Ty Dolla $ign For President
/Kudos, respect, and much appreciation to our friend and client Ty Dolla $ign, who is enjoying a year of explosive and well-deserved success. Ty is living proof that with talent, determination, and the right team -"The Dream" is well within reach.
On September 25, 2016, Ty hosted and headlined his inaugural "Dolla Day," a live concert and voting drive, at the famed Hollywood Palladium to a sold-out audience celebrating the release of his timely soundtrack albumCampaign. The Dolla Day concert featured surprise performances by fellow friends and superstars A$AP Rocky, Belly, G-Eazy, Kendrick Lamar and Wiz Khalifa. Billboard praised Ty's performance as "one of the most formidable forces in R&B and hip hop." The star-studded evening was prefaced by a two-day pop-up shop, featuring Campaign-themed merch, voter registration, and live mural painting.
See live stream by Tidal. Tidal streamed the entire event.
Ty, a multi-talented songwriter, singer, musician, songwriter and producer also co-wrote and is featured on Fifth Harmony's Billboard #1 Top 40 single "Work From Home," released in February 2016, certified double platinum.
Rolling Stone calls "Work From Home" one of the "Greatest Songs of 2016" and has been streamed 514 million times on Spotify. In August 2016, Ty was also honored with his first MTV Video Music Award (VMA) for Best Collaboration for his contributions to "Work From Home." He also performed "Bacon" with Nick Jonas during this year's VMA telecast.
Earlier this year, Ty's strength in diversity has also shone. He co-wrote and performed on the Billboard #1 Rock Album smash single "Sucker for Pain," featured in the motion picture film Suicide Squad. Ty Dolla $ign with Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa & Imagine Dragons, and the song went #1 on iTunes, #3 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and boasts over 166 million plays on Spotify.
With no signs of slowing: last week, Ty performed his new songs from Campaign on MTV's voting special "TRL: Total Registration Live" which songs XXL Magazine called "near perfect" including: "No Justice," "Stealing," "3Wayz" ft. Travis Scott, "Campaign" ft. Future, and "Zaddy," are available on iTunes; and Ty's newmusic video for "Zaddy" has been viewed nearly 5 million times on YouTube.
Los Angeles Entertainment Attorney - Helen Yu: "It has been my pleasure being Ty's lawyer for the past 7 years... it is a thrill to watch him receive the recognition he deserves. Ty's incredible unparalleled talent, along with his great team to support his visions, makes it an honor to be part of his journey."
We are beyond thrilled to celebrate Ty's successes, and can't wait to see what he drops next!