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FORESTBLAKK RELEASES ACOUSTIC VERSION OF “FALL INTO ME”

ROB THOMAS CO-PENNEDSINGLE HITS #34 ON 

HOT AC RADIO CHART

& SOARS PASTFIFTEENTH WEEK OF 1M+ STREAMS

    

     Singer/songwriter Forest Blakk is kicking off the new year with an acoustic version of his touching ballad, “Fall Into Me.” Co-written alongside Matchbox Twenty front man Rob Thomas and Gregg Wattenberg (John Legend, O.A.R.), “Fall Into Me” has been streamed over one million times for 15 consecutive weeks and is currently #34 on the Hot AC radio chart.

      The stripped back version of the song follows astellar 2021 for Blakk, who’s smash hit “If You Love Her” has amassedover 200 million total global streams to date and was certified Gold in theUnited States (along with Platinum in his native Canada). The single earnedBlakk his official US chart debut on Billboard’s EmergingArtists chart, his national US TV debut on ABC’s Livewith Kelly & Ryan, top 30 placement on the Hot AC radio chart& also saw the singer/songwriter pair up with Meghan Trainor fora stunning duet version.

 Forest Blakk "Fall Into Me"

 

     Highlighted as one of PEOPLE Magazine’s “talentedemerging artists making their mark on the musical landscape in 2021” anddeemed an “artist on the rise” by Billboard, Blakkmade his debut with his 2018 EP Minutes and follow-up2020 sophomore EP Sideways – the latter of which sawBlakk collaborate with the likes of Will IDAP (Train, Florida Georgia Line), NickLong (King Princess), Carl Ryden (RickyMartin, David Guetta), Ollie Green (Freya Ridings, Gavin James)& more to tell a love story through an incredibly realistic and candid lens. 

     The 6-track collection featured singles “I Wish I Knew” (deemed an “introspectivelook at love and love lost” by American Songwriter) anduplifting anthem of resilience “Put Your Hands Up,” which debuted on anepisode of ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy. A compellinglive performer, Blakk has toured extensively supporting NEEDTOBREATHE, GavinJames & more.