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Valerie June will release Under Cover – a specially curated 8-track covers collection, available digitally and on CD + vinyl, August 26th, 2022, via Fantasy Records. Under Cover features extraordinary interpretations of songs by some of June’s favorite artists including previously unreleased versions of Frank Ocean’s “Godspeed,” Joe South’s “Don’t It Make You......
The deluxe edition of my latest album, “The Moon & Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers” which includes covers of Nick Drake, John Lennon, and Stephen Foster is out now everywhere! https://found.ee/VJthemoonandstarsdeluxe The deluxe edition of my latest album, “The Moon & Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers” which includes......
Valerie June is having a moment. Yesterday, her song “Call Me A Fool,” featuring Stax legend Carla Thomas was nominated for Best American Roots Song at the upcoming 64th GRAMMY Awards, the first nomination of the celebrated singer-songwriter’s career. “Call Me A Fool” is the lead track from......
Watch the new Apple Commercial here! Valerie’s song “You And I” is featured in Apple‘s brand-new holiday #ShotOniPhone film which debuts globally today! The poignant short film is called Saving Simon and was directed by Oscar® Nominee Jason Reitman and his father, Oscar® Nominee Ivan......
A poetic call for mindfulness, creativity, and analog real-world connection in an increasingly disconnected world from singer-songwriter Valerie June. Maps for the Modern World is a collection of poems and original illustrations about cultivating community, awareness, and harmony with our surroundings as we move fearlessly toward our......
So thrilled to announce 📣 that I’ve written a children’s book about my baby banjolele!! I teamed up with Mexican-American artist, Marce Avelar whose illustrations are so brightly colorful they could be the stars in the sky! Yayyyyy!!!! It’s release day, and there’s a link in......
Today, Valerie June shares her new album The Moon & Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers, out now on Fantasy Records. It’s the first new album from the celebrated genre-bending singer/songwriter since 2017’s acclaimed The Order of Time. An uncompromising vision, The Moon & Stars: Prescriptions For......
On one of the most blisteringly cold days in December I sat next to Valerie June in a small coffee shop and listened to her tell me about how music helped her and her family grieve the death of her father. “I feel like his......
Valerie June is a Grammy-nominated artist from Tennessee. She’s been hailed by the New York Times as one of America’s “most intriguing, fully formed new talents.” A musician, singer, songwriter, poet, illustrator, actor, certified yoga and mindfulness meditation instructor, and author, she honorably served as a Turnaround artist working with students for the President’s Committee for the Arts and Humanities and continues serving through The Kennedy Center. She has recorded three critically acclaimed, best-selling solo albums and has also written songs for legendary artists such as Mavis Staples and The Blind Boys of Alabama. An Amazon #1 Best Seller in poetry, her first book, Maps for the Modern World is a collection of lyrical poems and original illustrations about cultivating community, awareness, and harmony with our surroundings as we move fearlessly toward our dreams. When she’s not touring, she splits her time between Tennessee and New York.
“The latest album, The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers, is a wonderful place to stay for a while.” – The Current
“A stunning song cycle of redemption and reclamation.” – Rolling Stone
“A breathtaking record.” – NPR
“Valerie June’s celestial voice is a meditative guide through her evolving style of astral roots music.” – SPIN