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’S SOPHOMORE DEBUTS AT NO. 1 ON THE BILLBOARD 200, TOP R&B/HIP HOP , R&B ALBUMS AND DIGITAL ALBUMS CHARTS

“ONE OF THE BIGGEST RECORDS OF THE SUMMER, IF NOT THE YEAR.” - VARIETY

[NEW YORK, NY - June 5, 2017] – Multi-platinum-selling recording artist BRYSON TILLER clinches the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 albums chart with the release of his sophomore effort True to Self via /RCA Records. The album also enters at No. 1 on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums, R&B Albums and Digital Albums charts.

True to Self, released by surprise on May 26th, almost a month ahead of its previously announced June 23rd street date, is Bryson’s first No. 1 debut in the US and garnered 107,000 equivalent album units in its first week, according to Nielsen Music. True to Self, which doesn’t have any artist features, has been streamed more than 140 million times worldwide, with its lead single “Somethin Tells Me” amassing 18 million streams worldwide since its May 11th release. Physical CDs of True to Self will be available at retailers on June 23rd.

The album has also garnered critical acclaim, with Variety proclaiming it, “one of the biggest records of the summer, if not the year.” HotNewHipHop writes True to Self, “not only fulfills the promise of T R A P S O U L, but manages to deliver beyond expectations,” while Rolling Out notes Bryson’s musical versatility, commenting, “One minute he’s singing, then the next minute he pops out of nowhere with a 16-bar verse that’s equally as good as his harmonies.”

The Grammy-nominated singer will bring his new album to fans on his upcoming Set It Off Tour, which will kick off this August in Atlanta and make over 25 stops before concluding for a hometown finale at Louisville’s KFC Yum! Center. The new dates, which feature special guest openers H.E.R. and , mark Bryson’s second headlining tour and the first since his hugely successful T R A P S O U L Tour, which sold out 47 dates in both the US and Europe, including two back-to-back shows at Radio City Music Hall. Tickets are available now via http://www.trapsoul.com and AEGPresents.com.

Stream/purchase Bryson Tiller’s True to Self here Apple Music: http://smarturl.it/iTrueToSelf?IQid=rcasite Spotify: http://smarturl.it/sTrueToSelf?IQid=rcasite Amazon: http://smarturl.it/aTrueToSelf?IQid=rcasite Google Play: http://smarturl.it/gTrueToSelf?IQid=rcasite

Bryson Tiller 2017 Set It Off Tour Dates *All dates and venues subject to change. All dates feature special guests H.E.R. and Metro Boomin unless otherwise noted. Date City Venue Thursday, August 3 Atlanta, GA Fox Theatre Saturday, August 5 Southaven, MS Landers Center Sunday, August 6 New Orleans, LA Lakefront Arena Tuesday, August 8 Houston, TX NRG Arena Wednesday, August 9 Austin, TX Statesman Skyline Theater at the Long Center Friday, August 11 Phoenix, AZ Rawhide Event Center Saturday, August 12 Las Vegas, NV The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tuesday, August 15 San Francisco, CA Bill Graham Civic Auditorium Friday, August 18 Vancouver, BC Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre Saturday, August 19 Seattle, WA WaMu Theater Sunday, August 20 Portland, OR Theater of the Clouds at Moda Center Wednesday, August 23 Denver, CO Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre Friday, August 25 Dallas, TX The Bomb Factory Tuesday, August 29 Miami, FL Watsco Center at the University of Miami Wednesday, August 30 Orlando, FL CFE Arena Friday, September 1 Richmond, VA The Classic Amphitheater Saturday, September 2 Vienna, VA Wolf Trap Sunday, September 3 Norfolk, VA ODU Constant Convocation Center Wednesday, September 6 Lowell, MA Tsongas Center at Umass Lowell Thursday, September 7 Mashantucket, CT The Grand Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino Friday, September 8 New York, NY Radio City Music Hall Saturday, September 9 New York, NY Radio City Music Hall Monday, September 11 Philadelphia, PA Skyline Stage at The Mann Wednesday, September 13 Toronto, ON Echo Beach Thursday, September 14 Detroit, MI Masonic Temple Theatre Friday, September 15** Chicago, IL** Aragon Ballroom** Saturday, September 16 Louisville, KY KFC Yum! Center **H.E.R. only

About Bryson With the release of his second album, True to Self, Bryson Tiller will continue to captivate fans following the success of his 2015 album, T R A P S O U L. Tiller’s debut album reached significant milestones, including RIAA Platinum certification with over 2.1 billion streams in the U.S. Album tracks “Don’t” and “Exchange” are certified Triple Platinum, “Sorry Not Sorry” is certified Platinum and “Rambo” and “Overtime” are certified Gold by the RIAA. Among his many accomplishments, Tiller was nominated for a GRAMMY (Best R&B Song for “Exchange”), won two BET Awards for Best New Artist and Best Male R&B/Pop Artist and has sold-out 47 shows on his T R A P S O U L tour in both the U.S. and Europe. Bryson will return to the Staples Center to take the stage once again at the 2017 BET Experience concert on Friday, June 23rd where he will perform fan favorites from T R A P S O U L and True to Self.

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