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: 2023 was a breakout year for Kenya Grace. Her single “Strangers” catapulted to the top of the charts globally, landing the rising star her first #1 at U.S. Dance radio and the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs, becoming the only female artist ever to top the latter chart as a sole writer, producer and performer. Grace shares that title with Kate Bush for the U.K. #1, which the rising star has held for three consecutive weeks. “Strangers” is now gold in the U.S. and has surpassed 1b global streams.
ALBUM: Debut project TBA
RELEASE DATE: Spring 2024
SINGLE: “Strangers”
LIVE: Coachella 2024
INTERNET: 1b+ streams on “Strangers,” 7.8m+ U.S. streams per week; official sound used across 5m+ videos with 100b+ plays; socials grew by an average of 44% in three months; 29m+ monthly Spotify listeners
RADIO: “Strangers” #12 at Top 40 at presstime; 14 consecutive weeks and counting on the Dance/Mix Show chart between the #1 and #2 position
PRESS: Vogue, Rolling Stone, more
BOOKING: Sam Kirby Yoh & Scott Schreiber/UTA
PUBLISHING: Warner Chappell
MANAGEMENT: Nick Shymansky, Nick Huggett & Sara Charbonnel/Day One