JOY OLADOKUN DEBUTS NEW PERFORMANCE VIDEO FOR “CHANGES”

NEW ALBUM PROOF OF LIFE RELEASED TO
WIDESPREAD ACCLAIM

“LIVING PROOF” HEADLINE TOUR BEGINS THIS WEEKEND

September 8, 2023—A new performance video for acclaimed singer, songwriter and musician Joy Oladokun’s song, “Changes,” is debuting today. Watch/share the video HERE.

“Changes” is from Oladokun’s new album, Proof of Life, which was released earlier this spring to overwhelming acclaim via Amigo Records/Verve Forecast/Republic Records (stream/purchase here). In celebration of the new music, Oladokun performed on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” earlier this summer and spoke with The New York Times, who proclaims, “the singer-songwriter with Springsteen aspirations wants to make music for everyone. Her new album, Proof of Life, pushes her one step closer,” and continues, “her songs are conversational and confessional, and her hooky but profound melodies turn her lyrics into mantras.”

Critical acclaim for Proof of Life:

“Nashville’s most low-key musical revolutionary…in this time of shifting priorities away from work toward self-care and connection with others, Oladokun is offering a master class in those subjects”—Rolling Stone

“Joy has every reason to sound cynical, to sound hardened, to sound sort of down beat, but instead, earnest was the first word that immediately came to mind.”—NPR Music

“one of the most appealing artists working in the music scene these days”—Associated Press

“the new record is so radio-friendly—and just so friendly, generally—that it wouldn’t feel like a stretch to see her doing tour dates with someone like a Taylor Swift”—Variety

“the star is Oladokun, whose coolly understated voice and vulnerable-yet-hopeful perspective is the common thread in the range of styles on the project”—Billboard

“Oladokun has created a safe space, for herself and others, to deal with the highs and lows that being true to yourself can bring.”—Grammy.com

“This is American music, distilled for this very moment”—Paste

“everyone’s favorite unlikely breakout pop star…it’s the latest and greatest combination of eras of pop nihilism – ‘90s indie pop Beck and Weezer vibes delivered with blithe, Beatles-esque musicianship.”—The Tennessean

“a throwback to a pre-internet era of big-tent pop-rock, with a tempered balance of self-doubt and affirmation delivered with a voice that can convey warm affability and stadium-filling uplift”—No Depression

“a stunning example of her collaborative spirit and the personal touches Oladokun puts into every one of her musical outings”—Nashville Lifestyles

“This album is holy water…it’s music for those of us who are growing, loving, aching, and wandering aimlessly (and sometimes hopefully) through a world on fire”—Autostraddle

“a voice of a generation…a spirited, sweetly stirring soundtrack to everyday living full of love”—Atwood Magazine

 One of music’s most unique and vulnerable voices, Oladokun will kick off her extensive “Living Proof” headline tour this weekend, which includes shows at New York’s Irving Plaza, Denver’s Summit Music Hall, St. Louis’ Delmar Hall, Asheville’s The Orange Peel, Charlotte’s The Underground, Washington DC’s The Howard, Philadelphia’s Union Transfer and Boston’s Roadrunner among many others. See below for complete tour itinerary. Full details can be found at www.joyoladokun.com/tour.

With production by Oladokun, Mike Elizondo, Ian Fitchuk, Dan Wilson and Alysa Vanderhym, Proof of Life captures the human experience with a profound simplicity. Across these thirteen tracks—including collaborations with Chris Stapleton, Noah Kahan, Manchester Orchestra, Mt. Joy and Maxo Kream—Oladokun celebrates the little details and simple pleasures of being alive, while also giving voice to some of life’s most complex experiences in a way only she can.

Further adding to her breakout career, Oladokun’s song, “i see america,” was recently selected as a finalist for the Recording Academy’s new Special Merit Award, Best Song for Social Change, an accolade honoring music that addresses current social issues while inspiring positive global impact.

Proof of Life adds to a series of breakout years for Oladokun, a proud queer Black person and daughter of Nigerian immigrants. Her breakthrough major label debut, in defense of my own happiness, landed on numerous “Best of 2021” lists including at Billboard, Variety, American Songwriter, The Tennessean, Nashville Scene, The Bitter Southerner and NPR Music, who praised, “She has a remarkable ability to distill how forces at work in the world…she can make even social and political protest feel like an intimate, warmly human act.”

Moreover, Oladokun recently performed at the White House as part of the Respect for Marriage Act signing ceremony and has also performed on “CBS Saturday Morning,” “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” “TODAY,” PBS’ “Austin City Limits and NPR Music’s “Tiny Desk (Home) Concert” series. Oladokun’s music has also been included in Loudmouth, the recent Al Sharpton documentary, CBS’ “CSI: Vegas,” NBC’s “This Is Us,” ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy,” ABC’s “Station 19,” NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” and HBO’s “And Just Like That” among many others.

Widely respected by her peers, Oladokun has collaborated with artists such as Brandi Carlile, Maren Morris, Jason Isbell, Lucie Silvas and Noah Kahan and has joined Morris, Isbell, My Morning Jacket, Pink Sweat$, Leon Bridges and Manchester Orchestra on the road. She’s also performed at several major festivals including Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, Hangout, Ohana Festival and Newport Folk Festival.

For more information, please contact Asha Goodman, Catherine Snead 615.320.7753 or Carla Sacks 212.741.1000 at Sacks & Co.

Joseph Carozza or Kierra Felton at Republic Records.

PROOF OF LIFE TRACK LIST
1. Keeping The Light On
2. Changes
3. Taking Things for Granted
4. Somebody Like Me
5. Friends feat. Mt. Joy
6. You At The Table feat. Manchester Orchestra
7. Sweet Symphony feat. Chris Stapleton
8. Trying
9. Pride
10. Revolution feat. Maxo Kream
11. The Hard Way
12. We’re All Gonna Die feat. Noah Kahan
13. Somehow

JOY OLADOKUN CONFIRMED TOUR DATES
September 8 /// Park City, UT /// Park City Song Summit
September 9 /// Morrison, CO /// Red Rocks Amphitheatre* (SOLD OUT)
September 10 /// Denver, CO /// Summit Music Hall+
September 12 /// Kansas City, MO /// The Truman+
September 13 /// St. Louis, MO /// Delmar Hall+
September 14 /// Chicago, IL /// Thalia Hall+
September 15 /// Louisville, KY /// Bourbon & Beyond Festival
September 17 /// Atlanta, GA /// Music Midtown
September 19 /// Asheville, NC /// The Orange Peel+
September 20 /// Carrboro, NC /// Cat’s Cradle+
September 22 /// Charlotte, NC /// The Underground+
September 23 /// Charlottesville, VA /// Jefferson Theater+
September 24 /// Washington, DC /// The Howard+
September 26 /// Columbus, OH /// Newport Music Hall#
September 27 /// Detroit, MI /// El Club#
September 28 /// Toronto, ON /// The Phoenix#
September 30 /// Bridgeport, CT /// Sound on Sound Music Festival
October 1 /// Philadelphia, PA /// Union Transfer#
October 2 /// New York, NY /// Irving Plaza# (SOLD OUT)
October 4 /// Boston, MA /// Roadrunner#
October 5 /// Portland, ME /// State Theatre#
November 4 /// Dallas, TX /// The Kessler Theater^
November 5 /// Austin, TX /// Scoot Inn^
November 7 /// Santa Fe, NM /// Meow Wolf^
November 9 /// Solana Beach, CA /// Belly Up^
November 10 /// Los Angeles, CA /// The Belasco^
November 11 /// Healdsburg, CA /// Little Saint^
November 14 /// Portland, OR /// McMenamins Crystal Ballroom~
November 15 /// Seattle, WA /// The Showbox~
November 16 /// Eugene, OR /// WOW Hall~
November 18 /// Felton, CA /// Felton Music Hall~
November 19 /// San Francisco, CA /// The Fillmore~

*supporting Brandi Carlile
+with special guest Becca Mancari
#with special guest Jensen McRae
^with special guest NNAMDÏ
~with special guest Izzy Heltai

www.joyoladokun.com