WHAT IT IS: Born and raised in the small town of Monterey, La., Ross Ellis has been catching the attention of Music Row execs and building a loyal fanbase since moving to Nashville post-college. The singer/songwriter has penned tracks for some of country’s biggest acts, including Tim McGraw and Gary Allan, while simultaneously building his own career and being named one of The Boot’s “2019 Artists to Watch.” Garnering early acclaim from Thomas Rhett, Ellis’ single “Buy and Buy” hit #1 on SiriusXM’s The Highway Top 30 Countdown before going to terrestrial radio. Featured on Apple Music’s Breaking Country, Amazon’s Introducing Country and Spotify’s Wild Country, the single also has reached over 2m in consumption to date.
SINGLE: “Buy and Buy”
LIVE: Headline tour across the U.S.; previously opened for Gary Allan, Chris Janson, Brett Young, Chase Rice, Raelynn, Eli Young Band, more
RADIO: “Buy and Buy” impacting radio soon; named SiriusXM’s “Highway Find” in 2017; “Ghosts” reached the Top 10 most-played songs on The Highway in 2018; “Buy and Buy” reached #1 on The Highway Top 30 Countdown in 2019; spotlight artist on WDSD’s Nashville’s Next in 2020
PRESS: Rolling Stone, American Songwriter, The Boot, Country Now, Sounds Like Nashville, Nash Country Daily
BOOKING: Barrett Sellers/WME
PUBLISHING: Pete Robinson/Big Deal Music
MANAGEMENT: George Couri & Rachelle Rountree/Triple 8 Management
WHAT IT IS: Brooklyn native Kitty Cash has made a name for herself as one of the most prolific culture curators. Following a career as a fashion publicist, Kitty Cash has quickly become a force to be reckoned with in the DJ space, having spun for cultural institutions such as MOMA PS1, Guggenheim Museum, Brooklyn Museum and the Whitney Museum. In addition to working with and opening for entertainers like Marina Abramovic, Kehinde Wiley, Swizz Beatz, Cardi B, Doja Cat, Janelle Monae, Jhene Aiko, Solange and 1975, the rising performer has released a string of projects including the Love the Free mixtape series. Blending elements of R&B, hip-hop, pop, dancehall and reggae, Kitty Cash is now focusing on producing, curating and collaborating with artists globally. Epitomizing a new breed of creators unbound by genre conventions, Kitty Cash is a musical renaissance woman.
LIVE: Setlists for the Webster, the Armory Show; recently featured in Rihanna’s Fenty Social Club on IG Live; Weedmaps’s 420 Virtual Concert; “Club House” presented by Beats by Dre and Serato
INTERNET: 23k SoundCloud followers; 86.5k+ Instagram followers
RADIO: NTS Live Radio Show “Viola After Dark”
PRESS: Forbes, Vogue, FADER, NYT, Paper, NPR, NYLON, HighSnobiety, more
BOOKING: WME
MANAGEMENT: LVRN
WHAT IT IS: With a deep drawl and a natural affinity for melody, Fredo Bang is the next rapper to rise out the Bayou. The 24-year-old Baton Rouge native is his city’s favored up-and-comer and recently dropped two projects in 2019, Big Ape and Pain Made Me Numb, gaining regional success with tracks like “Ooouh (Remix)” f/Kevin Gates, “Story to Tell” and “Gangsta Talk” f/NLE Choppa. His new 12-track album, Most Hated, features guest appearances by heavyweights like Lil Baby, YNW Melly and Tee Grizzley, and was executive-produced by Moneybagg Yo.
ALBUM: Most Hated
RELEASE DATE: 4/17
SINGLE: “Get Even” f/Lil Baby
LIVE: Support on postponed Moneybagg Yo Time Served Tour
INTERNET: 315m+ collective U.S. streams, 5m+ weekly streams, 55m+ U.S. streams in 2020 so far; 138m+ overall YouTube views; 100k+ Spotify followers, 867k+ monthly listeners
PRESS: Flaunt, FADER, XXL (“Known for his tales of life in the streets, the rapper…shows just how it goes down in his hometown”), HYPEBEAST (“Songs like ‘No Mo’ show his penchant for soul-searching narratives and music-as-medicine melodies”), No Jumper, Rap Radar
PUBLISHING: Se Lavi Production
