WHAT IT IS: Chappell Roan is having her breakthrough moment following the September release of her debut album, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess. Produced by Grammy-winner Dan Nigro (Olivia Rodrigo, Caroline Polachek), the LP received critical acclaim and appeared on year-end lists from Rolling Stone, NPR, Vogue and TIME. Her latest single, “Good Luck, Babe!”—also produced by Nigro and co-written with Justin Tranter—amassed 1.2m+ Spotify streams in its first 24 hours, following performances on Colbert, NPR’s Tiny Desk (which named her a potential 2025 Grammy contender) and Rodrigo’s GUTS Tour.
ALBUM: The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess
RELEASE DATE: 9/22/23
SINGLE: “Good Luck, Babe!”
TV: Colbert, ABC News
LIVE: Performing at Coachella; Opened for Rodrigo on GUTS Tour; sold-out headline tour, with 10k in London
INTERNET: 4.3m+ monthly Spotify listeners; in month leading up to “Good Luck, Babe!” release, catalog grew 167%; TikTok +70%, Instagram +66%, YouTube +43%, Twitter +103% in last 30 days; 4.3M; 17.9m+ YouTube views
RADIO: Impacted at Top 40
PRESS: Rolling Stone, Vogue, BBC, N.Y. Times, Pitchfork, NPR, L.A. Times, Variety, Grammy.com, Vanity Fair, NME, more
BOOKING: Wasserman
PUBLISHING: Sony Music Publishing
MANAGEMENT: Nick Bobetsky/State of the Art
WHAT IT IS: A three-time Arkansas CMA Female Vocalist of the Year, Mae Estes is one of the key female country artists to watch. She won AIMP’s Rising Songwriter-Artist of the Year in 2024 and was named to CMT’s Next Women of Country. With brutally honest and raw songwriting and textured, emotive vocals, Estes brings a believability to songs that could put a dagger through the heart or a smile on a face. The six-song EP Before the Record (Recycled) is just the beginning for Estes.
RELEASE DATE: New music coming soon
TV: RFD-TV, CMT
LIVE: Currently out on Jackson Dean’s Head Full of Noise Tour; has performed at NHL Stadium Series, PBR Stadium Series, Music City Grand Prix, Wrangler’s National Finals Rodeo, CMA Fest, Nissan Stadium, the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Grand Ole Opry; toured internationally with Armed Forces Entertainment
INTERNET: 13m+ streams; combined following of 400k followers that continues to grow
PRESS: Secured Artist to Watch lists from iHeart Media, Wide Open Country, Cowgirl Magazine, Entertainment Focus and Country Now; featured in The Boot, Whiskey Riff, Taste of Country, Countrytown, Texarkana Gazette, more
BOOKING: Shannon Saunders/WME
PUBLISHING: Stephanie Cox/Kobalt Music
MANAGEMENT: Kendall Warren/Blue Bronco Entertainment
WHAT IT IS: Since her 2018 debut single, “Por Siempre,” Kenia OS has been making a name for herself with hits like “Mi Salida Contigo” w/Ha*Ash and “Malas Decisiones.” In 2023, she earned her first Latin Grammy nom for Universo K23 in the Best Long Form Music Video category, and she’s now gearing up for her third album, Pink Aura. Boasting collabs with Bella Poarch, Villano Antillano and Yeri Mua alongside previously released singles “Ojo x Ojo” and “Tortura,” the new album promises to add another vibrant chapter to Kenia OS’ rising trajectory.
ALBUM: Pink Aura
RELEASE DATE: 4/24
SINGLE: “Kitty” w/La Joaqui
TV: Premios Juventud, Univision 2023 (won three awards); co-hosted MTV’s MIAW with Kali Uchis (2021)
LIVE: 40+ cities in Mexico and U.S for 2023’s K23 Tour, including sold-out shows in NYC, San Diego and L.A.
INTERNET: 21.9m+ TikTok followers; 7.9m+ monthly Spotify listeners; 2.3b+ YouTube views, 5.64m+ subs
RADIO: “Mi Salida Contigo” peaked #16 on the Latin Pop Airplay chart; “Malas Decisiones” entered the Global Excl. U.S. chart at #94 and Global 200 (#176)
PRESS: Rolling Stone, Remezcla, Allure, Grammy.com, more
BOOKING: Ana Nuñez
PUBLISHING: Sony Music publishing
MANAGEMENT: Ana Nuñez
