Tones and I is an Australian singer-songwriter who is on the rise.
Read on to learn the untold truth of Tones and I.
“She had just the beautiful tone, I was immediately drawn to it.”
However, what really sealed the deal was her incendiary cover of OutKast’s “Hey Ya.”
“When I heard that,” he said, “my jaw just dropped.”
Walkden-Brown was more than a little intrigued, and he gave her his business card.
A deal was struck, and Tones became his first client.
Looking back, Tones now sees those months as a magical, transformative time.
Time was of the essence.
“It was pretty hectic in the sense that we dove right into it,” Walkden-Brown toldIndustry Observer.
“But she really gelled with us.”
He also encouraged Tones to keep busking so she could continue to further develop her skills as a performer.
It was pumping at the time, which it always is in Byron in the summer.
It literally went off, from the get-go.
We didn’t have a bad night."
Buzz began to surround the charismatic young busker, and the crowds grew larger.
“We were getting shut down by the police in a few weeks,” noted Walkden-Brown.
“The crowds were spilling onto the street and becoming dangerous.”
Then she went for a walk.
It went nutso," she told Australia’sABC.
Everyone from Triple J was commenting on the song within half an hour."
“Johnny Run Away” put her on the map instantly.
“[It] was crazy,” she toldBlank Gold Coast.
I was crying I called my manager, he started crying.
They added it to full rotation the next week," she recalled toBillboard.
“Johnny Run Away” ultimately climbed toNo.
Speaking withBlank Gold Coast, she revealed the inspiration behind the song.
She elaborated forApple Music.
“I never knew the story about how he came out to his family,” she revealed.
“When he told me, he was so upset.
He’s super proud of himself now and has a great relationship with his family.”
He’s been by my side through this whole journey."
“I was sent a video of Tones busking in Byron.
“But it works like a dream.
They know radio really well, deal with DSPs, all the practical things.”
He added, “We wanted to see to it we did the best for Tones.”
In May 2019, she released her second single, “Dance Monkey.”
During the same time period, “Dance Monkey” hit No.
2 in Canada and No.
23 in the U.S. “where it jumped 18 places from the previous week.”
“If we’re not entertained in the first minute we just scroll on.
I could see that was reflected in me busking in the street.
People wanted you to perform, to keep going, more, more.
In early November 2019, when “Dance Monkey” entered its 15th week at No.
When “Dance Monkey” stayed at No.
1 for a 16th week, shetoppled the ginger-haired star’s record.
Interestingly enough, Sheeran and Tones and I have more than that record in common.
Paradigm is a heavy hitter, representing such artists asColdplay, Janelle Monae, and… Ed Sheeran.
“If I got a goal the answer was ‘yes.’
I did a few of those, but it wasn’t really enough.”
“I’m going to do surprise spots,” she explained.
Who would have guessed?
“I’m scared of being a one-hit wonder because my second single has set the bar too high.
“People keep saying to me, ‘God, it must be great.
Don’t you feel so amazing?’
Actually, it’s hard to go from zero to a hundred.”
You get pulled apart.”
Hopefully, Tones and I will join the ranks ofbrave celebs who’ve stood up to bullying.
With “Dance Monkey” slowly climbing up the U.S.Billboardcharts hitting No.
“U.S. debut, buddy.
That’s the way to do it!
Thank you very much,” he added.
A magical television moment if ever there was one.
“Sometimes I don’t think that I’m the most relatable female artist.
I’m not into make-up or dresses or typically girly things.
“It’s being brave and courageous and true to yourself.
No one could have ever prepared me for the whole world judging me and comparing you to other artists.
As the singer toldRolling Stone, the success of “Dance Monkey” surpassed her wildest dreams.
“It’s just out of this world.”
“So I played some bass, and I kept that loop.
I put the other loop down.
I sang what I’d already written.
It just felt so right,” she explained.
“I wrote ‘Dance Monkey’ in half an hour, and then it was done.”
