sombr is the stage name of Shane Michael Boose, a Gen Z singer-songwriter from New York City who built a global fanbase from his bedroom before ever stepping into a proper studio. Born July 5, 2005, he went viral in 2022 with 'Caroline', signed to Warner Records in 2023, and broke through to mainstream pop in 2024-2025 with 'Back to Friends' - a song that spent 44+ weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 (peaking at #7), hit #1 on Alternative Airplay and Pop Airplay, earned RIAA Platinum certification, and earned him a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist. His debut album 'I Barely Know Her' (August 2025) cemented his status as one of the defining voices of indie-bedroom-pop's crossover moment.
Teddy Swims (born Jaten Collin Dimsdale) is a Georgia-raised soul-pop singer whose tattooed exterior and raw emotional delivery mask a voice that sounds like it was forged in a Pentecostal church and tempered by decades of Marvin Gaye records. After years in Atlanta metalcore bands and a viral YouTube cover career, he signed with Warner Records in 2019 and spent the next few years quietly building toward an explosion - 'Lose Control' (2023) became the #1 song in America for 2024, spent 112 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, earned Diamond certification in four countries, and accumulated 1.7 billion streams. His debut album project 'I've Tried Everything but Therapy' (Parts 1 & 2) earned Grammy nominations and festival headlining slots worldwide, cementing him as one of the defining voices of mid-2020s soul-pop.