New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Atlantic Records) -
Jason Mraz has entered the record books with his history-making hit single, "I'm Yours." Described by the San Diego-based singer/songwriter as "his happy little hippie song," the track has spent a remarkable 70 weeks on Billboard's "Hot 100," shattering the record previously held by LeAnn Rimes' 1998 smash, "How Do I Live." "
I'm Yours" now ranks as the longest-running song in the chart's 51-year history.
Certified 4x platinum by the RIAA for sales in excess of 4 million, "I'm Yours" is currently the third best-selling digital single of all time. Initially released to radio back in February 2008, the Grammy-nominated track from Jason's RIAA platinum-certified third album, "WE SING. WE DANCE. WE STEAL THINGS.," made history earlier this year as the first song ever to top the charts at four pop radio formats: CHR/Top 40, Triple A, Hot AC, and AC (where it held the No 1 slot for 16 weeks, the most of any artist in 2009).
Mraz has also announced the upcoming release of an all-new live CD/DVD, "JASON MRAZ'S BEAUTIFUL MESS - LIVE FROM EARTH." Due in stores and at all online retailers on November 10th, the album and DVD were recorded just last week as Jason's blockbuster "Gratitude Cafe' Tour" hit Chicago's Charter One Pavilion. Full details - including a complete tracklisting - will be revealed shortly.
The first leg of the acclaimed "Gratitude Cafe' Tour" is set to wrap up later this month at the Ironstone Amphitheatre in Murphys, California (see itinerary below). The tour will resume on September 14th at the Nokia Theatre Prairie in Dallas, Texas, and run through an October 10th sold-out finale at Hollywood, California's world-famous Hollywood Bowl.
The "Gratitude Cafe' Tour" has proven a popular and critical success, with sold-out shows accompanied by a bevy of rave reviews appearing in publications across the country. The New York Times waxed rhapsodic about Jason's recent performance at Wantagh, New York's Nikon @ Jones Beach Theater, hailing the singer/songwriter as "part Jack Johnson, part Eckhart Tolle, he is a troubadour of the anodyne - an emotionally humane John Mayer, a slicker Paul Simon - and at times a devilishly effective one."
Mraz is donating a portion of every "Gratitude Cafe' Tour" ticket sold to the VH1 Save The Music Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to restoring instrumental music education programs in America's public schools, and raising awareness about the importance of music as part of each child's complete education.
In addition to the "Gratitude Cafe' Tour," Mraz has also slated a number of upcoming festival performances, including sets at San Francisco's Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival on August 29th; Seattle's Bumbershoot Festival on September 6th; and Phoenix's Fall Frenzy Festival on September 18th. What's more, Jason will be appearing alongside Willie Nelson, Neil Young, and Dave Matthews at the 2009 Farm Aid benefit concert, set for October 4th at St. Louis' Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. Following those dates, Jason will embark on his first South American tour in late November. More details on that will be announced soon.
On September 29 in Vancouver, BC, Jason will participate in a very special performance as part of We Day, an initiative of international charity Free the Children, which celebrates the power of young people to change the lives of others. Now in its third year, We Day sets the stage for an exclusive year-long program for students throughout North America to create global change through Free the Children's Adopt a Village program. Other speakers/entertainers participating in the event include His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Mia Farrow.
In other news, Mraz and beach culture brand Hurley have created a limited-edition collection of environmentally friendly men's and women's t-shirts. The t-shirts, available now at select Buckle stores and at www.buckle.com, feature nature-inspired, abstract graphics which were designed by Mraz and printed with soy ink on 100% organic cotton. A portion of the proceeds raised will go to the Surfrider Foundation, a nonprofit grassroots organization dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of the world's oceans, waves, and beaches.
"I am proud to be supporting the Surfrider Foundation, and stoked to be working with the team at Hurley," says Mraz. "Collaborating to create a limited edition organic t-shirt has been a fun way of contributing to the care of our coasts."
For further information, including news, tour dates, and on-sale bulletins, please visit www.jasonmraz.com or www.myspace.com/jasonmraz and www.gratitudecafetour.com
JASON MRAZ - On Tour 2009
All Dates Part Of The "Gratitude Cafe' Tour" Except *
AUGUST
17 Cleveland, OH Time Warner Cable Amp at Tower City
18 Indianapolis, IN Indiana State Fair
20 Minneapolis, MN Xcel Arena
28 Murphys, CA Ironstone Amphitheatre
29 San Francisco, CA Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival *
30 Fresno, CA Save Mart Center w/Dave Matthews Band *
SEPTEMBER
6 Seattle, WA Bumbershoot Festival *
8 Mexico City Teatro Metropolitan
14 Dallas, TX Nokia Theatre Prairie
15 Austin, TX Frank Erwin Center
16 Houston, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
18 Phoenix, AZ Fall Frenzy Festival @ Tempe Beach Park *
19 Denver, CO Red Rocks Amphitheater
22 Rapid City, SD Rushmore Plaza Civic Center
23 Bozeman, MT Brick Breeden Field House
25 Spokane, WA Riverfront Park
26 Nampa, ID Idaho Center Amphitheater
27 Portland, OR Rose Garden Arena
29 Vancouver, BC General Motors Place (We Day event) *
30 Vancouver, BC General Motors Place
OCTOBER
2 Calgary, AB Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
3 Edmonton, AB Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
10 Hollywood, CA Hollywood Bowl
