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: On the heels of “Right Where You Belong,” the closing-credits theme on the Grammy-nominated soundtrack of Bill & Ted Face the Music, Blame My Youth dropped “Fantastic” and picked up millions of streams, hitting Top 30 at Rock radio. Follow-up “Prizefighter” is now Top 30 and climbing at Alt. Frontman Sean Van Vleet has also been writing for artists including All Time Low, Oliver Tree, PVRIS and Jagwar Twin while securing more than 200 sync placements. Joey Moi (HARDY, Morgan Wallen) co-produced Blame My Youth’s latest offering, “The Break,” the first of a number of songs Van Vleet and Moi have coming.
ALBUM: TBA
RELEASE DATE: Late 2024
SINGLE: “The Break” (12/8/23)
TV: “Prizefighter” featured as WWE Night of Champions theme song
LIVE: Supported HARDY on his sold-out 2023 tour and with 311 and AWOLNATION on their fall run; touring the Midwest and Northeast in spring
INTERNET: 17m+ on-demand streams; doubled social-media following in past six months with the help of viral TikToks
RADIO: “The Break” spinning on Alt Nation, “Prizefighter” Top 30 at Alt radio
PRESS: Alt Press, more
BOOKING: Jared Martin & Alex Hubert/CAA
PUBLISHING: Kasey Truman/The Stable
MANAGEMENT: Greg Thompson & Lloyd Norman/Big Loud Management