Jhene Aiko Joining Drake For Current North American Tour!!!

Jhene Aiko Joining Drake For Current North American Tour!!!

JHENE AIKO DEBUT EP SAIL OUT TO BE RELEASED NOVEMBER 12th ON ARTIUM/DEF JAM, INCLUDES LATEST SINGLE "BED PEACE" FEATURING CHILDISH GAMBINO! EP TUNES PREORDER DATE OF OCTOBER 29TH!

"BED PEACE" VIDEO- HOMAGE TO ICONIC FILM BY JOHN LENNON AND YOKO ONO, GIVE PEACE A CHANCE

JHENE SIGNED TO DEF JAM BY PRODUCER NO I.D., EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF A&R

NEW YORK, Oct. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Jhene Aiko, the only female artist on this year's 10(th) Anniversary Rock The Bells Hip-Hop Festival tour, is joining Drake on a massive, 40-stop North American tour! The tour began Friday night in Pittsburgh and continues tonight in Montreal, Quebec at the Bell Centre. The circuit includes all major US metropolitan markets as well as 6 cities in Drake's native Canada. A full list of dates and locations can be found below.

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Additionally, Jhene Aiko will release her debut EP SAIL OUT, November 12(th) on Artium/Def Jam Recordings. Artium/Def Jam is the exclusive label partnership between Island Def Jam Music Group (IDJ) and legendary producer/executive producer No I.D. The 7-track SAIL OUT EP includes Jhene's single "Bed Peace" featuring Childish Gambino, plus her critically acclaimed debut track of 2012, "3:16am" (featured on VH1's Black Ink Crew). The video for "Bed Peace," an homage to the seminal film Give Peace a Chance by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, will follow soon thereafter. Other collaborators on SAIL OUT include Kenedrick Lamar, Ab-Soul, and Vince Staples of Cutthroat Boyz. SAIL OUT can be pre-ordered at iTunes on October 29.

SAIL OUT's official tracklisting is as follows: 1. The Vapors featuring Vince Staples * 2. Bed Peace featuring Childish Gambino * 3. Stay Ready (What A Life) featuring Kendrick Lamar * 4. WTH featuring Ab-Soul * 5. The Worst * 6. 3:16am * Bonus Track: 7. Comfort Inn Ending (Freestyle).

Despite her age, 25-year old Los Angeles native Jhene Aiko is a true music industry stalwart, having amassed over a decade's worth of features on singles, albums and mixtapes by A-listers such as Kendrick Lamar, Wale, Big Sean, Logic, J. Cole, Drake, and others. Jhene was signed to Def Jam by No I.D., known for his studio work with giants Kanye West, Big Sean, Rick Ross, Method Man, Nas, and more. Most recently, Jhene was featured on Big Sean's single "Beware," from his Hall of Fame album--executive produced by No I.D; she is also featured on Drake's "From Time," off his brand new album Nothing Was The Same.

On top of her epic music credits, Jhene has participated in the Beats By Dre "Pill Box" and "Show Your Color" campaigns, and was nominated in Billboard's 2013"Next Big Diva" competition. Her social media stats confirm Jhene's popularity: 3.19 million YouTube views; 276,000 Twitter followers; 277,000 Instagram followers; 46,000 Facebook likes; and 673,000 Soundcloud plays on single "Bed Peace."

Links:

"3:16am" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pWgLPOgwNc
"Mirrors" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cprAoOPiXqY
"Bed Peace" - https://soundcloud.com/jhene-aiko-1/bed-peace-feat-childish


TOUR DATES
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Date City Venue
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Oct. 18 Pittsburgh, PA Consol Energy Center

19 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center

21 Montreal, QC Bell Centre

22 Ottawa, ON Scotiabank Place

24 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre

26 Hartford, CT XL Center

27 Newark, NJ Prudential Center

28 Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center

30 Boston, MA TD Garden

31 Washington, DC Verizon Center


Nov. 2 Charlotte, NC Time Warner Cable Arena

3 Raleigh, NC PNC Arena

5 Miami, FL American Airlines Arena

6 Tampa, FL Tampa Bay Times Forum

7 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena

9 New Orleans, LA New Orleans Arena

10 Dallas. TX American Airlines Center

12 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center

13 Houston, TX Toyota Center

16 Phoenix, AZ US Airways Center

18 Sacramento, CA Sleep Train Arena

19 Oakland, CA Oracle Arena

21 Anaheim, CA Honda Center

22 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Hotel

24 San Diego, CA Viejas Arena

25 Los Angeles, CA STAPLES Center

28 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena

30 Calgary, AB Scotiabank Saddledome


Dec. 1 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place

3 Portland, OR Rose Garden Arena

4 Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome

7 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center

8 Minneapolis, MN Target Center

9 Indianapolis, IN Bankers Life Fieldhouse

11 Saint Louis, MO Scottrade Center

12 Chicago, IL United Center

13 Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena

15 Buffalo, NY First Niagara Center

16 Auburn Hills, MI The Palace of Auburn Hills
SOURCE Def Jam

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