Devon Gilfillian Performs On CBS Saturday Morning & Grammy “Positive Vibes Only”

Watch Gilfillian’s Performance on CBS SATURDAY MORNING HERE

Watch the GRAMMY “Positive Vibes Only” Performance HERE

“There are thick R&B grooves, shuddering funk breakdowns, and crunchy rock riffing drenched in his Philadelphia upbringing, but there’s a new lightness to it all, an exuberance that’s downright contagious.”  – Rolling Stone 

"Love You Anyway pushes boundaries as Gilfillian leans into his affinity for political activism through music." – People Magazine

“This is the kind of record that leaves no doubt that there is still a strikingly exciting future for history-minded R&B and soul music going forward.  – No Depression

“Influenced in equal parts by the hip-hop of his own childhood and the soul music of his father’s, the album still feels of the moment. – Paste Magazine

“Love You Anyway blends old and new R&B style cues for a timeless flavor” – The Nashville Scene

"His soaring vocals and infectious grooves are a reaffirmation of the righteous joy that music can bring." – Acoustic Guitar

MEDIA ALERT - May 1, 2023 - This weekend, rising soul artist Devon Gilfillian delivered a stunning performance on CBS Saturday Morning, which included three tracks - “All I Really Wanna Do,” “Love You Anyway,” and “The Recipe” from his newly released 2nd full-length studio album Love You Anyway, available now via Fantasy Records. Watch Devon’s full CBS Saturday Session here. He also debuted an intimate showcase of “Love You Anyway” for the GRAMMYS’ “Positive Vibes Only” series on Sunday, see here.

Purchase/listen to Love You Anyway HERE.

Love You Anyway currently surpassed 1 million streams on Spotify. His single “All I Really Wanna Do,” which The Philadelphia Inquirer called “an irresistible slinky and soulful candy-colored invitation,” is now featured in The New York Times’ “Morning Spring 2023” official playlist, recently hit the Top 15 on Billboard’s Adult Alternative Chart, debuted Top 25 on the Mediabase Triple A Chart, and was added to Sirius XM’s Spectrum Channel. Meanwhile, Love You Anyway is a Top 15 entry on the Non-Comm Albums chart and is currently #1 on the College Radio Soul/R&B chart. Devon was also just announced as a member of the fifth annual class of artists joining Fender NextTM, designed to elevate rising musicians that are pushing guitar forward in music and culture

This month, Devon will tour as support for Grace Potter in the U.S. and My Morning Jacket in Europe, and is scheduled to perform at Nashville’s legendary Ryman Auditorium supporting Emily King on May 26. Devon will also make his first-ever performance at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival on June 17 and Oceans Calling Festival in Maryland on September 29. Gilfillian’s upcoming fall tour dates will be announced soon.

Gilfillian’s Love You Anyway spans soul, hip-hop, R&B, and rock, all under the banner of Black joy. Produced by Jeremy Lutito (Joy Oladokun, NEEDTOBREATHE), the album confronts as well as comforts, chronicling Gilfillian’s journey as a Black artist living in 21st century America. The LP’s 10 original tracks (all co-written by Gilfillian), are as much about fighting for what you believe in: equity and representation, as they are about love: finding it, making it, and channeling it into every facet of our lives. 

Growing up in Philadelphia, Gilfillian discovered that the towering icons of his musician father’s era—Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Otis Redding, The Temptations—were just as formative and exciting as the new sounds of his own generation: Wu-Tang Clan, Notorious B.I.G., and Jay-Z. Bursting on the scene in 2020 with his highly regarded debut album Black Hole Rainbow, Devon received acclaim from NPR, the New York Times, PASTE and The Tennessean, among many others. Then later that year, Gilfillian re-recorded and released Marvin Gaye’s iconic album, What’s Going On, which raised funds for low-income communities of color, and provided resources and education around the democratic process.

Now, with Love You Anyway, Devon Gilfillian pays it forward. Conjuring the raw, sexy emotions of his predecessors and the next-level production grooves of his R&B and hip-hop contemporaries, Gilfillian is taking soul music into an exciting and restorative new future.

Devon Gilfillian - Love You Anyway TRACK LIST:

Devon Gilfillian On Tour:

MAY 13 - Spartanburg, SC - The Hall at Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium *Supporting Grace Potter

MAY 17 - Isle of Palms, SC - Windjammer *Supporting Grace Potter

MAY 18 - Isle of Palms, SC - Windjammer *Supporting Grace Potter

MAY 19 - Savannah, GA - District Live *Supporting Grace Potter

MAY 26 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium *Supporting Emily King

MAY 30 - London, England - 02 Forum Kentish Town *Supporting My Morning Jacket

MAY 31 - Manchester, UK - 02 Ritz Manchester *Supporting My Morning Jacket

JUN 5 - Antwerp, Antwerp - De Roma *Supporting My Morning Jacket

JUN 6 - Utrecht, NL - TivoliVredenburg *Supporting My Morning Jacket

JUN 9 - Selbyville, DE - Freeman Arts Pavilion

JUN 10 - Boston, MA - Leader Bank Pavilion

JUN 11 - Gilford, NH - Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion

JUN 17 - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo

SEP 15 - Shelburne, VT - Shelbourne Museum *Supporting Grace Potter

SEP 16 - Shelburne, VT - Shelbourne Museum

SEP 29 - Ocean City, MD - Oceans Calling Festival

SEP 29-OCT 1 - Memphis, TN - Mempho Music Festival

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Contact:

Shore Fire Media

Allison Elbl aelbl@shorefire.com

Cory Councill ccouncill@shorefire.com

Fantasy Records

Joel Amsterdam joel@fantasyrecordings.com