CHILDISH GAMBINO DROPS ‘ME AND YOUR MAMA’ 360 PERFORMANCE VIDEO LIVE ON YOUTUBE
CHILDISH GAMBINO DROPS ‘ME AND YOUR MAMA’ 360 PERFORMANCE VIDEO LIVE ON YOUTUBE
ALSO SET TO PERFORM ON NBC’S THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON ON DECEMBER 14
“AWAKEN, MY LOVE!” ALBUM OUT NOW – LISTEN HERE
7 December, 2016 (Toronto, ON) – Today, Childish Gambino’s previously released “Me and Your Mama” PHAROS virtual reality video, directed and co-produced by Microsoft and Wolf + Rothstein, is live as a 360 video on his YouTube channel. Future content released from the PHAROS experience will be made exclusive to all fans that pre-order the limited edition VR vinyl package Awaken, My Love!, released this past Friday on Glassnote Records/Universal Music Canada, the country’s leading music company, is a sonic evolution and a groundbreaking next step following the genre blending STN MTN / Kauai mixtape and because the internet. The album has been applauded by numerous critics in addition to fellow musicians like George Clinton, who re-tweeted several fans’ positive commentary, Questlove, who woke up R&B legend D’Angelo at 4 AM urging him to listen to the brand new record (read here) and many more. Being heralded as a standout track, the album's official lead single, “Redbone” amassed over one million streams within its first 24 hours and shot up to #1 on the Global, UK, Canada, Australia and U.S. Spotify Viral 50 Charts within days. Now at over 22 million streams, the track is currently receiving support from six different U.S. radio formats and debuted as the #1 most added record at Urban last week. Additionally, the track is being added to the BBC Radio 1 Playlist in the U.K. On December 14, Gambino, will perform a song off his new album Awaken, My Love! on NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Praise for “Awaken, My Love!” The New Yorker – “ [Awaken, My Love!] is an ode to the fantastical funk of the seventies, which drew his attention when he was a child. Heavy on distortion and on long, swirling tangents, the record recalls an ostentatious era of weirdness in pop music…” Rolling Stone – “‘Awaken, My Love!’ is an enthralling trip into the land of funk.” 3.5 STARS Vibe – “His free-flowing frequencies pulsate over the album and into our ears, healing us all with a heavy dose of black man magic.” The Guardian – “’Awaken, My Love’ is a prog-tinged funk opus situated somewhere between Sly and the Family Stone and Unknown Mortal Orchestra.” 4 / 5 STARS Okay Player - “’Awaken, My Love!’ is 11-tracks fueled by love, lost, edgy black cool and deep, dank funk riffs… has a passionate fire from within that emanates from each play-through.” Associated Press – “It’s a trippy ride worth taking.”-30-