Omar Apollo shares new track ‘Tamagotchi’
Omar Apollo shares new Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo-produced single
, ‘Tamagotchi’
Debut album
, ‘IVORY’, released on April 8th
via Warner
‘Deslevado’ Tour launches next month“
A bonafide pop star” GQ“sleek, soulful, heartache-infused love songs” – NPR“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 ****
Following the official announcement of his highly anticipated debut album ‘IVORY’, due April 8th via Warner Records, Omar Apollo has today shared brand new single ‘Tamagotchi’.
Produced by Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo in Miami last year, this follows lead single ‘Invincible’ (ft. Daniel Caesar, and just added to the Radio 1 playlist), with ‘Tamagotchi’ arriving alongside Omar’s launch as Apple Music’s Up Next Artist of the month; including the premiere of an exclusive short film and interview on Apple Music 1’s Zane Lowe, both out now. ‘Tamagotchi’ marks the latest preview of debut album ‘IVORY’, which also includes the single ‘Invincible’ (ft. Daniel Caesar, and premiering as Radio 1’s Hottest Record in the World), ‘Killing Me’ (which Omar performed recently on Jimmy Fallon), plus last year’s ‘Go Away’ and ‘Bad Life’ (ft. Kali Uchis). 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 wrapping up at London’s historic Koko on June 16th.
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.
Omar 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.
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
‘Tamagotchi’ artwork
LISTEN to ‘Tamagotchi’
WATCH ‘Killing Me’ live on Jimmy Fallon
WATCH ‘Invincible’