Billboard Launching ‘Up & Coming’ Music Podcast With SickBird Productions
The new video podcast, hosted by Billboard staff writer Kyle Denis, will treat listeners to conversations with music's hottest breakthrough acts across genres.
Billboard has unveiled a new weekly video podcast titled "Up & Coming With Kyle Denis," featuring interviews with the music industry's most promising up-and-coming artists. The podcast, a spin-off of the popular "Up & Comer of the Month" series, is set to debut on November 10th across all podcast platforms. The first episode will focus on Bella Kay, an emerging alt-pop singer-songwriter who has rapidly gained fame since the release of her singles "The Sick" and "iloveitiloveitiloveit."
The 20-year-old Texas-born artist discusses her journey from performing in college coffeehouses to opening for established acts like Noah Kahan, as well as the creation process behind her debut studio album, My Reckless Abandon. The album, co-written with Alexis "Idarose" Kesselman, blends indie pop, soul, country, electronic, and rock elements, and has amassed over 385 million streams on official platforms since its release.
Kay has already achieved success on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, reaching No. 17 with "iloveitiloveitiloveit." The podcast, co-produced by Billboard and SickBird Productions, aims to showcase rising stars from various genres, providing fans with an intimate look at the artists behind the chart-topping songs. Recently, SickBird Productions launched more than 20 shows, including a popular music business podcast.
Billboard host Kyle Denis, known for his expertise in music and culture journalism, will host the new podcast series.
Written by urgent.news from Billboard's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
