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Black America Web
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Black America Web
Bark & The Bite: Leon Thomas Announces ‘Mutts Don't Heel' World Tour
Source: Courtesy / Raymond Alva Yesterday (June 10th), Grammy-Award winning artist Leon Thomas kicked off his week by announcing his MUTTS DON'T HEEL World Tour, produced by Live Nation. The tour is in support of HEEL , the deluxe edition of his critically acclaimed sophomore album MUTT , out now via EZMNY/Motown Records. The North American leg kicks off October 30th in Dallas, TX, with stops in Austin, Nashville, Atlanta, Brooklyn, Toronto, Chicago, and Los Angeles. Rising R&B standout Ambré will join as support across the U.S. and Canada. Tickets will be available starting with an artist presale beginning Wednesday, June 11th. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general on sale beginning Friday, June 13th at 10am local time at In 2026, the tour heads abroad with a run of European dates including London's Eventim Apollo, Paris' Élysée Montmartre, Berlin's Huxleys Neue Welt, and Dublin's 3Olympia Theatre. From there, Leon brings the show to Australia with performances in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Perth. Source: Courtesy / Live Nation Leon recently released MUTT Deluxe: HEEL , a natural continuation of the original, digging deeper into his sonic universe and fetching a bold blend of psychedelic R&B, rock textures, soul, and boundary-pushing production. New collaborations with Kehlani, Big Sean, and Halle elevate the project's emotional and musical scope, as Leon hones his reflections on singlehood, connection, and self-exposure. With tightly crafted compositions and distinct creative clarity, Thomas delivers a fearless extension of his signature sound–unleashing bite where MUTT once explored duality. HEEL doesn't just follow; it bares its teeth. Listen HERE. Leon is currently the digital cover star of GAFFER Magazine and performed 'NOT FAIR' on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on June 3rd. Last night, he won Best New Artist and tore down the stage at the 2025 BET Awards. Leon Thomas continues to redefine modern R&B, becoming an emblem of the genre and shaping its cultural landscape. The certified platinum MUTT has garnered widespread critical acclaim, named the #1 R&B Album of 2024 by Billboard and VIBE. It has also earned spots on several other Best of 2024 lists, further solidifying its status as one of the year's standout releases. From a viral Tiny Desk to BET nods and Hot 100 climbs, Thomas has spent the last year rewriting R&B's rulebook. With MUTT Deluxe: HEEL , Leon pushes his momentum further–fiercer, bolder, and taking his vision even further. Check out the tour's itinerary above. Congrats to Leon Thomas and the run he's currently on! SEE ALSO Bark & The Bite: Leon Thomas Announces 'Mutts Don't Heel' World Tour was originally published on
Glasgow Times
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Glasgow Times
Popular Grammy-award-winning singer to host Glasgow concert
Leon Thomas will bring his Mutts Don't Heel tour to the city in 2026. As part of the tour, the 31-year-old will perform at SWG3 Galvanisers in the West End on Sunday, March 29. Hailing from New York in America, the talented singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor is known for his hit tunes, including MUTT, YES IT IS, NOT FAIR, and Treasure In The Hills. He is also known for scooping a Grammy Award at the 66th Annual GRAMMY Awards. The musician won Best R&B Song for his track Snooze. READ MORE: Top American rock band announced exciting Glasgow concert READ MORE: Popular singer announces third Glasgow gig date after selling out two shows Tickets for the concert will go on sale on Friday, June 13, at 9am. However, fans will be able to pick up presale tickets from 10am on Wednesday, June 11.
Yahoo
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Leon Thomas Elevates ‘MUTT' To ‘HEEL' At Deluxe Album Release Party
Leon Thomas celebrated the release of his MUTT deluxe album HEEL with a star-studded party in Los Angeles. Last weekend, the R&B singer invited fans, friends, family, and special guests to unite and listen to the extended version of his acclaimed 2024 release. Guests included VIBE, as well as Big Sean, YG, Ty Dolla $ign, and more. Entering the Avalon Hollywood, those granted access were greeted with a special photobooth for a memorable keepsake. Upstairs, VIP guests were presented with an open bar and seating with views of the stage where Thomas and his closest friends and musical collaborators danced the night away. Also at the event, the 31-year-old was gifted a platinum plaque recognizing the success of his solo breakthrough. HEEL updates MUTT with nine new tracks, including both remixes of original songs and brand new work. Featured artists in the extended version include Big Sean, Halle Bailey, Kehlani, and more. 'I was really inspired by [SZA's] LANA and how she gave us a whole new energy. I even saw a resurgence of 'Snooze' right after that drop, on the production and songwriting side, which was really good. It all made sense,' explained the rising music star of issuing a deluxe to Billboard. 'I started digging back in at the top of the year. I went out to the same Atlanta studio that OutKast used to do a lot of records in and linked with ['Mutt' co-writers] Robert Gueringer and David Phelps. We set up hella instruments, wrote a bunch of songs, and none of them made it to the deluxe. But it was a good bonding experience. We were all really excited about the success of 'Mutt' and where things were headed.' Take a look inside Leon Thomas's HEEL album release party below and listen to the deluxe version of MUIT above. More from Ab-Soul Speaks On Joey Bada$$ And West Coast Rap Feud: "It's A Sport" Joey Bada$$, Ab-Soul Trade Bars Amid Coastal Rhyme War With Ray Vaughn Wiz Khalifa Announces Tour, Shares 'Kush & Orange Juice 2' Tracklist Best of 10 Rap Albums Snubbed Of The Grammys' Album Of The Year Award 21 Black Entertainers Who Are Almost EGOT Winners 11 Black-Owned Games To Play At The Next Function Or Kick Back
Gulf Today
02-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Gulf Today
Leon Thomas is ready for the moment with new album
Leon Thomas is such a believer of speaking dreams into existence that the artist-producer has been patiently awaiting — yet expecting — his current moment of musical appreciation. 'I feel like this is like a 20-year-long, overnight success, and I'm really enjoying just the process. I feel ready for the moment,' said the alternative R&B artist, who's released his 'MUTT Deluxe: HEEL' album on Friday. 'Not to get too spiritual, but I feel like the steps I'm on are ordered, and it's just my time to show the world what I can do.' After winning a Grammy last year as co-producer on SZA's song 'Snooze,'' Thomas is now experiencing his own solo success. The single 'MUTT,' from his 2024 critically acclaimed sophomore album of the same name, reached No. 1 on multiple Billboard charts, including Hot R&B Songs, Adult R&B airplay and R&B Streaming Songs. It also peaked at No. 13 on Billboard's Hot 100, boosted by a recent Chris Brown-remix that will appear on the deluxe. Once known for his role on the Nickelodeon series 'Victorious' of the 2010s, the R&B-rock-funk artist recruited heavyweight features for 'HEEL,' including Big Sean, Kehlani and Halle Bailey. Nine new songs were added, both originals and remixes. 'It's God's plan ... Coming from the world of acting, I'd had my fair share of fame and taste of what the high life felt like. But starting off with my debut album, really having to grind and play really small rooms and build from scratch was such a humbling experience,' said Thomas of 'Electric Dusk' which dropped in 2023. 'That really built me, and I wouldn't trade that experience for the world.' The 31-year-old, who's produced songs for Drake, Kanye West, Toni Braxton and Babyface, spoke about stepping into the spotlight, vulnerability and being protective of Ariana Grande. How have you managed the transition from in-demand producer to solo artist? I prayed on this. I did the internal work to be ready for what comes with the spotlight. And, I don't know, I'm just taking it one step at a time. I learned a lot from working behind the scenes, though. I was able to watch everybody's climb to the top ... and it was good to be a fly on the wall to a lot of my friends' greatness before I had an opportunity to climb the mountain myself. How did your 'Rather Be Alone' collaboration with Halle Bailey come together? It was very organic ... I played her the record and she really resonated with it, and I feel like you should write your life, and you should find ways to use your experience as the paint on the canvas. And I think both of us were going through pretty crazy breakups. So, I think it was important to lead with that song because it's like the truest record right now on the project. It seems like this era of R&B doesn't embrace vulnerability like in earlier decades. Why where you both so transparent? It's a generation of filters. But I think some of the craziest and most viral moments are without any of the bells and whistles. And that's the whole Catch-22. It's like there's lots of technological advancements, but I think things that are real, that really like celebrate the human experience, will always be celebrated. Do you ever reminisce with Adriana Grande about your time as 'Victorious' castmates? We finished our last two years of high school together in a small classroom with one teacher and spent many ... weekends hanging out and watching movies and kicking it. That's really my friend, and I'm so proud of her. ... There's so much growth that happened, and I am very protective over her and she's the same about me. And it's just good to have real friends in this (industry) — it can be kind of tricky. Associated Press
Yahoo
30-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Friday Music Guide: New Music From Miley Cyrus, Lorde, Tate McRae and More
Billboard's Friday Music Guide serves as a handy guide to this Friday's most essential releases — the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be dominating playlists this weekend and beyond. This week, Miley Cyrus finds new pop beauty, Lorde upends expectations and Tate McRae revs up for F1. Check out all of this week's picks below: More from Billboard The Amity Affliction Cover Turnstile's 'Holiday' for 'Like a Version' Mariah Carey Celebrates 20 Years of 'The Emancipation of Mimi': Stream It Now Miley Cyrus' New Album 'Something Beautiful' This Way Comes: Stream It Now Miley Cyrus, Drawing upon classic pop influences while also letting her freak flag fly, Miley Cyrus offers a singular accomplishment on Something Beautiful — moving on from 2023's Endless Summer Vacation, which included the biggest hit of her career in 'Flowers,' with her most satisfying front-to-back listen to date, unbothered with trying to recreate radio success but still finding revealing hooks along the way. Lorde, 'Man of the Year' In the past, Lorde has liked to preview a new album with an uptempo lead single and a ballad-leaning follow-up — think Melodrama with 'Green Light' and 'Liability,' or Solar Power with the title track and 'Stoned at the Nail Salon' — but 'Man of the Year,' which comes after the fleet-footed 'What Was That,' is actually a red herring, starting off as a sparse reflection over bass plucks but then widening its stance, and ending with a fuzzed-out boom. Tate McRae, 'Just Keep Watching' Continuing a year in which she's leveled up as a pop star — as well as a week where she earned her first career Hot 100 chart-topper, alongside Morgan Wallen on 'What I Want' — Tate McRae hops into the F1 soundtrack mobile with 'Just Keep Watching,' a fast-moving club track with the type of quick-twitch percussion that could inspire more kinetic choreography if McRae incorporates the song into her live show. Leon Thomas, 'MUTT' may have marked Leon Thomas' arrival as a compelling new voice in popular R&B, its host album of the same name was just as sumptuous as its standout hit; now, MUTT contains even more acrobatic vocal takes by Thomas on its deluxe edition, which includes team-ups with Kehlani and Big Sean, as well as engrossing new solo cuts like 'HEEL' and 'NOT FAIR.' Mt. Joy, The 2020s have seen indie rock quintet Mt. Joy continuously graduate to bigger touring venues, culminating in a Madison Square Garden headlining gig on their last live trek — and instead of simply acting as another excuse for the group to hit the road, new album Hope We Have Fun translates the band's live energy to the studio, with songs like 'Highway Queen' and 'Pink Lady' jangling forward with blissed-out style. Clipse, 'Ace Trumpets' In the 2000s, Virginia hip-hop duo Clipse would regularly release Pharrell Williams-produced bangers that made their listeners scrunch up their noses in delight; then, Malice quit music to explore religion, and his brother Pusha T moved on to solo stardom. Now, Clipse (and Pharrell) are back, recapturing the magic on 'Ace Trumpets,' the head-knocking first track from long-awaited new album, Let God Sort Em Out. Ava Max, 'Lovin Myself' Across pop hits like 'Sweet But Psycho,' 'My Head & My Heart' and 'Kings & Queens,' Ava Max has prioritized electro-pop fun while offering a streak of self-empowerment; new single 'Lovin Myself' doubles down on the second half of that equation, with the singer declaring, 'I don't need nobody, I'm lovin' myself!' as warm synths rain down on her voice. Editor's Pick: Yeule, If Yeule's 2022 album Glitch Princess was their critical breakthrough, Evangelic Girl is a Gun is the first time we receive a full glimpse of the daring singer-songwriter: the hyperpop from years past has morphed into trip-hop, alt-rock and affecting balladry, but across the most vulnerable lyricism of Yeule's career, they still toss out mesmerizing pop ideas, as their song craft serves as a foundation for their roaming spirit. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
