Tones and I Plans Retirement as Singer as Fame Made Her Feel Gross
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The Dance Monkey hitmaker wants to quit performing and hopes to transition into becoming a songwriter for other artists because fame took a toll on her mental health. Jul 21, 2021
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Tones and I is preparing to step away from the spotlight because of the toll it takes on her mental health.
The musician, best known for her global hit Dance Monkey , told Australian radio hosts Gawndy & Maz she ll give myself another four years of performing before transitioning to songwriting for other artists. I don t know how much longer I m going to be Tones and I for, she said. I mean, realistically, I m going to give myself another four years (of performing) and then I want to be a songwriter.
All other measured stations in Esperance are part of the national broadcaster, the ABC.
This survey – the first since March 2017 – showed that 28.0% of the surveyed audience identified the Hit Network’s Hit 102.3 as the station they listened to the most, up 2.4 points from last survey.
Triple M also climbed, up 1.0 point to 24.0%.
The ABC’s best-performing station was ABC Esperance, which was on 13.0% – a decline of 7.4 points.
In Breakfast, the Hit Network’s syndicated regional WA program with Allan Aldworth and Michelle Anderson became the new #1 show.
Allan & Michelle boasted 28.5% in Breakfast, up 5.1 points on the 2017 survey.
Sean Lindsay, who fronts
371 shares As soon as my mental health isn t wanting to do this, I m stopping. I m not pushing through this; I want to be happy.
Last week, the songstress revealed that her first year of being famous led to her feeling like she was gross and unattractive.
Retiring: The 27-year-old, known for her worldwide hit Dance Monkey, told Gawndy & Maz she plans to step away from the stage because of the toll it takes on her mental health
The musician, whose real name is Toni Watson, become an overnight success upon the release of her 2019 single Dance Monkey, which shot to No. 1 across the globe.
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The New South Wales Central Coast has a new market leader in radio.
NOVA Entertainment’s Star 104.5 is now the station 18.3% of surveyed listeners say they listen to the most, up 1.7 points from when a survey was last conducted in October, 2019.
Southern Cross Austereo (SCA), meanwhile, suffered a fall for its Hit 101.3 brand, which was down 2.0 points to 16.0%.
Its sister station, Triple M 107.7, was up slightly to 12.5%.
Last survey, Hit 101.3 was still known as 101.3 Sea FM. Since then, it has been fully folded into the Hit Network and runs the syndicated regional NSW Breakfast show.
Until recently, the Hit NSW Breakfast show featured Daniel ‘Gawndy Gawned and Ash Pollard, however Pollard decided not to return full-time from maternity leave and was replaced by radio stalwart and former 2DayFM host, Maz Compton.