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After an illustrious 2021, Long Beach native GIVĒON recently released his debut album “Give or Take.” The singer celebrated the release with a video to his latest single, “Lost Me,” an arthouse-style music video that finds him looking for his love interest.
The 15-track album features previously released singles, “For Tonight,” and “Lie Again.” The singer surprised fans with “For Tonight” back in September, shortly after the announcement of his sold-out “Timeless Tour.”
GIVĒON doesn’t stray too far from what anointed him as music’s next rising star — “Give or Take” boasts production from frequent collaborators Sevn Thomas, Jahaan Sweet, and Boi-1da. His mother also returns to narrate the album and helps him unpack his feelings of love, fame and trust throughout the album similar to his Grammy-nominated debut EP “TAKE TIME.”
The 27-year-old’s meteoric rise to fame started May 2020, where he appeared as a feature on Drake’s mixtape “Dark Lane Demo Tapes.” What followed was what many call The Drake Stimulus Package. GIVĒON’s baritone vocal tone on “Chicago Freestyle” quickly established himself as a rising star.
GIVĒON released his second EP, “When It’s All Said And Done,” six months later and doubled back and graced Drake’s sixth studio album “Certified Lover Boy” and Justin Bieber’s hit song “Peaches,” which now comfortably sits over a billion streams on Spotify.
“Give or Take” is available via Epic Records and With Not So Fast LLC.