NEW ORIGINAL TRACK PREVIEWS THE FIRST-TIME
GRAMMY NOMINEE’S U.S. TOUR 

THE MOON AND STARS: PRESCRIPTIONS FOR DREAMERS
DELUXE EDITION OUT NOW  

TICKETS ON SALE NOW FOR JUNE’S 2022 HEADLINING TOUR INCLUDING STOPS IN VANCOUVER AND TORONTO

TORONTO, ON – March 18, 2022 – Just ahead of her eagerly awaited U.S. tour, GRAMMY-nominee, Valerie June, has shared Use Me, the first new original track from the celebrated singer-songwriter since the release of her widely acclaimed 2021 LP, The Moon And Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers. Co-written by Valerie and noted songwriter and producer, Jennifer Decilveo (Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato, Andra Day), Use Me is an irresistible slice of Memphis soul that once again affirms Valerie’s powerful ability to connect. “We've made a sphere from a circle unbroken,” sings Valerie. “We've got true love, not just three words spoken.” Listen to and purchase Use Me here and watch the Use Me lyric video here.

“As a bridge between modern music and traditional songs, Use Me vacillates between upbeat pop and weaves in the old, familiar hymn, Will the Circle Be Unbroken,” says June. “Coming full circle, this represents multiple layers of how through love, families, and communities, whether publicly or personally, in life and beyond death, we can use each other to create gorgeously positive changes. Oftentimes, the voices of encouragement are from the women in our lives. We use the guidance of mothers, sisters, aunts, and daughters. I’m thrilled to release this song in celebration of International Women’s Month because it was my very first time working with a female producer, Jennifer Decilveo. Female producers are not easy to come by in the music industry, so this collaboration was extra special.”

Valerie June’s album, The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers, was one of 2021’s most celebrated releases. Produced by June and Jack Splash, the album is “a psychedelic tour de force” that is “powerfully, elegantly subversive” (Uncut) and “a stunning song cycle of redemption and reclamation” (Rolling Stone). June’s spellbinding vocals and infectious sense of wonder ground the record, and “her every quiver bespeaks emotional honesty” (New Yorker). The follow-up to her 2013 breakthrough, Pushin’ Against A Stone, and the widely adored, The Order of Time — a 2017 effort that earned the admiration of Bob Dylan and landed on best-of-the-year lists — The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers is landmark work for the Memphis-born, Brooklyn-based auteur.

The album’s Call Me A Fool, featuring Stax legend, Carla Thomas, was nominated for Best American Roots Song at the upcoming 64^th GRAMMY Awards, the first nomination of June’s illustrious career. 

You and I, the gorgeous lead track from The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers was featured in Apple’s latest #ShotOniPhone Holiday ad. The poignant short film is called Saving Simon and was directed by Oscar® Nominee Jason Reitman and his father, Oscar® Nominee the late Ivan Reitman. Watch the full-length version here.

Tickets are on sale now for June’s 2022 headlining tour which kicks off on March 31 and includes Canadian stops in Vancouver and Toronto. Full routing is below, for more information visit here.

Use Me
Written by Valerie June and Jennifer Decilveo
Produced by Jennifer Decilveo
Mixed by Sean Cook

The Moon & Stars 2022 Tour Dates:
March 31 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox
April 1 – Vancouver, BC – The Commodore Ballroom
April 2 – Portland, OR – Aladdin Theater SOLD OUT
April 3 – Portland, OR – Aladdin Theater
April 5 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
April 6 – Berkeley, CA – The UC Theatre
April 8 – Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theatre
April 9 – San Diego, CA – Belly Up
April 22 – Kennett Square, PA – Longwood Gardens Open Air Theatre SOLD OUT
May 3 – Northampton, MA – Academy of Music Theatre
May 4 – New York, NY – Town Hall
May 5 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
May 6 – Munhall, PA – Carnegie Music Hall at Homestead
May 7 – Ithaca, NY – State Theatre
May 10 – Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall
May 11 – Ferndale, MI – Magic Bag
May 13 – Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom
May 14 – Columbus, OH – The Athenaeum Theatre
May 15 – Indianapolis, IN – HI-FI Annex
May 16 – Bloomington, IL – The Castle Theatre
May 18 – Chicago, IL – Old Town School SOLD OUT
May 19 – Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall
May 20 – Minneapolis, MN – Pantages Theatre
May 21 – Iowa City, IA – Englert Theatre
May 22 – St. Louis, MO – Delmar Hall
May 24 – Louisville, KY – Paristown Hall
May 25 – Cincinnati, OH – Memorial Hall
May 27 – Harrisburg, PA – Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center
May 28 – Annapolis, MD – Ram's Head On Stage SOLD OUT

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