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NEAR TRUTHS: SPRING BLOOMS
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TIKTOK BANNED!
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THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT
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TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PLAYLIST
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THE B-SIDE
Kenya Grace (Major Recordings/ Warner Records)
2/1/24

WHAT IT IS: 2023 was a breakout year for Kenya Grace. Her single “Strangers” catapulted to the top of the charts globally, landing the rising star her first #1 at U.S. Dance radio and the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs, becoming the only female artist ever to top the latter chart as a sole writer, producer and performer. Grace shares that title with Kate Bush for the U.K. #1, which the rising star has held for three consecutive weeks. “Strangers” is now gold in the U.S. and has surpassed 1b global streams.
ALBUM: Debut project TBA
RELEASE DATE: Spring 2024
SINGLE: “Strangers”
LIVE: Coachella 2024
INTERNET: 1b+ streams on “Strangers,” 7.8m+ U.S. streams per week; official sound used across 5m+ videos with 100b+ plays; socials grew by an average of 44% in three months; 29m+ monthly Spotify listeners
RADIO: “Strangers” #12 at Top 40 at presstime; 14 consecutive weeks and counting on the Dance/Mix Show chart between the #1 and #2 position
PRESS: Vogue, Rolling Stone, more
BOOKING: Sam Kirby Yoh & Scott Schreiber/UTA
PUBLISHING: Warner Chappell
MANAGEMENT: Nick Shymansky, Nick Huggett & Sara Charbonnel/Day One

Xavi (Interscope)
2/1/24

WHAT IT IS: 19-year-old newcomer Xavi blends R&B, pop and urban with elements of música Mexicana in his songs. While self-releasing music, the Arizona-based singer-songwriter was discovered by Interscope and has since become the first Mexican American artist to reach #1 on Spotify’s Global chart as a solo artist with “La Diabla.” He’s also the only Mexican American artist to simultaneously have two collab-free songs chart on Spotify’s Global Top 10 with “La Diabla” and “La Victima.”
SINGLE: “La Diabla”
TV: Vision Latina LA
LIVE: Sueños Music Festival; announced headlining tour with 27 dates in the U.S. and three in Mexico
INTERNET: 27.9m+ monthly Spotify listeners, “La Diabla” Global #1 for three weeks; 3m+ Instagram followers (+1.7m in the last month); “La Diabla” #1 on IG audio library and Reels in Mexico, Top 20 U.S.; 5.2m+ TikTok followers (+2.5m in the last month), 2m+ TikTok creations, #10 Global sound; 655m+ YouTube views
RADIO: #25 Latin Airplay Debut and “gains in performance”; #11 debut Regional Mexican Airplay and “gains in performance” (week of 1/27)
PRESS: Rolling Stone (“19 Latin Artists We’re Rooting for in 2024”), NPR, Rolling Stone Espanyol, more
BOOKING: Richard Lom/WME
PUBLISHING: UMPG
MANAGEMENT: Raczon & Natalia Lopez

Dylan Gossett (Mercury/Republic/Big Loud Texas)
2/1/24

WHAT IT IS: Singer-songwriter Dylan Gossett has made his mark with dusty instrumentation, gravelly vocal delivery and emotionally vulnerable lyrics. The Austin native, who began posting his self-written music online last spring, caught fire that summer with his indie debut single, “To Be Free,” which garnered 11m+ Spotify streams. Follow-up single “Coal” catalyzed his breakthrough, amassing 77m+ Spotify streams to date. Gossett will drop his next single, “Bitter Winds,” this February.
ALBUM: No Better Time (EP)
RELEASE DATE: 10/27/23
SINGLE: “Coal”
LIVE: Supported Wyatt Flores and Brent Cobb (fall 2023); support on select tour dates for Morgan Wallen, Kolby Cooper, Luke Grimes and Noah Kahan; sold out headline tour (2/26-4/27)
INTERNET: 4.8m+ monthly Spotify listeners; #25 Hot Country Songs; 113m+ views, 32K creates on TikTok; more
RADIO: “Coal” on Pandora Top Spins chart (#91); AAA: Sirius XM’s The Highway, Music Choice, KPND/Spokane (#88); “Coal” debuted #171 on the AMA/CDX Top 200 Americana singles chart at presstime; adds at Americana Radio Boogie, WCLY Raleigh, Sun Radio Austin; test spins on KBCS Seattle, WVMNO Madison, more
PRESS: Country Chord, Country Central, more
BOOKING: UTA
MANAGEMENT: Sam Katz/Homebase Management; Matt Graham & Federico Morris/Range Media Partners