Up Next Short Shot on iPhone Debuts Exclusively Today Watch the Film HERE
Apple Music today announced Teezo Touchdown as the latest addition to its Up Next program, Apple Music’s monthly artist initiative geared towards identifying, showcasing and elevating rising talent.
“I’m honored to have the opportunity to be the January Up Next artist for 2024 and I’m looking forward to the other artists who will push music forward for the rest of the year,” said Teezo. “Thank you to everyone at Apple Music.“
Between appearing on tracks with Drake, Don Toliver, and Lil Yachty, joining fellow Texan rapper Travis Scott on his Circus Maximus tour, receiving praise from hip-hop legend André 3000, and releasing his genre-bending debut album How Do You Sleep at Night?, Teezo is creating a unique sound that serves as an ode to each genre that has shaped him as an artist. With his debut album How Do You Sleep at Night?, Teezo reached No. 1 on the alternative albums chart in 49 countries worldwide. In 2023, Teezo’s music saw a 750% increase in streams on Apple Music worldwide and was featured across major editorial playlists including New Music Daily, A-List Pop and Superbloom.
In his exclusive Up Next short film out today, Teezo takes fans through a day in the life around his hometown of Beaumont, TX and describes what makes his sound so unique. “The sound that I’m crafting right now goes by the name of ‘rock and boom,’” he tells Apple Music. “It’s R&B with the intensity of rock, the penmanship of hip-hop, and a boom that’s going to shake the world.”
Fans can check out the exclusive Apple Music Up Next film and Apple Music 1 Travis Mills interview today and stream Teezo’s extended album version of How Do You Sleep At Night? With You HERE.
About Apple Music’s Up Next Program
Up Next is Apple Music’s monthly artist program geared towards identifying, showcasing and elevating rising star talent. Each month, Apple Music’s editorial team selects an artist to promote, utilizing the full force of the platform to raise awareness of the artist to its growing global audience of music fans. The program includes an Apple Music short film shot entirely on iPhone introducing the artist, an interview with one of our Apple Music radio anchors, a late night TV performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and more. The vast Up Next roster of past talent includes Grammy-nominated and critically lauded talent like 6lack, Daniel Caesar, H.E.R., Greta Van Fleet, Khalid, Amy Shark, Billie Eilish, Sabrina Claudio, Sigrid, Mr Eazi, Stefflon Don, Bad Bunny, Juice WLRD, Bazzi, Jax Jones, NCT 127, Summer Walker, Tierra Whack, Dean Lewis, Pink Sweat$, Koffee, Megan Thee Stallion, Burna Boy, Clairo, Lunay, Jessie Reyez, Orville Peck, Victoria Monét, Ingrid Andress, Conan Gray, Don Toliver, Rema, BENEE, Holly Humberstone, Natanael Cano, Givēon, beabadoobee, Arlo Parks, Tate McRae, Zoe Wees, Morray, Fousheé, Amorphous, Tems, Parker McCollum, Jay Wheeler, Shenseea, Omar Apollo, Jvck James, aespa and Yahritza Y Su Esencia, Amelia Moore, FLO, SoFaygo, Bailey Zimmerman. GloRilla, Saint Harison, Ice Spice, XG, Grape Frontera and more.
In 2024, Apple Music’s Up Next artist program has expanded into its eighth year and includes a curated companion Up Next playlist featuring a dynamic class of new and emerging artists, thoughtfully hand-picked by Apple Music editors from around the world. The playlist is genre and country agnostic and represents a line-up of artists our global editors are passionate about and eager to expose to a larger audience. In March 2021, Apple Music expanded the Up Next program to feature localized campaigns that highlight artists across the U.S., U.K., Australia/New Zealand, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Greater China, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Latin America, Netherlands, Nigeria, Nordics, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, and Turkey. As the newest induction into Apple Music’s Up Next roster, Teezo Touchdown joins some of today’s most exciting and promising artists and will serve as the official Up Next playlist cover star to be spotlighted throughout the month.