If your kids, cousins or nephews love hip-hop, chances are Thomson books their favorite artists, including Playboi Carti, Ken Carson, Lil Tecca and Destroy Lonely. Thomson, who also books heavily streamed indie acts such as Clairo and Keshi, started his career at Philadelphia’s Electric Factory Concerts in 2011 and joined CAA two years later.

Name an act you foresee taking a big leap forward in 2025.

Ken Carson. He has proven—based on ticket, record and merch sales—that he is indisputably the next real headliner in the hip-hop space.

If your kids, cousins or nephews love hip-hop, chances are Thomson books their favorite artists, including Playboi Carti, Ken Carson, Lil Tecca and Destroy Lonely. Thomson, who also books heavily streamed indie acts such as Clairo and Keshi, started his career at Philadelphia’s Electric Factory Concerts in 2011 and joined CAA two years later.

Name an act you foresee taking a big leap forward in 2025.

Ken Carson. He has proven—based on ticket, record and merch sales—that he is indisputably the next real headliner in the hip-hop space.