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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The L.A.-based co-head of International Touring works with an enviable, multi-genre roster of stars, from Dua Lipa, Ariana Grande and Sabrina Carpenter to RÜFÜS DU SOL, Foo Fighters, Phoenix, Gorillaz and Tool. She’s been particularly attuned to amplifying Asian voices and in recent years signed deals with 88rising and SM Entertainment.
Best show you saw this year?
Yoasobi’s headline show at the Shrine Auditorium as well as their Coachella performance. They are a completely unique representation of the new J-pop, immersed with anime.
A two-time nominee for CMA’s Agent of the Year award, Towne reps such established and rising country stars as Brad Paisley, Chris Young, Dylan Scott, Dasha and Scotty McCreery.
First concert you ever saw?
John Michael Montgomery at the Minnesota State Fair.
An Atlanta native and University of Georgia alumnus, Totis is a partner at WME, where he reps Usher, Justice and Reneé Rapp, among others.
Name a music figure you admire.
Otis Redding. If my father had his way, I would have been named after him, and sometimes I think how different my life would be if my name was Otis Totis.