STAGECOACH: THE FINAL DESERT EXCURSION
Our weary travelers reflect on their adventure. (4/30a)
HIPGNOSIS BOARD APPROVES UPPED BLACKSTONE BID
But it ain't over till it's over. (4/29a)
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THE NEW UMG
Gosh, we hope there are more press releases.
TIKTOK BANNED!
Unless the Senate manages to make this whole thing go away, that is.
THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT
No, not that one.
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PLAYLIST
Now 100% unlicensed!
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BILLIE'S BACK WITH BIG WORLD TOUR
WHAT IT IS: Nigerian-born singer-songwriter and Afropop sensation Adekunle Gold’s fourth studio album, Catch Me If You Can, has garnered 500m global streams since its release a year ago. His Def Jam debut, “Party No Dey Stop” f/Zinoleesky, is #9 on the U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart at presstime. The vibrant, fast-paced track matches the energy of Lagos’ culturally rich and buzzing Agege neighborhood, where Gold and Zinoleesky grew up.
ALBUM: Tequila Ever After
RELEASE DATE: July 2023
SINGLE: “Party No Dey Stop” f/Zinoleesky
LIVE: Sold out headline U.S. tour, including performances at AFROPUNK, Something in the Water Festival, Apollo Theater and House of Blues Cleveland, Houston and Chicago; kicking off four-month world tour in N.A. (September), hitting the U.K., EU, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, South America and the Caribbean through 2024
INTERNET: 2.6m+ monthly Spotify listeners; “Party No Dey Stop” #1 on both Spotify Nigeria and Apple Music Nigeria, 2m+ U.S. streams first week; nearing 1m UGC creates in just two weeks, 600k+ TikTok creates, 375k+ sound usages on Snapchat, 22k+ Instagram Reels
PRESS: NPR Tiny Desk, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, Grammy’s Reimagined performance, Elle, British GQ, Hypebeast, The Native, DAZED, Notion, L’Officiel Italia, Clash, more
BOOKING: Christian Bernardt/UTA
MANAGEMENT: Elizabeth Sobowale
