JOY OLADOKUN
Jensen McRae

TUE, 26 SEP 2023 at 07:00PM EDT
Ages: All Ages
Doors Open: 07:00PM

OnSale: Fri, 28 Apr 2023 at 10:00AM EDT
Announcement: Thu, 20 Apr 2023 at 11:00AM EDT

With her major label debut album, in defense of my own happiness, Joy Oladokun is forging her own path, sharing the unique perspective shes gained from living in todays world as a black, queer woman and first-generation child of Nigerian immigrants. Born in Arizona and now living in Nashville, her musical exploration began at age ten when she was inspired to learn guitar after seeing a video of Tracy Chapman -- the first time shed ever seen a black woman play the instrument. The new record, which features collaborations with Maren Morris, Jensen McRae and Penny & Sparrow, has been named one of the "Best Albums of 2021 So Far" by Variety and Rolling Stone, who proclaims, "a serious talent with a kind of low-key, casual ease...shes always seeking out the light to point the way, making for one of the years most uplifting listens." Additionally, NPR Music declares, "She has a remarkable ability to distill how forces at work in the world...she can make even social and political protest feel like an intimate, warmly human act." Oladokun also released a special deluxe album this summer, in defense of my own happiness (complete), which features all 14 tracks from in defense of my own happiness, ten songs from her self-released 2020 record, in defense of my own happiness (the beginnings), and new track "judas." Most recently, Oladokun has collaborated with Brandi Carlile and Lucie Silvas on new song "We Dont Know Were Living" as well as with Noah Kahan on his track, "Someone Like You."