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YNW Melly Announces New Project & Tour

By: Jan. 07, 2019
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YNW Melly is the exciting Florida rapper, who captivated music lovers everywhere with his massive single, "Murder On My Mind." After releasing his popular documentary, MELLY, the Gifford native is now announcing his newest project, WE ALL SHINE, due out January 18th. Starting the year off strong, Melly hits the road for his first headlining tour, WE ALL SHINE TOUR January 27th, which begins in Atlanta, GA.

YNW Melly's critically-acclaimed EP, I Am You, which dropped in September of 2018. The juxtaposition of misery stricken lyrics and beautifully exuberant production has YNW Melly delivering a remarkable body of work to both loyal fans and curious music lovers around the world. Less than a year into music, the 19 year-old has accumulated over 165 million views on YouTube. Stands out tracks such as: "Murder On My Mind," "Virtual," and "Melly the Menace" has shot Melly to the forefront of Florida rap and caught the attention of The Fader, Forbes, Pitchfork, Complex, Genius, Hypebeast, Hot New Hip-Hop, Elevator, and many more.

The attention on Melly transcends music. He's uniquely fashion-forward and delivers the most compelling visuals to bring his words to life. When talking to The Fader, Melly said "When you into fashion and dressing, people are gonna judge you and try to test you." At only 19 years old, and having been in and out of jail - Melly isn't concerned with people's assumptions. Given the opportunity to make waves in music, he's living in the present and laboring beautiful rap ballads.


Tickets for the WE ALL SHINE TOUR are available now. Be sure to keep a look out for Melly's next project, WE ALL SHINE January 18th.

TOUR - WE ALL SHINE: Tickets

WE ALL SHINE - TOUR DATES

Jan 27 - Atlanta, Ga - The Loft

Jan 29 - Houston, TX - Studio @ WHL

Jan 30 - Dallas, TX - Trees

Feb 2 - Denver, CO - Cervantes Other Side

Feb 4 - San Francisco, CA - Slim's

Feb 5 - Santa Ana, CA - The Observatory

Feb 6 - Los Angeles, CA - Los Globos

Feb 11 - New York, NY - SOB's

Feb 12 - Washington, DC - Union Stage

Feb 14 - Philadelphia, PA - TLA

Feb 18 - Charolette, NC - The Underground

Feb 20 - Miami, FL - The Ground

Feb 21 - Orlando, FL - Celine



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