GAYLE
Acacia Evans*Rising star GAYLE is adding dates to her debut headlining tour. Less than three weeks after announcing her first three headlining shows, Gayle is expanding her tour by 10 new dates.
GAYLE will now play second shows in Nashville and New York on March 10 and 21, respectively. In April, the “abcdefu” singer will also perform in Toronto, Chicago, Minneapolis, Denver, Seattle, Portland and San Francisco. Following her North American dates, GAYLE will hop over to London for a May 30 gig at Omeara.
The new dates come after the initial run sold out immediately earlier this month for the 17-year-old who had a stellar 2021. Her debut single “abcdefu” is in the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, so far peaking at No. 8, and the singer topped Billboard’s Emerging Artists list. Her hit continues as the biggest song in the world, as it logged a third week at No. 1 on both the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts (dated Jan. 29).
Between her headlining dates, GAYLE will also serve as support for Tate McRae’s 2022 North American tour. GAYLE will hit six stops with McRae in Atlanta, New York, Philadelphia, New York, Boston and Washington, D.C.
Beyond those dates, GAYLE will also tour the U.S. with AJR for their Ok Orchestra tour from late April until May 20.
GAYLE also recently shared her eagerly anticipated new single “ur just horny.” Check out the official music video for the new single below. The single is part of an upcoming EP expected out this spring.
Tickets for GAYLE’s headlining dates go on sale to the general public on Friday. Head here for more information. See the full list of headlining dates below.
NEWS
There is no question that Clipse’s Let God Sort Em Out made a serious impact and continues to hold weight. The project showed that hip hop is not limited by age and proved that a long-awaited return can still land in a major way regardless of the time away.
If you need a reminder, the Virginia duo’s fourth studio album debuted comfortably within the top five of the Hot 200. It secured the number four position and moved an impressive 118,000 units in its first week.
On top of that, it picked up a win at this year’s Grammys, earning Best Rap Performance for “Chains & Whips.” The album also received four additional nominations, including Best Music Video, Rap Album, and Album of the Year.
It is hard to believe the project will officially hit its one year mark this summer on July 11. Even so, Pusha T is making it clear that both supporters and critics should not be overlooking it anytime soon.
While performing at Coachella yesterday, King Push told the crowd that LGSEO still sits at the top, regardless of genre.
He said, “‘Let God Sort Em Out’ is still the album of the motherfckin year. Whole new year, still album of the year,” per Kurrco. “Album of the motherfcking year until we drop again. We don't care who dropping. It don't matter.”
That is a strong statement for obvious reasons, especially considering the recent claims surrounding Push himself.
Over the same weekend, hip hop social media lit up after several alleged reference tracks connected to Quentin Miller and Push began circulating. Three tracks surfaced in total, but one that drew the most attention was an alleged record titled “Real Gon’ Come.” It is said to come from the DAYTONA era, around 2017 to 2018.
The situation gained traction because fans remember the past tension between Drake and Pusha T before Drake’s clash with Kendrick Lamar. During that feud, Pusha accused Drake of using ghostwriters on tracks like “Infrared,” which appears on DAYTONA. On that song, he raps, “The bigger question is how the Russians did it /
It was written like Nas, but it came from Quentin.”
Reactions have been mixed. Some people argue it is not a major issue since Miller’s alleged contributions were limited to hooks. Others point out that the songs were never officially released, so they see no real problem. Meanwhile, critics view it as clear hypocrisy on Pusha T’s part, a perspective that DJ Akademiks has also supported.
