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Back in March, Joe announced the launch of a new label, Plaid Take-Over, and said he’d begun recording the follow-up to last year’s DoubleBack: Evolution of R&B. Now, he’s revealed the title of his upcoming album, Bridges, and release date for the set — June 23.
So how did he come up with the title? “We build them, cross them, burn them, then soon realize how much we need them. Relationships are bridges and at some point we must take responsibility for where we have allowed those relationships to take us,” Joe says in a statement. “Most important, what relationships or bridges are we currently building, crossing into or burning?”
The disc will be distributed by Sony RED and will include his Kelly Rowland-assisted single “Love & Sex (Part 2)” and songwriting from Derek “DOA” Allen, Edrick Miles, Gerald Isaac and Taj Jackson.
In addition, Joe has announced the dates for his upcoming worldwide tour:
5/3 — Montego Bay, JA, Royalton White Sands Luxury Resorts
5/10 — Oakland, CA, Paramount Theater
5/11 — Columbia, SC, Township Auditorium
5/16 — Dover, DE, Dover Hotel & Casino
5/24 — San Diego, CA, Omni Costa Resort
5/25 — Omaha, NE, Omaha Civic Auditorium
6/8 — Columbia, MD, Capital Jazz Festival
6/13 — Tuscaloosa, AL, Tuscaloosa Amphitheater
6/14 — Orlando, FL, Walmart Annual 100 Black Men Event
6/27 — Boston, MA, Agganis Arena (with New Edition)
6/28 — Philadelphia, PA, Mann Center (with New Edition)
6/29 — Brooklyn, NY, Barclays Center (with New Edition)
7/3 — New Orleans, LA, House of Blues
7/5 — Charlotte, NC, PNC Music Pavilion (with New Edition)
7/10 — Dallas, TX, Verizon Theater Grand Prairie (with New Edition)
7/11 — Houston, TX, Reliant Arena (with New Edition)
7/13 — Newark, NJ, Performing Arts Center
7/19 — White Plains, NY, Westchester County Center
8/2 — Oakland, CA, Oracle Arena (with New Edition)
8/3 — Los Angeles, CA, Nokia Theater (with New Edition)
8/9 — Detroit, MI, Chene Park Amphitheater
8/12 — Harlem, NY, Harlem Park
8/30 — Orlando, FL, Gaylord Palms Resort
9/12 — Southaven, MS, Landers Center
9/26 — Lubbock, TX, Fair Park Coliseum
10/3 — Uganda Africa Uganda Soul Jazz Festival
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