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Summer Walker Announces An Extremely Limited Run Of Concerts For This Spring

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Summer Walker earned herself a lot of new fans last year when her second album, Still Over It, became her first to top the Billboard 200 chart, making it the first No. 1 album by a female R&B singer in over five years. Now, she’s going to spend some time on the road in 2022, as she has announced a limited run of shows for this spring, dubbed The Summer Walker Series.

There are just three scheduled performances: at Houston’s 713 Music Hall on March 20, Chicago’s Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom on March 31, and Dallas’ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory on April 16. Beyond that, though, she has a good handful of festival appearances ahead, too: In May and June, she’ll take the stage at Sol Blume, Broccoli City, Roots Picnic, Wireless Festival Birmingham, and Wireless Festival London.

Check out the full list of dates below.

03/20 – Houston, TX @ 713 Music Hall *
03/31 – Chicago, IL @ Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom ^
04/16 – Dallas, TX @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory *
05/01 – Sacramento, CA @ Sol Blume Festival
05/08 – Washington, DC @ Broccoli City Festival
06/05 – Philadelphia, PA @ Roots Picnic Festival
06/08 – Birmingham, UK @ Wireless Festival Birmingham
06/09 – London, UK @ Wireless Festival London

^ with NO1-NOAH and MARVXXL
* with NO1-NOAH, MARVXXL, and Erica Banks

Still Over It is out now via LVRN/Interscope. Get it here.

Summer Walker Explains Why She Didn’t Perform Certain Songs at Most Recent Show

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Fans React to Summer Walker Previewing Upcoming New Music

Fans of Summer Walker have seen the Atlanta native’s growth as an artist since she was first introduced into the industry up until now. Aside from seeing her personal growth, fans have also lived through experiences with the singer who helped create the 2X platinum-selling album “Over It” and its sequel, “Still Over It” which gained 200 million listens in its first week.

Fans were excited to see the singer perform at a recent concert in Atlanta, where she sang a collection of her songs and even surprised fans with a guest appearance from SZA to perform their single, “No Love.” While she sang many songs, Summer addressed why she missed a few tracks from the album, as they are still triggering to the singer.

“I cannot sing that song. I just want to talk to y’all for a second. For anybody that came here and was like, ‘Oh, she didn’t do ‘Reciprocate,’ she didn’t do ‘Session 33,’ I didn’t do a lot of songs from the new album,” she said on the mic. “I want you to know that, you know, this sh*t is real. I write a lot of my stuff. I write most of my stuff and it’s still a fresh wound.”

“My baby, she not even one yet and I ain’t got time to be up here singing that sh*t, crying in front of y’all,” she continued.  “So, I sang what I could and I hope that y’all still enjoy the show.”

Fans at the show roared with cheer, showing they understood where Summer Walker was coming from. Today, Summer looks happily in love with her new boo, Larry, as the two revealed they got matching tattoos in November. Check it out below.

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Mary J Blige And Summer Walker Headline The Roots Picnic’s Return To Philadelphia

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After two years, The Roots Picnic is finally returning to its in-person live format in 2022 — and that’s not all. The festival has been extended an extra day and will take place June 4-5 at The Mann at Fairmount Park in Philadelphia. The eclectic festival lineup will be led by Mary J Blige, fresh off her Super Bowl halftime show performance and backed by The Roots; Summer Walker, whose 2021 album Still Over It topped the charts last year; and Nigerian singer Wizkid, who is undoubtedly this summer’s king of festivals.

Further down the flyer, the resurgent Jazmine Sullivan, jazz revivalist Kamasi Washington, and a pair of jam sessions — one led by J Period, with Black Thought, Benny The Butcher, and Rick Ross, the other featuring Keyshia Cole, SWV, and Musiq Soulchild — fill out the top-line acts. Other big draws include sax-rapper Masego, urban gospel OG Kirk Franklin, Chicago drill pioneer G Herbo, the quirky Tierra Whack, tough-guy rapper Freddie Gibbs, country star Mickey Guyton (who also sang the National Anthem at this year’s Super Bowl), Yebba, and Chief Keef.

There will also be a live podcast stage with Rory & Mal, Questlove Supreme, Jemele Hill, and more. Ticket presale began today at 10 am EST, while general sale starts Friday, February 18 at 10 am. You can get more information here.

Summer Walker Goes Tribal For Black History Month

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Summer Walker just debuted a new look and it looks like she’s going back to her roots, literally and figuratively. The sexy and eccentric singer has gone tribal with a surprising new hairdo inspired by the mother continent — just in time for Black History Month. Summer Walker dropped the jaw-dropping style on Instagram and […]

Summer Walker Has A New Hairdo

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Summer Walker appears to be paying homage to the Himba tribe with her new hairstyle. The Himba are located in southern Angola, with an estimated population of 50,000 people. Her new look includes her locs put back into a slick ponytail with the rest of her head left hairless.  In the Himba society, hair is […]

Summer Walker Debuted A Radical New Hairdo And Fans Have Thoughts

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Atlanta R&B singer Summer Walker ended 2021 on a high note, releasing her second studio album Still Over It and watching it debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, becoming the first album from a female R&B singer to do so in five years. In 2022, it looks like she wants to get a fresh start, which she did by following the time-honored tradition of acquiring a radical new hairstyle. Naturally, once she debuted it on social media, fans had thoughts, jokes, memes, and expressions of both horror and praise.

As you can see, the singer went for a high queue, shaving the majority of her hair off and leaving enough for a ponytail of braids. Declaring that she “legit wanted this hairstyle my whole life,” she popped several photos from different angles on her Instagram, opening the floodgates for fans’ comments. One of the more positive reactions on Twitter read, “One thing about Summer Walker… shawty gone do whatever the hell she want to. Hate it or love it, I gotta respect it. I love seeing black folks with agency. Even when we make think it’s ridiculous, as long as no one is harmed, do your thing.”

However, others found some comedic value in the unusual cut, comparing her to pop culture figures who’ve worn the style over the years including the sub-boss Goro from the Mortal Kombat video game franchise and the disgraced prince Zuko from the animated series, Avatar: The Last Airbender. It seems that whether fans approve or not, Summer Walker will keep giving them reasons to talk in 2022. She also has more room for tattoos now, so don’t be surprised if she pops up with some new ones in the available space. Check out more fan reactions below.

Broccoli City Festival Is Returning In 2022 With 21 Savage, Ari Lennox, And Of Course, Wale

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Here’s some great news for residents of the DMV area: Beloved hip-hop and R&B festival Broccoli City is returning for the first time in three years after being canceled due to COVID concerns in 2020 and 2021. The festival’s organizers announced the dates and lineup today after the two-year hiatus, bringing a worthy selection of both hometown heroes and national favorites to the RFK Festival Grounds in Washington DC on May 7 and 8.

From the local side of things, Broccoli City has booked Ari Lennox, Masego, Rico Nasty, and of course, festival mainstay and DC’s unofficial rap ambassador Wale. Elsewhere on the bill, trap rap faves 21 Savage, Gunna, and Jeezy will bring the Atlanta sound to the stage, while drill pioneers Lil Durk and Babyface Ray will bring that unique sound. Rising stars Alex Vaughn, Don Toliver, Joony, Joyce Wrice, Larry June, Muni Long, and Tems will bring a variety of vibes, with Nigerian superstar Wizkid contributing some Afrobeats to round things out.

The last Broccoli City festival that actually went on as planned took place in 2019, headlined by Childish Gambino and Lil Wayne. Interestingly enough, it also featured Gunna and Wizkid on the bill, so it’s nice to see them returning and bringing the festival full circle in its return. You can get more information and tickets at bcfestival.com.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Jhené Aiko, Summer Walker, And Jorja Smith Are Headlining The Female-Led Sol Blume Festival Lineup

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Achieving gender parity in musical festival lineups has been an uphill battle for female artists. Over the past few years, we’ve seen lineup figures cross the 30% mark of female-led acts on the bill, but that number seldom affects the headlining slate, which is typically dominated by male artists. We’ve seen some festivals recently make it a priority to feature female-led acts in at least half of the bill, but when it comes to hip-hop, that effort is generally negligible.

Enter Sacramento’s Sol Blume festival. Now in its third edition, the fest has just announced an eye-popping slate of female headlining acts and a 2022 lineup that shows true balance between female and male stars in hip-hop, R&B, and soul. Jhené Aiko, Summer Walker, and Jorja Smith are the headliners along with PartyNextDoor, making for a formidable slate of some of today’s best artists. The two-day Sol Blume fest is also moving to a new venue at Sacramento’s Discovery Park, with its sweeping 300-acre riverside footprint.

Among the acts joining the headliners on the bill are Alina Baraz, Majid Jordan, SiR, Lucky Daye, Kiana Ledé, DVSN, Syd, Thundercat, Tinashe, Blxst, Rexx Life Raj, Sinéad Harnett, Smino, Lauren Jauregui, Tiana Major9, Tink, Yeek, and more.

Tickets go on sale Monday, January, 31 at 1o am PST here. You can full details and lineup info at the same link.

Some of the artists mentioned here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Summer Walker Exposes London For Absentee Parenting And Bruise On Their Daughter’s Face

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Summer Walker spent most of her latest album trashing London On Da Track and is once again calling out his poor parenting over their daughter. Summer Exposes London’s Poor Parenting Again Summer took to Instagram to completely air the situation and London out for apparent carelessness with their daughter, who was sporting a bruise after […]