Paul Russell releases "Lil Boo Thang

Emerging as the hottest breakthrough artist of the year, 26-year-old singer-songwriter-rapper Paul Russell releases the Galantis remix to his viral hit single “Lil Boo Thang'' via Arista Records.

Igniting a full-blown television takeover with recent performances on TODAY, Live with Kelly and Mark, and the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Paul made his late night debut with a showstopping rendition of his smash “Lil Boo Thang” on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Next up, he is set to perform on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2024 on Sunday, December 31, live on ABC beginning at 8:00 p.m. EST. In front of the camera, Paul consistently affirms his style and star-power with charisma and charm.

“Lil Boo Thang” has impressively gathered over 160 million total streams and counting worldwide. The song is currently #6 at Top 40 Radio, #4 most played song across all radio formats, and captured #24 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also became the #1 most used song on Instagram Reels (USA). Not to mention, it reached #1 on the iTunes Overall Top Songs Chart, #1 on the iTunes Top Pop Songs Chart, #5 on the Shazam Top 200 (USA), in the Top 15 on the Billboard TikTok chart, and #10 Top Song Debut on Spotify (USA) with coveted spots on Spotify’s Today’s Top Hits playlist and the cover of Spotify’s Pop Rising playlist. Meanwhile, he landed at #1 on the Billboard Emerging Artists Chart for two consecutive weeks.

Plus, “Lil Boo Thang” has notably earned widespread acclaim. CNN named it “the breakout TikTok hit of the summer” while Popdust raved “the Ivy League grad now has a hit on the Billboard charts and a career that’s taking off.” The Philadelphia Inquirer proclaimed the song as “TikTok's latest viral earworm,” and Billboard summed it up succinctly as “infectious.”

Paul recently hit the stage at multiple Jingle Ball shows in Tampa, Miami, Dallas, LA, and New York. He also played his first ever headline shows at El Cid Sunset in Los Angeles, CA and Baby’s All Right in Brooklyn, NY with more shows to be announced in 2024.

Everything just paves the way for more music to come from Paul Russell...

ABOUT PAUL RUSSELL

You’ve never met or heard anybody quite like Paul Russell. As a kid, the Dallas, TX native learned how to wail on trumpet in between spitting bars during lunchroom battle-raps and later crooning over ukulele (like the human equivalent of the dopest playlist you’ve ever heard!). His musical DNA is just as wildly dynamic as his personality is. During his time at Cornell University, he often DJ-ed at parties. As such, he knows how to get a party popping. A wide swath of inspirations—from Anderson .Paak and OutKast to Louis Armstrong—impacted his own creative trajectory. He gained traction with a series of early uploads and went viral a few times (even fooling the internet into thinking he had a Drake feature on the way once—If you’re reading this, Drizzy, get at him). Settling down in Los Angeles, he released the independent anthem “Hallelujah” followed by “Ms. Poli Sci,” which generated over 22 million overall streams to date. He best describes his boisterous rhythms, ecstatic hooks, and buffet of R&B, funk, pop, and hip-hop as “cookout music you listen to outside with a bunch of friends.” That holds true on his Arista Records debut single “Lil Boo Thang.” Built around an interpolation of “Best of My Love” by The Emotions, it lit up TikTok and Instagram to the tune of tens of millions of views. He effectively delivered “Lil Boo Thang'' as the perfect soundtrack to any and all good times. Skyrocketing right out of the gate, it is closing in on 160 million total streams, is #6 at Top 40 radio, captured #23 on the Billboard Hot 100,” and elevated Paul to #1 on the Billboard Emerging Artists Chart for two consecutive weeks. At the same time, he earned acclaim from Billboard, CNN, Just Jared, Popdust and many more. Beyond his status as a bona fide breakout star, Paul Russell is about to be your new best friend.

ABOUT GALANTIS

Galantis is the dance music project of Christian Karlsson (aka Bloodshy, one third of Miike Snow) that has received over 5 billion cumulative worldwide streams and over 1.8 billion video views to date. Pharmacy, Galantis' debut album, topped the Billboard Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart on the strength of RIAA Gold single “Peanut Butter Jelly” and the Platinum-certified, GRAMMY-nominated smash “Runaway (U & I).” 2017’s The Aviary (featuring Platinum single “No Money”) saw a top 10 debut in 23 countries. The third Galantis album, Church features the chart-topping, now RIAA Gold certified single “Faith” with country music icon Dolly Parton featuring Dutch singer-songwriter Mr. Probz. More recently, Galantis teamed up with Little Mix and David Guetta on 2021 RIAA Gold summer smash "Heartbreak Anthem" which debuted at #1 on the Worldwide iTunes charts, secured the #1 spot at UK airplay and Shazam charts, as well as spending thirteen consecutive weeks in the UK Official Chart top 10.