Toronto’s latest artist PARTYNEXTDOOR headlines “Summer’s Over” Tour with Jeremih The Canadian singer, songwriter and producer PARTYNEXTDOOR, will headline “Summer’s Over” Tour in support of his second studio album, “PARTYNEXTDOOR 3 (P3),” released August 12 on OVO Sound-Warner Bros. The 19-date tour will take him and Jeremih across the United States as well as a special stop in OVO’s home city of Toronto. The “Summer’s Over” Tour kicks off November 8 in Miami, FL at The Fillmore and stops by The Wiltern in Los Angeles on Friday, December 9 and will end at The Masoni in San Francisco on December 11. PND shared the official video for his album’s lead single “Not Nice,” an upbeat dancehall-inflected hit that has gained over 28 million streams to date. “P3” was met with critical and commercial success, debuting at #1 on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, #3 on the Billboard 200 chart, #1 on iTunes Top Albums, selling over 50,000 equivalent albums in its first week, and earning over 150 million Spotify streams. Between his latest album success and critical acclaim writing for Rihanna’s #1 hit “Work,” and his contributions to Drake’s latest album Views, Pitchfork lauded the album as “his most assured and confident work yet,” while Billboard celebrated “P3” as the “latest Canadian success story.” On July 2, he released another single, “Like That”, with Jeremih and Lil Wayne on collaborative album “Late Night Party,” on OVO Sound radio. Tickets for the “Summer’s Over” Tour are available on sale today at partyomo.com/tour.
Jill Scott, Tyrese, Monica, Jazmine Sullivan, Cedric The Entertainer and more to take over Mandalay Bay at the 2016 Soul Train Weekend and Award Show The 2016 Soul Train Awards will return to the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas November 6, at 6pm. The annual award show will feature soulful performances, tributes and special appearances by some of entertainment’s biggest stars. The four-day weekend of events will include intimate performances, electrifying concerts, an outdoor day party and exclusive late night parties, all leading up to the Soul Train Awards. Kicking off Thursday, November 3rd, Monica, Jazmine Sullivan, Yuna will take the “Acoustically Speaking” stage event sponsored by Toyota at the House of Blues Las Vegas at Mandalay Bay at 7:00pm. Jill Scott, Tyrese, Anthony Hamilton, Tish Hyman will perform at the “Soul Train Music Festival” in the Mandalay Bay Events Center Friday, November 4th at 8:00pm. The “Soul Train Day Party” at DAYLIGHT Beach Club at Mandalay Bay will feature Bell Biv DeVoe and Kid Capri from 12:00pm to 6:00pm on Saturday, November 5th. Later that evening, Cedric ‘The Entertainer’, Eddie Griffin, D.L. Hughley, George Lopez and Charlie Murphy will bring the jokes at “The Comedy Get Down” at 8:00pm. The finale of the Soul Train festivities will end with the annual “Soul Train Awards.” Additional names and events to be announced soon! Visit soultrainweekend.com to purchase tickets and VIP Packages.
Solange Knowles new album “A Seat at The Table” represents Black Empowerment with visuals “Don’t Touchy My Hair” and “Cranes in the Sky” Solange Knowles dropped her latest project, “A Seat at the Table,” last Friday, September 30 for fans. Released on Saint Records and Columbia Records, the album marks her third studio album, her debut album, this is Knowles most personal project to date, “I am overwhelmed with gratitude & excitement to share this work I’ve written and created, with you,” she stated on twitter September 27. On the significance of the album, “it is a project on identity, empowerment, independence, grief, and healing” and it tackles topics like race and identity politics, and her relationship with her family. “We grew up in a household with two parents who constantly celebrated Blackness and created forums and spaces to empower Black communities,” Solange wrote on her website, Saint Heron. “This might feel new for other people, but it is surely not new for me…I also feel like I had a lot of encouragement when I was to stand up to inequalities. You and dad both nurtured my voice to stand up, which gave me the confidence to now continue that and to write this record. “We are creating the opportunities and communities that we want to see…a huge part of the record is just honoring and giving a tribute to my parents,” reports eurweb.com. The 21-track list features collaborations with Lil Wayne, The-Dream, Master P, Q-Tip, Kelly Rowland, Kelela and Tweet among others. Similar to Beyoncé, Solange pushes the creative boundaries with thought provoking songs, “Don’t Touchy My Hair,” that coveys a message within the Black culture pertaining to identity, voice and physicality, whereas “Cranes in the Sky” elicits emotions with lyrics, “I tried to drink it away, I tried to put one in the air, I tried to dance it away, I tried to change it with my hair… I ran my credit card bill up, thought a new dress make it better., I tried to work it away, but that just made me even sadder…Well it’s like cranes in the sky, sometimes I don’t wanna feel those metal clouds, yeah it’s like cranes in the sky, sometimes I don’t wanna feel those metal clouds.” Both singles are accompanied with visuals directed by Knowles and her husband, Alan Ferguson. “A Seat at The Table” is available on iTunes, Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, Google Play and Tidal.
