The38-year-old half-Mexican American singer, rapper and songwriter, whose real name is Scott Mescudi, has announced plans to release his first-ever greatest hits compilation, The Boy Who Flew to the Moon Vol. 1, which he plans to launch on Friday, July 8.
Additionally, Cudi revealed in the same post that he’ll be offering his 2008 debut mixtape, A Kid Named Cudi, on streaming services for the first time beginning July 15.
“I love u. Ur welcome,” he tweeted on Monday, along with heart, peace sign and smiley face emoji. He followed up a short time later with the announcement that the tracklist for the hits comp will be unveiled on Wednesday (July 6).
“A Kid Named Cudi dropped July 17th 2008. This official release is 2 days shy of the 14th anniversary,” Cudi wrote, noting that it will also be available on vinyl. “I am so damn excited u all get to enjoy it again, remastered, w all the jams that made people fans from jump. Also, did a new intro.”
The mixtape was originally released by Fool’s Gold Records and 10.Deep and it contains the song that announced Cudi to the world, his debut single, “Day ‘n’ Nite,” which ran up to No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart; the song was the lead single from Cudi’s 2009 debut studio album, Man on the Moon: The End of Day.
The dual announcement caps what’s been a busy month already for Cudi, who is also prepping his eighth studio album, Entergalactic, due out in the fall. The collection is named after his upcoming Netflix series, which is slated to premiere on September 30. He performed the live debut of the album’s first single, “Do What I Want,” at last month’s Governors Ball Festival in New York.
He also recently announced the dates for his To The Moon — 2022 World Tour, a 27-city outing that will take him across North America, Asia and Europe beginning with an August 16 show at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC through a November 22 gig at the Fabrique in Milan, Italy.
The 32-year-old Dominica American bachata star has announced an upcoming 11-date “greatest hits” trek that he’s called the Classic Tour.
As part of the trek, Royce will not only serenade fans with the songs that catapulted his career, but he’ll also celebrate his decade-long trajectory.
“I am thrilled to be able to share the Classic Tour with all of my fans who have been there for me unconditionally since the very beginning of my career,” said Price Royce in a statement. “I am still here thanks to you all and this tour is for you. I’m filled with gratefulness.”
Produced by Loud and Live, the 11-date tour will kick off September 16 in Miami and take Royce across the U.S., visiting major markets like Chicago, New York and Los Angeles before wrapping up in Santa Barbara, Calif., in October. This will his first tour since the pandemic shutdown, which halted his Alter Ego Tour in March 2020.
Most recently, Royce and Maria Becerra scored a top 10 on Billboard’s Tropical Airplay chart with their collaboration “Te Espero.”
For the Argentine artist, the track marked her first top 10 on the tally. Meanwhile, for Royce, it added a 30th top 10 his Tropical Airplay chart account.
The romantic bachata samples British rock band Cutting Crew’s “(I Just) Died in Your Arms” — a No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hit in 1987 — and was produced by D’lesly “Dice” Lora and Royce, and written by Royce alongside Becerra, Nelsen and Bobby Sierra.
Here’s the complete list of dates and venues for Royce’s “Classic Tour”:
Sept. 16 — Miami — FTX Arena
Sept. 17 — Orlando — Hard Rock Live Orlando
Sept. 18 — Atlanta — The Eastern
Sept. 22 — Dallas TX — Trust CU Theatre at Grand Prairie
Sept. 23 — Houston — Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land
Sept. 25 — Chicago — Rosemont Theatre
Oct. 1 — New York — United Palace
Oct. 2 — Washington D.C. — DAR Constitution Hall
Oct. 7 — Los Angeles — Microsoft Theater
Oct. 8 — San Jose, Calif. — San Jose Center for the Performing Arts
Oct. 9 — Santa Barbara, Calif. — The Arlington Theater
Based on a true story, No stars Bernalas a brash young Chilean advertising executive who spearheads a campaign that helps topple Chilean military dictator Augusto Pinochet’s regime
Also from Chile, Andres Wood’s Violeta Went to Heaven came in second in the same competition, and also won Best Art Direction, while the 3rd Choral Award went to Claudio Assis’ Rat Fever from Brazil.
The Jury granted a Special Prize for Carlos Sorin’s Fishing Days (Argentina) and a Special Mention for Brazil/France co-production Once Upon a Time Was I, Verônica, directed by Marcelo Gomes
The fest’s First Film competition was topped by William Vega’s La Sirga (Colombia), followed by Alejandro Fadel’s The Wild Ones (Argentina) which also picked the Choral Award for Best Artistic Contribution. The 3rd Choral prize went to Fernando Guzzoni’s Dog Flesh (Chile)
Local documentary El evangelio según Ramiro by Juan Carlos Calahorra picked the 1st Choral in the Documentary competition, while Maria Veronica Ramirez’s Anima Buenos Aires topped the Animation category.
The FIPRESCI Award went to Nicolas Pereda’s Greatest Hits (Mexico)
Here’s the complete list of awards:
FICTION
Short Films
Jury Mention: Detras del espejo – Julio O. Ramos (Peru)
Choral Award to Best Short Film: Los anfitriones – Miguel Angel Moulet (Cuba)
Feature Length Films
First Choral Award: No – Pablo Larrain (Chile, USA, Mexico)
Second Choral Award: Violeta Went to Heaven – Andres Wood (Chile, Argentina, Brazil)
Third Choral Award: Rat Fever – Claudio Assis (Brazil)
Special Jury Prize: Fishing Days – Carlos Sorin (Argentina)
Jury Mention: Once Upon a Time Was I, Veronica – Marcelo Gomes (Brazil, France)
Best Direction: Michel Franco – After Lucia (Mexico)
Best Script: Eduardo del Llano and Daniel Díaz Torres – La película de Ana (Cuba)
Best Actor: Andres Crespo – Pescador (Ecuador, Colombia)
Best Actress: Laura de la Uz – La película de Ana (Cuba)
Best Editing: Pablo Trapero and Nacho Ruiz Capillas – White Elephant (Argentina, Spain, France)
Best Original Score: Jacobo Lieberman, Leonardo Heiblum – The Delay (Uruguay, Mexico)
Best Soundtrack: Gilles Laurent – Post Tenebras Lux (Mexico, France, Germany, The Netherlands)
Best Cinematography: Alexis Zabe – Post Tenebras Lux (Mexico, France, Germany, The Netherlands)
Best Art Direction: Rodrigo Bazaes – Violeta Went to Heaven (Chile, Argentina, Brazil)
Best Film about Latin America by a non-Latin American filmmaker: Here and There – Antonio Mendez Esparza (USA, Spain, Mexico)
FIRST FILMS
First Choral Award: La Sirga – William Vega (Colombia, France, Mexico)
Second Choral Award: The Wild Ones – Alejandro Fadel (Argentina)
Third Choral Award: Dog Flesh – Fernando Guzzoni (Chile)
Mention: El limpiador – Adrian Saba (Peru)
Choral Award to the Best Artistic Contribution: The Wild Ones – Alejandro Fadel (Argentina)
ANIMATED FILMS
First Choral Award: Anima Buenos Aires – Maria Veronica Ramirez (Argentina)
Second Choral Award: Luminaris – Juan Pablo Zaramella (Argentina)
Third Choral Award: Fat Bald Short Man – Carlos Osuna (Colombia, France)
Special Jury Prize: Selkirk, el verdadero Robinson Crusoe – Walter Tournier (Uruguay, Argentina, Chile)
Mention: La luna en el jardin – Adanoe Lima and Yemelí Cruz (Cuba)
DOCUMENTARY FILMS
First Choral Award: El evangelio segun Ramiro – Juan Carlos Calahorra (Cuba)
Second Choral Award: Con mi corazon en Yambo – Fernanda Restrepo (Ecuador)
Third Choral Award: Cuentos sobre el futuro – Patricia Bustos (Chile)
Best Film about Latin America by a non-Latin American filmmaker: Escenas previas – Aleksandra Maciuszek (Cuba, Poland)
Special Prize: De agua dulce – Damian Sainz (Cuba)
Additionally, Cudi revealed in the same post that he’ll be offering his 2008 debut mixtape, A Kid Named Cudi, on streaming services for the first time beginning July 15.
