21 Nov 2025
Get Around
Alessi Rose
WE SAY
Next up in our Ones To Watch 2026 spotlight is emerging pop force Alessi Rose, who has carved out one of the year’s most compelling breakout stories. The Derby-born singer, songwriter, and producer has risen from a self-made bedroom creator to a global contender, cultivating a fervent fanbase (the delulu girls) through her confessional, melodramatic pop across early self-released EPs 'rumination as ritual' and 'for your validation'. Since signing to Capitol/Polydor earlier this year, her momentum has only intensified — first with July’s acclaimed 'Voyeur' EP, and now its deluxe counterpart. Her latest single, 'Get Around,' is another standout moment of hook-laden brilliance. Produced by Adam Yaron, it pairs her razor-sharp lyricism with the kind of maximalist, arena-ready pop that has become her signature, transforming red-flag desire into a sly, bass-heavy rush. It lands hot on the heels of disco-leaning 'First Original Thought', praised by Rolling Stone UK and added straight to the Capital FM A List. With four UK cover stories (NME, Dork, Notion, Clash), heavy BBC Radio 1 backing (including Future Artist of the Month), broad DSP support, and acclaim from The Face, Line of Best Fit, Billboard and more, plus a recent nod as a Vevo DSCVR Artist to Watch for 2026, Alessi’s ascent shows no sign of slowing. Having toured UK stadiums with Dua Lipa, played US arenas with Tate McRae, including a packed Madison Square Garden, and delivered standout festival sets at Glastonbury and Reading & Leeds, she’s now midway through her third sold-out UK headline tour. With over 38,000 tickets already sold and two nights at London’s O2 Forum next week, she’s set to close out the year with her Jingle Bell Ball debut in December. Witty, magnetic, and emotionally unfiltered, Alessi Rose is defining a new wave of big-feeling pop and firmly securing her as one of our 2026’s Ones to Watch.
CONTACTS
Label: Capitol/Polydor
Distributor: DP World
Publishing: Warner Chappell Music
Marketing: Chloe Kyei & Maria Rawling, Polydor Label Group
Social Media Strategy: CYOA
National Radio: Liv Browning, Plugged In PR
Regional Radio: Gavin Hughes, Fanatic PR
Streaming: Thallulah Allen, Polydor Label Group
Online: Joshua Hewitt, Universal Music
Press: Susie Ember, Kings and Queens Publicity
TV: Naomi Gillies, Universal Music
Live: Bilge Morden, CAA
Management: Jazz Sherman and Milly Stockton, Hunger Management
Photo Credit: Teresa Ciocia
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