Harry Kinds has, as soon as once more, been named Individuals’s “Sexiest Musician Alive” ― however not everyone seems to be thrilled about it.
On Wednesday, Individuals printed the outcomes of this yr’s readers’ alternative ballot. It was “the most fiercely contested” of its variety, drawing greater than 350,000 votes, the journal claimed.
Noting that Kinds had “won in this category multiple times before,” the outlet wrote that the previous One Route member’s victory this yr was “even more delicious” given a “hard fought” TikTok marketing campaign by singer Position Mannequin, who was the runner-up.
Shortly after Individuals’s winners had been introduced, Position Mannequin ― whose actual identify is Tucker Pillsbury ― aired his frustrations in a seemingly tongue-in-cheek video posted to his Instagram tales.
“I heard about the counts — a lot of you voted for me. But I want to speak to those who voted for Harry Styles,” he mentioned within the clip. “I hope you’re happy. I hope your day is made from this, because guess what? His publicist isn’t even going to mention this to him. He won’t know about this. That boy is in Fiji somewhere. That’s how insignificant this is to him.”
He then took goal at Individuals particularly, saying: “You had an opportunity to really do something for the culture. To create this beautiful ending to an underdog story, and you didn’t.”
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A Maine native, Position Mannequin launched his second album, “Kansas Anymore,” in July. In September, he joined Gracie Abrams’ Secret of Us Tour as a gap act. The tour wrapped its U.S. leg earlier this month and is ready to renew subsequent February in Spain.
His marketing campaign for “Sexiest Musician Alive” started in earnest Sept. 24 with a brief TikTok video shared on Individuals’s account wherein he urged followers to vote for him.
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“The three artists I’m going up against ― Mr. Harry Styles, Zach Bryan and Shaboozey ― I love them, right? But they have everything,” he defined. “Some have radio hits, some have Grammys. Some have clothing brands. And all of them have money, OK? I have nothing.”
His victory, he added, could be “a beautiful moment.”
“I am the underdog that needs a happy ending,” he mentioned. “Put yourself in my shoes. … Vote for me, I beg.”
As Position Mannequin predicted, Kinds has but to remark publicly on his win. Regardless of rumors of a brand new album, the three-time Grammy winner has maintained a low profile for a lot of 2024.
Nonetheless, Position Mannequin needn’t fret an excessive amount of about his “Sexiest Musician” loss. Since its launch, “Kansas Anymore” has garnered the singer-songwriter a number of the finest evaluations of his profession thus far, with one critic calling it a “fun, emotive showcase of classically pop-rock songwriting.”
