New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Platinum-certified artist and producer
Dillon Francis unveils a brand-new single entitled "Be Somebody" [feat. Evie Irie] today.
Dillon cooks up a simmering soundscape punctuated by airy guitar, wild synths, and a precipitous drop into a massive melody. Meanwhile, Australian singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Evie Irie flutters over confessional verses as she laments, "Everybody's fake as fuck and I'm way too drunk to pretend I'm happy." The track culminates on the chantable chorus where Evie bosses up, empowers, and promises, "Me and my friends, we gonna pool our money, we gonna get a droptop, we gonna be somebody."
It also continues a tradition of outside-the-box collabs for Dillon whose discography boasts bangers with everyone from G-Eazy, Brendan Urie, lovelytheband, Cuco and as a producer and songwriter on Panic! As the Disco's hit single "hey look ma I made it", which spent 11 consecutive weeks at #1 on Billboard's Hot Rock Songs Chart.
Dillon commented, "'Be Somebody' is an ode to all the people that told me I was just a class clown and wasn't gonna make it."
Evie added, "Be Somebody is Dillon's story, and I'm so lucky to help share it. When he was telling me the inspiration behind his idea, I totally related to it. Just a small kid with big dreams in a school ground."
Stay tuned for more big news and announcements from both
Dillon Francis and Evie Irie.
Platinum selling artist, DJ, producer, and all around nice guy
Dillon Francis has continued to surprise fans worldwide. His catalog encompasses the #1 Dance
Radio Airplay hit "
Anywhere"[feat. Will Heard], "
Candy" [feat. Snappy Jit], #1 Billboard Dance Club Songs chart topper "
Coming Over" with Kygo [feat.
James Hersey], and the RIAA platinum certified "
Get Low" with
DJ Snake which surpassed 500 million worldwide streams. He initially landed in the history books during 2012 as "the first moombahton artist to achieve the number one spot on Beatport" on the Something, Something Awesome EP.
His 2014 major label debut, Money Sucks,
Friends Rule [Mad Decent/Columbia Records], graced Rolling Stone's "Top Electronic Albums of 2014"list as 2015's This Mixtape Is Fire EP bowed at #1 on Billboard's Top Dance/Electronic Albums Chart.
Dillon Francis has had a monumental 2019 surrounding the release of his third album, 'Magic Is Real', which featured multiple releases leading up to the album with collaborators from all over the world, including Big Freedia, Bunji Garlin, Vera Hotsauce, Nitti Gritti, and more. Francis has opened up a lane for himself in another global market reaching an international audience that has long embraced dance music. With tons of releases already teed up for 2020, the new year is shaping up to be a big one as well.
Dillon Francis will be kicking off the new decade with the "Sugar, Spice, and
Everything Ice" North American headline tour with internet phenom and rising streaming star Yung Gravy, before going into his fifth consecutive year of his residency at the Wynn Las Vegas. Francis consistently engages a social media following of over 2 million on Instagram, 1.5 million on Facebook, and over 1 million on Twitter with a string of hilarious content. Moreover, his music has lit up The Lego Movie 2, Furious 7, Entourage, Neighbors, Zoolander 2, and more. For tour dates, love letters and more information visit www.dillonfrancis.com
Evie Irie has been hailed as "one to watch" by her peers and music blogs alike. Like a pop alchemist, the Australian singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist turns self-described "weirdness" into universal wonder within her music.
By 15-years-old, her talent and drive convinced mom and dad to allow her to move to Nashville where she cut her teeth at countless open mics before winding up in Los Angeles for a short time—a journey chronicled on her 2019 debut EP, 5 Weeks In LA. Tallying over 20 million streams and counting, she garnered widespread acclaim from the likes of Refinery29, Idolator, and Atwood Magazine who christened her "one of the most promising teens of pop music today" on its "2020 Artists to Watch." Simultaneously, she shared the stage with everyone from
Sigrid to Bastille. Evie teased out her next chapter with the singles "Over Him" and "Worst Enemy," which was produced by GRAMMY® Award winner Greg Kurstin [Sia, Pink] and co-written with Kurstin and Mozella [Miley Cyrus, Jonas Brothers].
As well as, "
Little More Love" and "Carry Your Heart", off her most recent EP release, The Optimist.
Clash called the latter, "pop at its most emotive," and Billboard pegged it among "10 Cool New Pop Songs To Get You Through The Week." The year to come will certainly see Evie continue to bring new light to popular music and culture.
