TYLER IS HEADED TO THE TOP
Unconventional move by unconventional dude is paying off. (10/30a)
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THE GRAMMY SHORT LIST
Who's already a lock?
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.
ALL THE WAY LIVE
The players, the tours, the enormous beers.
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WHAT IT IS: With his soulful vocal melodies and artful lyricism, Jake Wesley Rogers cascades forward in striking compositions that result in an immediate appeal to the soul. Rogers' age is starkly contrasted with his immensely powerful lyrics and equally rousing singing voice, which results in an electric stage presence at the intersection of Madonna and James Blake. As his musical journey began in his younger years, the singer/songwriter and American's Got Talent alum was inspired by a torrent of coming-of-age questions and fuelled by vocal powerhouse artists like Adele and Amy Winehouse. Rendered in song with earnest honesty, the emerging artist holds a new future standing on the shoulders of his own younger self.
ALBUM: Spiritual (EP)
RELEASE DATE: 4/5/19
SINGLE: “Little Queen"
LIVE: Livestream with SoFar Sounds global and a co-livestream with Cam, BBC Radio’s Live Loose Ends
INTERNET: 215k+ monthly Spotify listeners,
PRESS: Interview on BBC Radio's Live Loose Ends, OTW, Variety
BOOKING: Joe Wohlfeld, Ryan Edmundson & Jbeau Lewis/UTA
PUBLISHING: Sony/ATV
MANAGEMENT: Lucas Canzona/Fairwin Ent
WHAT IT IS: Emerging from the nucleus of Nigeria’s left scene, Santi, born Osayaba Ize-lyamu, first stepped on the scene in 2009 as a rapper. A 90s kid himself; the very artists Santi grew up admiring co-signed him from the jump. With Wizkid hyping his freestyle rap over Drake’s “Juice,” to frequent nods via Drake’s label OVO, the freewheeling, multi-genre independent artist is on the rise. Laden with guest features like Ghanaian R&B singer/songwriter Amaarae, South African DIY Hip-hop pundit Shane Eagle, Virginia singer/rapper DRAM and DMV-hailing Goldlink, Santi’s most recent album, Mandy & The Jungle is a deeply textured, flavorful body of work with unwavering allegiance to his Monster Boy crew, including producers Genio and GMK.
SINGLE: “Freaky”
INTERNET: 393k+ monthly Spotify listeners, 67.3k+ Instagram followers; 605k+ YouTube views on “Freaky,” 1.3m+ on “Rapid Fire”
PRESS: Vice, The Native Mag, Crack Mag, more
BOOKING: WME
MANAGEMENT: LVRN
WHAT IT IS: Emerging recording artist and award-winning digital creator Scotty Sire originally rose to fame with his comedic content on YouTube and Vine. After dropping his sophomore album What’s Going On in 2019, it landed at #9 on the iTunes Pop charts and earned him an iHeartRadio Music award nomination for Social Star. His alternative-pop and hip-hop sound resonates with a sense of humor, while being unexpectedly reflective, ironic and, at times, dark. Sire’s music illustrates angst and examines social anxiety, depression and other mental health issues that are prevalent in modern young adult culture. Sire recently dropped “Men are Trash,” and “Samurai.”
SINGLE: “Samurai”
TV: KTLA; WCIU Chicago The Jam; interviewed with ET Canada
LIVE: Full 2019 U.S tour in partnership with Live Nation; sold-out hometown show in Anaheim and Sydney, Australia; festival performances at Wango Tango and Jingle Ball
INTERNET: 100m+ combined Spotify streams; 430m+ YouTube video views, 2.9m subscribers; 3.1m+ Instagram followers; 2.4m+ TikTok followers
RADIO: Interview with iHeart Radio’s 102.7 KIIS FM & 103.5 FM, Tangorra Takeover on 106.1 BLI, “What’s Going On” climbed to #9 on the iTunes Pop charts
PRESS: Variety, Tubefilter, Entertainment Tonight, Access Hollywood BuzzFeed, People, Hollywood Life, Genius, Inked Magazine
BOOKING: Daniel McCartney/UTA