"If I was living in Mexico and crossed the border illegally so my kids could have a better life, and then my kid wakes up one day and is like, ‘Oh, I wanna be a singer,’ I would be stressed out too. "It was tough for them at first to understand," Apollo told earlier this year. As royalties from "Ugotme" and other tracks slowly trickled in, Apollo realized music could be a viable career, to the dismay of his parents. The song was immediately added to the streamer's Fresh Finds playlist and, within a day, garnered tens of thousands of streams. On "Brakelights," Apollo turns an ode to his beaten-up car into a poem about unrequited love - one of the singer's trademarks.Īpollo's breakthrough came in 2017 after he borrowed $30 from a friend to upload "Ugotme" onto Spotify.
From those early days, Apollo began weaving his life stories into every song he created - no matter how poignant or negligible. The realization made him get a job at McDonald's, where he miraculously saved up enough to get a tiny studio setup.Īpollo's early tracks reflected his eclectic tastes and influences, featuring a unique blend of R&B, soul, pop, and indie rock that would later become his signature sound. "There was a little microphone there that said, 'Make music.' And I was like, 'Damn, I want to make music,'" he recounted to NPR. When he was 17, Apollo experienced a serendipitous moment at a music store. He began his own musical journey as tween, when he traded an electric guitar his parents had gifted him for an acoustic one and learned to play through YouTube covers and guidance from one of his tíos. The 26-year-old grew up in Hobart, Indiana, listening to everything from Vicente Fernández and Juan Gabriel to Lauryn Hill and Prince. I feel lighter now and ready for the next phase of whatever life has to offer."Īpollo has been carrying a heavy musical history throughout much of his young life. "I know it's only four songs," he tells, "but they hold a lot of the weight I've been carrying throughout my life. While some might have been expecting a longer-form project following the success of his 2022 debut album Ivory and Best New Artist nomination at the 2022 GRAMMYs, the succinct nature of an EP made sense to Apollo. " coming to terms and addressing parts of me that I had compartmentalized."
"These four songs are about letting go of the old in order to become my new self and salvage whatever purity I had left," Apollo tells. With just four tracks - "Ice Slippin," "Live For Me," "Angel" and "Pilot" - the project is a small but sturdy bridge into Apollo’s next chapter.
6, is the perfect amalgamation of the above. In six short years (with a pandemic in the middle), the Chicano star has risen from humble beginnings to GRAMMY nominee, captivating listeners around the world with his distinctive blend of genres, unforgettable voice, and lyrics that tug at the heartstrings. In the ever-evolving landscape of music, where artists strive to carve their niche and leave their mark, Omar Apollo has emerged as a formidable force. 29.Ĭheck out a snippet of "Better Place" below, and keep checking for more news as *NSYNC continues its resurrection!
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And though the film won't hit theaters for another two months, *NSYNC fans will get to hear "Better Place" in full on Sept. He voices one of the trilogy's primary characters, Branch, and he co-wrote and co-produced the majority of the music from the films - including the smash hit "Can't Stop the Feeling!," which is one of his biggest hits to date.įans can hear a first snippet of "Better Place" in the second trailer for Trolls Band Together, which premiered on Sept. Timberlake is no stranger to the Trolls world. )Īll of 48 hours later, the eight-time GRAMMY nominees have announced their first new song in 20 years: "Better Place," which will appear in the new animated film Trolls Band Together - the third installment in the Trolls franchise, due out Nov. (Let the record show: Taylor Swift was not OK. That night, the fivesome - Justin Timberlake, JC Chasez, Chris Kirkpatrick, Joey Fatone, and Lance Bass - appeared together at the 2023 Video Music Awards. 12, *NSYNC set '90s kids' hearts aflutter nationwide.
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