WHAT IT IS: 26-year-old polymath Jean Dawson—who is of Black and Mexican ethnicities—found his love for music during his daily five-hour treks across the border to attend school in the U.S. Since he started releasing songs, Dawson and his singular sound have caught the attention of SZA, A$AP Rocky, Earl Sweatshirt, Miguel, Isaiah Rashad and Mac DeMarco, all of whom he’s collaborated with. He recently dropped his new album, CHAOS NOW*, which debuted Top 10 on Spotify and Apple Music charts. The set yielded tracks like “THREE HEADS*” and “SICK OF IT*,” the latter of which is chartbound at Alt radio, while amassing millions of streams RTD.
ALBUM: CHAOS NOW*
RELEASE DATE: 10/7
SINGLE: “THREE HEADS*,” “PIRATE RADIO*” and “BAD FRUIT*” f/Earl Sweatshirt
LIVE: Currently on his first headlining U.S. tour (sold out 30 dates); performed Coachella
INTERNET: 1.4m+ monthly Spotify listeners; 111k+ Instagram followers, 22.4k+ Twitter followers; featured on Apple Music’s The Zane Lowe Show, Spotify’s Lorem, Pollen, Rock This, more
RADIO: “SICK OF IT*” impacted 10/24; chartbound at Alternative
PRESS: N.Y. Times, NPR, W, V, i-D, BET, MTV, FADER, Pitchfork, Paper, Teen Vogue, Nylon, Complex, Clash, NME, Essence, Variety, UPROXX, more
BOOKING: WME
PUBLISHING: American Songs
MANAGEMENT: Greg Mateo, Theo Bark & Christion Lennon