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ALEC BENJAMIN AND ALESSIA CARA STAR IN NEW VIDEO FOR “LET ME DOWN SLOWLY”ACCLAIMED SINGER-SONGWRITER WITH OVER 18 MILLION STREAMS PER WEEK RECENTLY UNVEILED SPOTIFY SINGLES FEATURING NEW VERSION OF “LET ME DOWN SLOWLY” & EMOTIONAL COVER OF EMINEM’S “STAN”2019 NORTH AMERICAN HEADLINE “OUTRUNNING KARMA TOUR” NEARLY SOLD OUTWITH SECOND SHOWS ADDED IN LOS ANGELES, DC, BOSTON & SANTA ANA;DATES KICK OFF MARCH 29TH & INCLUDE STOPS ATNYC’S IRVING PLAZA AND TWO NIGHTS AT LA’S EL REY THEATREWATCH THE NEW VIDEO FOR “LET ME DOWN SLOWLY” HERELISTEN TO “LET ME DOWN SLOWLY” FEAT. ALESSIA CARA HERELISTEN TO ALEC’S “NARRATED FOR YOU” MIXTAPE HEREAtlantic recording artist Alec Benjamin has unveiled the official music video for the stellar new version of his breakthrough hit single, “Let Me Down Slowly” featuring GRAMMY? Award-winning recording artist Alessia Cara. The visual, which premiered earlier today on Complex and stars both artists, is available to stream at Benjamin’s official YouTube channel HERE. “Let Me Down Slowly (Feat. Alessia Cara)” is available at all DSPs and streaming services HERE.“For this ‘Let Me Down Slowly’ music video, we really wanted to keep the overall vision simple but also capture the themes of the song through various relationships,” Alec told Complex. “Alessia is an incredible artist and person. It was freezing and rainy on set but we had a great time shooting the video and hope everyone likes it!”The rising singer-songwriter – who is currently being streamed over 18 million times globally per week – kicked off 2019 with his US television debut on The Late Late Show with James Corden, performing “Let Me Down Slowly.” The video of his performance has gone on to amass over 457K views on The Late Late Show’s official YouTube channel. That same day began with the release of the beautiful updated version of “Let Me Down Slowly” featuring Alessia Cara. Upon release, the duet quickly received rave reviews with ROLLING STONE hailing, “Benjamin and Cara’s voices meld together on the hypnotic pop tune as they reflect on vulnerability and the fear of losing a good relationship. Cara’s contribution is a bit of soulful accentuation to the cooler tones of Benjamin’s voice as she tackles the second verse and chorus.” Benjamin just entered the Billboard Hot 100 with “Let Me Down Slowly (Feat. Alessia Cara)” and is currently the cover of Spotify’s esteemed Pop Rising playlist. Last week, Alec’s Spotify Singles were released and feature stripped renditions of “Let Me Down Slowly” as well as his fan-favorite, emotionally gripping cover of Eminem’s “Stan” – listen HERE.Benjamin is currently overseas on his sold-out European headline tour. He’ll return to the US in March and embark on his second North American headline tour. The “Outrunning Karma Tour,” which sold-out three months leading to the announcement of upgraded venues and second shows in various markets, gets underway March 29th in San Francisco, CA. Traveling through early May, the tour culminates with two back-to-back nights at Los Angeles, CA’s historic El Rey Theatre on May 9th and 10th. The sonic storyteller’s largest cross-country trek to date also includes a show at New York’s famed Irving Plaza on April 11th. Shortly after, he’ll take his live performance to Bottle Rock Festival in Napa Valley in late May. For complete details please visit . NARRATED FOR YOU, Benjamin’s extraordinary debut mixtape, has racked up over 242 million global streams and has received praise from fans and critics alike, with both The New York Times and TIME applauding fan favorite “The Water Fountain” on release day. Alec’s compelling companion visuals for mixtape tracks “Let Me Down Slowly,” “If We Have Each Other,” and “Boy In The Bubble” have amassed over 32 million collective views on YouTube.In addition to love from fans and critics, Benjamin has begun to garner support from other musicians, including Billie Eilish, Bryson Tiller and one of his biggest inspirations, John Mayer. After declaring Alec a “young Jedi” for his songwriting craft, Mayer invited him onto his Instagram Live TV show “Current Mood,” where the two performed Alec’s songs, “Death Of A Hero” and “Annabelle’s Homework” live on Mayer’s Instagram to his over 3.7 million followers. (Photo credit: Alex Currie – download high res imagery)ABOUT ALEC BENJAMINAlec Benjamin simply refers to himself as a “narrator.” Inspired by Eminem, Paul Simon, and Citizen Cope, the Phoenix-born, Los Angeles-based songwriter fashioned a cinematic, lo-fi sound that stirred up a buzz online right out of the gate, landing him a major label deal by the age of 18. A day after he turned in his first album, he was dropped by the label he thought would take his artist project to the moon. However, it was going to take a lot more to stop him. Alec immediately hit the road for a self-booked European tour in May 2016. He performed “parking lot shows” for fans outside of Shawn Mendes and Troye Sivan concerts, handing out business cards to leave a tangible keepsake for those listening and building his brand from the ground up.Shortly after the tour, he jumped in the studio with Jon Bellion and ended up earning a co-write on the pop star’s debut album, “New York Soul (Part II). This session would also open the door for Alec to join Bellion on tour directly after. With an insatiable urge to rise to the top, the tenacious prodigy found himself back performing in parking when he wasn’t on-stage opening for Bellion. Knowing that some of those fans would search for him after the performances, Alec made it his mission to consistently uploaded one new song every two weeks to his YouTube channel and build a catalog his fans could listen to. Within the span of six months, he logged over 165 shows and amassed 150K YouTube subscribers simply through perseverance and a D.I.Y. attitude. Alec managed to hit even bigger strides in 2017 when his viral hit “I Built A Friend” ignited online, clocking nearly four million Spotify streams in under a year and earning airplay for millions of Americans on the national TV show, America’s Got Talent. While his story is certainly one of a kind, Alec’s narrative is only just beginning.FOLLOW ALEC BENJAMINFACEBOOK | INSTAGRAM | YOUTUBE | TWITTER | PRESS TOOLSCONTACT:Chelsey Northern | chelsey.northern@ (NATIONAL)Andrew George | andrew.george@ (TOUR/ONLINE)ALEC BENJAMIN – LIVE DATESEUROPEAN & UK HEADLINE TOUR - WINTER 2019FEBRUARY7Cologne, GermanyBlue Shell *SOLD OUT*9Warsaw, Poland???????????????????????????Hydrozagadka11Amsterdam, Netherlands??????????Paradiso Noord *SOLD OUT*12Paris, France????????????????????? ???????????Les Etoiles Theatre13London, UK????????????????????????????????????O2 Academy Islington *SOLD OUT*?NORTH AMERICAN HEADLINE TOUR - SPRING 2019MARCH 29?????????? San Francisco, CA????????????????????????August Hall31?????????? Phoenix, AZ??????????????????????????????????Crescent Ballroom?????????? APRIL2?????????????Austin, TX????????????????????????????????????The Parish *SOLD OUT*3?????????????Houston, TX????????????????????????????????White Oak Downstairs *SOLD OUT*4?????????????Dallas, TX????????????????????????????????????HOB Cambridge Room *SOLD OUT*6?????????????Orlando, FL??????????????????????????????????The Social *SOLD OUT*7?????????????Atlanta, GA???????????????????????????????????Terminal West *SOLD OUT*9?????????????Washington, D.C.????????????????????????U Street Music Hall *SOLD OUT*?????????????? 11?????????? New York, NY ??????????????????????????????Irving Plaza *SOLD OUT*12?????????? Philadelphia, PA???????????????????????????Union Transfer14?????????? Toronto, ON?????????????????????????????????Mod Club *SOLD OUT*16?????????? Boston, MA??????????????????????????????????Sinclair *SOLD OUT*18?????????? Montreal, QC???????????????????????????????Ministere *SOLD OUT*20?????????? Detroit, MI????????????????????????????????????St. Andrew’s Hall23?????????? Chicago, IL????????????????????????????????????Lincoln Hall22?????????? Minneapolis, MN????????????????????????Varsity Theater25?????????? Omaha, NE???????????????????????????????????Slowdown Front Room *SOLD OUT*27?????????? Denver, CO????????????????????????????????????Bluebird *SOLD OUT*30?????????? Salt Lake City, UT?????????????????????????Complex MAY2????????????? Vancouver, BC ??????????????????????????St. James3????????????? Portland, OR????????????????????????????????Hawthorne Theater4????????????? Seattle, WA?????????????????????????????????Neumos *SOLD OUT*8????????????? San Diego, CA???????????????????????????????Voodoo Room @ HOB9????????????? Los Angeles, CA???????????????????????????El Rey Theatre *SOLD OUT*24-26???? Napa Valley, CA????????????????????????????BottleRock Napa Valley# # # ................
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