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Johnny Yukon -Music
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JOHNNY YUKON RETURNS WITH NEW
SINGLE “MYSTERY”
ELEKTRA RECORDS DEBUT PROJECT FLIGHT
PLAN 001
ARRIVES AUGUST 20TH
Singer, songwriter and producer Johnny Yukon has returned with
new track “Mystery,” the first single off his Elektra Records debut project, Flight
Plan 001.In anticipation of the project, Yukon also shared
an official trailer, previewing new music as the artist explores a Yukon-branded
futuristic airport. Flight Plan 001 arrives August 20th and
“Mystery” is available now on all streaming platforms.
Johnny Yukon "Mystery"
Doubling as an offshoot of his Installation concept, Flight
Plan 001 speaks both to Yukon’s lifelong fascination with aviation and
opens a different channel for his endless creativity. Following fan demand for
proper release, Flight Plan 001 integrates previously released
Soundcloud favorites—“Grow,” “81 Nights” “Climate,” “Yes,” and “Night Like
This”—into the tracklisting alongside seven new tracks.
Johnny adds, “This project is like my airport. Last year, I
went through a lot of relationship issues. Sitting in one place isn’t ever good
for me mentally or creatively. I need to escape. So, I’m escaping isolation
with these tunes. Every song is like a plane, and there’s a flight for
everyone.”
After making waves from
behind the scenes with songwriting placements for Young Thug, Ty
Dolla $ign, Camila Cabello, and Leon Bridges, he
made his formal artist debut with Installation I in 2018.
Johnny’s influence only amplified throughout the global pandemic,
co-writing Internet Money’s multiplatinum mega-smash “Lemonade” [feat.
Gunna, Don Toliver, & NAV], Skepta & Pop Smoke’s F9 soundtrack
standout “Lane Switcha” [feat. A$AP Rocky, Juicy J, & Project Pat], and
co-producing “Trauma” from PARTYNEXTDOOR’s Partymobile, which bowed
in the Top
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Ben Platt -Music
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BEN
PLATT ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM REVERIE
GRAMMY®, TONY®, AND EMMY®
AWARD-WINNER HERALDS EAGERLY AWAITED SECOND ALBUM WITH POIGNANT NEW SINGLE
UPCOMING TV APPEARANCES INCLUDE
NBC’S TODAY 2021 CITI MUSIC SERIES
ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 13TH
“HAPPY TO BE SAD” AVAILABLE NOW AT
ALL DSPS AND STREAMING SERVICES
https://benplatt.lnk.to/HappyToBeSad
GRAMMY®, TONY®, and Emmy®
Award-winning artist Ben Platt has shared his new single, “Happy
To Be Sad,” today via Atlantic Records. Produced by Michael Pollack
(Justin Bieber, Katy Perry) and Zach Skelton (Jonas Brothers, Paul McCartney)
with additional production from GRAMMY® Award nominee Gian Stone (Maroon 5, Dua
Lipa), “Happy To Be Sad” heralds the arrival of Platt’s much anticipated second
album, REVERIE, due everywhere on Friday, August 13th.
Pre-orders of the album are
available now, with all pre-orders joined by
instant grat downloads of “Happy To Be Sad” and the album’s smash first single,
“Imagine.” “Happy To Be Sad” is joined by an official companion visualizer,
premiering today.
“I wrote this song the day after
my boyfriend left me for a 5-month stretch,” Platt says. “It was the
first time we had to be apart long term because of the pandemic. It came
incredibly naturally and was an immediate expression of the mixed emotions I
was feeling that day- the sadness to be away from him against the joy and
celebration of finding someone I love enough to make me feel that way.”
Ben Platt "Happy To Be Sad"
In addition, Platt is slated for an
eagerly awaited performance on NBC’s TODAY as part of their
2021 Citi Music Series, set for Friday, August 13th (check local listings).
Additional TV appearances will be announced soon.
REVERIE TRACK LISTING:
king of the world pt 1
childhood bedroom
happy to be sad
I wanna love you but I don’t
leave my mind
dance with you
king of the world pt 2
carefully
chasing you
come back
dark times
imagine
king of the world pt 3
Today’s premiere of “Happy To Be
Sad” follows the recent release of Platt’s summer hit single, “Imagine,”
available now. Produced by The Monsters &
Strangerz and Jon Bellion – the superstar team behind such hits as Maroon 5’s
“Memories,” Justin Bieber’s “Holy,” and “Prisoner” by Miley Cyrus Feat. Dua
Lipa – and co-written by Platt with Bellion, Michael Pollack, Alexander
Izquierdo, Jordan K. Johnson, and Stefan Johnson, “Imagine” has proved one of
Platt’s biggest singles to date, now with over 20M worldwide
streams and counting. Hailed by Rolling Stone as “tender and confident…
a tribute to everyday saviors,” the track reached #7 on iTunes’ “Top
Pop Songs”, to the “30 Hot AC Hit” list, and the top 50 on Spotify’s “US Viral
50” while also lighting up Hot AC Radio outlets nationwide. “Imagine” is joined
by an official music video, directed by Matty Peacock (Billie Eilish, Shawn
Mendes, Selena Gomez) – watch
Ben Platt "Imagine"
Platt followed “Imagine” with a series of creative reworks including the stripped-down “Imagine (Acoustic)” (availableHERE) and the mesmerizing“Imagine (Tiësto Remix)” an unprecedentedcollaboration withGRAMMY® Award-winning, platinum-certified, international icon Tiësto availableHERE; an official visualizer is streamingHERE.
In addition, Platt marked the
success of “Imagine” with a series of high profile TV performances and
interviews, including the live season finale of NBC’s The Voice,
the nationally syndicated Kelly Clarkson Show (streaming HERE), and CBS’s The Late Late
Show with James Corden (streaming HERE).
“Imagine” represented the first new
music from Platt since 2019’s “So Will I, available. Produced by multiple GRAMMY®
Award-winner Finneas (Billie Eilish, Halsey, Camila Cabello) and applauded
by Rolling Stone as “moving, inspiring…a powerful new
ballad,” “So Will I” is featured on the deluxe edition of Platt’s
acclaimed debut album, SING TO ME INSTEAD. The expanded collection also
includes live material recorded during Platt’s sold-out 2018 headline show at
New York City’s legendary Radio City Music Hall, filmed for the concert
special, Ben Platt Live From Radio City Music Hall,
which streamed exclusively on Netflix.
SING TO ME INSTEAD proved a full-fledged sensation upon its March 2019 release,
amassing over 337M global streams and earning applause from
fans and critics alike. A truly multi-faceted actor, singer, and all-around
performer, the album saw Platt making a remarkable arrival as a solo recording
artist and a songwriter, co-writing all of the album’s 12 songs. Highlights
include “Bad Habit,” “Ease My Mind,” “Grow As We Go,” and “Temporary Love,” all of which are joined by
official music videos streaming.
The winner of the 2017 Tony® Award
for “Best Leading Actor in a Musical” for his performance as Evan Hansen in the
smash hit, Dear Evan Hansen, Platt also received a GRAMMY® Award
for his role on Atlantic’s DEAR EVAN HANSEN (ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDING and
a 2018 Daytime Emmy Award for his part in the cast’s powerful performance of
“You Will Be Found” on NBC’s TODAY. Platt will reprise his role as
Evanin the Dear Evan Hansen film, set for release
on September 24th;
watch the official trailer
Ben Platt "Dear Evan Hansen" Trailer
Platt’s evolving body of work also includes
memorable roles in the TONY® Award-winning original Broadway production
of The Book of Mormon, the blockbuster films, Pitch Perfect and Pitch
Perfect 2, and the acclaimed Netflix series, The Politician which
earned him a Golden Globe nomination for “Best Actor in a Comedy,” among many
others. Platt – who recently made a guest appearance on FOX’s The
Simpsons, began filming Merrily We Roll Along directed by
Richard Linklater alongside Beanie Feldstein which will be shot over the course
of twenty years. He will soon begin production on the film, The
People We Hate At The Wedding alongside Allison Janney.
