WATCH MY INTERVIEW WITH THE GLOBAL HEAD OF SPOTIFY ABOUT WHAT WILL TREND IN MUSIC IN 2026: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6nWNJnSWNpDJ4VTU28jSdW?si=WwKr8UDwQ0SlPkU3HpBesg

In this interview at the Spotify Theater, we sit down with LA rock band Beauty School Dropout—featuring vocalist Cole "Colie" Hutzler, bassist Brent "Beepus" Burdett, guitarist/producer Bardo Novotny, and drummer Colton Flurry—for a conversation about their path in the music industry.

The band formed in Los Angeles and faced homelessness in San Diego during their early days Lippmanent, before being discovered by Mark Hoppus and Pete Wentz who signed them to the Verswire label. They've since opened for Blink-182 and will be opening for Machine Gun Kelly in 2026. The band has also performed at Warped Tour and festivals including Lollapalooza and Download Festival.

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WATCH THE OFFICIAL "BLINK" MUSIC VIDEO FEATURING CORBYN BESSON AND TZUYU FROM TWICE HERE 📺 🍿

Hi coconuts! Today’s episode of “Middle Row w Coco Mocoe” features an artist that I believe should be on your radar.

We can learn a lot from his story; such as the power of patience when creating.

Not everything needs to be fast. There is power in waiting for the right moment to strike.

Corbyn Besson was formerly known for being a child star in the boyband “Why Don’t We” with hit songs like “8 letters”. Now, he is breaking solo. Ahead of his first EP, “Head First”, he released a song called “Blink” featuring Tzuyu from the K-Pop girl group TWICE.

He sat on this song for 8 months, waiting for the right moment and collaborator. And thank goodness he did because now the song has 13,000,000+ views on YouTube and 15,000,000+ listens on Spotify.

We talk more about his solo career after the dissolution of "Why Don't We" following a lengthy legal battle, how he met Tzuyu at Lollapalooza ahead of their collaboration together + what to expect from his upcoming EP, "Head First".

📍 Filmed in the Spotify movie theater

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Today's episode of "Middle Row w Coco Mocoe" is with Cecilia Winter, the Editorial Lead of Global Hits at Spotify. That is a fancy way to say that she is the person who leads the team that listens to thousands of songs a week and uses data, instinct and taste to curate which of those thousands of songs will break out into the mainstream on major Spotify playlists like Pop Rising, Today's Top Hits, and more.

We talk about the rise of artists in 2025, such as; Sombr, Olivia Dean, Alex Warren and Addison Rae. We also talk about what she expects to see trend on the platform in 2026 based on the internal data at Spotify.

If you are a music artist, marketer or love to predict the trends before they happen -- this episode is for you! 🍿

"Middle Row w Coco Mocoe" is a show dedicated to profiling the artists, actors and culture movers that are on the brink of breaking mainstream next. In each episode, trend forecaster and marketer, Coco Mocoe, sits down in a movie theater with the person she thinks is going to break big next as they watch their work on the big screen and break it down scene-by-scene.

This show is a love letter to LA and the people that move here to make it big and have fun along the way, so stay to the end of every episode to hear what each guests favorite places to go out in LA are.

📺 Watch the video version of this podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CocoMocoe 📺

Listen to the official "Middle Row w Coco Mocoe" playlist on Spotify for updates every Friday of artists and songs that Coco thinks are at a tipping point of moving the needle of culture and trends there way and becoming a household name overnight ⬇️

💚 The Official "Middle Row" Spotify Playlist, Updated Every Friday https://open.spotify.com/playlist/19x3n1ZRyN4eeikwSy8sL9 💚

⭐️ LEAVE THE NAME OF AN ARTIST YOU THINK I SHOULD HAVE ON THE SHOW IN THE REVIEWS ON APPLE AND SPOTIFY ⭐️

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