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)
| ||
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.
|
WHAT IT IS: Benson Boone’s “Beautiful Things” is exploding across the DSPs, surpassing 1m streams at Spotify in less than 10 hours and growing to 10.7m streams over the first weekend of its release. Upon launch, it hit #1 on iTunes U.S. and Apple Music, as well as #4 U.S./#16 Global on Spotify Top Tracks. Boone’s viral teasers have amassed nearly 200m views on TikTok and Instagram. The song’s soulful verses and powerful chorus entwine with Boone’s raw, emotive vocals to create a new highlight for the rising star.
ALBUM: Fireworks and Rollerblades
SINGLE: “Beautiful Things”
RELEASE DATE: 1/18
TV: Corden, Seth Meyers, Kelly Clarkson, Kimmel, more
LIVE: 2024 world tour; U.S. (4/3-5/4), EU/U.K. (5/21-6/11), Aus./NZ (9/14-9/19); NEON Festival in Norway
INTERNET: Holds record for second most pre-saves in Linkfire history with 220k; gained 1.12m+ monthly Spotify listeners, 517k Instagram followers and 400k TikTok followers in the last two months; 8b+ plays on “Beautiful Things” on IG audio, 200m+ views across teaser videos
RADIO: Impacted Top 40 and Hot AC on 1/29
PRESS: MTV Global Push Artist (Oct. 2023), Rolling Stone, People, V MAN, Cosmopolitan, Genius Verified, Zach Sang Show
A&R: Jeff Sosnow
BOOKING: Corrie Martin & Sara Bollwinkel/Wasserman
PUBLISHING: Jon Chen/Warner Chappell, Coulter Reynolds/Saint Sounds
MANAGEMENT: Jeff Burns/Reynolds Management