Hooked Like Helen

Nikki and Jon Stipp's Cleveland-based Hooked Like Helen made its stadium debut as 1st of 4 in support of Scott Stapp of Creed, Poppy, and Dead Poet Society at KLAQ Rocks The Park on Oct 4th in El Paso, TX. The band has also recently opened for PVRIS, Hinder, and Jewel among other legends, and has lent music to film and tv projects for Netflix, E!, MTV, Peacock, Hulu, BET, and more. Hooked Like Helen’s recent releases have received airplay from Mix 102.7 WCPZ, 95.5 KLAQ, 99x Atlanta, 107.3 Alt Cle, 95.3 WLKR, 89.7 The River NE, 96.1 The Rock WI, 94.7 The Beast, The Summit FM, 106.1 The Corner and more nationwide. Singles landed on Apple Music playlists and the band's music videos have hit over 4 million views collectively. Hooked Like Helen was recently named Best Rock Band at the Cleveland Music Awards and completed their first national headlining tour this Feb/March. More tour dates to be announced. Beyond music, HLH cultivates a healing community. The band performs and leads mental health discussions at college campuses including San Diego State University, Oregon State University, and UC Irvine for the program they created called Concert & Convo. Through themes of trauma healing, mental health and addiction recovery, HLH crafts hopeful anthems that resonate deeply with fans. Nikki, 13 years sober, uses her platform to illuminate paths to survival.