Omar Apollo launches debut album ‘Ivory’ with ‘Invincible’ (ft. Daniel Caesar)
Omar Apollo announces debut album, ‘Ivory’ (out April 8th on Warner Records)
Watch the video for new single – ‘Invincible’ (ft. Daniel Caesar – now
Radio 1’s Hottest Record in the World & ‘Desvelado’ tour also confirmed
“A bonafide pop star” GQ
“Lovelorn songs that reconcile the sultry sounds of D’Angelo, Prince, and Frank Ocean with Mexican soul and traditional corridos” – ROLLING STONE
“Conjures up mid-1980’s Prince” – SUNDAY TIMES CULTURE
“You need to hear Omar Apollo’s supernatural soul” DAZED
“Makes love songs that pull you in like a billowing dream” – THE OBSERVER
“Sets the young star up as a new master of steamy bedroom jams” – NME ****
Omar Apollo has today officially announced his highly anticipated debut album ‘IVORY’, due April 8th via Warner Records. The news arrives alongside new single ‘Invincible’ (ft. Daniel Caesar), which premiered as Radio 1’s Hottest Record in the World. Directed by STILLZ, the cinematic video shows the artists performing the track amidst intimate scenes that portray the struggle of distance and absence in love through a masked couple designed by Costa Rican Visual Artist Andrés Gudiño.
In support of the forthcoming project, Omar will also head out on his 29-date Desvelado tour this spring seeing multiple new and rescheduled stops along the route, including two performances at Coachella and including a London show on June 16th at Koko (with support from Deb Never). The Desvelado tour will be an exciting return to the stage for the artist whom GQ called “one of the most electric live performers of his generation.” Tickets go on sale this Friday, January 21st at 10 a.m. local time HERE.
Omar Apollo is one of music’s most exciting shape-shifters. In just a few years, the Indiana-raised Mexican-American singer-songwriter went from teenage strummer to one of the most hotly-tipped R&B artists of his generation. Apollo has had a transformative but linear journey, from listening to Brandy and Stevie Wonder as a kid to plucking away at a guitar at as a pre-teen, to self-releasing a pair of EPs as a young man—2018’s ‘Stereo’ and 2019’s ‘Friends’—that established his signature “bedroom soul” and earned him love from fans and press. As unique as his sound is, Apollo has garnered as much attention for his lyrics—themes of romantic yearning and self-improvement swirled up with expressions of cultural heritage and identity. In 2020, he released his home-recorded project ‘Apolonio’ which featured collaborations with Bootsy Collins, DJ Dahi, Albert Hammond, Jr., and more. To celebrate ‘Apolonio’s’ release, Apollo performed a livestream concert from Paisley Park, the legendary residence of one of his heroes, Prince. 2021 saw the release of two singles, ‘Go Away’, which Apollo performed on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and ‘Bad Life’ featuring Kali Uchis. Apollo closed out the year on a high note receiving his first Latin GRAMMY nomination for his collaboration “Te Olvidaste“ with C Tangana. Apollo’s long-awaited debut album ‘IVORY’ brings him to another level in his career. Crossing genre lines as well as language barriers, the full-length showcases even greater musical diversity from the already boundless creator. Despite being at this pivotal moment in his career, Omar feels like he’s just getting started. The artist who once called himself “just a kid from Indiana” is breaking new ground, abandoning all comfort zones, and never looking back.
‘Invincible’ collaborator Daniel Caesar, meanwhile, is a multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer. Daniel Caesar effortlessly floats across the gamut of contemporary R&B— contemplative soul and evocative rock to intergalactic alternative and understated pop— with integrity at his core. He is one of the most critically and commercially successful artists today: among the Top 10 most-streamed Canadian artists of all time on Spotify with 23.7 million monthly listeners on the platform and 1.33 million subscribers on YouTube. His 2017 debut album, ‘Freudian’, was a R&B breakthrough, bolstered by the 5x- platinum ‘Best Part’ [ft. H.E.R.] and 3x-platinum ‘Get You’ [ft. Kali Uchis]. Daniel received a Grammy for “Best R&B Performance” for the former and the b-side “Blessed” was featured on President Barack Obama’s annual favorites playlist. 2019’s follow up, ‘CASE STUDY 01’ [which featured John Mayer, Brandy, and Pharrell Williams], debuted at number 17 on the Billboard Top 200. His first number one hit on the Billboard 100 came two years later with Justin Bieber’s ‘Peaches” [ft. Giveon], amassing over two billion streams and receiving four Grammy nominations. Now, he’s ready to elevate his artistry in 2022 and beyond.
See full album details for Omar Apollo’s debut album, ‘IVORY’, and headline tour dates below – stay tuned for more from Omar coming soon.
Upcoming Tour Dates
* = w/ Deb Never
4/5 – Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom*
4/6 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom*
4/7 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox*
4/9 – Eugene, OR @ McDonald Theatre*
4/10 – Chico, CA @ Senator Theatre*
4/12 – Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades*
4/13 – San Francisco, CA @ Warfield Theatre*
4/15 – Indio, CA @ Coachella
4/19 – Las Vegas, NV @ Brooklyn Bowl*
4/20 – Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst*
4/22 – Indio, CA @ Coachella
4/29 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Shrine*
4/30 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren*
5/1 – Santa Fe, NM @ Meow Wolf*
5/3 – Denver, CO @ The Ogden*
5/5 – Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre*
5/7 – Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall*
5/8 – Detroit, MI @ The Majestic*
5/10 – Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts*
5/11 – Boston, MA @ Big Night Live*
5/12 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5*
5/14 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club*
5/17 – Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse*
5/19 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s*
5/20 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall*
5/21 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Tower Theatre
5/22 – Dallas, TX @ House of Blues*
5/24 – New Orleans, LA @ Republic*
5/26 – Miami, FL @ Space Park*
5/27 – Orlando, FL @ House of Blues*
5/31 – Mexico City, MX @ Auditorio BB
6/14 – Madrid, ES @ BUT
6/15 – Barcelona, ES @ Sala Apolo
6/16 – London, UK @ KOKO
‘Ivory’ artwork
WATCH ‘Invincible’
LISTEN to ‘Invincible’
WATCH ‘Bad Life’
WATCH ‘Go Away’