WHAT IT IS: With 175m+ career streams since his debut in fall 2023, Houston-born alt-R&B singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Bryant Barnes has become one of this year’s breakout artists. His viral hit “I’d Rather Pretend” captivated fans this past summer, hitting #7 on the Hot R&B Songs chart, Top 5 Shazam Global R&B Soul chart, Top 100 Shazam U.S. and Spotify Top 200 across Southeast Asia. Simultaneously, it’s gained nearly 90m global streams, as the debut EP VANITY peaked #13 on the Heatseekers Albums chart and Top 10 Apple Music R&B Albums chart.
ALBUM: VANITY EP
RELEASE DATE: 7/19
SINGLE: “I’d Rather Pretend”
LIVE: Debut headline shows sold out in three minutes, shows include L.A.’s Echo, NY’s Mercury Lounge and Houston’s White Oak
INTERNET: 356m+ TikTok views on “I’d Rather Pretend”; rise in social followings since releasing VANITY, +850k Instagram followers, +800k TikTok followers, +4m monthly Spotify listeners and +300k followers
PRESS: Genius Verified, Colors, PAPER, On the Radar, From the Block
BOOKING: Olivia Mirabella/CAA
MANAGEMENT: Jeffrey Azoff, Shawn Holiday & Daniel Byrnes/Full Stop Management