Rhiannon Giddens Announces Forthcoming Album on Heels of Pulitzer Prize News
variety.comChris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Rhiannon Giddens has recorded her first solo album in six years, and her first album of all-original material ever, “You’re the One,” the singer announced Tuesday.
The album will arrive August 17 on Nonesuch. The album announcement comes a day after Giddens was announced as being a recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for music, for her opera, “Omar,” an honor she shares with co-composer Michael Abels.
A tour is being simultaneously announced, as well, with most of the dates taking place this fall, including a September headlining stop at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium.
Some of the highest-profile dates stretch into 2024, including shows next March and April at the Beacon in New York and the Theatre at Ace Hotel in L.A. (See the full itinerary below.) Although “You’re the One” is Giddens’ first solo album since “Freedom Highway” in 2017, she has hardly been absent from the recording scene since then, having released albums in the interim with her personal and professional partner, Francesco Turrisi.
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