2022 this emerging country star sold out 38 shows on his first headline tour across the U.S. and Canada while rocking main-stage performances at Stagecoach, Tidalwave, Tailgates & Tallboys and Country Thunder.
ALBUM: TBA
RELEASE DATE: Spring 2024
SINGLE: “Never Not Remember You” (7/28) & “Runnin” (8/25)
TV: Debuting new song on CCMA 9/16
LIVE: Sold out 38 shows (1k-2k-cap rooms) on his first headline tour across the U.S. and Canada (40k+ tickets); 21-date 2023 spring tour; performed at Stagecoach, Tidalwave, Tailgates & Tallboys, Country Thunder
INTERNET: 250m+ global streams; 1.6m+ monthly Spotify listeners; 8.5m+ TikTok followers; 2.3m+ Facebook followers, 840k+ Instagram followers
PRESS: MusicRow’s Next Big Thing, CMT, more
BOOKING: Morgan Kenney/WME
MANAGEMENT: Jarrod Holley & Chris Kappy/Make Wake Artists