OF BREAKOUT DEBUT PROJECT ‘TAKE TIME EP’
Inside the confines of the members-only club Living Room, an important piece of recent music history was revisited Thursday evening in Hollywood. GIVĒON, a native of nearby Long Beach—hosted an intimate crowd for the celebration of the five-year anniversary of his debut project, the TAKE TIME EP, released on March 27, 2020.
The eight-track EP formally introduced GIVĒON’s yearning R&B songwriting and viscous delivery to the world upon its release. The result was the explosion of GIVĒON’s career. “Like I Want You” and “Heartbreak Anniversary,” the EPs standout singles, have been certified 3x and 6x platinum respectively by the RIAA®. TAKE TIME was nominated for Best R&B Album at the 2021 GRAMMY® Awards. An introduction for the ages.
GIVĒON, now a seven-time GRAMMY® nominee, is paying his respects to the introductory chapter of his career as he transitions into the newest one, headlined by “Twenties,” his bluesy new ballad released in February. The Matthew Burnett, Jahaan Sweet, Sevn, Maneesh and Gitty-produced record has already eclipsed 50 million streams on Spotify and earned a nod from The New York Times for its “neat wordplay,” as it inches up the Billboard Hot 100, having already achieved a Top 10 position on the Hot R&B Songs chart.
Stay tuned for more from the R&B superstar’s official sophomore campaign.
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