24 March 2020 – standalone single ‘Atlas’ released / Annie Mac’s Hottest Record
3 April – ‘Atlas’ 12” release
24 August – Global Livestream I on sale
11 Sept – Global Livestream I broadcast and invited core Bicep fans to WhatsApp groups
6 October – Isles album announcement, ‘Apricots’ on DSPs, ’Apricots’ video, Annie Mac Hottest Record, Spotify Fans First Exclusive,Vinyl
6 November – ‘Apricots’ bound to an official hashtag challenge on TikTok and promoted as a recommended song to their creators
17 November – ’Saku’ on DSPs, New Music Daily Premiere, livestream announcement and Spotify Fans First ticket mailer
7 January 2021 – ’Saku’ video release 12 January – ’Sundial’ single release 13 January – Instagram filter launch 22 January – Isles album release, projections powered by Amazon using fan-generated content from the Instagram filter (projected in Shoreditch, Mac Belfast, Barbican, Tate Modern)
17 February – ‘Lido’ video release
26 February – February global live stream II performed at Saatchi Gallery in London and broadcast across five time zones
26 March 2021 – Headline BBC 6 Music Festival at Alexandra Palace
9 April 2021 – Bicep Altar playlist takeover on Spotify
20 April – Isles (Digital Deluxe) released
30 April – Apple Music Playlist Takeover
11 May – BRIT Awards (2 x nominations)
28 May – Radio 1 Big Weekend DJ set
21 October – Isles Dolby Atmos release on Amazon Music
21 January 2022 – Isles – Dolby Atmos release on all DSPs
Chart positions
• #2 UK, #2 Ireland
• #12 US Billboard Dance/Electronic
Albums Chart + others
• #3 Belgium
•#8 Germany
•#12 Australia
•#5 Spotify Worldwide Charts
Bicep were nominated for two BRIT Awards for British Group & Breakthrough Artist.
Isles has approximately 70m streams across Spotify, Apple Music, SoundCloud and YouTube.
Spotify stats
• 52.5m album streams to date (standard + deluxe)
• 1.74m global Bicep streams on 22 January – their biggest streaming day ever on Spotify
• 137% increase in monthly listeners
• 70% increase in followers
• 229% increase in streams per day
• 11,000 pre-adds just on Apple Music
• Instagram filter had 1m impressions
• Strong D2C sales – 9,000 music sales on Bicep, Bandcamp and Ninja
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