Tom Walker reaches Platinum & Gold Sales Across Europe

Tom Walker goes platinum in Italy!

Tom Walker's latest single 'Leave A Light On' has been streamed over 145 million times across all stores and has gone Platinum in France, Italy and Switzerland, Gold in Germany and Austria and Silver in the UK. The single is currently No. 1 in the European Boarder Breakers Chart and No. 4 in the European Airplay Chart and has been No. 1 on iTunes in 11 markets. He has also been No 1 in the French Airplay Chart for 7 weeks in a row! 

Tom being presented with his first German Gold Award

Hot2Touch goes Platinum in Germany

Hight's single with Felix Jaehn and Alex Aiono 'Hot2Touch' has reached Platinum sales certification in Germany and Gold in Italy. The single which also reached No. 1 in the Germany airplay charts is also nearing 100million streams on Spotify and now features on Felix Jaehn's debut album "I".  

Hight & Felix Jaehn on the video shoot of their single 'Hot2Touch'

Tom Walker on BBC Sound Of 2018

BBC Music Sound Of 2018 revealed that Tom Walker is on its coveted longlist of future new music talent, tipped by industry experts for success next year.

Celebrating its 16th anniversary, the list (compiled annually by BBC News) has a track record of predicting who are going to be the next big thing. It is chosen by some of the most influential people at the heart of their respective musical genres. This year’s selected panel included representatives from the likes of VICE, Q Magazine and Billboard; international music festivals such as SXSW (USA), Primavera (Spain) and Belsonic (N. Ireland) as well as DJs from Dermot O’Leary to Charlie Sloth and Clara Amfo to Yasser.

Tom Walker picked for MTV Brand New for 2018 Shortlist

Tom Walker has been chosen as one of ten artists for MTV's Brand New for 2018! Selected by MTV officials, key music influencers and industry representatives, these acts join the MTV Brand New school of fame which features the likes of Adele, Justin Bieber, Anne-Marie, Florence + The Machine, AJ Tracey, Krept & Konan, Years & Years and more. Read more at http://www.mtv.co.uk/brand-new-for-2018/news/introducing-our-mtv-brand-new-for-2018-shortlist-nominees

Tom Walker's 'Leave A Light On' added to BBC Radio 1, MTV & The Box Playlist

Tom's latest single 'Leave A Light On' has been added to the BBC Radio 1 Playlist as well as MTV's and The Box's playlists. It has also been receiving huge amounts of radio play all over Europe and is currently in the Top 20 Italian radio chart and No. 2 in the Shazam chart in Italy.

Hight co-writes 'Too Young' performed on X Factor 2017 by Grace Davies

Hight co-wrote the single 'Too Young' with Grace Davies and Fiona Bevan which Grace performed at the first live shows on X Factor 2017. The track got an amazing response flying to No.2 in the iTunes chart and Grace was crowned the 'Weekend Champion'.

Tom Walker on tour in the US with The Script

Tom Walker added to BBC Radio 1 Playlist

Tom Walker has been added to the BBC Radio 1 playlist with his latest single 'Heartland' which was produced by Naughty Boy.

Hight's 'Hot2Touch' goes GOLD in Germany

Hot2Touch by Felix Jaehn, Hight and Alex Aiono has sold over 200,00 copies and reach gold sales status in Germany. It reached No. 1 in the German airplay chart for a number of weeks and the song has appeared in many TV shows in Germany and UK including Love Island. It currently has over 47 million streams on Spotify alone.

Tom Walker makes the BBC Radio 1 BRITS List

Tom Walker have been named as one of the newest additions to BBC Radio 1’s BRIT List along side J Hus and Stefflon Don. They follow on from previous acts including Anne-Marie, Declan McKenna, JP Cooper, Sampha, Stormzy and The Amazons.

The Brit List guarantees each selected artist three consecutive Radio 1 playlist appearances, vaulting them to the A-list if they haven’t previously appeared there. In addition, Radio 1 also pledged to assist each artist in securing other editorial and live opportunities.

Tom Walker said: "It’s such a monumental honour to be added to the Radio 1 Brit List, I can’t believe it!  Receiving this kind of acknowledgement from the radio station I grew up listening to is unreal. Huge love to all the DJs and BBC Introducing for the support so far.”

Tom Walker on BBC 2 Glastonbury coverage

Following a great show at Glastonbury Festival, Tom was asked to perform an exclusive stripped back version of 'Blessings' live on BBC 2 straight after the Foo Fighters headline set on Saturday.

Hight Releases - Hot2Touch Collaboration with Felix Jaehn and Alex Aiono.

After 2 years in the making Hight's colab track with German DJ Felix Jaehn and Youtube star Alex Aiono finally hits the world. The track has already hit 1 million streams on Spotify alone in 3 days which will help to continue Hight's journey into the internation pop world.

Tom Walker Releases Blessings EP

Tom Walker releases his highly anticipated debut EP 'Blessings EP' recorded with Jim Abbiss in January of this year. The EP features 5 tracks which showcase all elements of what Tom can deliver during his live show. 

Track listing: 
1. Blessings
2. Karma
3. Rapture
4. Play Dead The 4AM Mix
5. Just You and I

Tom Walker debut US TV appearance on The Today Show

Tom Walker was chosen as Elvis Duran's 'Artist Of The Month' for the The Today Show in the US. It was his debut US TV appearance where he performed his latest single 'Just You And I' and chatted to Elvis, Kathie Lee Gifford and Dean Cain. Watch the interview here and watch his performance here

Alex Stacey signs publishing to Mike Caren's APG

Our youngest member of the Covert family, Alex Stacey, has just signed his first exclusive publishing deal with US based publisher Artist Publishing Group. APG is run by Mike Caren, producer, songwriter and former President of Worldwide A&R at Warner Music Group. Alex signed his deal while on a writing trip to LA and has been working with some great US writers and producers and already has some exciting cuts in the pipeline.

L-R: Gabz Landman (APG), Simon King (Covert Talent), Alex Stacey, Mike Caren (APG)

Tom Walker Signs To Universal Publishing

We are happy to announce that Tom Walker has now joined the family at Universal Music Publishing. Internationally the teams at Universal have made Tom feel extremely welcome already and we are excited to now be moving forward with such strong teams for both records and publishing worldwide. 

Check out Tom on the UMPG website here: http://www.umusicpub.co.uk/en-GB/Artists/T/Tom-Walker.aspx

Two Days, Two Tours. Tom Walker Announces Netherlands Run + Second UK Tour for May 2017.

Following the announcement yesterday that he would be 'Setting Sail' across the Netherlands this May Tom has announced a second UK headline tour for 2017.

Netherlands

May 6, Utrecht @ Tivolivredenburg - http://tiv.re/6meiTomWalker

May 7, Nijmegen @ Merleyn - https://www.doornroosje.nl/event/tom-walker/

May 8, Amsterdam @ Bitterzoet - http://www.ticketmaster.nl/event/183915

May 9, Rotterdam @ Rotown - https://www.rotown.nl/tickets/tom-walker/23691

UK TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY 24th FEB.

UK TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY 24th FEB.

Tom Walker Announces European Headline Dates - Feb 2017

Feb 21 - Germany, Berlin @ FluxFM Session, IM FLUXBAU
Feb 22 - Netherlands, Amsterdam @ PARADISO NOORD
Feb 23 - Switzerland, Aarau @ KIFF

Covert Talent Welcomes New Writer Alex Stacey To The Roster

19 year old Alex joins the roster following a handful of outstanding sessions and is already capturing the attention of various artists, writers and publishers. With the opening months of 2017 currently booked solid, the year looks to bare a large significance in the development of this young and exciting writer. 
 

Tom Walker Gets Added To the BBC Radio 1 Playlist

'Play Dead' will feature in the Radio 1 Playlist as 'Introducing Track of The Week' from 13/01/17. The track will be played everyday this week across various daytime shows. For more info and how to listen click HERE.