Jazmine Sullivan releases "Heaux Tales, Mo' Tales: The Deluxe"
After a year of taking 2021 by storm with the lauded Heaux Tales, Jazmine Sullivan releases Heaux Tales, Mo’ Tales: The Deluxe via RCA Records.
Released January 8, 2021, Heaux Tales debuted at #1 on the R&B Albums chart, #2 on the R&B/Hip Hop chart and #4 on the Billboard 200 chart, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. Heaux Tales marked Sullivan’s second #1 R&B Albums chart debut, fifth Top 5 R&B/Hip-Hop Albums debut and her highest debut on the Billboard 200 chart. The recently RIAA-certified Platinum track, “Pick Up Your Feelings,” earned Jazmine her first #1 on both the Billboard Adult R&B Airplay and Mediabase R&B Airplay charts and peaked at #9 at R&B/Hip-Hop radio.
The year-long impact of Heaux Tales landed the project at #1 on several best of the year lists, including NPR, Los Angeles Times, Entertainment Weekly, Pitchfork, Vulture; and within the top 10 on The New York Times (#4), FADER (#5), Complex (#5), Rolling Stone (#7), Billboard (#9), Time (#10), and more.
Sullivan is currently nominated for three Grammy Awards for Best R&B Album, Best R&B Performance and Best R&B Song for “Pick Up Your Feelings,” upping her total to fifteen nominations. Additionally, Sullivan is nominated for four 2022 NAACP Image Awards, including Outstanding Female Artist and Outstanding Album. Last year, she won a BET Award for Album of the Year, plus two Soul Train Music Awards for Best Album/Mixtape and Best R&B/Soul Female Artist.
Upon release, Heaux Tales immediately resonated with fans and fellow creatives (Cardi B, Issa Rae, Flea from Red Hot Chili Peppers, Summer Walker), and over the years, peers such as Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Chaka Khan, Monica, have praised her singing and songwriting skills. With stellar performances on NPR Music’s Tiny Desk, Super Bowl LV and more, Jazmine’s mind-blowing vocals have turned into a master class crash course for several singing challenges on TikTok, resulting in They Have The Range dubbing Jazmine Sullivan their #1 vocal moment for the year.