sombr earns first radio chart #1 with "back to friends" at Alternative Airplay

19-YEAR-OLD sombr EARNS HIS FIRST RADIO CHART #1 WITH “BACK TO FRIENDS” AT ALTERNATIVE AIRPLAY CONCURRENT BREAKOUT HITS “back to friends” AND “undressed” CONTINUE TO SOAR GLOBALLY SOLD OUT SUMMER/FALL HEADLINE TOUR UNDERWAY Press photo, credit: Bryce Glenn Los Angeles, CA (June 9, 2025)—19-year-old singer-songwriter and producer sombr scores his first #1 at U.S. radio today with “back to friends.” His hit single lands on the top of the Alternative Airplay chart after just 10 weeks, marking the quickest Alternative Airplay accession for a musician making their debut on the tally in nearly a decade. Last month, the breakthrough star made his late night T.V. debut performing “back to friends” on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon”—watch here. The track, which earned sombr his first Billboard Hot 100 hit, continues to accumulate millions of streams daily since its release at the end of last year, now with 356M streams to date. sombr’s latest single, “undressed,” concurrently scales the radio charts, this week reaching #16 at Top 40 and #17 at Hot AC. It continues to skyrocket across platforms with 250M streams to date and climbing. “undressed” and “back to friends” also land at #5 and #6 on the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, and at #4 and #6 on Spotify’s U.S. Top 50, respectfully. The synchronous hits are also climbing at Spotify’s Global Top 50, as “back to friends” hits #2 and “undressed” #9. sombr’s highly anticipated North American and European headline tour is underway. The sold out run finds sombr performing at venues around the world, including at New York’s Gramercy Theatre, two nights at New York’s Brooklyn Steel and Los Angeles’ El Rey Theatre and a show at Los Angeles’ Fonda Theatre. sombr will also take his dynamic live show to Australia and New Zealand in December. The dates sold out instantly upon presale and include four slots at Spilt Milk Festival, nights in Sydney, Melbourne and more. Full details and ticket information can be found at sombrmusic.com/. A New York-native raised on the Lower East Side, sombr—born Shane Boose—started making music in his bedroom while studying classical music as a student at the prestigious public school, LaGuardia High School. His breakout hit “Caroline” (2022) took the internet by storm, and he has since released a series of EPs and singles, climbing to over 39 million Spotify monthly listeners. Now based in Los Angeles, sombr continues to explore young romance and heartbreak through his music—all of which is self-written and released via Warner Records.  TOUR DATES June 9—Ancienne Belgique—Brussels, BE† June 10—Paradiso Tolhuistuin—Amsterdam, Netherlands June 11—Tivolivredenburg—Utrecht, NL† June 13—Carlswerk Victoria—Cologne, DE† June 14—Carlswerk Victoria—Cologne, DE† June 15—Neue Theaterfabrik—Munich, DE† June 17—SaSaZu—Prague, CZ† June 18—Huxleys—Berlin, DE† June 19—Grosse Freiheit 36—Hamburg, DE† June 21—Luxor—Cologne, Germany June 22—Bataclan—Paris, FR† June 23—Bataclan—Paris, FR† August 8—Reverb 2025 Backyard Music Festival—Vancouver, BC August 16—Summer Sonic 2025 Expo '70—Osaka, JP August 17—Summer Sonic 2025ZOZO—Tokyo, JP September 21—Sing Out Loud Festival 2025—Saint Augustine, FL September 22—Music Farm—Charleston, SC September 24—Brooklyn Bowl—Nashville, TN September 26—Bogart’s—Cincinnati, OH September 28—The Majestic—Detroit, MI September 29—The Rave—Milwaukee, WI September 30—Palace Theatre—St. Paul, MN October 2—Concord Music Hall—Chicago, IL October 3—A&R Music Bar—Columbus, OH October 5—Roxian Theatre—Pittsburgh, PA October 6—Phoenix Concert Theatre—Toronto, ON October 8—Big Night Live—Boston, MA October 9—Gramercy Theatre—New York, NY October 10—Gramercy Theatre—New York, NY October 12—Theatre of Living Arts—Philadelphia, PA October 13—The Lincoln—Washington, D.C. October 15—Center Stage—Atlanta, GA October 17—Southside Music Hall—Dallas, TX October 18—Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater—Austin, TX October 20—Ogden Theatre—Denver, CO October 21—The Complex—Salt Lake City, UT October 24—Shadowbox SoDo—Seattle, WA October 25—Roseland Theater—Portland, OR October 27—Fillmore—San Francisco, CA October 28—El Rey Theatre—Los Angeles, CA October 29—El Rey Theatre—Los Angeles, CA October 31—The Van Buren—Phoenix, AZ November 1—Fox Theater Pomona—Pomona, CA November 2—The Fonda Theatre—Los Angeles, CA November 5—Brooklyn Steel—New York, NY November 6—Brooklyn Steel—New York, NY December 2—Auckland Town Hall—Auckland, NZ December 4—Festival Hall Melbourne—Melbourne, VIC December 6—Spilt Milk Festival—Ballarat, VIC December 7—Spilt Milk Festival—Perth, WA December 9—Hordern Pavilion—Sydney, NSW December 11—Fortitude Music Hall—Brisbane, QLD December 13—Spilt Milk Festival—Canberra, ACT December 14—Spilt Milk Festival—Gold Coast, QLD †with Nessa Barrett