SONREAL RELEASES THE NAME EP ON CAPITOL RECORDS/BLACK BOX

August 12^th, 2016 – (Los Angeles, CA) – Juno Award-nominated, critically acclaimed rapper, singer, songwriter, and visual maverick SonReal releases The Name EP today on Capitol Records/Black Box. SonReal co-wrote each track on the EP and the single “Can I Get A Witness”has hit Spotify’s Global, U.S., and Canadian Viral charts, already racking up more than 3.4 million plays.  Built on bright melody and shimmying beats, “Can I Get a Witness” finds the artist teaming up with heavyweight producers including Rush and RedOne (Nicki Minaj, Eminem) while the song reveals SonReal’s intricate flow and a sharp sense of songcraft.  Spotify also showcased the song as part of its coveted “New Music Friday” Playlist, along with “Most DefiLitly” and “Hip Hop Hits.” In addition, Apple Music featured it on the “Best of the Week” Playlist.

Fresh off a sold out nationwide U.S. cross-country summer tour with his Capitol Records labelmate Jon Bellion, SonReal will hit the road again next month on a U.S. college tour kicking off on September 28^th in Omaha, NE. Please see below for all upcoming tour dates.  Check out The Name EP video trailer filmed across dates all over the U.S. HERE.

Says SonReal, “Touring with Jon this summer was amazing and it was an insane experience for me to see how the music from my new EP resonated with fans even before it was released.  This is my best work to date- it has no genre, it’s just me. Enjoy.”

Known for his comedic larger-than-life videos which have over 10 million combined views SonReal recently debuted the video for his new track “Soho” which was co-written by SonReal and produced by POPS.   Directed by Dane Collison, the clip was filmed using a drone to fully capture the epic landscapes the crew visited while on tour.  Check it out

In Canada, SonReal has become phenomenon. The lyricist and songwriter has been nominated for five JUNO awards, including two this year both for “Rap Recording of The Year” and “Video of the Year” for “For The Town” from his EP of the same name.  He has garnered a total of eight Much Music Video Award nominations, five of which came in 2014 when he took home MuchFact Video of the Year for “Everywhere We Go,” (which also earned a JUNO nod for “Rap Recording of the Year”).  MTV Newscalled him “Drake’s Biggest Competition at the JUNO Awards,” while The Huffington Post declares, “SonReal has his own flow, his own style, his own message. And he’s pretty damn good at it.” Along the way, he also received glowing praise from Noisey/Vice, The Source, Earmilk, HipHopDX, and more. He’s released a string of buzzworthy projects including, Good News (2012) The Closers (2013), One Long Day (2014), and 2015’s For The Town.

Can I Get A Witness

No Warm Up

All I Got

Hot Air Balloon

Soho

09/28   Omaha, NE                              The Waiting Room

09/29   Fargo, ND                                The Sanctuary

10/1     Milwaukee, WI                         The Rave 11

10/2     Iowa City, IA                             Blue Moose Taphouse

10/4     Lansing, MI                              The Loft (At Harem Lounge)

10/5     Toronto, ON                             Phoenix Concert Theatre

10/7     Providence, RI                         Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel

10/8     South Burlington VT                Higher Ground

10/9     Patchogue, NY                        The Emporium

10/11   Charlottesville, VA                   Jefferson Theater

10/12   Knoxville, TN                           The International

10/14   Raleigh, NC                             Lincoln Theatre

10/15   Atlanta, GA                              The Loft At Center Stage

10/15   Orlando, FL                             The Social

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