The eclectic singer, songwriter and genre-bending artist from British Columbia blends alternative-pop and rap with soul, hip hop and pure pop-influenced vibes as part of a seven-country tour for the Aaron LP (Black Box). SonReal’s versatility, which includes folk-tinged acoustic ballads and soul-infused numbers, creates pure perfection in a musical climate that applauds creative flexibility.
The Cactus Blossoms have added select U.S. shows to their summer touring schedule, in addition to a European stretch in August and September. The new U.S. dates include a special hometown performance at Minneapolis’ “Music in the Zoo” series on June 1, kicking off their 2019 summer season.
The 20-year-old singer, songwriter, and producer from North Queensland, Australia, plays a solo show after the release of his new Nights Like This EP (May 31 via Warner Music Group). On stage, Gray strips down to just keys and acoustic guitar for "a moving set" (Popdust) that shows off his R&B swagger and pop charisma.
“One of the moment’s most adventurous and relevant musicians” (New York Magazine) explores the possibilities of real-time VR with his new interactive performance. Each show features live visuals rendered by Tepfer's playing in real time. The projections take the sonic data from his Disklavier piano to represent foundational aspects of each piece – pitch, dynamics, rhythm, harmony, and more – in both two dimensions and virtual reality.
The Italian composer and pianist played on an Arctic glacier, performed at huge pop music festivals, and has become the most-streamed classical artist in the world. With his ambitious episodic project Seven Days Walking (Decca), Einaudi returns to perform at halls across the US with his piano-cello-violin/viola ensemble.
Pandora’s “Artist To Watch 2019” returns to CMA Fest. Carmichael will play Whiskey Jam at Barlines on June 7th; the Spotify Stage at Ole Red on June 8th; and the Chevy Breakout Stage on June 9th.
Yeasayer’s new album distills a decade of twisted, paranoid pop into the Brooklyn band’s most direct, cut-to-the-bone album yet.
Contact: Natalie Maher
The English songwriter known for goosebump-inducing vocals, lyrics that cut to the bone, and effortless command of his nylon-stringed guitar makes his BMG debut.
Contact: Grace Fleisher
The EP reimagines five tracks from the collective’s latest Billboard Top 10 album — ‘VSQ Performs Björk’ (available now) — to create an undeniable hybrid of lush, cinematic strings and psychic, celestial synthetic layers.
Contact: Andrea Evenson
Rolling Stone praises Tolman for having “the sass of Nikki Lane mixed with the clever wordplay of Brandy Clark.” Tolman will bring that sass, along with a lifetime of experience growing up in Music City, to the stage with a backing band and will perform songs from her debut LP, There Goes The Neighborhood (July 19th via Old Sol Records).
The 68-year-old Godfather of the New York Soul Revival and “the coolest mother****er to sing words into a microphone” (Vice) celebrates his 50+-year career with an extensive international headlining tour. Fields' longtime backing band, The Expressions, joins the tour, and together they will debut music from the new album, It Rains Love (Big Crown Records).
One of The Guardian’s 100 most influential women tours the globe in 2019 around the release of Celia (Verve/Universal Music France), her new LP reimaging and celebrating “The Queen of Salsa” Celia Cruz. The three-time GRAMMY winner’s 2018 radical reimagining of the Talking Heads album Remain In Light was deemed “transformative” (New York Times), “visionary” (NPR Music), and “one of the year’s most vibrant albums” (Washington Post).
Mize presents a free show at the Ole Red’s Spotify House Stage. Deemed a “must-see” by CMT, the rising Kansas-bred artist with “serrated-edge vocals” (Rolling Stone) has brought his raucous energy to stages opening for Eric Church, Lady Antebellum, Dierks Bentley, and others.
Uproxx declared that Cauthen’s “live show is unmissable.” He’ll bring that show to the Opry stage and play with the house band. The “muscular voiced outlaw” (LA Times) recently toured with Margo Price, Midland, Elle King, and Ryan Bingham.
New York Public Radio presents “New York Public Radio LIVE,” a benefit party supporting WNYC and Gothamist. Hosted by Michelle Buteau of WNYC Studios’ newest podcast, Adulting, the evening features special performances from music guests Real Estate and a DJ set by Yo La Tengo’s Ira Kaplan and Georgia Hubley.
The “ageless wild angel of pop” (NYT) returns to a space that shares her iconic status. One of the great voices of our time performs new songs and classics spanning her illustrious career. Tickets include same-day museum admission.
Tolman’s “sass of Nikki Lane mixed with the clever wordplay of Brandy Clark” (Rolling Stone) will be on full display for a free performance at Musicians Corner.
Bruce Springsteen’s first new studio album in five years takes his music to a new place, drawing inspiration in part from the Southern California pop records of the late ‘60s and early ‘70s.
Contact: Max Lefkowitz
These Harvard-educated siblings create an eclectic blend of alternative, blues-infused rock filled with infectious grooves and soul. Along with their full band, they’ll highlight material from their latest album, The Fun in the Fight, a love letter to classic rock.
Joe Kay, Apple Music's Beats 1 radio host and founder of artist collective Soulection, hosts this year's Smokin' Grooves at Queen Mary Park. Kay comes fresh off his Coachella performance with fellow Soulection DJ Andre Power as, according to LA Times, "one of the rare DJs to graduate from [the festival's] long-running DoLab dance area and onto a proper performance stage."
The Italian composer and pianist played on an Arctic glacier, performed at huge pop music festivals, and has become the most-streamed classical artist in the world. With his ambitious episodic project Seven Days Walking (Decca), Einaudi returns to perform at halls across the US with his piano-cello-violin/viola ensemble.
The emerging South African icon, currently on his first-ever headlining US tour, plays LA. Nakhane’s supernatural voice have made him a new idol of sexual freedom and self-love with music that combines experimental soul, electronic art pop, and queer anti-gospel.
The New York Times-approved, Dallas-bred keyboardist “armed with a big voice and exuberant stage presence” (Rolling Stone) opens for Rob Thomas with her band and previews new music out later this year.
One of the UK’s best-selling artists ever comes to North America with her band on the final leg of her world tour, her first official tour in 15 years. She will play songs from new album Still On My Mind (BMG) alongside classic megahits such as “Thank You,” “Here With Me,” “White Flag” and “Life For Rent.”
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The emerging South African icon, currently on his first-ever headlining US tour, plays Brooklyn. Nakhane’s supernatural voice have made him a new idol of sexual freedom and self-love with music that combines experimental soul, electronic art pop, and queer anti-gospel.
Produced by Adrian Quesada in his home studio and colored by Eric Burton’s dark imagery and haunting vocals, this debut album is equally indebted to East Coast hip-hop as it is to classic funk and soul, resulting in a project that is of the moment rather than retro.
Contact: Greg Jakubik
JJ Wilde's debut EP veers between sweltering songs of independence ("The Rush", "State of Mind") and moments of self-reflection that come off as intense as they do tender ("Gave It All") without once losing the chugging guitar and uproariously brazen sound that spurs the music forward.
Contact: Eduardo Rios Pulgar
Knox teams up with Bailen for select summer dates. These shows follow Knox's recent debut headlining "Hardwired Tour" that took her “soulfully infectious” (Brightest Young Things) guitar, loop pedal, and vocal live set across the East Coast playing songs off her most recent release, the Hardwired Mixtape, as well fan favorites such as “Awkward” and “Geeks” and her ingenious pop culture mash-ups.
As “Nashville’s next big star” (PAPER), Maroney has a style that is steeped in the sweat and scrappy sounds of the city's house parties. Consequence of Sound praises the 21-year-old’s music as "vulnerable and empathetic, but balanced out with just the right amount of conviction," and his new Indiana EP (out now on Canvasback) has landed him on the Austin City Limits and Pitchfork Paris lineups, in front of thousands overseas, and now on his first headlining tour.
These all-ages shows and meet-and-greets from the top sibling curators offer a unique take on the viral family-friendly entertainment that has gained a global following. The shows will feature original music and choreography, audience participation, an anti-bullying segment, and more.
Knox teams up with Bailen for select summer dates. These shows follow Knox's recent debut headlining "Hardwired Tour" that took her “soulfully infectious” (Brightest Young Things) guitar, loop pedal, and vocal live set across the East Coast playing songs off her most recent release, the Hardwired Mixtape, as well fan favorites such as “Awkward” and “Geeks” and her ingenious pop culture mash-ups.
Joe Kay, Apple Music’s Beats 1 radio host and founder of this “unmistakably millennial” (i-D) artist collective, follows his breakout Coachella set with this brunch to hype up 2019’s midsummer. Join this global community of artists and audiences for an intimate and vibrant daytime celebration featuring good food, exclusive merch, and music curated by the Soulection family doing what they do best.
The Polaris Music Prize finalist and Juno-nominated Montrealer plays music from his new record, New Ways (November 1st via Secret City Records). Vollebekk just wrapped a run with Shakey Graves in the UK and has shared the stage with Gregory Alan Isakov, Angie McMahon, Daniel Lanois, Patrick Watson, Natalia Lafourcade, Mandolin Orange, Beth Orton, Sinéad O’Connor, and more.
One of the UK’s best-selling artists ever comes to North America with her band on the final leg of her world tour, her first official tour in 15 years. She will play songs from new album Still On My Mind (BMG) alongside classic megahits such as “Thank You,” “Here With Me,” “White Flag” and “Life For Rent.”
Fresh from performing at Coachella, the NYT-approved artist and “dream pop crooner” (Ones To Watch) opens for LANY and previews her upcoming Heartbreak Magic EP (June 28th).
Lauper joins the lineup for the opening ceremony of WorldPride 2019 | Stonewall 50. The concert benefiting three New York-based LGBTQIA+ organizations — the Ali Forney Center, Immigration Equality, and Sage — also features Ciara and Todrick Hall. Whoopi Goldberg hosts.
For her comeback tour, the newly independent electro-pop darling does what she’s never done before: reinterpret her hits and new songs into live acoustic jams. Kiesza has headlined tours around the world, collaborated with the likes of Skrillex, Diplo, and Duran Duran, and appeared in promotional campaigns for Fendi and Maison Birks.
Heartbreak Magic is as honest as it is adventurous, mixing raw vulnerability with effortless swagger and bold, unpredictable arrangements.
Contact: Mikaela Duhs
Fresh from performing at Coachella, the NYT-approved artist and “dream pop crooner” (Ones To Watch) opens for LANY and previews her upcoming Heartbreak Magic EP (June 28th).
With twelve tracks spanning a decade and a half of the country superstar’s finest songs, the collection trades country chords for wood blocks and glockenspiel while retaining all of the rich and warm melodies of the originals.
Contact: Hannah Schwartz
This 38-disc, 432-track boxed set that includes a near-complete reconstruction of Woodstock across nearly 36 hours, with every artist performance from the festival included in chronological order.
Contact: Grace Fleisher
Produced by Marshall Altman (Marc Broussard, Frankie Ballard, Aaron Watson), this new EP features four songs of positivity, built on solid country textures and unified by Abbott’s congenial-but-experienced voice.
Contact: Kerri Brusca
This definitive collection of Kylie’s most beloved tracks to date serves as a reflection of her record-breaking career, from the global number one smash hit "I Should Be So Lucky" in 1987 through to her most recent album, the chart-topping ‘Golden’ released last year.
Contact: Eduardo Rios Pulgar
The trio’s sardonic and chilling dance pop, now at its most cut-to-the-bone with new album Erotic Reruns (Yeasayer Records), comes to life on stage for this summer tour.
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