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Ricky Montgomery

Music always lures Ricky Montgomery back. He blames the internet. First a devotee of the Vine underground, and now—nearly a decade and several jobs later—an unexpected hitmaker, the Los Angeles native has spent the last few years trying to reconcile with his artist self. He recently surpassed 1 billion global streams thanks to Platinum indie-pop hits “Mr. Loverman” and “Line Without a Hook.” But those songs, written when he was a teen, have come to feel like they were by a whole other person—at least to Ricky. In 2023, we get to meet Rick, a sophomore set that comes seven years later, rich with electro-laced, emo-tinged alt-pop that spins stories about life in all its messy and mundane glory. Ricky's journey fits the bill: a childhood in L.A. interrupted by divorce, an adolescence playing in the basement bands of suburban Missouri, a viral explosion on a soon-to-implode platform, and a brief music career back on the West Coast that sent his songs up the Rock and Alternative charts. That was in 2014, before life intervened and he quit music for good… until the world discovered his sunny, sardonic songs. With millions of social followers and a string of sold-out tours under his belt, Ricky now sets out to document "my long, awkward path toward remembering myself as an artist," he says. "It’s been embarrassing and difficult, but also thrilling. It’s everything I’ve ever wanted to do but was too scared to try.”

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Line Without a Hook

Ricky Montgomery

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Mr. Loverman

Ricky Montgomery

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Line Without a Hook (sped up)

Ricky Montgomery

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This December

Ricky Montgomery

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Mr. Loverman (feat. chloe moriondo)

Ricky Montgomery

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Rick(y)

2024

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Rick

2023

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Edits

2022

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Montgomery Ricky

2016

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This December (holiday version) [with Noah Floersch] (feat. Noah Floersch)

Single • 2024

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It's Ok to Cry

Single • 2024

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Black Fins

Single • 2023

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Superfan

Single • 2024

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This December (holiday version)

Single • 2023

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Nobody Loves Me

Single • 2023

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Reptilia

Single • 2024

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Boy Toy (acoustic)

Single • 2023

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Unknown Phantom

Single • 2024

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Boy Toy

Single • 2023

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Line Without a Hook

Ricky Montgomery • 34M views

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Mr. Loverman

Ricky Montgomery • 1.5M views

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Sorry for Me

Ricky Montgomery • 2.3M views

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Mr. Loverman

Ricky Montgomery • 13M views

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Line Without a Hook (slow) (Lyric Video)

Ricky Montgomery • 2M views

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Mr. Loverman

Ricky Montgomery • 532K views

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Line Without a Hook (sped up)

Ricky Montgomery & sped up + nightcore • 1.5M views

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Out Like a Light

The Honeysticks, Ricky Montgomery & Caleb Hurst • 3.6M views

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This December

Ricky Montgomery • 3.1M views

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Talk To You

Ricky Montgomery • 2.1M views

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CREDITS: Dan Wilson

Playlist • YouTube Music

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This Christmas

Playlist • YouTube Music

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Merry Indie Christmas!

Playlist • YouTube Music

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POPROX

Playlist • YouTube Music

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Cavetown

4.21M monthly audience

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mxmtoon

6.25M monthly audience

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beetlebug

106K subscribers

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Coyote Theory

9.33M monthly audience

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Chloe Moriondo

439K monthly audience

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Frances Forever

83.5K subscribers

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The Honeysticks

6.38K subscribers

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The Rare Occasions

57M monthly audience

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Beach Bunny

16.9M monthly audience

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leo.

16.3K subscribers