WHAT IT IS: After receiving a scholarship to Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg native Adam Doleac not only played baseball but also penned songs with his teammates and learned how to play guitar. Playing hometown shows paid off for the wordsmith when a performance of a Doleac show posted on YouTube amassed millions of views and caught the attention of Sony/ATV, which inked him to a pub deal. Now, having co-written songs recorded by the likes of Kane Brown, Darius Rucker, Gabby Barrett and Hootie and the Blowfish, among others, Doleac has staked his claim as a rising star in Nashville with the release of his debut EP, Famous.
ALBUM: Famous (EP)
RELEASE DATE: 4/17
SINGLE: “Famous”
LIVE: Remaining 2020 tour dates postponed; previously toured with Carrie Underwood, Chris Young, Brown, Scotty McCreery, more; recently performed at Florabama; 2019 Live in the Vineyard; Boot Barn livestream performance; Grand Ole Opry debut in 2018
INTERNET: 1.4m+ monthly Spotify listeners; 50m+ on-demand audio and video streams on single; 2.7m+ combined YouTube views
RADIO: “Famous” impacted Country radio on 1/13, was a Top 5 Most Added song; single spent two weeks at #1 on SiriusXM’s The Highway
PRESS: Named Artist to Watch by Amazon Music and The Boot; CMT’s Listen Up Class of 2020; Rolling Stone, People, Cosmopolitan, American Songwriter, Music Row, more
BOOKING: WME
PUBLISHING: Sony/ATV
MANAGEMENT: Eric Garcia/Light Cave Entertainment
WHAT IT IS: L.A. native Lonr. already had two Grammys under his belt for his songwriting contributions to H.E.R.’s debut album before releasing his first single. Now, the singer/songwriter/producer arrives as a singular talent whose vital and vibrant vision blurs the lines between soul, pop, rock and hip-hop with the release of his debut single, “A.M.” Serving as a precursor to the 22-year-old’s debut EP, Land of Nothing Real, the buoyant production reached the Top 10 on Spotify’s viral U.S. chart and achieved viral success at TikTok.
ALBUM: Land of Nothing Real EP
RELEASE DATE: 4/24
SINGLE: “Make the Most” f/H.E.R.
LIVE: Opened on Souly Had’s 2019 B.L.I.S.S. Tour 2019 and YBN Cordae’s The Lost Boy in America Tour 2020; performed at MTV’s Push Live Series; performed at H.E.R.’s Lights On Festival 2019
INTERNET: 2.5m+ activity on Tik-Tok; 1m+ monthly Spotify listeners; 32m+ global streams on “A.M.”; 2.7m+ total views on YouTube; performed on VEVO DSCVR;
RADIO: Single impacted Urban AC on 4/6
PRESS: FADER, XXL, Hollywire, OTW, One37PM, Hot New Hip Hop, Rap-Up, RESPECT, Elevator, The Knockturnal, more
BOOKING: Caroline Yim/CAA
PUBLISHING: Black Samurai Music (BMI), administered by Kobalt (BMI)
MANAGEMENT: Jeff Robinson & Anthony Bryant/MBK Ent.
WHAT IT IS: 23-year-old singer/songwriter Jack Gilinsky first made the leap from social-media sensation and Vine star to rising pop artist as half of the multi-platinum pop-rap duo Jack & Jack. After seven years, hundreds of sold-out performances around the world, 1b+ streams and numerous award nominations, the Omaha native and now-L.A.-based artist is unveiling another side of himself with the release of his 2020 solo debut, “My Love,” featuring breakout rapper Don Toliver, which dropped alongside his self-directed video. Blending pop and R&B elements, the J.R. Rotem-produced track—co-written by Gilinksy, Rotem, JKash and John Ryan—features Gilinsky’s dynamic vocal range and infectious melodies, making for a memorable solo debut.
SINGLE: “My Love” f/Don Toliver
TV: NBC’s The Today Show, CBS’ The Late Late Show With James Corden, MTV EMAs, Macys’ Thanksgiving Day Parade
INTERNET: Debut single landed on Spotify’s New Music Friday, 115k+ Spotify streams first week; 9m+ followers between Instagram and Twitter; trended #2 on Twitter with the release “My Love”
PRESS: Galore, Forbes, MTV, Idolator, Just Jared, Young Hollywood, MEAWW, Notion, RESPECT
BOOKING: WME
MANAGEMENT: Adam Mersel
