2023/02/22.TaurenWellsReimaginesUseaFriendandCoversBeyoncesHaloforSpotifySingles.asp
NEWS SOURCE: Rogers & Cowan PR
February 22, 2023

Los Angeles, California (February 22, 2023) Today, 10-time GRAMMY^® Award nominee Tauren Wells delivers two new Spotify Singles – a special version of “Use a Friend” and an exclusive cover of Beyonce’s “Halo”. Recorded at the famed Electric Lady Studios in New York City, the Spotify Singles version of “Use a Friend,” which was originally released on his 2022 studio album “Joy In The Morning,” incorporates unique new sounds and refreshes the overall instrumental and his cover of “Halo” energizes the early 2000s classic, blending a soulful serenade with the addition of an upbeat rhythm. 
 
“What I love about the Spotify Singles version of my song “Use A Friend” is that it’s actually the band in the studio playing together captured in real time,” says Wells. “So much of what I record is a lot of pieces being put together in this masterful puzzle, but this is human beings in a room with instruments, capturing a moment. I think it’s a really cool representation of the song.”
 
Listen to Tauren’s Spotify Singles HERE.
 
Tracklist:

1. “Use A Friend – Spotify Singles”
2. “Halo – Spotify Singles” 

On March 2^nd, Wells picks back up on the remainder of his 18-city Joy In The Morning Tour in Birmingham, AL. The national headline run hits cities across the Southeast, Eastern Seaboard, New England, Midwest, Southwest and West Coast. Special guests Aaron Cole and Lakewood Music will support on all dates. See below for itinerary. For ticket information, click HERE.

 
About Tauren Wells:
Tauren Wells is a celebrated platinum-selling recording artist, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter, with 10 GRAMMY® Award nominations, six number 1’s, 225+ million career video views, six GMA Dove Awards, a Billboard Music Award nomination, and over 1 billion global streams to date, and counting. Through his precise artistry, masterful lyrics, and dance-oriented performances, Tauren uniquely connects his contemporary Christian and Gospel sound with elements of pop, hip-hop and R&B. Tauren debuted his solo music in 2017 with the pop hit, “Love Is Action,” which held the no. 1 spot at CHR radio for eight weeks. Soon followed the GRAMMY®-nominated and RIAA platinum-certified “Hills and Valleys,” a thought-provoking piano and cello-driven track that found a home on Christian Airplay’s Top 10 for several consecutive weeks. In 2018, Tauren released “Known,” the RIAA gold-certified single which reached no. 1 on multiple charts including Christian Airplay and Christian AC Songs, while garnering him a 2019 GRAMMY® Award nomination for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song and Billboard Music Award for Top Christian Song. His most recent collaboration with H.E.R., “Hold Us Together,” was nominated for a 2022 GRAMMY® Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song, along with a 2022 BET Award nomination and a 2022 NAACP Image Award nomination. His album Citizen of Heaven (Live) was up for a 2022 GRAMMY® Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album and generated the RIAA gold-certificated single, “Famous For (I Believe).” Having toured with the iconic likes of Lionel Richie and Mariah Carey, this consummate performer averages nearly 90 shows a year across North America. In October, he will crisscross America on the “Joy in the Morning Tour,” his third headline outing (along with special guests Aaron Cole and Lakewood Music) in support of his latest album Joy In The Morning (June 2022), which features the hit singles “Fake It,” “Empty,” “Come Home,” and the title track.
 
About Spotify Singles: Driving more than seven billion streams since the program began in 2017, Spotify Singles was created to give artists an opportunity to record new versions of their own songs, the songs of the artists they love, or an original song. To date, there have been over 700 recordings from more than 300 artists across all genres. The complete list of Spotify Singles can be found HERE.
 

For more information, please contact:
Kristen Kanopka, Capitol Music Group / Kristen.Kanopka@umusic.com
Rogers and Cowan PMK / TaurenWells@rogersandcowanpmk.com
 
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For more info on Tauren Wells, visit the JFH Artists Database.