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Tommy Richman Follows The Release Of ‘Coyote’ With His First Full-Length Tour In 2025

November 12, 2024 by newhiphopnews

In the wake of a controversy over whether he really counts as hip-hop or not, Tommy Richman will apparently keep plugging away at promoting his debut album, Coyote, with a full slate of 2025 tour dates. The “Million Dollar Baby” singer went on a mini-tour ahead of the album’s release, but now that it’s out, it looks like he’s garnered enough support to make a full 27-stop tour possible. The Coyote tour begins in February at The Showbox in Seattle, Washington, and will run through April 1st in Saint Paul, Minnesota, before hopping the pond for a handful of dates in Europe.

Tickets go on sale this Friday, November 15 at 10 AM local time, while pre-sales will kick off tomorrow (Wednesday), November 13 at 10 AM local. You can find more information here. You can see the full tour dates below.

Tommy Richman 2025 Tour Dates: Coyote

02/19 —— Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
02/20 —— Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
02/22 —— San Francisco, CA @ August Hall
02/24 —— Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre
02/27 —— San Diego, CA House of Blues
02/28 —— Mesa, AZ @ Nile Theatre
03/02 —— Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre
03/05 —— Austin, TX @ Empire Control Room & Garage
03/07 —— Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall – Downstairs
03/08 —— Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
03/11 —— Orlando, FL @ The Plaza Live
03/12 —— Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room
03/14 —— Charlotte, NC @ The Underground
03/15 —— Atlanta, GA @ The Loft Theater
03/18 —— Washington, DC @ Howard Theatre
03/21 —— Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club – Music Hall
03/22 —— Philadelphia, PA @ TLA
03/24 —— New York, NY @ Webster Hall – Grand Ballroom
03/27 —— Toronto, ON @ The Opera House
03/28 —— Detroit, MI @ Shelter
03/29 —— Chicago, IL @ Avondale Music Hall
04/01 —— Saint Paul, MN @ Amsterdam Bar & Hall
04/29 —— Berlin, DE @ Holzmarkt – Säälchen
05/01 —— Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg Old Room
05/02 —— Saint-Josse-Ten-Noode, BE @ Botanique – Orangerie
05/03 —— Paris, FR @ Maroquinerie
05/05 —— London, UK @ KOKO

Tommy Richman Announces 2025 North America, Europe “Coyote Tour”

November 11, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Tommy Richman has officially announced a 27-stop tour across North America and Europe in support of his debut album, COYOTE, released on September 27th via ISO Supremacy / PULSE Records. The 2025 COYOTE Tour will kick off early next year on February 19th in Seattle with stops in Los Angeles, Washington D.C., New York, and Paris, before coming to an end on May 5th in London.

This announcement follows news of Tommy’s upcoming performance at this year’s Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival and his recent stunning live performance of “TEMPTATIONS” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

Local pre-sale will start Wednesday, November 14th at 10am local with general on-sale starting on Friday, November 15th at 10am local.

COYOTE comes as Tommy Richman’s debut album following the record-breaking star being signed to fellow DMV-native Brent Faiyaz’s label, ISO Supremacy/PULSE Records. The LP contains songs that began years ago when Tommy was broke and lonely but confident in his art. In early 2024, he finalized these sketches and ideas in the desert. The rugged terrain and big skies inspired Tommy, who sees COYOTE as a thematic follow-up to his 2022 E.P., ALLIGATOR, and the second installment of his ANIMAL Trilogy. COYOTE is about artistry and range.

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Tyler The Creator’s Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival Returns For 2024 With Playboi Carti, Sexyy Red, Andre 3000, And More

October 18, 2024 by newhiphopnews

This year’s Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival lineup was rolled out in a fun way: Via a crossword puzzle with clues to each artist’s identity on the festival’s website. Now that the puzzle has been solved, we know who all is performing at this year’s Camp. In addition to regulars like festival organizer Tyler The Creator and frequent collaborators Vince Staples, Earl Sweatshirt, Domo Genesis, and Denzel Curry, this year’s fest includes Doechii, Kaytranada, DJ Mustard, Raye, Laila!, The Alchemist, Action Bronson, Concrete Boys, Blood Orange, Tommy Richman, Sampha, Faye Webster, and a special tribute to the late, great MF DOOM. You can check out the completed crossword below.

While Tyler told fans at the last Camp Flog Gnaw that he wouldn’t be releasing any new music soon, this year, he’ll have a whole new album to perform. Tyler announced his new album, Chromakopia after teasing new music with the eerie video for “St. Chroma.” It’s a good thing he’s got a new project coming, too, as last year’s headlining festival set will be hard to top; Tyler caroused across the stage firing a flamethrower, so you can bet he’ll be going even further over the top with this year’s set.

You can see the full list of performers below and get ticket information here.

Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival 2024 lineup

Action Bronson
André 3000
The Alchemist & Friends
Amelia Moore
Blood Orange
Concrete Boys
Daniel Caesar
Denzel Curry
Doechii
Domo Genesis
Earl Sweatshirt
Erykah Badu
Faye Webster
FM MOOD: A TRIBUTE TO MF DOOM
Hana Vu
Jean Dawson
Jordan Ward
KAYTRANADA
Kenny Mason
Laila!
Latin Mafia
Left Brain
Lithe
Ma$e
The Mainliners
The Marías
Matt Champion
Mike G
Mustard & Friends
Na-Kel Smith
Omar Apollo
Orion Sun
Playboi Carti
Raye
Rio Amor
Sampha
ScHoolboy Q
Sexyy Red
Syd
Tommy Richman
Tyler, The Creator
Vince Staples
Wisp
Yves Tumor

The Joe Budden Podcast Reacts To Tommy Richman Saying He’s Not A Hip-Hop Artist

October 6, 2024 by newhiphopnews

The Joe Budden Podcast recently debated Tommy Richman’s viral claim about not being a hip-hop artist. If you didn’t hear about the debacle, catch up here. “I’m not going to call him [a culture vulture],” the host began. “Because he’s worked hard, he has music, he’s been working on music for a long time.” “Duh,” Ish said about Tommy Richman not being a hip-hop artist before he and Budden talked about how they didn’t like “MILLION DOLLAR BABY” very much. The group then felt like Richman should’ve just said his response to DJ Hed outright instead of simply tweeting out that he’s not a hip-hop artist, given how volatile and reactive social media reactions can be.

“You’ve been busting your a** to break through,” Joe Budden remarked about Tommy Richman. “Didn’t do it for whatever reason. And then you’ve got ‘MILLION DOLLAR BABY,’ and then Black people, and then TikTok, and then culture pushed you to where you needed to be. Now is not the right time for ‘I’m not a hip-hop artist.’ I have no problem with ‘I’m not just a hip-hop artist’ or ‘I’m much more than just a hip-hop artist.’ […] Yeah, why are you even tweeting? You got the easiest job in the world, Tommy Richman: shut the f**k up!

The Joe Budden Podcast Speaks On Tommy Richman’s Hip-Hop Claims

Joe budden podcast react to Tommy Richman says he’s not a hip-hop artis. Joe believes that’s a dogwhistle for white artist who use the culture to get a buzz and then pivot to country music pic.twitter.com/GP0cDBhYax

— joebuddenclips (@Chatnigga101) October 5, 2024

“You and that group of people that can receive your success and never have to talk to Black people,” Joe Budden continued. “But when the first time you speak speaks to the years of – ‘Cause I don’t think there’s nothing wrong with what he said. I don’t look at him as a hip-hop artist either. N***a, you did not have to say that. But you saying it when hip-hop is who has broken you and accepted you, it gives us remnants of all of the white acts who their barrier of entry is hip-hop, and they abandon it, and they throw it to the side, and then they start doing country-folk music and act like that s**t never happened. Tommy Richman ain’t fire enough to do that yet. Sorry, sorry.

“Now, he did clean it up,” Joe Budden conceded. “Thank you, DJ Hed. Thank you, Tommy Richman, for not sounding as stupid as we thought you were about to sound.” However, Ice posited that Richman’s true issue was with media publications labeling him a hip-hop artist, which is a fair and valid theory. Melyssa Ford countered that Richman’s team should’ve been cognizant of how a statement like “I’m not a hip-hop artist” would resonate with the culture. Then, Joe Budden said that “the conversation is deeper” than the COYOTE artist might’ve thought.

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Tommy Richman (Reasonably) Denied Being ‘Hip-Hop’ And Fans Are (Understandably) Upset

October 3, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Hip-hop fans are understandably out-of-sorts with breakout Virginia singer Tommy Richman after he denied the “hip-hop” classification on social media.

After Richman tweeted, “I am not a hip hop artist,” Los Angeles DJ and radio host DJ Hed (who also co-hosts Uproxx’s podcast, The Bigger Picture) clapped back with a fiery response: “Fasho. So every Hip-Hop station playing [‘Million Dollar Baby’] or [‘Devil Is A Lie‘] should stop today.”

Richman tried to explain himself, reasonably pointing out, “I’ll say again, Im thankful for everything. I’m saying I don’t wanna be boxed in. I grew up on hip hop. But I’m a singer.”

Now, Richman certainly has a point; he’s more R&B singer than MC. But, as Hed noted, his most popular song has received its biggest push from hip-hop radio stations and playlists, while a number of hip-hop-associated acts have given him props and much-needed co-signs.

It seems Richman has found himself in a similar predicament as Post Malone, who was classified as a rapper early in his career, despite not doing much rapping vocally. As Post expanded his musical palette, accusations of being a culture vulture, combined with his own unfortunate statements, haunted his reception among some hip-hop fans. However, that didn’t stop Malone from becoming one of the biggest stars in America, with a slew of No. 1 albums, a juggernaut of a hit in “Sunflower,” and respect from across the musical spectrum, even as he recently shifted into country music.

Because hip-hop is equally regarded as a culture as much as a musical genre (which is often conflated with rap), there is an additional level to his rejection of the label that rankles hip-hop fans who have seen far too many outsiders of the culture use its trappings to succeed commercially before later ditching them to cross over. The fact that it was the hip-hop establishment that initially accepted and promoted Richman, though, makes any outright rejection on either side much more complicated than the young singer could capture in his initial tweet, which has since been deleted.

In its place is a new missive: “I meant to say I’m not SOLEY a hip hop artist.”

DJ Hed Checks Tommy Richman After He Tweets He’s “Not A Hip-Hop Artist”

October 3, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Whenever a white person enters the hip-hop space, there’s usually an understandably cautious reaction that heeds the warnings of previously exploited or downplayed community leaders. Tommy Richman risked this situation recently, but it turns out it was just a miscommunicated phrasing issue. Moreover, he tweeted out: “I’m not a hip hop artist,” which resulted in much controversy given the partial Southern rap roots of huge singles like “MILLION DOLLAR BABY.” DJ Hed was quick to respond: “Fasho. So every Hip-Hop station playing MDB or DIAL should stop today. Thanks for the Heds Up [fist emoji].” “Glad I got the PSA before I did my radio mix. I now have 2 open slots. What should I play? (From an artist proud to be Hip-Hop),” he added in another tweet.

Then, Tommy Richman clarified his original statement. “I mean to say I’m not SOLEY [sic] a hip hop artist,” he responded to the backlash on Wednesday (October 2). In addition, the COYOTE artist directly responded to DJ Hed. “I’ll say again, Im thankful for everything. I’m saying I don’t wanna be boxed in. I grew up on hip hop. But I’m a singer.”

Tommy Richman & DJ Hed’s Latest Twitter Interaction

DJ Hed’s answer to Tommy Richman was more sympathetic than his original statements, but still warned him of the dangers of this rhetoric. “Understood, however there are nuances that can be perceived when statements are made. I don’t believe you have malicious intent but I do believe there is much to be learned about the system that you have entered within this thing we do. I hope it works out for you [fist emoji] (Not sarcasm).” While most folks today know Hed for his association with Kendrick Lamar, he’s out here defending rap culture in many different ways.

Even though Tommy Richman deleted his original tweet, his other remarks on the matter are still up. The exchange made the misunderstanding clear, so much so that fans are currently debating over whether or not hate towards him is justified (spoiler alert: hate isn’t the same as criticism, and the former is a slippery slope). We’ll see what the “WHITNEY” creative does next with his versatile artistry. Only labeling him as hip-hop is part of the problem, but so is disregarding the culture’s influence. Neither Tommy nor DJ Hed displayed either attitude here.

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Tommy Richman Unloads Debut Album “COYOTE” After Breakout Summer

September 27, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Tommy Richman has been making music since 2019, but he broke out in 2024, thanks almost exclusively to his hit single “MILLION DOLLAR BABY.” The track, which was officially released in April but had floated around as a snippet for months before, found life as background music on many TikToks and Instagram Reels. Richman’s song went beyond viral, becoming inescapable during the summer months. “MILLION DOLLAR BABY” peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, though it didn’t climb to the top spot because of the success of Kendrick Lamar’s anthemic “Not Like Us” and Post Malone’s collaboration with Morgan Wallen, “I Had Some Help.” Regardless, it was a massive coming-out party for Tommy Richman, who signed to Brent Faiyaz’s record label in 2023.

Thanks to the success of “MILLION DOLLAR BABY,” Tommy Richman dropped his official debut album, COYOTE, with a lot of hype behind it. The R&B singer/occasional rapper has an old-school approach to his music, which has endeared him to younger and older fans alike. Old funk music clearly inspired him, coming out with a project that blends that sound with more modern instincts. The result is music that’s very easy to listen to, and it’s not hard to see why Richman went so viral this year. Notably, “MILLION DOLLAR BABY” and its follow-up “DEVIL IS A LIE” are absent from the tracklist, so it will be interesting to see how Richman’s album performs without his two biggest tracks to date being added. Stream the debut offering from one of 2024’s breakout stars below.

Tommy Richman – COYOTE

COYOTE tracklist:

ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
WHITNEY
TEMPTATIONS
WHISPER IN MY EAR
GIVE IT ALL
TENNESSEE (feat. Trevor Spitta & Zachary Moon)
THOUGHT YOU WERE THE ONE
LETTERMAN (feat. Paco)
GREEN THERAPY
VANITY
seems like time moves forever. (feat. mynameisntjack)

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Tommy Richman Drops Debut Album ‘Coyote’ Out Now, New Visuals Released Today

September 27, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Tommy Richman has officially released his highly anticipated debut album, COYOTE, via ISO Supremacy / PULSE Records

The new project was two years in the making and comes at the culmination of a breakthrough summer for Richman, following his record breaking success with dance-rooted viral hits “MILLION DOLLAR BABY” and “DEVIL IS A LIE,” along with a late-night TV debut performance of “MILLION DOLLAR BABY” on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and a run of sold-out live shows in D.C., New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles.

ommy gave fans their first glimpse into the world that inspired this monumental album with the release of his downtempo heartstring-pulling alt-R&B ballad, “THOUGHT YOU WERE THE ONE,” followed by last week’s release of the irresistibly funky and soulful pop anthem “WHITNEY.”

“COYOTE was a concept that I came up with about two years ago while I was making ALLIGATOR. This is the 2nd installment of the animal trilogy. It’s a story that tells the tale of mental illness, representing itself in the form of a wild coyote in the outskirts of Beatty, Nevada,” says Tommy.

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Tommy Richman Shared His ‘Coyote’ Tracklist Featuring MyNameIsntJMack, Paco, Trevor Spitta, & Zachary Moon

September 25, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Tommy Richman blew up with “Million Dollar Baby,” his single that debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 on May 11. Richman followed that with “Devil Is A Lie,” which peaked at No. 32 on the Hot 100 in July.

So, the bar is high for Coyote, his debut full-length album due out this Friday, September 27.

After staging his Before The Desert mini tour, Richman revealed the album’s tracklist on Tuesday, September 24.

The 11-track offering does not include “Million Dollar Baby” or “Devil Is A Lie,” but the tracklist does have “Whitney” and “Thought You Were The One,” which Richman released as singles last week and in late August, respectively.

Richman will release Coyote via Pulse Records, which partnered with Brent Faiyaz’s Iso Supremacy in August 2023, as exclusively reported by Billboard at the time. Richman was their first signee.

Watch Richman’s Coyote album trailer (starring Richman wearing clown makeup) above, and check out the full Coyote tracklist below.

1. “Elephant In The Room”
2. “Whitney”
3. “Temptations”
4. “Whisper In My Ear”
5. “Give It All”
6. “Tennessee” With Trevor Spitta & Zachary Moon
7. “Thought You Were The One”
8. “Letterman” With Paco
9. “Green Therapy”
10. “Vanity”
11. “Seems Like Time Moves Forever” With mynameisntjmack

Coyote is out 9/27 via Iso Supremacy/Pulse Records. Find more information here.

Tommy Richman Builds Album Hype On Our New “R&B Season” Playlist Update: Stream

September 22, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Summer’s officially over, and we have some new jams on our latest R&B Season playlist update to round up the best new releases to usher in the fall. Starting things off is the newest single from Tommy Richman ahead of his debut album COYOTE, “WHITNEY.” As usual with his catalog, it’s a pretty funky, mid-fi, buzzy, but nonetheless charming mix of gritty percussion patterns, striking synths, an overall throwback feel, and passionate lead vocals. Some echo effects and heavy reverb slightly muddy the appeal of the DMV native’s performance here, but it’s nonetheless a compelling and exciting new approach compared to past records.

Also on our R&B Season update is the latest collaboration under 4batz’s belt, his new single “roll da dice” with Lil Baby. This is actually one of his most fleshed-out and dynamic tracks so far when it comes to the drums, which feel much more present here than on previous material. Still, the track maintains the woozy, minimally icy, and very simply atmospheric tones that you’ve probably come to expect here. Baby does his thing here, but the dreamy vibe of the song means that his contribution is more of a fitting and vibe-building background addition than a true stand-out.

HNHH R&B Season Playlist: Stream

Next up from the R&B-adjacent world is a distinct, acoustic, and meditative track from Chiiild, “Don’t Fade On Me.” It’s a Tom Petty cover from an Apple TV+ original series Bad Monkey celebrating his music, and takes the original cut in a much more hazy and low-key direction. Gorgeous vocal harmonies propel the track forward alongside gently strummed guitars, and some additional synth pads in the background build out the world for you to lose yourself in.

Finally, we wanted to shout out the new Chase Shakur single, “LIMERENCE.” This is probably the most classically R&B-sounding release on our playlist this week, with charismatic lead vocals, punchy drums, sultry lyricism, some soulful bass, and electronic embellishments. Let us know what your favorite R&B Season pick was this week, as well as what else we missed, down in the comments section below. Check the playlist out above and, as always, come back to HNHH for the best new music drops around the clock.

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