Folks! So thrilled to be performing a full preview of my debut album "THE BUY BACK," next Thursday, March 2nd at 8pm Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 2! This night is SO huge for myself and my band - can't wait to share. In addition to the performance, I'll have a few other exciting announcements to share!
Show Announcement: C'Mon Everybody on January 31st
Hey folks! Excited to announce that the fellas and I will be closing out the first month of Trump's presidency with a healthy does of positivity and protest music! Come out to the show next Tuesday at C'Mon Everybody. I'll be donating my ticket sales to The Women Worldwide Initiative! Resist with your dancing shoes and your dollars!
Get your tickets in advance for $8 and at the door for $10!
Also throwing a Pop-Up Polariod Party, so dress to impress! Our resident part-time photog Missy Robles with be shooting all night.
#ELLEWINSTONLIVE
Billboard Lounge Recap
November ended with quite a whirl, thus this post is long overdue - forgive me! That being said, for those of you who've been following me on my socials, you've seen some of these snippets, but thought it might be fun to compile them and recap the amazing night that was November 20th!
The day started with some uplifting texts from the parents and some goofing around back stage...
After a sound check and interview with the Barclays Center social media team, it was time to perform the National Anthem for the Brooklyn Nets game. This was an incredible experience. It felt so timely given the outcome of this election, to be a young, black woman singing my nation's anthem. Very proud!
Post-game myself and my incredible band members took the stage for a super fun upbeat performance! We kicked it off with an Alicia Keys cover, three songs from my new album, an Alabama Shakes cover and ended with a tribute to Ms. Sharon Jones (RIP)!
After the show, we had a great party and celebrated the night! So many friends and colleagues in the building - overwhelmingly beautiful and inspiring!
Granted my opinion on the show is admittedly biased, but Kenneth Patridge of Billboard Online gave us a great write up that made me so proud. (click below)
As always, I have a laundry list of thanks, so bear with me...
- My whole Barclays Center team/family for continuing to give me great opportunities and give me a platform for my passion!
- My entire band for bringing it every single the time and supporting this music!
- My wife, friends and family for being there, celebrating with me and always making me laugh when I make a fool of myself! Lol
- Finally to everyone who came to the show and brought there openness and energy. It was a pleasure to see and be seen by you.
Note: Performance photos by Elliot Ashby.
Heavy Now + Billboard Lounge
YO!!!! Today's the day. Thrilled today to share the first single HEAVY NOW from my forthcoming album. Man, this has been a longtime in the making, but so worth the wait!
Little bit about this tune... The music for this track was produced by Dennis Coronel aka dcsoulplusmind. When I originally wrote the music & lyrics for this song, I had been in NYC for a couple of years and still struggling to make ends meet. I was thinking about the way that people kept telling me how great I was doing, but I didn't feel that way inside. I felt overwhelmed and strapped for cash. Great combination - ha!
My band and I have been performing this tune live for awhile now and it has taken on a life of it's own. As we sit here, with a new president, I'm realizing that this song is a lot less literally than it originally was in my mind. It's about being defeated. It's about feeling tired and exasperated. It's about the debt we pay to be here and how we must continue to stand up, even when we're knocked down. It's heavy now, but not always.
Thank you to DC for collaborating with me on this and for my band for making this track come alive in a whole new way.
Band: Granville Mullings Jr. (drums + percussion), Julian Litwack (guitar), Todd Martino (keys) and Alex Smith (bass). Mixed by Chris McLaughlin. Mastered by Mike LaTona.
SING IT. SHARE IT. BUY IT.
This Sunday we are celebrating the single release and my coming birthday (Monday) with a performance in the Billboard Lounge at Barclays Center after the Nets vs. Trailblazers game. Also excited to be singing the national anthem for the game! See you there.