# Billboard Launching ‘Up & Coming’ Music Podcast With SickBird Productions

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/billboard-launching-up-coming-music-podcast-with-sickbird-productions/
- Published: 2026-11-03T14:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-03T14:34:52+00:00
- Original publisher: Billboard
- Original article: https://www.billboard.com/media/podcasts/up-and-coming-video-music-podcast-launch-sickbird-1236372378/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Billboard is launching a weekly podcast about rising musicians.
- Bella Kay is the first guest.
- Her debut album has more than 385 million streams.

## Summary

Billboard is launching *Up & Coming With Kyle Denis*, a weekly video podcast about the career stories behind emerging music stars. The series aims to give listeners more context about artists gaining attention through streaming and social media, and is co-produced with SickBird Productions.

The first episode is due on Tuesday, 10 November, and features 20-year-old singer-songwriter Bella Kay. It will cover her rise from college coffeehouse performances to opening for Noah Kahan, as well as social media virality and her debut album, *My Reckless Abandon*. Her song “iloveitiloveitiloveit” reached No. 17 on the Billboard Hot 100, while the album has amassed more than 385 million on-demand streams through 31 October, according to Luminate.

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