Press Release

GRAMMY-NOMINATED SINGER RO JAMES RELEASES NEW TRACK “PLAN B” FT. BRANDY

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ANNOUNCES SOPHOMORE ALBUM MANTIC

DUE OUT MAY 29TH

VIA BYSTORM ENTERTAINMENT/RCA RECORDS

AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW

INCLUDES FEATURES FROM MIGUEL, BRANDY AND MASEGO

REVEALS TRACKLISTING AND ARTWORK

[May 14, 2020] Today, Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Ro James releases a new track “Plan B” featuring Brandy from his forthcoming sophomore album MANTIC which he also announces is due out via ByStorm Entertainment/RCA Records on May 29th. Click HERE to listen.

At 15 tracks the album will include features from some of the most notable names in R&B including Miguel, Brandy and Masego. MANTIC will also feature previously released tracks “Last Time” which has over 10 million streams and video views worldwide and “Touchy Feely” which Noisey included on their “18 R&B Songs That Make Up for This Unbearable Year List” and explains: “[Ro James] has a penchant for sensual songs, and his sophomore album is shaping up to be just as sexy as his last.”

MANTIC also sees James teaming up with frequent collaborators including producers DJ Camper and Salaam Remi, as well as songwriter Verse Simmons and producer Soundz, the same team behind James’ Grammy-nominated, RIAA certified platinum single “Permission.” The track was the lead single from his critically-acclaimed debut album ELDORADO.Ro James on what MANTIC means to him and the inspiration for the album: “The music I create evokes a feeling of romance, but I wanted to dissect that word and break it down by taking the ‘ro’ out of it. MANTIC refers to
divination and prophecy—seeking knowledge of the future through supernatural means. Speaking things into existence and living forward, having faith in where you’re supposed to be and where you’re going.”

Listen to “Plan B,” pre-order MANTIC and keep an eye out for more coming soon.

MANTIC Tracklisting:

  1. Powder Room (IntRO)
  2. Last Time
  3. Touchy Feely
  4. Be Mine
  5. Rain
  6. Cherry On Top (Interlude)
  7. Too Much feat. Miguel
  8. Excuse Me
  9. Outside The Box (How Bout That)
  10. Rose
  11. Plan B feat. Brandy
  12. Slow Down feat. Masego
  13. Baby Blue
  14. You
  15. Look Of Things (OutRO)

Listen to “Plan B” ft. Brandy: https://smarturl.it/RoJames_PlanB

Pre-Order MANTIC: https://smarturl.it/RoJames_MANTIC

Listen “Touchy Feely”: https://smarturl.it/RoJames_TouchyFeely

Watch/Buy/Stream “Last Time”: https://smarturl.it/LastTimex

About Ro James

Born in Stuttgart, Germany to a military father turned preacher, Ro James found himself moving around for most of his childhood. From Indiana, California, Hawaii, Oklahoma to the place he now calls home, Jamaica, Queens, music was always in the forefront of James’ life. His musical inspirations come from the sounds of Johnny Cash, Prince, Tupac, Jodeci, and more.

His debut single “Permission” was released in late 2015 and catapulted his career to the next level with the track topping the Urban Adult radio chart for 10 weeks consecutively. “Permission” was the lead single from James’ debut album ELDORADO. Released in May 2016, James’ debut album ELDORADO entered the charts at #3 on The Billboard R&B Albums Chart and #8 on the Top Hip-Hop/R&B Albums Chart. The success of the album earned him nominations for Best R&B Performance at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards Best New Artist at the 2017 NAACP Image Awards and Best New R&B Artist at the 2017 iHeart Radio Music Awards. He delivered an electrifying performance the track along with “Already Knew That” from ELDORADO on the Soul Train Awards stage.

James embarked on his own headlining North American “XIX” Tour with dates in Europe in Amsterdam, London and Paris in early 2017. He appears on Luke James’ latest single released last month “go girl” with BJ The Chicago Kid, which they performed together on the Soul Train Awards late last year. He’s now readying his sophomore album, MANTIC which is set for release on May 29th via ByStorm Entertainment/RCA Records.

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