New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Today,
Aloe Blacc - the platinum-selling singer, songwriter, producer, and activist - releases his newest album, All Love
Everything (out on BMG). Inspired by his family, the new album is really shaped around Aloe not only as a husband, but his journey as a father. The result is a heartfelt, artistic synthesis of family, activism and perseverance that beautifully traverses the tender details that make up life and refuses to be pinned to one genre of music.
Aloe just released a new lyric video for the album's title track "All Love Everything," which features old photos from Aloe's relationship with his wife Maya and traces their early days of dating long distance.
Says Aloe about All Love Everything:
"Rather than a genre, my music is about A.I.M.: affirmation, inspiration, and motivation. After so many opportunities to talk about my music and not feel comfortable saying, 'I'm a pop artist' or 'I'm a folk artist,' I had this realization. My songwriting genre is thematic."
Throughout All Love Everything, Aloe exhibits the radical empathy and emotional directness that has helped firmly establish his global stardom. Whether it's the stand-out closer "Harvard" — a heartrending storytelling song in the tradition of
Joni Mitchell and
Bill Withers that finds Blacc singing with disarming candor about a woman working two jobs to support her family, including a child with special needs — or the candid and percussive devotion ode "Corner," Aloe's songwriting remains as affecting as ever. Drawing on an eclectic mix of soul, folk, and contemporary pop, All Love
Everything proves that there's no pigeonholing the human experience.
Last week,
Aloe Blacc appeared on The
Ellen DeGeneres Show during the program's premiere week of their 18th season. Accompanied by a full band and background singers, Aloe performs his inspiring anthem "Hold On Tight," which Twitch, the guest host of the day, describes as "a much needed message of hope and perseverance." Check out the full performance: https://www.ellentube.com/video/aloe-blacc-performs-moving-song-hold-on-tight.html
Alongside prepping for his newest musical release, Aloe has been conducting some serious activism work: from police reform to mental health. The artivist (activist + artist, as he likes to describe himself) has hosted virtual town halls, participated on panels to discuss BLM and police brutality in
America and has even started a series on his social media where he discusses trending topics in health, family and policy with experts in their fields. Aloe also partnered with media platform Behind The Rhyme to perform and speak at this year's Democratic
National Convention pre-show alongside Barack Obama, Snoop Dogg, Rapsody,
Black Thought, and Shaheem Reid.
Order All Love
Everything here: https://aloeblacc.lnk.to/allLoveEverything/pr
Aloe Blacc has also partnered with Target for an exclusive version of the album that features two additional bonus tracks. Order your Target exclusive: https://aloeblacc.lnk.to/AllLoveEverything/target
All Love
Everything Tracklist
Family
All Love Everything
My Way
Wherever You Go
Nothing Left But You
Glory Days
I Do
Corner
Hold On Tight
Harvard
About Aloe Blacc
Aloe Blacc is a singer, songwriter, producer, and activist born to Panamanian immigrants who settled in California. Aloe was raised on the musical stylings of salsa, merengue, and cumbia and eventually discovered artists like KRS-One, Donny Hathaway, Joni Mitchell, and
James Taylor - inspiring his unique fusion of soul, folk, R&B, and pop. From crossover hit "I Need a Dollar" to the chart-toppers "
Wake Me Up" (>1 billion streams) and "The Man," Aloe has stamped his name on music around the globe.
In 2019, Avicii's family honored their son's wish to have Aloe Blacc's vocals feature on the first track from Avicii's posthumous album, TIM. The song "SOS" was released in April to a welcome response from
Avicii fans and topped the charts in several countries around the world, hitting No. 1 on the US Dance Charts. Several other collaborations with hit producers followed, including works with
David Guetta, Lost Frequencies, Gryffin, Flight Facilities, Young Bombs, Mesto, and Hellberg.
