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: Chappell Roan is having her breakthrough moment following the September release of her debut album, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess. Produced by Grammy-winner Dan Nigro (Olivia Rodrigo, Caroline Polachek), the LP received critical acclaim and appeared on year-end lists from Rolling Stone, NPR, Vogue and TIME. Her latest single, “Good Luck, Babe!”—also produced by Nigro and co-written with Justin Tranter—amassed 1.2m+ Spotify streams in its first 24 hours, following performances on Colbert, NPR’s Tiny Desk (which named her a potential 2025 Grammy contender) and Rodrigo’s GUTS Tour.
ALBUM: The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess
RELEASE DATE: 9/22/23
SINGLE: “Good Luck, Babe!”
TV: Colbert, ABC News
LIVE: Performing at Coachella; Opened for Rodrigo on GUTS Tour; sold-out headline tour, with 10k in London
INTERNET: 4.3m+ monthly Spotify listeners; in month leading up to “Good Luck, Babe!” release, catalog grew 167%; TikTok +70%, Instagram +66%, YouTube +43%, Twitter +103% in last 30 days; 4.3M; 17.9m+ YouTube views
RADIO: Impacted at Top 40
PRESS: Rolling Stone, Vogue, BBC, N.Y. Times, Pitchfork, NPR, L.A. Times, Variety, Grammy.com, Vanity Fair, NME, more
BOOKING: Wasserman
PUBLISHING: Sony Music Publishing
MANAGEMENT: Nick Bobetsky/State of the Art