WHAT IT IS: Having released his pretty mixtape in February, alongside two sold-out debut shows headlining London’s The Lower Third, self-taught songwriter/producer Artemas is reaching new heights with his viral smash, “‘i like the way you kiss me.” After he teased the earworm on TikTok, the song garnered an impressive 25k+ UGC TikTok videos in just under a week, prompting the release. Now, the 24-year-old rising star has secured his first #1 on Spotify Global as he continues to race to #1 around the world. On 4/20, Artemas will embark on his sold-out headline tour, hitting both Europe and the U.S.
ALBUM: pretty
RELEASE DATE: 2/9
SINGLE: “i like the way you kiss me” (3/19)
LIVE: Sold-out headline tour in Europe and U.S.
INTERNET: 265m+ global streams to date; “i like the way you kiss me” averaging 9m+ daily streams; 585k+ TikTok UGC, #1 Global Spotify and Global Viral chart; 30m+ monthly Spotify listeners; first-ever U.K. Top 10 Single, #1 on Germany Top 100 Singles chart, more
PRESS: Dazed, Ones to Watch, UPROXX, Office Magazine, Clash, Zane Lowe’s “24 for ‘24,” more
BOOKING: Max Braun/Wasserman
PUBLISHING: Sony Music Publishing (U.K.)
MANAGEMENT: Hamish Harris/September

WHAT IT IS: Riding the wave of his mega-viral tracks, newcomer Tucker Wetmore proves he’s more than a one-hit wonder. Following the success of “Wine Into Whiskey,” Wetmore’s latest release, “Wind Up Missin’ You,” has skyrocketed on Apple Music—in parallel with Beyoncé, of all things. His modern country twang has captured millions of fans as he’s transitioned from scraping by in tiny Kalama, Washington, to rubbing shoulders with music’s heavy hitters.
SINGLE: “Wine into Whiskey” & “Wind Up Missin’ You”
TV: RFD-TV
LIVE: Support on Kameron Marlowe’s STRANGERS Tour 2024; performing at Hard Rock Stage at CMA Fest 2024, Luke Combs’ Bootleggers Tailgate Party, Country Boom, Tailgate N’ Tallboys, more
INTERNET: 3.5m+ monthly Spotify listeners; 36m+ streams on “Wine into Whiskey” at presstime, 1.4m+ first-day streams, hit #4 Spotify Global/U.S. Viral; peaked #9 Apple Music’s Top Tracks U.S. Country, #52 all genre; reached #3 iTunes all genre, #2 Country; YouTube Trending Artist on the Rise; 6m+ streams on “Wind Up Missin’ You,” #95 Shazam, #29 Apple’s Top Tracks U.S. Country, #65 all genre
RADIO: SiriusXM The Highway, KBAY, KBEQ, KUPL, KYGO, WAMZ, more
PRESS: Forbes, Holler, PopCulture, more
BOOKING: Braeden Rountree & Carrie Murphy/WME
PUBLISHING: Back Blocks Publishing
MANAGEMENT: Rakiyah Marshall & Autumn Ledgin/Back Blocks Music

WHAT IT IS: “Introspective” and “alluring” are just a couple of the adjectives critics have employed to describe breakout singer-songwriter Dasha. Armed with a passion for telling her true story, the rising star recently dropped her debut country album, What Happens Now?, which included her breakout hit, “Austin.” An instant online sensation, the viral track picked up traction on TikTok with its accompanying line-dance trend to the tune of 3.17b+ views on the platform. As she continues to climb the charts, Dasha’s got a slate of festival performances lined up. 2024 is set to be her biggest year yet.
ALBUM: What Happens Now?
RELEASE DATE: 2/16
SINGLE: “Austin”
TV: Late-night TV debut on Kimmel (3/21); CMT Music Awards (4/7)
LIVE: Performing at Stagecoach, Hangout Music Festival, CMA Fest, CMT Music Awards, Lollapalooza, Country Calling Festival
INTERNET: 13m monthly Spotify streams, hit #25 Spotify U.S. Daily, #29 Global; 3.17b+ global views on TikTok
RADIO: Added to SiriusXM Hits1, KDWB, KKRZ, WPYA, more; impacting Country radio on 4/29, early adds at KKBQ, KBAY, KUPL, more; early Hot AC adds at KTCZ, KYKY, KZPT, more
PRESS: Huffington Post, US Weekly, Too Fab
BOOKING: Carrie Murphy/WME
MANAGEMENT: Alex Lunt/Type A Management