CHXRRY22 RELEASES NEW EP SIREN
OUT TODAY VIA XO RECORDS/REPUBLIC RECORDS/UNIVERSAL MUSIC CANADA
TOUR WITH THE WEEKND IN AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND; NOVEMBER/DECEMBER
SIREN EP Artwork
“Rising singer Chxrry22 is one to watch.” - ALTERNATIVE PRESS
“One of our new favourites!” - BET
“Chxrry22 creates a nuanced storytelling experience.” - FLAUNT
“One of Toronto’s most promising stars.” - SCHÖN
“... infectious songwriting and silky vocals.” - EARMILK
“Chxrry22 might just have us coming back again and again.” - SOUL BOUNCE
“Chxrry22 is a sorceress of sultry.” - ONES TO WATCH
27 OCTOBER 2023 (TORONTO, ON) – Rising R&B star Chxrry22 releases her new EP Siren today via XO Records/Republic Records/Universal Music Canada. Featuring collaborations from Grammy-Winning artist Vory and rap legend Offset, Siren is a seven-track EP packed with tantalizing slow jams and body-moving R&B tracks that finds Chxrry22 at her most empowered and fully realized version of herself. Alongside the project, Chxrry22 released a series of alluring visualizers—watch HERE. “I’ve been working on this project for a very long time, but it wasn’t until the very end where I realized that the energy that I was embodying was that of a siren,” she explains. “Just one look of a siren can assert your dominance, and that’s your power. This is a soundtrack to the art of being a siren.”
Chxrry22’s self-proclaimed siren energy is reflected in songs across the EP like focus track “Favorite Girl,” featuring Offset—a flowing, bass-driven song about yearning to be someone’s favourite person that finds the renowned rapper opening up about what it means to love someone wholeheartedly. Don’t let her yearning fool you. As Chxrry22 puts it, “I’ve always been drawn to women with a dominant energy, and I don’t know why. It’s probably because I was always trying to find myself in them. Let me be clear, I don’t want to only be known for being beautiful, but if that’s what makes you pay attention, then I’ll use it to my advantage.”
Elsewhere on the project, beautifully layered vocals, empowering lyrics, and an undeniably sultry atmosphere coalesce on single “Never Had This”, where Chxrry22 lays down the law for any potential lovers. Vory, who has worked with the likes of Beyoncé, Jay-Z, and Drake, and received a Grammy for his work on The Carters’ Everything is Love, effortlessly enters the track with a rebellious take on past relationships. “Never Had This” followed “MORE” as another single from the project, with “MORE” being an ethereal and unapologetic anthem co-produced by Sensei Bueno (Snoh Aalegra), Matt Cohn (The Weeknd), Jacob Olofsson (Frank Ocean), and Jonah Christian (Normani, Tems, Foushée), that seamlessly weaves tenderness with unfiltered honesty.
In November and December, Chxrry22 will play her first set of arena shows performing Siren as part of The Weeknd’s upcoming “After Hours Til Dawn” tour in Australia and New Zealand, visiting Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, and Auckland. With Siren, Chxrry22 continues to add groundbreaking work to her catalog since the debut of her beloved 2022 EP, The Other Side. Her distinctive style and captivating vocals continue to accumulate praise from both fans and critics at Billboard, Complex, Rolling Stone, Hypebeast and more.
STREAM/PURCHASE SIREN
https://chxrry22.lnk.to/SirenPR
WATCH SIREN OFFICIAL VISUALIZERS
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdQFmVFUJSRi6kbb0-nD4gw
WATCH/LISTEN TO “NEVER HAD THIS” FT. VORY
https://Chxrry22.lnk.to/NeverHadThisPR
SIREN TRACKLIST
1. RIDE 4 ME
2. NEVER HAD THIS (FT. VORY)
3. MORE
4. FAVORITE GIRL (FT. OFFSET)
5. AROUND
6. DO IT
7. GRANTED
“After Hours Til Dawn” AUSTRALIA / NEW ZEALAND TOUR DATES
November 20 — Brisbane, Australia @ Suncorp Stadium
November 21 — Brisbane, Australia @ Suncorp Stadium
November 24 — Sydney, Australia @ Accor
November 25 — Sydney, Australia @ Accor
November 27 — Sydney, Australia @ Accor
December 1 — Melbourne, Australia @ Marvel Stadium
December 4 — Melbourne, Australia @ Marvel Stadium
December 5 — Melbourne, Australia @ Marvel Stadium
December 8 — Auckland, New Zealand @ Eden Park
December 9 — Auckland, New Zealand @ Eden Park
Photo by Alexandra Alva
ABOUT CHXRRY22:
Chxrry22's artistic journey has been a labour of love, with years dedicated to cultivating her sound. Growing up in the Toronto suburb of Scarborough, Chxrry22 was recognized as "the girl who could sing" from a young age. In 2017, after posting covers on social media, her career began to take off, and a pivotal move to Atlanta led to Chxrry22 signing a historic record deal as the first woman signed to The Weeknd's XO Records. The signing set the stage for her debut project, The Other Side, capturing the attention of prominent voices and outlets including Billboard, UPROXX, Vibe, Complex, and Entertainment Tonight, and underscoring her burgeoning rise. Harnessing vulnerability as a superpower, Chxrry22's authenticity is her hallmark, epitomizing the spirit of a true 21st-century girl. With new music on the way this year, Chxrry22 more than ready to take off.
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