NEW MUSIC: THE KID LAROI | THOUSAND MILES

The Kid LAROI is looking for love in all the wrong places as he 18-year-old dropped his new single "Thousand Miles," which he teased the music video that features him starring alongside himself — in a rom-com gone wrong. In the brief, six-second snippet, the rising pop star sits on the end of a bench, licking a chocolate ice cream cone in an all-white suit, when a bright red grand piano drops out of the blue sky onto his head. The new single serves as the rapper’s first follow-up to “Stay,” his No. 1 smash hit with Justin Bieber, which turned out to be the Australia native’s breakout hit and spent seven non-consecutive weeks reigning over the Hot 100 throughout the summer and fall of 2021. Last week, The Kid LAROI made waves with a viral TikTok aiming at former manager Scooter Braun. Set to the tune of his newly released song, the post featured photos of the SB Projects exec — who briefly managed LAROI for a few months in 2021 alongside his rosters of A-list talent like Bieber, Ariana Grande, Tori Kelly and Demi Lovato — and accused him of being the rising star’s “last mistake.” However, Braun soon revealed he was in on the joke, assuring fans the post was simply a publicity stunt taken too seriously and telling his followers via Instagram, “Don’t believe everything you see.” Last year, the singer inked a management deal with Braun’s SB Projects, but he has since parted ways and is now being managed by Adam Leber, who also boasts Lil Nas X as a client. The Kid Laroi hasn't spoken publicly about why he moved on quickly after partnering with SB Projects, but speculation has always made the rounds.