Jacob Collier Releases “Wherever I Go” (feat. Michael McDonald & Lawrence)

Biggest North American Tour To Date Visits Iconic Venues Including NYC’s Radio City Music Hall, LA’s Greek Theatre & Nearly 30 More Cities Across The Country This Spring

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October 27, 2023 – Jacob Collier has released “Wherever I Go” (feat. Michael McDonald & Lawrence), the newest single from his forthcoming album Djesse Vol. 4. The final installment of Collier’s epic and expansive Djesse series, Vol. 4 will be released February 29 via Hajanga / Deca / Interscope. An ecstatic slice of keyboard-driven ‘80s pop, “Wherever I Go” features legendary singer Michael McDonald and the New York City-based soul-pop group Lawrence. Collier also just announced his biggest North American tour to date, including Radio City Music Hall and The Greek Theater this coming spring. See below for the full itinerary.

Listen to “Wherever I Go” (feat. Michael McDonald & Lawrence) HERE.

Says Collier: “This is a song I wrote inspired by so much of the music I loved growing up - the Doobie Brothers, Stevie Wonder, Steely Dan, and many other funky soulful pocket-based superheroes. I finished it with some of my best friends in the world - Clyde, Gracie and Jordan from the band Lawrence - who I’ve grown up alongside and been jamming with for the past six years. To have the maestro Michael McDonald involved as well means the whole world to me - he was a great inspiration for this song, and has been an immense inspiration to me growing up. YEAH!!!!”

Michael McDonald adds, "Jacob Collier is one of contemporary music's most innovative artists. It was nothing short of a thrill for me to be invited to participate on the recording of his original song. It was an opportunity to witness Jacob's unique genius up close and the chance to perform again, (this time virtually), with Clyde and Gracie Lawrence. Two very talented recording artists in their own right."

Lawrence states, “Jacob has been one of our favorite artists and closest friends for years, and we’ve been so lucky to share not only several stages with him, but also many late-night hangs, internet rabbit holes, and a heated badminton rivalry. When he mentioned the idea of us working on a song together, we were honored, and when we heard his early demo, we were blown away by how perfectly it sat in the Venn diagram between our projects, as it felt like a such a great homage to the 70’s soul music that we all grew up on. To have Michael McDonald, an absolute hero of all of ours, join us on the track makes the whole thing an absolute dream come true. We’re so excited for it to be out in the world!”

“Wherever I Go” shows yet another side of the magical musical universe that Collier is exploring on Djesse. Additional songs to be included on Vol. 4 include the dreamy ballad "Little Blue" (feat. Brandi Carlile), the hard-charging, guitar-heavy "WELLLL," co-written with Remi Wolf, and the GRAMMY-nominated 2022 hit "Never Gonna Be Alone" (feat. Lizzy McAlpine & John Mayer). Djesse, over the course of Volumes 1-3, has so far included 37 songs, welcoming a staggering list of nearly 25 featured artists, plus gospel choirs, orchestras and more into Collier's singular world. The list of special guests includes an extraordinarily diverse range of talents, from Ty Dolla $ign, T-Pain, Jessie Reyez and Daniel Caesar to Kimbra, Chris Thile, Rapsody, Tori Kelly, JoJo, Lianne La Havas, Oumou Sangare, Laura Mvula, Steve Vai, gnawa master Hamid Kasri and Take 6.

Collier also just unveiled a full concert film, recorded in Lisbon, Portugal in July, the final night of his European summer tour. Watch here.

Learn more about Djesse Vol. 4 in Billboard and Collier’s recent appearance on the Zach Sang Show.

Crafted in the famed studio beside his London bedroom, as well as various corners of the globe, Djesse has explored Jacob Collier's wildest dreams, and Vol. 4 brings the series to a most dramatic and thrilling conclusion. While his music is proudly unclassifiable, Collier enters a distinct sonic universe with each volume, which he likens to the different phases of a day. With Vol. 4, the saga ends at the incandescent light of dawn, alchemizing a full spectrum of emotion into a massive, joyous moment of awakening and human potential.

From sweeping orchestral arrangements to intimate folk songwriting, and fusions of R&B, rap and pop, the multitudes of Djesse Vol. 4 are all centered around a global celebration of the human voice. In the midst of working on Djesse, Collier started turning each of his concert audiences into improvised choirs. While conducting the crowd at rock clubs and Lincoln Center, and festivals like Bonnaroo and Glastonbury, fans are united in rousing harmony, furthering his guiding belief that everyone in this world is a musician. Having recorded each of his 80+ audience choirs, roughly 150,000 different voices play a role in the story and creation of Djesse Vol. 4, and are featured as the foundation of songs like "Little Blue" and more of the tracklist that will be revealed soon.

Djesse has earned Collier three GRAMMY Awards and six nominations. Overall Collier is a 5-time winner and 11-time nominee, making him the first British act in history to win four GRAMMYs for each of his first four albums. In the last twelve months alone his audience choir videos have garnered hundreds of millions of views, he was the first-ever male to be featured as a Vogue Darling, he appeared on the July cover of Rolling Stone UK, and co-wrote and performed on seven tracks of Stormzy's This Is What I Mean. He has also collaborated extensively with Coldplay and Chris Martin, performing with them on Saturday Night Live in February, as a featured guest at their Wembley Stadium shows last summer, and on their album Music of the Spheres. He has also contributed to major hits including SZA's "Good Days" and songs by Lizzy McAlpine and Kehlani, and launched a signature line of music-making Crocs. Collier has recorded two NPR Tiny Desks, has spoken at the world-renowned TED conference, and has performed on TV shows around the world including the BBC's Later with Jools Holland, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and more.

Pre-Order / Pre-save Djesse Vol. 4: https://jacobcollier.lnk.to/DjesseVol4PR

Jacob Collier - 2024 Tour Produced By Live Nation

4/22 - Toronto, ON - Coca-Cola Coliseum^

4/23 - Montreal, QC - Place Bell^

4/24 - Boston, MA - MGM at Fenway^

4/26 - New York, NY - Radio City Music Hall^

4/29 - Philadelphia, PA - The Met^

5/1 - Washington, D.C. - The Anthem^

5/3 - Charlotte, NC - Skyla Credit Union Amp^

5/4 - Atlanta, GA - Coca Cola Roxy^

5/6 - St. Petersburg, FL - Duke Energy Center - Mahaffey Theater^

5/7 - Miami, FL - Fillmore^

5/9 - New Orleans, LA - Fillmore^

5/11 - Houston, TX - 713 Music Hall^

5/12 - Austin, TX - Moody Amphitheater^

5/13 - Irving, TX - Toyota Music Factory^

5/16 - Phoenix, AZ - Arizona Financial Theatre^

5/18 - San Diego, CA - Cal Coast Credit Union OAT^

5/20 - Los Angeles, CA - The Greek Theatre^

5/23 - San Francisco, CA - Bill Graham Civic Auditorium^

5/25 - Portland, OR - Keller Auditorium^

5/26 - Seattle, WA - Paramount^

5/28 - Salt Lake City, UT - Complex#

5/29 - Denver, CO - Fillmore

5/31 - Kansas City, MO - Kansas City Music Hall#

6/1 - Maryland Heights, MO - Saint Louis Music Park#

6/2 - Nashville, TN - Grand Ole Opry House#

6/4 - Cincinnati, OH - Andrew J Brady Music Center#

6/5 - Indianapolis, IN - Murat Theatre#

6/6 - Detroit, MI - Fillmore#

6/9 - Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom#

6/10 - Minneapolis, MN - The Armory#

6/12 - Cleveland, OH - Jacobs Pavilion#*

^w/ Kimbra

#w/ Emily King

*Not a Live Nation Date

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