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Jhené Aiko, described as the first female voice in R&B’s new wave, will bring her critically acclaimed sound to Toronto’s Sound Academy on December 18th. Jhené will be joined by electro-soul songstress SZA and LA hip-hop/soul duo The Internet. Tickets go on sale this Friday, November 21st at 10am at Ticketmaster.ca.

Jhené just released her debut EP SAIL OUT on November 12th on Artium/Def Jam Recordings. Artium/Def Jam is the exclusive label partnership between Island Def Jam Music Group (IDJ) and hit producer No I.D. The 7-track SAIL OUT EP includes Jhené’s single “Bed Peace” featuring Childish Gambino, plus her critically acclaimed debut track of 2012, “3:16am” (featured on VH1’s Black Ink Crew). The video for “Bed Peace,” described as an homage to John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s classic “Give Peace A Chance” film, is being released shortly. Other collaborators on SAIL OUT include Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul, and Vince Staples of Cutthroat Boyz.

25-year old Los Angeles native Jhené Aiko is a music business sensation, with more than a decade of experience as a featured singer on singles, albums and mixtapes by an A-list of hip-hop and R&B luminaries, most recently with Kendrick Lamar, Wale, Big Sean, Logic, J. Cole, Drake, and others. Jhené was signed to Def Jam by No I.D., known for his work inside the studio with Kanye West, Big Sean, Rick Ross, Method Man, NAS, and more. Most recently, Jhené was featured on Big Sean’s single “Beware” from his Hall of Fame album (executive produced by No I.D.); and is also featured on “FromTime” on Drake’s brand new album, Nothing Was The Same.

In addition to her music credits, Jhené has participated in the Beats By Dre “Pill Box” and “Show Your Color” campaigns, and was nominated in Billboard’s 2013“Next Big Diva” competition. Her social media stats confirm Jhené’s popularity: 2.9 million YouTube views; 265,000 Twitter followers; 233,000 Instagram followers; and 38,000 Facebook likes.

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