R&B Soul singer Fantasia releases new album Sketchbook experimenting with different sounds and genres of music.
If Fantasia’s career has solidified anything it is that she has the range. Her vocal abilities won her season three of the iconic televised talent show American Idol and since the 2004 win, Fantasia has offered R&B, Gospel, holiday and soul hit records as well as acting credits including a role on Broadway.
Her latest album Sketchbook takes a similar approach. Not limited to one sound, Sketchbook explores multiple genres, drawing from all of Fantasia’s musical inspirations. Sketchbook comes as Fantasia’s first full-length release under her independent label imprint viaRock Soul in partnership with B.M.G.
“I’ve shared so much with the world but I feel that there is more still in this journey .. I’m still growing. In the sketchbook we’re still coloring out and painting it out the way I want to be seen, not allowing anybody else to take control of that journey. This sketchbook, what I’m showing through my music, no matter where I go, I want people to see that the painting is still being filled in and there’s many colors and many things to Fantasia that they still don’t know — especially music.” says Fantasia in an official statement.
Sketchbook is lead by the singles Enough, which peaked at No. 2 on Billboard’s “Adult R&B Chart” and the newer PTSD featuring T-Pain. Fantasia performed Enough during the 2019 BET Awards.
Alongside her new album, Fantasia sets out on tour with Robin Thicke, Tank and Bonfyre. Tickets are currently on-sale and the dates take the group of singers throughout North America. The Sketchbook Tour kicks off October 17 in Columbia, South Carolina and hits cities such as Philladelphia, Baltimore and Houston before wrapping up in Los Angeles. View the complete tour dates and stream the album below:
Tour Dates:
- Thu Oct 17 Columbia, SC Township Auditorium
- Fri Oct 18 Atlanta, GA Fox Theatre
- Sat Oct 19 Southaven, MS Landers Center
- Sun Oct 20 St Louis, MO Chaifetz Arena
- Thu Oct 24 Buffalo, NY Shea’s PAC
- Fri Oct 25 New York, NY Hulu Theatre
- Sat Oct 26 Philadelphia, PA Liacouras Center
- Sun Oct 27 Fairfax, VA (DC) Eagle Bank Arena
- Fri Nov 01 Baltimore, MD UMBC Center
- Sat Nov 02 Norfolk, VA Constant Center
- Sun Nov 03 Richmond, VA Altria Theater
- Thu Nov 07 Columbus, OH Palace Theatre
- Fri Nov 08 Cleveland, OH State Theatre
- Sat Nov 09 Chicago, IL Wintrust Arena
- Sun Nov 10 Detroit, MI Fox Theatre
- Thu Nov 14 Grand Prairie, TX Verizon Theatre
- Fri Nov 15 Jackson, MS Mississippi Coliseum
- Sat Nov 16 New Orleans, LA Lakefront Arena
- Sun Nov 17 Shreveport, LA Municipal Auditorium
- Thu Nov 21 Augusta, GA James Brown Arena
- Fri Nov 22 Hollywood, FL Seminole Hard Rock Casino
- Sat Nov 23 Tampa, Fl Juengling Center
- Sun Nov 24 Columbus, GA Civic Center
- Wed Nov 27 Houston, TX Smart Financial Center
- Fri Nov 29 Charlotte, NC Bojangles Coliseum
- Sat Nov 30 Savannah, GA Civic Center
- Sun Dec 1 Raleigh, NC PNC
- Thu Dec 5 Oakland, CA Paramount Theatre
- Fri Dec 6 Los Angeles, CA Microsoft Theatre
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