WHAT IT IS: This British pop three-piece consisting of Reece Bibby, Blake Richardson and George Smith has been coined the next One Direction by Liam Payne. After releasing several buzz-worthy tracks, touring internationally and selling out venues like London’s O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire and Amsterdam’s Paradiso, the trio’s 13-track self-titled album made a Top 5 debut in the U.K.in February. They’ve followed up with new single “Worse” and a companion video directed by Bailee Madison. Produced by The Monsters & Strangerz, the track was co-written by the band and James Alan Ghaleb.
ALBUM: New Hope Club
RELEASE DATE: 2/14
SINGLE: “Worse”
TV: Kelly & Ryan
LIVE: Sold-out headline shows across the globe in 2019, including North America, Southeast Asia, Europe, U.K.; supported The Vamps’ 2019 U.K. arena tour and toured North America with Sabrina Carpenter
INTERNET: 1.6m+monthly Spotify listeners; 1m+ YouTube subscribers; 205k+ Twitter followers, 600k+ Instagram followers, 244k+ Facebook followers, 10m+ overall social reach
RADIO: “Let Me Down Slow” f/R3HAB currently #48 at Top 40
PRESS: Glamour (“The new One Direction Club”), 1883 (“Giving the pop scene some punch with their catchy lyrics and stage charisma”), Popsugar, Euphoria, Shout (U.K.), BUILD, Elvis Duran’s Artist of the Month
BOOKING: Will Scott & Mitch Rose/CAA
PUBLISHING: Warner Chappell
MANAGEMENT: Richard Rashman & Joe O’Neill/Prestige
