WHAT IT IS: The artists who move culture forward don’t simply inhabit this world; they create their own. That’s exactly what Aminé did on his 2017 debut, Good For You. Buoyed by his RIAA triple-platinum smash, “Caroline,” and “Wedding Crashers” (f/Offset), the album made an indelible impact upon arrival. XXL chose him for a coveted spot on its 2017 “Freshman Class” cover. In his first major profile, The New York Times described the record as “one of the year’s most intriguing hip-hop albums,” while Pitchfork appropriately called it “the soundtrack for an almost-sober drive home.” Between explosive sets at Lollapalooza and show-stopping performances on The Tonight Show and Late Night with Seth Meyers, Aminé is solidifying himself as a musical force of nature.
ALBUM: Good For You
RELEASE DATE: 7/28
SINGLE: “Spice Girl”
TV: Fallon, Seth Meyers
LIVE: Headlining tour Tour For You begins 10/6 in Seattle
INTERNET: More than 1 billion total streams across all digital streaming platforms; 192m views and 72k comments for “Caroline” on YouTube; 139k Twitter followers, 72k Facebook likes, 397k Instagram followers
RADIO: “Caroline” reached #11 on the Hot 100 & was on the chart for 28 weeks; current single is active at Urban Mainstream and Rhythm radio
PRESS: Rolling Stone’s 10 New Artists You Need to Know: November 2016; N.Y. Times, XXL, Paper, i-D, Pitchfork, Entertainment Weekly, NPR, more
BOOKING: Peter Schwartz/WME
PUBLISHING: UMPG
MANAGEMENT: Justin Lehmann/Mischief Mgmt