WHAT IT IS: Since his debut in fall 2023, Houston-born alt R&B singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Bryant Barnes has racked up nearly 300m global streams, positioning himself as one of 2025’s most promising new artists. Breakout track “I’d Rather Pretend” propelled him to the Top 10 on the Hot R&B Songs chart, the Top 5 on Shazam’s Global R&B Soul chart and the Top Overall chart on Genius. The track has amassed nearly 140m streams, while debut EP VANITY reached #13 on the Heatseekers chart and landed in the Top 10 of Apple Music’s R&B Albums. Barnes is currently crafting his highly anticipated 2025 debut album.
SINGLE: “Why Can’t You”
RELEASE DATE: 1/17
LIVE: Supporting 070 Shake on her North American Petrichor Tour (6,000-cap venues); previously sold out his 2023 debut live shows in L.A., NYC and Houston in minutes; word of a 2025 headline run
INTERNET: 1.2m+ increase in TikTok followers since his debut, +1.4m Instagram followers, nearly half a million Spotify followers and +3m monthly listeners; 115m+ TikTok likes; 465m+ views on “I’d Rather Pretend” across TikTok content
PRESS: Paper, VIBE, Ones to Watch; debut performances “I’d Rather Pretend” for Colors and Genius VERIFIED
BOOKING: Olivia Mirabella/CAA
MANAGEMENT: Jeffrey Azoff, Shawn Holiday, Courtney Worrell & Daniel Byrnes/Full Stop Mgmt

WHAT IT IS: Since his debut in fall 2023, Houston-born alt R&B singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Bryant Barnes has racked up nearly 300m global streams, positioning himself as one of 2025’s most promising new artists. Breakout track “I’d Rather Pretend” propelled him to the Top 10 on the Hot R&B Songs chart, the Top 5 on Shazam’s Global R&B Soul chart and the Top Overall chart on Genius. The track has amassed nearly 140m streams, while debut EP VANITY reached #13 on the Heatseekers chart and landed in the Top 10 of Apple Music’s R&B Albums. Barnes is currently crafting his highly anticipated 2025 debut album.
SINGLE: “Why Can’t You”
RELEASE DATE: 1/17
LIVE: Supporting 070 Shake on her North American Petrichor Tour (6,000-cap venues); previously sold out his 2023 debut live shows in L.A., NYC and Houston in minutes; word of a 2025 headline run
INTERNET: 1.2m+ increase in TikTok followers since his debut, +1.4m Instagram followers, nearly half a million Spotify followers and +3m monthly listeners; 115m+ TikTok likes; 465m+ views on “I’d Rather Pretend” across TikTok content
PRESS: Paper, VIBE, Ones to Watch; debut performances “I’d Rather Pretend” for Colors and Genius VERIFIED
BOOKING: Olivia Mirabella/CAA
MANAGEMENT: Jeffrey Azoff, Shawn Holiday, Courtney Worrell & Daniel Byrnes/Full Stop Mgmt