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Published September 12th, 2023

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Khaid

8080k followers on TikTok, Khaid has been going viral for his bilingual hits

Red Clay Strays

Old, groovy, sound mixed with deep, relatable lyrics you don’t want to miss

Bawo

With “wavy” music and solid lyrics, listeners are begging for more

Dana and Alden

Beautiful falsetto and hilarious sense of humor makes for perfect pair

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Check out the meteoric rise of these viral hits

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Lil Dee

Featured with CRASH ADAMS as a random grocery store collaboration and went mega viral with 3M views

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Kate Yeager

Singer-songwriter gets 1M views for previewing her new, relatable song titled “Fat”

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Christina Traine

Young new guitarist shows off her skills in “Way Down We Go” viral video with 1.2M views

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Crying City

Viral videos helped gain 1M streams on newest song, “Urn”

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On The Radar: Global Scout Picks

Check out these finds from our global A&R Scouts

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Scout: Brittany White


Featured in Complex’s Best New Artists of 2023 & has traction on YouTube with 27.3k subscribers

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J$PH

Support Scout: Udim Obit


This rapper from Texas is one to watch

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Laura Feltman


New talent from Tokyo releases fall-esque song

Maeby

Scout: A&R HQ


Reached 17.3k TikTok views on a teaser video for her debut song “Soup”

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Found First by our A&R Scout & Marketing Launchpad® Research. Check out where these artists are now.

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Chinchilla

Scout: Brittany White


Signed to Island Records

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Games We Play

Scout: Miranda Lambert


Signed to Fuelled by Ramen

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Mae Stephens

Scout: Miranda Lambert


Signed to EMI (UK), Republic Records (US)

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Diego Gonzalez

Scout: Chris Patrick


Signed to Island Records

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A&R SCOUTS AROUND THE GLOBE

A&R Scout Reports®

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Artist: Ricky Jamaraz

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TRENDING THIS WEEK

The Song House Co is full of viral moments

The Song House Co is a community of unsigned artists based out of Nashville. The group of artists work individually and collaboratively to create new pieces of original music consistently, and the videos that go viral are the songs that get recorded. This week, artist Wé Ani went viral with 255K views and 42K likes in just 22 hours for her original song about someone who can’t let you go.

Unique voice with relatable lyrics makes for perfect viral combo

Maggie Antone shows off her unique voice and guitar skills by singing a clip of an original song. Many viewers have insisted the song be put on Spotify. The TikTok got 404K views and 97K likes in just 16 hours.

A song reminiscent of old conan gray

Kevin Atwater writes a song for his old high school love, who invited Kevin to his wedding. Relatable lyrics, beautiful voice, and skillful fingerpicking of a guitar, the TikTok received 1.5M views and 269K likes. Kevin reveals that the song will be released soon.

RICH FEMALE VOICE COVERS 70s SONG

Singer-songwriter Harriet covers “Yesterday Once More” by The Carpenters, showing off her deep, rich, soulful vocals. The TikTok received 573K views and 22K likes.

HOZIER AND BON IVER COMPARISON MAKES NEW ARTIST GO VIRAL

Miles Hardt is a singer-songwriter with a beautiful husky baritone voice. Many comparing him to the greats like Hozier and Bon Iver while he shows off his new song that was released last Friday. The TikTok received 595K views and 94K likes.

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New Releases at Greater Than Distribution

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AyoRichard

Drive Me Crazy

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Jacy

Damn That’s Crazy

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Sammy Shepard

Don’t Say Goodbye

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Nightfall

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Elijah Dowell

Dolce

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Joseph Jett

Tattooed Hearts Club

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