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The upcoming tour celebrates the breakthrough success of VINCINT’s internationally acclaimed debut album, There Will Be Tears, available now at all DSPs and streaming services HERE. Now boasting over 10M worldwide streams and counting, the album exploded onto the top 10 of iTunes’ “US Pop Albums” chart within 48 hours of its release earlier this year, fueled by more than 2M overall streams on its advance tracks.
There Will Be Tears continues to be praised, having just earned VINCINT a nomination for the 33rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards’ “Outstanding Breakthrough Artist” among Arlo Parks, Japanese Breakfast, Lauren Jauregui, Lucy Dacus and more, as well as a nomination The 2022 Queerties “Anthem” award with one of the record’s highlight tracks, “Kill My Heart (feat. Parson James and Qveen Herby.”
An emotional rollercoaster through the artist’s psyche, THERE WILL BE TEARS emerged from a period of deep personal soul searching during the tense and tumultuous summer of 2020. The cathartic, triumphant new collection sees VINCINT joined by a star-studded array of special guest collaborators, including Alex Newell, Qveen Herby, Parson James, and Tegan & Sara, the latter of whom contribute glittering harmonies to the album highlight, “Getaway.”
VINCINT marked There Will Be Tears with a series of spectacular TV appearances, including a special Pride performance of the album’s “Higher” from the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on TBS’ Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (streaming HERE) and a breathtaking live version of “Getaway” alongside Tegan & Sara on NBC’s TODAY.
VINCINT’s dynamic songcraft and radiant charisma has seen him lighting up stages around the globe, including headlining performances at Pride events nationwide, multiple sold-out shows in New York City and Los Angeles, an appearance at the 2020 Academy Awards (as member of Cynthia Erivo’s gospel choir), and memorable sets at the United States Conference on AIDS, SXSW, 2018’s LOVELOUD Festival, the 2019 GAY TIMES Honours 500 in London, NETFLIX Pride 2020, and NYC’s Governors Ball Music Festival 2021, to name but a few.
PRAISE FOR VINCINT & THERE WILL BE TEARS
“A vulnerable soundtrack for newly reopened dancefloors… People are getting vaccinated, reuniting with family members, hugging friends and opening back up to the world. And the debut album from VINCINT feels like the right soundtrack for that experience.”
– NPR
“VINCINT is breaking free of the pop music binary.”
– REFINERY 29
“Since 2018, VINCINT has served us sky-soaring pop, but for this album he’s managed to take it to another level yet again.”
– GAY TIMES
“No longer a star is born – VINCINT is a legend in the making.”
– BILLBOARD
“VINCINT ability to articulate his true self through his art comes, no doubt, in part from knowing and loving who he is as a person.”
– GRAMMY.com
“VINCINT is proof that queer black excellence continues to thrive.”
– MTV
“As a gay, Black singer, VINCINT sits squarely at the intersection of multiples identities which, for better or for worse, have dominated the national conversation.”
– VMAN
“(VINCINT is) quickly proving himself to be a powerhouse vocalist and unmatched storyteller, and if all goes according to plan, he could easily become our generation’s greatest.”
– PAPER
“A megaphone of self-love and authenticity pressed to his lips, he stands on the shoulders of pop greats before him, preaching to all who will listen.”
– LADYGUNN
“Across his 11-track debut, There Will Be Tears, VINCINT shimmies out onto the dance floor to cry, to exorcise his demons, and to finally fly free.”
– AMERICAN SONGWRITER
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Michael Eisele
