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. They will be hitting the road support for Charlotte Sands on her North American Satellite Tour this September.

Hooked Like Helen’s recent releases have received airplay from 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, Mix 102.7 WCPZ, The Summit FM 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. 

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.