WATCH THE VIDEO FOR “LET ME GO” HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
NEW YORK, NY – Academy® Award-nominated actress and multi-platinum selling recording artist HAILEE STEINFELD has released the highly anticipated music video for her new single with Alesso, “Let Me Go,” featuring Florida Georgia Line & watt.
Helmed by director Emil Nava [Ed Sheeran, Calvin Harris, Selena Gomez], the cinematic clip captures the heart of the song, showcasing STEINFELD’s incredible storytelling ability, with a countryside performance from Florida Georgia Line and appearances by Alesso and watt.
“Let Me Go” is shaping up to be another big hit from STEINFELD. The song is currently ascending Spotify’s Global Top 200, reaching Top 20 on the chart. Global consumption of the single is rapidly approaching 1 million. At radio, “Let Me Go” has entered the Top 25 at Top 40, where it continues to climb. With its runaway success, STEINFELD'S music has amassed nearly 2.5 billion cumulative streams to date.
It’s been a landmark week for STEINFELD. On Sunday, she received “Best Push Artist” at the MTV EMAs. The fan-voted award showcased the groundswell of support she continues to receive worldwide. Next up, she will be honored with Variety’s “Crossover Artist Award” at the inaugural Hitmakers Luncheon.
It’s just the beginning though. Be on the lookout for more music from HAILEE STEINFELD soon.
About Hailee Steinfeld
Republic Recors recording artist Hailee Steinfeld has quickly cemented herself as a rising force in pop music with a series of hits under her belt, including her 2015 platinum certified debut single “Love Myself,” double platinum selling smash “Starving” with Grey [feat. Zedd] and recent summer anthem “Most Girls.” Most recently, Steinfeld released her new single “Let Me Go.” Produced by Grammy nominated DJ and producer Alesso and critically acclaimed songwriter and artist watt, “Let Me Go” pairs Steinfeld with one of country music’s best-selling acts Florida Georgia Line. To date, the multi-platinum selling artist has amassed a total of nearly 2.5 billion streams globally.
This year, Steinfeld won “Best Push Artist” at the MTV EMAs and Musical.ly’s “Top Covered Artist” award at the 2017 Billboard Music Awards. She also garnered three Teen Choice Award nominations for her work in both film and music.
In addition to her thriving music career, Steinfeld is an Academy® Award-nominated and critically acclaimed leading actress. In 2016, she starred in one of the year’s best-reviewed films, The Edge of Seventeen. Her performance earned her two Critics’ Choice Award nominations and a Golden Globe® nomination in the category “Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.” Steinfeld has wrapped production on her next film, Paramount's “Bumblebee,” the first spin-off in the newly created “Transformers” universe, and will star in the blockbuster “Pitch Perfect 3”, which will be in theaters December 22, 2017.
About Florida Georgia Line:
FGL’s PLATINUM-certified musical evolution, DIG YOUR ROOTS, propelled the history-making duo to #1 on the all-genre Billboard Artist 100 and Country Albums charts. Continuing the epic momentum, the album has delivered three consecutive #1 smashes - the 3X PLATINUM-certified lead single “H.O.L.Y.” [#1 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart for 18 straight weeks] and PLATINUM-certified hits “May We All” (featuring Tim McGraw) and “God, Your Mama, And Me” (featuring Backstreet Boys) [13th #1 overall as artists]. Following a landmark DIG YOUR ROOTS TOUR that broke attendance records and played to over one million featuring headline-grabbing guest appearances, FGL is currently on THE SMOOTH TOUR 2017. Bursting with first-rate reviews of their explosive live shows, MusicRow Magazine praised, "Just in case you’ve forgotten, Florida Georgia Line is one of the hottest country acts alive.” The superstar duo continues to crush records as the first and only Country act to achieve RIAA’s DIAMOND certification (10 million copies sold) for their breakout smash “Cruise,” which is the best-selling digital country single of all time (SoundScan). Since their breakout in 2012, FGL has earned prestigious honors from the AMA, ACM Awards, CMA Awards, Billboard Music Awards and CMT Music Awards. Their previous BMLG Records releases – 2X PLATINUM debut HERE’S TO THE GOOD TIMES and PLATINUM ANYTHING GOES – have attributed to sales surpassing 30 million tracks and more than 4.2 million albums worldwide. FGL will spread good vibes to sports fans each week during the 2017 NFL season as they’re featured alongside Hank Williams Jr. and Jason Derulo in “All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Monday Night” duringMonday Night Football on ESPN. Fueled by fresh inspiration and keen entrepreneurial spirit, they’ve launched publishing company Tree Vibez Music and their own emoji app, FGLmoji. Following the introduction of their Old Camp Peach Pecan Whiskey, their premiere restaurant and entertainment destination FGL HOUSE, a four-story attraction with the largest “Cruise” rooftop Nashville has to offer, is now open.
About Alesso:
Swedish DJ and producer Alesso has platinum records, a Grammy nomination, and world-renowned tours and performances. His big productions electrify crowds at the world’s biggest music festivals like Coachella, EDC, and Tomorrowland. He also connects with fans through records like “Falling” and the chart-topping “Heroes (We Could Be)” featuring Tove Lo that push the limits of the genre with lyrics that layer raw emotions on top of intoxicating music. Recently, Alesso collaborated with Hailee Steinfeld for “Let Me Go” featuring Florida George Line and watt and created a remix to J Balvin and Willy William’s smash record “Mi Gente.” He combined with Brazilian superstar Anitta to create the international hit “Is That For Me.” With every original song, remix, and live performance, Alesso continues to establish himself as one of his genre’s most important figures. Alesso is represented by Shots Studios.
About watt:
This New York-born and Los Angeles-based multi-instrumentalist, producer, and singer has lit a fire with every project he touches within the music industry. His debut solo EP, Ghost In My Head, earned critical acclaim from the likes ofGuitar World and boasted drumming courtesy of Chad Smith [Red Hot Chili Peppers] and Joey Castillo [ex-Queens of the Stone Age, Danzig]. He has been tapped to perform and share the stage with everyone from Sting, Slash, Justin Bieber, The Roots, Taylor Hawkins, Chad Smith, Tommy Lee, One Republic, Martin Garrix, Jane’s Addiction, The Struts and more. Prior to the EP’s release, he worked as a producer, songwriter, and musical director for the likes of Justin Bieber & Skrillex, Kygo, DJ Snake, Marshmello, Steve Angello, SNBRN and more. In 2016, he co-wrote the highly successful song by DJ Snake featuring Justin Bieber “Let Me Love You,” and co-wrote & produced “Feeling Whitney” on Post Malone’s album Stoney. This year his songwriting and production has been featured all over 2017’s biggest hits including Kygo’s “It Ain’t Me” ft. Selena Gomez (co-wrote & produced),” Camilla Cabello’s “Havanna” ft. Young Thug (co-wrote), Avicii’s “Lonely Together ft. Rita Ora (co-wrote & production), Bebe Rexha’s “Comfortable” ft. Kranium as well as his own track “Burning Man” ft. Post Malone
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