TONES AND I
‘DANCE MONKEY’
Equals KYLIE MINOGUE’S
#1 Record At Top Of Singles Chart
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TONES AND I ‘DANCE MONKEY’ HOLDING STRONG AT #1
ON ARIA SINGLES CHART
NOW EQUALS KYLIE MINOGUE’S ‘LOCOMOTION’ RECORD FOR AUSTRALIAN FEMALE SOLO ARTIST TO HOLD TOP SPOT FOR 7 CONSECUTIVE WEEKS
DANCE MONKEY
DEBUT EP THE KIDS ARE COMING OUT NOW
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Australian superstar Tones And I has this week continued her reign at the top of the ARIA Singles Chart with her ARIA accredited triple Platinum song ‘Dance Monkey’, meaning that she now equals the record for 7 consecutive weeks at #1 on the ARIA Singles Chart for an Australian Female Artist, currently held by Kylie Minogue’s 1987 release ‘Locomotion’.
Tones And I is the first Australian artist this year to claim #1 and the first Australian female solo artist since 2015 to reach the coveted top spot.
Tones released her debut EP THE KIDS ARE COMING on August 30th, available now on all streaming platforms on Bad Batch Records via Sony Music Entertainment Australia. Tones And I has amassed 115 million streams in the past month alone.
“THE KIDS ARE COMING is about how old minded people think that the youth of today are constantly on their phones and consumed by social media,” explains Tones. “But really, the kids of today stand for community, celebrate gay pride, they are trying to stamp out racism, stop Adani, repair The Great Barrier Reef and many more. It’s more than just a song, it’s a movement. I truly believe that the youth of today have the power to change the world.”
THE KIDS ARE COMING EP also features the ARIA accredited gold single ‘Never Seen The Rain’, and breakout single ‘Johnny Run Away ’, which Tones And I originally uploaded to triple j’s ‘Unearthed’, an artist discovery platform for independent music. Within twelve hours the song was on triple j’s airwaves with hosts calling it a ‘Hottest 100’ contender. This past March ‘Johnny Run Away’ became the most played song on Australia’s triple j Radio for two weeks straight, racing to ARIA accreditation of platinum.
Last night, Tones And I kicked off her sold-out Australian headline tour at Adelaide’s Lion Arts Factory, and will continue working her way around the country through til mid-October. The Australian dates, which sold-out in minutes, will see Tones And I performing multiple nights at 800 capacity venues around the country. Later this fall, Tones And I will head overseas for her first ever European headline tour, which includes shows in Cologne (11/8) and London (11/15) that sold-out in a matter of days. Additional dates include a second London show on November 16th as well as stops in Berlin, Rotterdam and Amsterdam. The headline dates come hot on the heels of Tones And I’s record setting performance at Australia’s Splendour In The Grass Festival, where she drew the largest crowd ever for an opening act with 20,000 fans arriving to watch her midday set. triple j remarked on the performance attesting, “Tones And I has put Australian music on notice. Get on board, or get left behind.”
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TONES AND I
THE KIDS ARE COMING
01. The Kids Are Coming
02. Dance Monkey
03. Colourblind
04. Johnny Run Away
05. Jimmy
06. Never Seen The Rain
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