Coming off the back of his sold-out world tour, recent Grammy® nomination and being named Billboard’s R&B / Hip-Hop “Rookie of The Year” 2022, R&B sensation and “leader of the new wave of L.A. hip-hop” (LA Times) Blxst,has teamed up Top 40 charting artist LarryJuneto release their new single “KeepCalling” via Red Bull Records/Evgle LLC.
Blxst, began 2022 with a XXL Award win for “Best New Artist of The Year”, then went on to release his sophomore solo project ‘Before You Go’ (200 million streams); which spawned the US radio hit single “About You”, a sold-out headline world tour and various brand collab pop-up events in LA, Chicago, and London.
Now with over 2 billion career streams (over 1 billion in the past year), platinum and gold certified singles, it is clear that Blxst has had a year of exponential audience growth and numerous award wins & nominations including, 2xBETHipHopAwardsNominee, BETAwardsnominee “Best R&B/Pop Artist”, XXL Awards Winner of “Best New Artist of the Year”, Grammy® nominee for “Die Hard” on Kenrick Lamar’s ‘Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers‘, and recently honoured as 2022 Billboard R&B / Hip Hop “Rookie of the Year”.
Blxst has also seen an explosive growth in audience across Asia, with his 2021 hit “Chosen” peaking at #1 on Hot Hits Philippines, #12 on Top 50 Chart – Philippines, #9 on Viral 50 Chart – Philippines,and was picked up by 4 major Top 40s radio stations across the country. The song also trended on TikTok, with countless Filipino creators dancing to the track. Following the track’s success, Blxst was selected to be on Spotify’s coveted billboard in Manila.
Blxst continues to traffic in a lane of his own, bringing the game with him. Keep an eye out for what he has in store for 2023.