Omar Apollo shares new single ‘Spite’ + hints at new album
SHARES NEW SINGLE ‘SPITE’
HINTS AT NEW ALBUM
“one of the most exciting young musicians on the planet COMPLEX
“the pop of tomorrow” Rolling Stone
“Ivory goes beyond thinking outside the box: It’s as if the box were never even there to begin with” Pitchfork
“Apollo cannot be kept in a box” Variety
Today, Grammy®-nominated artist Omar Apollo releases his new single, ‘Spite’, the first offering from his anticipated sophomore album. ‘Spite’ is accompanied by a Bandiz-directed music video and sets the stage for the imminent release of the new record. A recent social post with the caption “LP2” teased an official follow-up to his breakout debut,Ivory, and signaled the start of a new era for Apollo. Listen to ‘Spite’ HERE and watch the video HERE via Warner Records.
On ‘Spite’, Apollo wrestles with frustrations he feels towards a romantic partner, sharing,“‘Spite’ is a song about a long distance relationship and wanting to show the other person that you’re okay without them even though you feel like you need them. It’s an angry song about not being able to have someone all to yourself.”
In conjunction with the release of Live For Me last October, Omar celebrated his inaugural sold-out headline performance at Madison Square Garden, where he shared the stage as a co-headliner with Daniel Caesar. The milestone performance followed an earlier run as direct support for SZA on her sold-out arena tour, plus an intimate sold-out London date at The Roundhouse.
2022 saw Omar Apollo release his debut album, IVORY, which was widely celebrated for its ability to blur genre lines and language barriers. This translated to a Grammy® nomination in 2023 for Best New Artist and earned Apollo commercial success, including a 7-week run on the Billboard Hot 100 for his first RIAA-certified platinum record, ‘Evergreen (You Didn’t Deserve Me At All)’. Omar also enjoyed critical acclaim, landing on year-end lists from esteemed media outlets such as NPR, The FADER, Billboard, Complex,Esquire, and Rolling Stone, amongst others. Performances on NPR’s Tiny Desk and Jimmy Kimmel Live! followed his debut album after he had previously unveiled the single ‘Killing Me’ on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Additionally, Omar has been named the first ambassador for skincare brand Youth to the People and is currently the face of LOEWE’s menswear campaign under creative direction by Jonathan Anderson, which is previewed by Apollo on the cover of the latest issue of VMAN.
Stay tuned for more from Omar Apollo coming soon.
