TUNE IN! NAV TO LIVESTREAM FIRST ARENA SHOW ON TWITCH FOR HOMETOWN CONCERT IN TORONTO
Airing Exclusively On 3POINT5, A Twitch Channel Powered By
Universal Music Group’s °1824,
Tune In April 11 At 10PM ET
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11 APRIL 2023 (TORONTO, ON) - NAV is set to livestream a career milestone on Twitch: his first arena show, which takes place on April 11 at Scotiabank Arena in his hometown of Toronto, ON. The livestream will start at 10PM ET and take place on 3point5, a Twitch channel powered by Universal Music Group’s °1824. The Twitch livestream can be found at twitch.tv/3point5.
The announcement follows the release of “Lately,” the first track from his forthcoming album NAV 2, an album that was fully written and produced by NAV. “Lately” is his first song since last year's Demon’s Protected By Angels, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard R&B/Hip Hop and Rap charts, marking NAV’s third album to reach the top spot. The album would go on to become the second most streamed rap album of the year on Spotify. More details on NAV 2 coming soon.
The live streamed Toronto performance will cap off the finale of a 22-date national tour with support from Bryson Tiller, RealestK and SoFaygo. NAV is the first Canadian rapper to headline the 19,800-seat arena since Drake’s last concert there. Tickets for the tour date can be found here.
About NAV
Navraj Singh Goraya, known to the world as NAV, is a true renaissance man who has manifested a brilliant future for himself. As a Canadian-grown musician, he learned piano by ear, and later took lessons to further refine his song production abilities. It was a no-brainer that NAV would join the ranks at XO, with The Weeknd as its figurehead, becoming XO Records’ first official signee with 9 Billion Global streams, 11 Million RIAA-certified digital units, 4 RIAA Gold albums, and 11 Hot 100 Hits under his belt. The critically lauded rapper and producer recently released his fourth album Demons Protected By Angels featuring Gunna, Lil Uzi Vert, Lil Baby, Future, Travis Scott,
debuting at #1 on the Billboard R&B/Hip Hop and Rap charts with over 275 million streams globally, marking NAV’s fifth consecutive top 10 album in the US. He made an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! to perform “One Time” with Don Toliver. Standout track “Never Sleep” ft. Travis Scott and Lil Baby also garnered over 40 million streams in the first month of its release. Prior to this, NAV shared Emergency Tsunami (2021) which racked up 580 million Global Streams to date and another show stopping Jimmy Kimmel Live! performance of “Young Wheezy” alongside Gunna. His previously celebrated albums Bad Habits (2019), which is RIAA-certified Gold, and Good Intentions (2020) each debuted at #1 on Billboard - totaling three #1 albums in a short period of time for NAV - while his certified Gold debut project Reckless (2018) continues to be a cultural force. The beloved XO superstar has received high praise from outlets including GQ, Rolling Stone, Billboard, Complex, Hypebeast, Okayplayer, and many more. His goal to show the world the breadth of his talent has paid off with consecutive #1 charting albums, and sold out shows worldwide.
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About Republic Records
A division of Universal Music Group, the world's leading music company, Republic Records has been recognized by Billboard as the industry’s #1 label over the last 10 years. It is home to an all-star roster of multi-platinum, award-winning legends and superstar artists such as Ariana Grande, Billy Porter, Bo Burnham, Ciara, Clairo, Coi Leray, Conan Gray, Daddy Yankee, Drake, Eddie Vedder, G Herbo, Glass Animals, Florence + the Machine, Greta Van Fleet, Hailee Steinfeld, Jack Johnson, James Blake, James Bay, Jessie J, Jimmy Fallon, John Legend, John Mellencamp, Jonas Brothers, Julia Michaels, Kid Cudi, Kim Petras, Lil Wayne, Lorde, Metro Boomin, NAV, Nicki Minaj, Of Monsters and Men, Pearl Jam, Post Malone, Seth MacFarlane, Stevie Wonder, Swedish House Mafia, Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, Twice, TXT, and more. Founded by brothers and chief executives Monte and Avery Lipman, it is also comprised of innovative business ventures, including American Recordings, Boominati Worldwide, Brushfire, Casablanca Records, Cash Money, Federal Films, HYBE, Imperial, JYP, Lava Records, Mercury Records, Republic Records: Kids & Family, Republic Nashville, Universal Arabic Music, Uptown Records, Victor Victor, Wicked Money Family, XO, Young Money, among others.
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