NEAR TRUTHS: REALIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION
Underscoring the year's biggest stories (11/19a)
NEAR TRUTHS: THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
Nervous time in the music biz and beyond. (11/16a)
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NOW WHAT?
We have no fucking idea.
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.
WHO'S BUYING THE DRINKS?
That's what we'd like to know.
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WHAT IT IS: Renowned for her ethereal dark-pop lyrics and sound, 20-year-old Cuban American Isabel LaRosa made waves when she scored her first Top 25 hit on the Pop airplay chart with “favorite.” The singer-songwriter, who established herself as an artist to watch with her 2023 EP, YOU FEAR THE GOD THAT LOVES YOU, has amassed more than 1b career streams and 16m+ monthly Spotify listeners, and she continues her ascent in 2024.
ALBUM: YOU FEAR THE GOD THAT LOVES YOU (EP)
RELEASE DATE: 3/24/23
SINGLE: “Pretty Boy” (8/16/23)
LIVE: Wrapped her headlining U.S. Heaven Doesn’t Wait Tour; kicked off her sold-out U.K./EU headlining tour on 10/21; made her arena debut at 2024 Audacy’s We Can Survive; major festivals slots at Lollapalooza India, more; opened for Doja Cat at WXKS/Boston’s Kiss Concert; iHeartRadio Jingle Ball tour dates
INTERNET: 1m+ TikTok followers; 16m+ monthly Spotify listeners; 1b+ career streams to date
RADIO: Scored her first Top 25 Pop airplay hit this summer with “favorite”; added to 130+ stations
PRESS: 1883, Ones to Watch, Clash, LadyGUNN, Galore, PopDust, BSides, Luna Collective, more
BOOKING: Marty Diamond & Eli Gelernter/Wasserman
PUBLISHING: Georgia Wolfe/Sony Music Publishing
MANAGEMENT: Joe Hegleman & Ron Shapiro/Have Fun Management
WHAT IT IS: House of Protection, the new venture from Stephen Harrison and Aric Improta, bridges hardcore, electronic and punk. Between their shared experience with Fever 333 and work with Night Verses and The Chariot, respectively, they’ve forged a space for boundless creativity and a community fueled by chaos. A continuation of that unabashed self-expression, is bottled into their explosive debut EP, GALORE.
ALBUM: GALORE (EP)
RELEASE DATE: 9/13
SINGLE: “Fuse”
TV: Sync on WWE’s Monday Night RAW on USA Network
LIVE: Debut sold-out shows at L.A.’s Echo and the U.K.’s the Underworld; support slot on Bad Omens’ 2025 Australia run
INTERNET: Grew socials to 100k in six months; 30k on Instagram, 27k YouTube subs, 1.3m+ views; 250k+ monthly Spotify listeners; playlisted on misfits 2.0, The Pit, New Noise, hit #4 on MARROW, one of the faces of “ROCK NEVER DIES” campaign
RADIO: Support from SiriusXM’s Octane (248+ spins TD); all EP singles spun on BBC Radio 1, featured on Getting to Know
PRESS: The Guardian, NME, Alt Press, Kerrang!, Revolver, Metal Hammer, more
BOOKING: Josh Klein (U.S.) & Paul Ryan (U.K./Int’l)/UTA
PUBLISHING: Songs of Red Bull (ASCAP), Toro Rosso Tracks (BMI)
MANAGEMENT: Gavin Harry/Crucial Artist Management
WHAT IT IS: 25-year-old Sawyer Hill is a rising rock star who’s fusing the genre’s classic elements—punchy riffs, memorable melodies and anthemic choruses—for a digitally engaged Gen Z audience. After honing his craft in local bars, the Arkansas native built a dedicated fan base after a live-performance video of “Look at the Time” went viral. This momentum, along with follow-up single “High on My Lows,” led to a 43-date tour across the U.S., U.K. and EU.
ALBUM: TBA (EP)
RELEASE DATE: Spring 2025
SINGLE: “High on My Lows”
LIVE: Sold 15k+ tickets from April to August 2024 on Look at the Time Tour; sold out shows in U.K., Netherlands, Germany more; Bonnaroo, Reeperbahn, Austin City Limits; spring 2025 headline tour TBA
INTERNET: Viral Instagram Reels earned him 750k+ followers in eight months, combined social audience of 1.3m+ fans; “Look at the Time” and “High on My Lows” topped Spotify’s Viral charts; 50m+ global streams; 120m+ video views to date
RADIO: “High on My Lows” featured on SiriusXM’s Alt Nation Advanced Placement; airplay on WAQX, KRXP, KTBZ, KXNA, WARQ, more
PRESS: Ones to Watch, more
BOOKING: Marty Diamond & Larry Webman/Wasserman
PUBLISHING: Self-published
MANAGEMENT: Simon Bobbett/SB Management