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Zendaya’s Tashi Duncan character in Challengers defined tennis as a relationship. An unexpected tennis star in his own right while growing up in Florida, Real Boston Richey is adjusting to the give and take of his relationship with fame as his rapper profile continues to grow.
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Boston Richey served up a splash with “Help Me” earlier this year, which had fans comparing his motivational anthem to Meek Mill’s “Dreams and Nightmares.”
The MacFly-produced single picked up steam and powered its way to give Richey his first Billboard Hot 100 hit in July. “Help Me” would go on to peak at No. 50 and even cracked the top 10 of the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
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With burgeoning success on one side for the 27-year-old, he’s also had to tune out the haters on the other shoulder. Detractors have attempted to pepper him with accusations tied to snitching, which even peers have thrown in his direction trying to muddy his project’s rollout.
Through it all, Real Boston Richey is focused on what’s ahead while moving past the allegations and using the haters as fuel to his fire and bricks to “build a house.”
“At first, it made me feel a way. But I had to understand, it’s life,” he admits during a Zoom call with Billboard last week. “You gotta expect curveballs when you’re doing some kind of good. I had to embrace what I was going through. You can’t really say you the best if nobody ever seen you go through something and not make it through.”
After whittling down hundreds of songs to a package of 24, the Free Bandz Gang artist delivered his Richey Rich album on Friday (Nov. 8) featuring GloRilla, Lil Yachty and YTB Fatt. Check out our conversation with Boston Richey below as he goes long on his project, dealing with the haters and gems he’s taken from Future.
Richey Rich — what was the creative process for everything with this album?
Real Boston Richey: Richey Rich is really gonna be one of them ones. I put a lot of time in there. Like, over a year, for real. Most of the project I recorded in Miami. 80 percent there and the rest I did in my city. I put a lot of effort and feelings into this and I feel like this one’s gonna be one of them albums.
I was gonna touch on what makes this stand out from your other projects. What do you hope people take from it?
I put a lot of feelings into it. A lot of my thought process. These are the top picks from all of the music I recorded. I done recorded hundreds of songs. These were the best hand-picked songs.
How tough is that process to whittle it down?
That’s probably the hardest thing in the world for me. That’s probably why I took so long with getting it ready, because I was always indecisive with what I wanted to do. I might have these songs I have this week, and I might go to the studio and be like, “Nah, I don’t wanna use these no more. I like these I just made.” That’s the deal of the situation.
Would you save some for a deluxe?
Yeah, we got bonus tracks for sure coming.
How did you link with Lil Yachty?
He had hit me on Instagram. A month or two later I was in [Atlanta] so I had pulled up to the studio they was at. We was just in there vibing and listening to beats. We went to record and did probably seven songs that night.
When did you link up with GloRilla? She’s had a good run this year. You guys went to Magic City to shoot the video too.
I had dropped “The Type” with [YTB Fatt] and she had wrote me like, “You hard, man, I wanna work with you.” I’m like, “Hell yeah, we gotta do something.” We didn’t make it until two or three months later and we were in Miami and I went to her studio session. I think she was working on her album or mixtape if I’m not mistaken. She was bringing up music and I had jumped on one of her songs.
Then she was like, “Play me some of your s–t!” I was playing some of my music and she was really supposed to get on another song I had. She had walked out the room and her brother had heard “Get in There.” Her brother was like, “Oh nah, this the one right here.” Soon as she walked back in, I played it again and they all went crazy. She went in there and did her verse like, “Tell me if y’all don’t like it.” They played it and her verse and the whole studio went crazy. “You slid on that b—h, ya feel me?”
That’s crazy she wasn’t that confident in it.
Yeah, she was like, “Tell me if this hard.” Her whole studio went crazy like, “This is the one.”
We gotta talk about “Help Me,” your first Billboard Hot 100 hit. I think it’s reached No. 50. Talk about creating that record and seeing the heights it’s gone to.
When I heard that beat, the beat was telling me, saying, “Help me.” I had both my phone around and got a new phone. I told my engineer send me the new music I recorded. I literally had forgot about it. One day, we was on the road and my brother was in the car and played the car when everyone was asleep. Everyone woke up like, “What this is?!”
We went and shot the video that same night. Everyone was going crazy about it. I played a little snippet at one of my shows and it was going crazy on Instagram. We still had not dropped it until two months later. We were pushing the music and little snippets on the Gram so they were anticipating it for real.
So then it drops and it makes the Hot 100. What was your reaction to that?
Really just motivated me to know that as long as I apply myself and do the right thing I’m supposed to do I could really be somebody. I could really have a hit song. It motivated me to stay in that mode and keep going and doing what I’m supposed to do.
I saw people saying “Help Me” was the new “Dreams and Nightmares.” What do you think about that?
Nah, for sure. It kinda made me feel good. Comparing my song to “Dreams and Nightmares” – that’s been a banger for years and years. I still go to the club to this day and they play, it and it still gets that reaction same to when I first heard “Dreams and Nightmares.” For them to compare my song to that, it made me feel great.
With the success comes the hate. Do you feel like the snitching allegations were thrown at you to derail you?
At first, it made me feel a way. But I had to understand, it’s life. You gotta expect curveballs when you’re doing some kind of good. I had to embrace what I was going through. You can’t really say you the best if nobody ever seen you go through something and not make it through. I used it as gas to my fire, and really learn how to overcome and get through to show people I’m really one of them ones. These days, I just learned to use the bricks people throw at me to build a house.
Can you clear up anything around that situation?
Nah, it was just some bulls–t. It wasn’t on really nothing. I’m not really into it. I can’t explain no street s–t once I’m past it. I’m an artist now. If you ain’t from my city, you ain’t never gonna understand it. I’m here to prove no points to people. I’m still the biggest in my city, and I’m still active in my city… I don’t really be worrying about what a person got to say about me on the internet that don’t know me or don’t know where I’m coming, for real.
Signing to Future, what’s the communication there? What are your last conversations?
My last conversation, he hit me about “Help Me” saying how the song was amazing and s–t like that. Just how I did and how I overcome the bulls–t. Basically saying, like, “Damn boy, you got a a hit on your hands. Keep going.”
They listened to my project first-hand. I know when they send a song like, “This the one.” I just know not to question it. They helped me pick my Public Housing one. So when they tell me, “This the one, tweak this or do this with it.” I just understand and listen. They got hits on hits. When they tell me to do something different with a song, I just be listening and go with it.
I was looking into hobbies you had outside of rap and I saw you were into tennis. Did you play growing up?
I got championship trophies from tennis, man. I’m raw at tennis. I ain’t wanna be no tennis player or nothing. My mom didn’t want us hanging out after school, so she thought, “I’ma put y’all in sports.” I’m thinking she’s gonna put us in football or basketball or something like that. I remember one Sunday morning she woke us up like, “We going to practice.”
We drove an hour away – me and my brother looking like, “What is this?” She like, “Y’all finna play tennis. Y’all thought you were gonna play football and be around the same boys y’all had?” We did, and it grew to something me and my brother actually liked, and we won a championship too.
Do you pick up the racket these days?
That was more growing up, but I know I could still be raw at it if I wanted to.
What’s your dream collaboration?
Bad Bunny or something like that.
What was the rap scene growing up in Tallahassee? Did you ever get to meet T-Pain?
Yeah, I met T-Pain before. Me and T-Pain from the same hood… The rap scene s–t, when I think about back in the day, I really wasn’t big on the rap scene. My influence on music was heavy through my cousin. He passed away, but that’s who had me rapping through the years after he passed. My influence on music was dictated through what he liked because he’d be the one like, “Ay cuz, you gotta go listen to this new Thug.” He was the type of person that kept me rooted and grounded on music. I wasn’t big on music. I ain’t never wanted to rap or nothing like that.
What’s your album of the year so far outside of your own?
If I gotta say the album of the year, I probably gotta say I been bumping that We Still Don’t Trust You. I been bumping that the most. I ain’t gonna lie. A lot of times I be bumping my own s–t, but outside of that, that’s probably what I listen to the most.
Any goals for 2025 coming up?
One of my biggest goals is going on my own tour – just me in 2025. That’s what I’m working toward more than anything. That’s what I want to do and really spread my wings and show people I could do it myself. The greater me for real.
Congratulations may be in order for Flo Milli as she appeared to show off a baby bump, but she’s pumping the breaks on a pregnancy reveal.
The “Never Lose Me” rapper posted an Instagram clip previewing an upcoming song sampling T-Pain’s “I’m In Luv (Wit a Stripper)” bop on Tuesday night (Nov. 12). However, Flo’s comments section was filled with peers and fans commenting about her belly in the clip, which featured a man rubbing what appeared to be a baby bump.
“FLO WAIT WAIT THIS ALOT RN,” Sexyy Red wrote. “You look pretty asf bihhhhhh!”
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Megan Thee Stallion added, “My girllll!”
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Coi Leray, Lady London, Nelly Furtado, Anycia, Baby Tate, Saucy Santana and more chimed in, sending Flo their love and congratulatory messages.
Shortly after the comments poured in, Flo Milli threw fans a curveball when addressing the pregnancy rumors, claiming to be “bloated” on X.
“Damn I can’t be bloated????” she asked.
A fan fired back, “WE SAW YOU RUB IT!”
Billboard has reached out to reps for Flo Milli for comment.
It’s been a banner year for the 23-year-old. Her “Never Lose Me” anthem caught fire and broke through onto the Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked inside the top 20 (No. 18).
Flo released her Find Ho, Stay sophomore album in March, which reached No. 54 on the Billboard 200 and hit the top 20 of the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. More recently, Flo Milli connected with Skepta for their woozy “Why Lie?” collaboration in October.
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It’s shaping up to be a banner week for Linkin Park. On Friday (Nov. 15), they will release their new LP From Zero – the band’s first record following the passing of lead vocalist Chester Bennington in 2017. Now, the iconic nu-metal band also appears to be teasing some huge headlining shows for 2025.
As a slew of social media posts from venues across North America, Europe and the U.K. revealed uesday (Nov. 12), a “Counting From Zero” banner has been placed somewhere around each arena or stadium. Though the signs don’t explicitly include the band’s name, they seemingly nod to the title of the forthcoming album.
Among those venues are London’s legendary Wembley Stadium, Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena and Deutsche Bank Park in Frankfurt, Germany. Each post appears to indicate that a tour announcement is expected to land Thursday (Nov. 14) at 12 p.m. GMT (7 a.m. ET).
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Billboard has reached out to Linkin Park’s reps.
In September, following a seven-year hiatus, the band released its comeback single, “The Emptiness Machine,” which peaked at No. 21 on the Billboard Hot 100, and entered the Official U.K. Singles Chart at No. 4. The new iteration of the band has seen the introduction of Colin Brittain on vocals and drums, while Emily Armstrong (singer with Dead Sara) has also taken on co-lead vocal duties.
These lineup changes follow Bennington’s death by suicide in July 2017. A tribute concert took place that October, before the band’s members went their separate ways for an extended break. Linkin Park co-founder Mike Shinoda released his solo album Post Traumatic in 2018, which was supported by a world tour.
During the band’s first public show since the loss of Bennington at the L.A. Forum on Sept. 11, Shinoda spoke about the emotional significance behind their reformation. “This is not about erasing the past,” he said. “It is about starting this new chapter into the future.”
The band is currently on their From Zero world tour, having recently played London’s O2 Arena twice, alongside dates in France, Germany, Colombia and South Korea. They are currently gearing up to perform two shows in São Paulo, Brazil, across their album’s release weekend.
Earlier this year, Linkin Park spoke to Billboard, sharing that the band kept its return under wraps in order to alleviate any anxiety they were feeling towards making new music. “Things just came into focus, naturally,” Shinoda explained. “Even with Emily and Colin, we didn’t say, ‘Hey, come in, we’re doing Linkin Park sessions.’ We just said, ‘We’re going to write songs.’”
“For three days at least, I don’t ever remember touching the ground,” Armstrong described of her experience of joining the band. “And then everything was different when I came back down – knowing my life was going to be different, in the best way. I came back to a dreamland.”
JENNI, the new ViX original film inspired in the life of the late superstar Jenni Rivera, will premiere on ViX and select theaters in the U.S. and Mexico on December 6, the Spanish-language streaming service announced today (Nov. 13) in a press release including the first trailer of the film.
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Starring Annie Gonzalez (Flamin’ Hot, Gentefied) as the iconic Mexican-American banda singer, the movie follows Rivera from her humble beginnings in her hometown of Long Beach, California, to her rise as one of the most famous female regional Mexican artists, and the last days before her tragic and unexpected death.
“JENNI also shows the struggles that she endured in her personal life and how she became the artist fans all know and love today, and how she persevered and found strength from within,” adds the press release. “This story of resilience and bravery shows the building blocks of what made Jenni Rivera who she was and the remarkable legacy she left behind.”
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The trailer starts with Gonzalez — who also sings and is credited as executive producer — performing Rivera’s early song “La Chacalosa” at a night club. “My life ain’t no fairy tale,” she’s heard saying while the song continues in the background and a collage of scenes shows Jenni’s struggles with teenage pregnancy, domestic violence and stumbles with the law, but also her ascend to stardom and role as the proud mother of five.
Rivera paved the way for women in Música Mexicana, a genre that to this day is dominated by male artists. Her anthemic songs, including “La Gran Señora” and “Inolvidable,” offered empowering lyrics and became a source of inspiration for women everywhere.
Known as “La Diva de la Banda,” she was the single most successful woman in regional Mexican music and on the Billboard Latin charts when she tragically died in a plane crash in 2012 at the age of 43. Among other achievements, she entered more than 30 songs on Regional Mexican Airplay, including 15 top 10s and her No. 1 hit “De Contrabando.” On Hot Latin Songs chart, she placed a total of 25 songs. La Misma Gran Señora gave her her third No. 1 on Top Latin Albums in December 2012, ruling for eight weeks and becoming her longest charting title, remaining on the tally for 73 weeks.
JENNI‘s cast includes Manuel Uriza as Pedro Rivera, Jenni’s father and Regional Mexican entrepreneur; Cinthya Carmona as her oldest daughter, singer Chiquis Rivera; and Jero Medina and Miguel Angel Garcia as Trino Marín, Jenni’s first husband and father of her three oldest children, at different stages in his life. Gabriela Reynoso plays Jenni’s mother, Rosa Saavedra; J.R. Villarreal plays Juan “Cinco” Lopez, Jenni’s late second husband; and newcomer Tatiana Alicia Beltrán portrays the young Jenni Rivera.
JENNI was produced by Javier Chapa and Phillip Braun of Mucho Mas Media and Alec Meachem from De Line Pictures, under the direction of Gigi Saul Guerrero with a screenplay by Shane McKenzie and Kate Lanier.
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Now in its third year, the Latin Grammy’s Best New Artist Showcase raised the bar for emerging talent, delivering a spectacular evening on Tuesday (Nov. 12) at Miami Beach’s Faena Forum. Hosted by Catalina García of Monsieur Periné, the event spotlighted this year’s contenders for the 25th Annual Latin Grammy Awards best new artist category, each proving why they deserved their place on this prestigious platform.
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The event featured a star-studded lineup of nominees, each bringing their own flavor to the stage: Agris, Kevin Aguilar, Darumas, Nicolle Horbath, Cacá Magalhães, Os Garotin, Íñigo Quintero, Sofi Saar, and Ela Taubert.
The performances spanned a gamut of genres and styles. Many artists — who each had the opportunity to sing two songs — chose to cover iconic renditions, a move that, while risky, paid off in some cases by highlighting their vocal prowess and interpretive skills.
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Kany García, who won the best new artist title in 2008, introduced Monterrey’s Sofi Saar, who captivated the audience with her “popteño” swagger, reflecting a much-needed female perspective in the genre. Her performance included her exciting original work followed by a cover of Selena’s “Si Una Vez,” a personal favorite of mine by the late Tejana legend.
Spanish sensation Íñigo Quintero, who previously topped the Billboard Global Excl. US chart, delivered a poignant performance with his trademark soft piano balladry. Brazil’s Cacá Magalhães and Mexico’s Agris both left strong impressions with their potent singing abilities — the latter artist sang the timeless hit “Paloma Negra” with a haunting but thrilling vocal quality.
US-based trio Darumas — comprising Aldana Aguirre, Ceci León and Vedala Vilmond who hail from Argentina, Cuba, and Haiti, respecively — kicked off with their mix of old-school funk, rock-infused R&B, and a dash of riot grrrl attitude. However, one of the standout moments of the show was when they impeccably sang one of the hardest songs to sing by the legendary Whitney Houston, “I Wanna Dance With Somebody.”
Ceci Leon, Vedala Vilmond and Aldana Aguirre from the band DARUMAS performs during the 25th Latin GRAMMY Awards – 2024 Best New Artist Showcase and CPI on November 12, 2024 in Miami, Florida.
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Hands down, a highlight of the night was Os Garotin’s performance. Composed of Anchietx, Cupertino and Leo Guima, the trio from Rio de Janeiro’s São Gonçalo amped up the vibe with their infectuous mix of funk, soul, and rap, which got the crowd to their feet and received a standing ovation. Their dance moves were also contagious which kept all eyes glued to them.
Though Barranquilla’s Nicolle Horbath delivered a competent rendition of 2024’s Person of the Year Carlos Vives’ “Fruta Fresca,” it was a relatively safe choice that nonetheless succeeded in engaging the audience. Missing in action was Mexico’s experimental rock troupe Latin Mafia — a personal disappointment, as they are one of my favorite emerging stars of the year — although an introductory video managed to cover their absence somewhat.
The showcase closed on a high note with the youngest nominee, 13-year-old Kevin Aguilar, whose old-soul voice and invigorating performance belied his young age. Accompanied by an accordion, he delivered an impassioned performance of the corrido “Cuando Te Cambian Por Alguien,” evoking comparisons to a young Christian Nodal at the onset of his career.
In an exhilarating turn, Aguilar then shifted gears to perform Luis Miguel’s “La Incondicional,” infused with a polka-styled norteña beat. His execution was flawless, hitting each note with precision and intensity that captivated and left the audience in awe, confirming his status as a standout performer of the night.
Kevin Aguilar performs during the 25th Latin GRAMMY Awards – 2024 Best New Artist Showcase and CPI on November 12, 2024 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by John Parra/Getty Images for The Latin Recording Academy)
Esteemed past winners and nominees such as Tiago Iorc, Joaquina, Juliana, Manuel Medrano, Nella, Mau y Ricky, and Nicole Zignago also graced the event as presenters of this year’s nominees.
In the words of the Latin Recording Academy’s CEO, Manuel Abud: “The best new artist category is very special for us, because it is a reflection of the mission of The Latin Recording Academy, to support and promote new talent and open doors for them,” he said from the stage. “The guys are surely going to have several nominations and surely many awards, but nominated for best new artist, just this once. That makes it a very special moment and it’s also one in which we can influence and positively affect the artist’s life in a unique way. It is a turning point in their careers.”
Each performance echoed Abud’s sentiments during an evening that not only celebrated the current crop of new talent but also set a high standard for Latin music’s blooming future.
It will be a whale of a good time — for a good cause — when members of Mt. Joy, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Young the Giant, Needtobreathe, The Red Clay Strays and more perform a show benefiting endangered whales next month.
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This group of artists, along with other yet-to-be announced musicians, will perform as part of Whale Jam, an ongoing concert series benefiting The Whale & Dolphin Conservation, and North Atlantic right whales in particular.
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This upcoming edition of Whale Jam marks the event’s first time in New York City, with previous show happening in Boston since the event’s inception in 2022.
Happening Dec. 12 at Brooklyn Paramount, a 2,700-capacity venue that opened earlier this year, the night will feature Matt Quinn of Mt. Joy, Ela Melo of Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Sameer Gadhia of Young the Giant, Clyde and Grace Lawrence of Lawrence and others. See the current lineup below.
Tickets for the event are available now and start at $64, with proceeds directly benefiting the nonprofit Whale & Dolphin Conservation North America. Focused on stripped down sets and impromptu collaborations, Whale Jam’s last show this past May in Boston raised $75,000 for the organization.
Whale Jam is produced by Nantucket Crisps, a potato chip brand inspired by Nantucket, with flavors named after islands on the beach. The famed Massachusetts island is, of course, located in the North Atlantic ocean, where whalers in the 1800s hunted North Atlantic right whales to the brink of extinction. Nantucket was once the whaling capital of the world, a legacy that gave Nantucket Crisps co-founder Hayden Arnot a special interest in raising money for whale conservation.
“For our last show, Matt Quinn joined Taylor Meier for ‘Dreams’ by Fleetwood Mac, David Shaw of The Revivalists joined Jonathan Russell of The Head and The Heart for ‘Lost in my Mind’, and at the end of the show all of the artists joined on stage for a rambunctious version of Neil Diamond’s ‘Sweet Caroline’, very fitting for Boston,” Arnot tells Billboard. “It’s truly amazing seeing these eco-minded artists take the time out of their busy schedules for this cause; it’s a stars aligning moment every time. The North Atlantic Right Whale is a whale that is very near and dear to the heart of the Northeast.”
North Atlantic right whales — named so because whalers once considered them the “right whales” to hunt — are only found in North America and live on East Coast’s migratory corridor. According to the The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the North Atlantic right whale is one of the world’s most endangered large whale species. The whales have been listed under the Endangered Species Act since 1970, with roughly 370 of these whales currently remaining.
Their two biggest threats to these whales are strikes from water vessels and accidental entanglement in fishing gear. As such, money raised by Whale Jam directly benefits efforts to expand on demand fishing, which removes vertical line from fishing waters to prevent entanglement. Whale and Dolphin Conservation North America is also working to implement regulations that would require water vessels to go slower during whale migration periods. Money raised goes to purchase on demand fishing gear and to pay staff working to get regulations in place.
“In order for our oceans to be healthy, we need whales,” Whale & Dolphin Conversation’s deputy director Melissa Walker tells Billboard, explaining that the work whales to do circulate nutrients in the ocean plays a vital role in ocean health and its ability to absorb carbon and release oxygen.
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A holiday gift is arriving early for Al Jarreau fans. A lost live album recorded by the Grammy-winning jazz/R&B/pop singer-songwriter at Washington, D.C.’s historic Childe Harold Club in 1976 is finally being released.
Titled WOW!, the rediscovered project is being released by Resonance Records. Recorded two years before a then-emerging Jarreau began his platinum-selling ascent, the 10-track set presages the late artist’s string of jazz-, R&B- and pop-vibed hits, such as “We’re in This Love Together,” “Mornin’” and the theme from the popular ‘80s television series Moonlighting. In another WOW! bonus, the set also boasts five songs never included before on a live Jarreau recording, among them: James Taylor’s “Fire and Rain,” Count Basie’s “Shiny Stockings,” plus early renditions of “Take Five” and “You Don’t See Me.”
It was Grammy-nominated producer Zev Feldman who discovered the lost recording. In an announcement about the live album’s upcoming release, Feldman recalls, “When I met Al in the early 2000s, I happened to be living in D.C., and we struck up a conversation where he told me the very first show he ever played there was at a place called the Childe Harold. Well, six months ago, I was at the home of the former operations director for WHFS radio, and he had this tape of Al’s D.C. debut — professionally recorded, mixed and mastered. It’s a tour de force. He’s absolutely swingin’ for the fences and has the audience in the palms of his hands. I can’t believe that after Al told me about this particular show all those years ago, we found the actual recording — an amazing set of circumstances!”
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At that time in August 1976, as his vocal dexterity was gaining critical and fan acclaim, Jarreau had also released his sophomore album Glow for Reprise Records. And it was during that album’s release week that he performed in Washington, D.C., home to one of his budding fanbases thanks to local freeform FM station WHFS. For that live performance, Jarreau was backed by a trio led by his longtime collaborator, keyboardist Tom Canning. In an interview about WOW!, Canning notes, “Al was irresistibly funny, very upbeat all the time and a force of nature onstage. Above all, he was totally confident being Al Jarreau.”
Among the additional artists sharing their reflections on Jarreau’s vocal prowess and overall legacy are Dee Dee Bridgewater, Nile Rodgers, Earth, Wind & Fire’s Philip Bailey and Dionne Warwick. “Al’s legacy is his music and his musical ability,” says Warwick. “I’ve never met or heard anyone like Al — a consummate instrument above everything else.”
Resonance will release WOW! as a limited-edition two-album set on Nov. 29 as part of Record Store Day’s Black Friday event. A deluxe CD and digital download will become available on Dec. 6. The deluxe edition features an overview written by acclaimed music writer A. Scott Galloway.
Six-time Grammy winner Jarreau, who died in 2017, is the only singer to win the statuette in the jazz, R&B and pop categories. WOW! also brings to seven the total number of live albums that he recorded. Those six prior live albums are: Look to the Rainbow: Live in Europe (1977), In London (1985), Tenderness (1994), Live at The Half/Note 1965 with George Duke, Vol. 1 (2011), Al Jarreau and The Metropole Orkest Live (2012), and Live at Montreux 1993 (2016).
Caitlin Clark had a blast at the Eras Tour. The breakout Indiana Fever WNBA star was recently spotted taking in Taylor Swift‘s global outing, which just wrapped its U.S. dates with a trio of gigs in Indianapolis. The baller, who just finished her rookie season with the Fever, attended the first night of the Indy […]
Lady Gaga is readying the antidote to her “Disease.” In an Instagram post early Wednesday morning (Nov. 13), the singer revealed that she is releasing a live version of her recent single dubbed “Disease (The Antidote Live).” The track, and an accompanying video, are slated to drop at noon ET on Wednesday. At press time […]