K’NAAN to Debut New EP ‘More Beautiful Than Silence’ on January 24th

EP to Feature Single “Is Anybody Out There” Featuring Nelly Furtado

‘Nothing to Lose’ Featuring Nas to Premiere TODAY on Complex.com

K’NAAN’s New Album Set for Release on A&M/Octone Spring 2012

“K’NAAN sees the utopia of John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’ through a hip-hop lens…” - ROLLING STONE

Critically acclaimed Hip Hop MC and singer/songwriter K’NAAN is set to debut his new EP More Beautiful Than Silence on January 24th through A&M/Octone Records. The collection includes five new tracks including the single ‘Is Anybody Out There’ featuring Nelly Furtado which is set to impact radio on February 7th, as well as ‘Nothing to Lose’ with Nas and “Better” produced by Ryan Tedder. ‘Nothing to Lose’ is set to premiere TODAY, January 19th on Complex.com, click here to listen. In addition to his EP, K’NAAN’s new album is set to be released in Spring 2012. More details will be announced in the coming weeks.

More Beautiful Than Silence Track Listing:
1.) Is Anybody Out There (featuring Nelly Furtado)
2.) Nothing to Lose featuring Nas
3.) More Beautiful Than Silence
4.) Better
5.) Coming to America

Wrapping his world tour for his acclaimed sophomore album Troubadour in the fall of 2010, K’NAAN has since been hard at work in the studio. The dynamic 5 tracks featured on his EP More Beautiful Than Silence will give fans a taste of the diverse sound that they have come to know the artist for, while highlighting the expansive sonic direction K’NAAN has explored writing and recording over the last year.

Globally celebrated hip-hop MC K’NAAN made a powerful mark on the music world with his series of album releases including his acclaimed debut release Dusty Foot Philosopher and sophomore album, Troubadour. With his eloquent and thought-provoking lyrics, in the tradition of great folk singers and protest songs, K’NAAN carved a new path that widened the traditional hip-hop music perspective. With his sophomore album, K’NAAN was declared an “Artist to Watch” by Rolling Stone, NPR, The Los Angeles Times and MTV. The album included his multiplatinum single “Wavin’ Flag,” which saw worldwide success after being selected by Coca-Cola as their theme song for their FIFA 2010 FIFA World Cup™ campaign. Declared the “People’s Anthem” with its message of hope and solidarity, the single reached #1 in over 18 countries and also topped Billboard’s European Hot 100 Singles chart.

In addition, K’NAAN has won a variety of awards including two Junos for Artist of the Year and Songwriter of the Year and was also nominated for a Polaris Music Prize. The artist has guested on multiple notable projects including Nas and Damian Marley’s Distant Relatives, Keane and Mos Def.