The DJ duo The Chain Smokers who could be the next LMFAO just signed to Universal Republic after a bidding war between Warner Bros., RCA, and others. The war was over the song #Selfie that hit 4 million views on YouTube. Their original tracks have all reached the Beatport top charts and their remixes hit #1 on the HypeM charts, all of which get hundreds of thousands of plays on Soundcloud and posted on countless blogs. The single “#Selfie” has climbed into the iTunes singles Top 20. They are managed by Adam Alpert of the management company 4AM.
Kings favorite Maggie Chapman who we picked as a top 8 emerging artist has landed in the top 15 on the iTunes Singer/Songwriter chart. Her latest was produced by GRAMMY® winning producer Luke Laird (Kacey Musgraves) and she sparked the momentum with features and media support from outlets such as American Songwriter, Nylon Mag’s Daily Newsletter, Rolling Stone, USA Today and more. This past week, Daytrotter released a special acoustic studio session of Maggie Chapman available on their site. Check out Maggie’s full Kings artist profile.
Kings favorite Eddie Gomez has released a video for the song Monsters. He will perform tonight at The Hotel Café at 8pm in Los Angeles. Eddie’s debut EP titled “No,” was produced by Captain Cuts (Grouplove, Smallpools). His first single “Someday” generated a buzz and has been getting radio play here in the U.S. as well as in Europe, and beat out TV On The Radio’s “Mercy”, Haim’s “The Wire”, and The Vaccines’ “Melody Calling” for the number one song position on 96.3 K-TWIN. Check out Eddie Gomez Kings profile here.
Contact: mlevy@lippingroup.com
Betty Who who we featured multiple times before signing with RCA has topped the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart this week with her track “Somebody Loves You” which will appear on her debut EP “The Movement”. Her EP will come out in April. Click on her Kings profile to view more information including past history.
Contact: ethan@newtorchentertainment.come
Buzz Track: Planets
Little Earthquake has become a Kings favorite with their catchy brand of reggae indie pop. They offer a slice of hooky electronic pop reminiscent of The Naked and Famous and MGMT. Their first single Planets which was produced by Lachlan Mitchell (The Jezabels, Pnau) has been released this month on soundcloud and iTunes. Little Earthquake makes our watch list.
Contact: littleearthquakeband@gmail.com