WHAT IT IS: Having released his pretty mixtape in February, alongside two sold-out debut shows headlining London’s The Lower Third, self-taught songwriter/producer Artemas is reaching new heights with his viral smash, “‘i like the way you kiss me.” After he teased the earworm on TikTok, the song garnered an impressive 25k+ UGC TikTok videos in just under a week, prompting the release. Now, the 24-year-old rising star has secured his first #1 on Spotify Global as he continues to race to #1 around the world. On 4/20, Artemas will embark on his sold-out headline tour, hitting both Europe and the U.S.
ALBUM: pretty
RELEASE DATE: 2/9
SINGLE: “i like the way you kiss me” (3/19)
LIVE: Sold-out headline tour in Europe and U.S.
INTERNET: 265m+ global streams to date; “i like the way you kiss me” averaging 9m+ daily streams; 585k+ TikTok UGC, #1 Global Spotify and Global Viral chart; 30m+ monthly Spotify listeners; first-ever U.K. Top 10 Single, #1 on Germany Top 100 Singles chart, more
PRESS: Dazed, Ones to Watch, UPROXX, Office Magazine, Clash, Zane Lowe’s “24 for ‘24,” more
BOOKING: Max Braun/Wasserman
PUBLISHING: Sony Music Publishing (U.K.)
MANAGEMENT: Hamish Harris/September