KING PRINCESS’ DEBUT ALBUM CHEAP QUEEN OUT NOW
CONFIRMS TELEVISION DEBUT ON “THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT” ON NOVEMBER 5th
CURRENTLY ON NORTH AMERICAN HEADLINE TOUR
“Catchy, romantic pop confections are quickly becoming
the 20-year-old singer-songwriter’s specialty” — The New York Times
“A new breed of queer pop icon: King Princess” —Rolling Stone
“King Princess is Pop Music’s Newest Crown Jewel” — Vanity Fair”
Rising pop star King Princess’ debut album Cheap Queen is out today on Zelig/Columbia Records—listen here.
King Princess will make her television debut with a performance on CBS’ “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” on Tuesday, November 5th following her two-night sold out residence at New York’s Terminal 5.
Included in this year’s The New York Times, New York Magazine and Entertainment Weekly fall previews, Cheap Queen was written and produced in Los Angeles by King Princess and Mike Malchicoff. The album features contributions from Tobias Jesso Jr., Father John Misty and The Dap-Kings.
Prior today’s release, album tracks “Hit The Back,” “Aint Together,” “Prophet,” and title track, “Cheap Queen” were released to critical acclaim. NPR wrote, “For King Princess, a 20-year-old who’s currently blooming into a queer icon, ‘Cheap Queen’ has it all.”
King Princess is currently on a North American headline tour which includes stops at New York’s Terminal 5, Toronto’s Rebel Nightclub, Los Angeles’ The Wiltern, Montreal’s MTELUS and many more. See below for the full list of dates. This year has seen King Princess grace festival stages this year at Coachella, Governors Ball, Glastonbury, Life Is Beautiful, Lollapalooza and most recently Austin City Limits (ACL). Billboard noted of her ACL performance, “[King Princess] demonstrated both pop prowess (“Cheap Queen,” “Pussy is God” and “Trust Nobody”) and a penchant for rippin’ rock riffs…”
Cheap Queen follows a breakout 2018 for King Princess. Her debut single, an ode to untold queer histories titled “1950,” became an overnight smash hit with over 250 million streams to date, while her debut EP, Make My Bed, was released to widespread critical acclaim. Since the release, King Princess has gone to collaborate with Fiona Apple for the reimagining of “I Know” earlier this year and share the critically acclaimed “Pussy Is God” which has streamed over 24 million times to date.
Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, King Princess is a vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter. The product of a musical family, she spent much of her childhood tinkering on the vintage Neve board in her father’s Brooklyn studio, learning guitar and piano along the way.
Praise for Cheap Queen thus far…
“Most of the songs are midtempo, keyboard-centered ballads, harking back to Fiona Apple (with whom Straus has remade one of Apple’s songs, “I Know”) and perhaps Stevie Wonder, Carole King and the piano-centric moments of the Beatles.”—The New York Times, Critics Pick
“King Princess, Brooklyn queer pop royalty, is ready for the throne.”—New York Magazine
“In what’s already been a transformative year for queer pop artists…Straus’ debut feels like an exclamation point.”—Noisey
“…impossible not to dance to”—Entertainment Weekly
“One of pop music’s most hotly anticipated debut albums”—Reuters
KING PRINCESS — CHEAP QUEEN
- Tough On Myself
- Useless Phrases
- Cheap Queen
- Ain’t Together
- Do You Wanna See Me Crying
- Homegirl
- Prophet
- Isabels Moment featuring Tobias Jesso Jr.
- Trust Nobody
- Watching My Phone
- You Destroyed My Heart
- Hit the Back
- If You Think It’s Love
KING PRINCESS LIVE
October 28 Rebel Complex Toronto, ON
October 29 MTELUS Montreal, QC
October 30 House of Blues Boston, MA
November 1 Terminal 5 New York, NY
November 2 Terminal 5 New York, NY
November 4 The Fillmore Philadelphia, PA
November 6 9:30 Club Washington, DC
November 7 9:30 Club Washington, DC
November 9 The Orange Peel Asheville, NC
November 10 Tabernacle Atlanta, GA
November 12 The Plaza Live Orlando, FL
November 13 Revolution Fort Lauderdale, FL
November 16 Corona Capital Mexico City, MX
January 16 Queen Elizabeth Theatre Vancouver, BC
January 18 Showbox SoDo Seattle, WA
January 19 Roseland Theater Portland, OR
January 21 Fox Theater Oakland, CA
January 24 The Wiltern Los Angeles, CA
January 25 The Wiltern Los Angeles, CA
January 28 The Observatory North Park San Diego, CA
January 29 The Van Buren Phoenix, AZ
January 31 The Union Event Center Salt Lake City, UT
February 2 Ogden Theatre Denver, CO
February 4 Palace Theatre Saint Paul, MN
February 5 Riviera Theatre Chicago, IL
February 7 Royal Oak Music Theatre Detroit, MI
February 8 Stage AE Pittsburgh, PA
February 10 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH
February 11 Marathon Music Works Nashville, TN
February 13 The Pageant Saint Louis, MO
February 14 The Truman Kansas City, MO
BOLD — sold out