June Freedom

Transatlantic Afro/alt-Pop Artist June Freedom Is As Uninhibited And Genre-Bending As His Upbringing Alludes. Though Boston-Born June Spent The Majority Of His Youth Living Abroad In His Family’s Native Country The Storied Cape Verde Islands. He Often Describes His Time On Fogo As An Incomparable Coming-Of-Age Experience Augmented By Raw Live Music Recreational Horseback Riding Surfing And The Vigor That Comes From Living On A Volcanic Island. So While Rooted In Islandness It Came As No Surprise That June Matured In The USA As A Multicultural And Multilingual Artist—singing In English Portuguese Spanish And Kriolu. Now Based In LA After Several Years In New York June Freedom’s Commitment To Blending American And Afro-Latin Music Forms Has Been Publicly Supported By Leading Industry Veterans Such As Jerry Wonda Stacy Barthe And Mally Mall. Multi-Platinum Singer Akon Endorsed June’s First Single “Dor D’um Kriolu” Which Propelled June To Catch The Eye Of Global Independent Distributor EMPIRE. With This Momentum—and His Ability To Effortlessly Melt Alt-Pop Worldbeat Zouk/Kizomba R&B And Afrosoul Together—June Emerged In 2021 As Cape Verde’s Leading Breakthrough Artist Of The Year. June's Unique Fusion Of Worldly Sonics Is What Led To The Chart-Topping Success Of His First Full-Length Album  Anchor Baby. The Body Of Work Received Critical Acclaim And Has Been Evoked By Cape Verdeans All Across The World As An Undeniable Classic-In-The-Making. Winning Two Cabo Verde Music Awards At The Nation's 11th Annual Ceremony Further Exemplified This Timeless Sentiment. On The Anniversary Of His Inaugural Album June Freedom Released A Restructured Anchor Baby Deluxe Which Further Expanded On The Cross-Border Modus Operandi That The Original Spearheaded. Globally June Freedom Has Garnered Over 1.5 Million Monthly Spotify Listeners And Nearly 55 Million Streams Across All Platforms—a Feat That Currently Marks Him As The #1 Most Listened To Cape Verdean Artist Of 2023 Surpassing Legends Such As Cesária Évora And Nelson Freitas. June's Audience Is Most Notably Expanding In Europe And The Americas With Press Outlets Such As Rolling Stone US GQ Middle East EuroNews And TimeOut Portugal Praising The Artist’s Worldwide Promise. Standout Track “YSL” Continues To Be Amplified By Spotify’s Algorithmic Playlists Widely Diversifying His Fanbase Across English Latin And French Cultures. June's Global Upsurge Is Also Supported By His Booking History With Distinguished Performances At SXSW AfriCon LA Atlantic Music Expo As Well As Many Other Festivals And Venues Around The Globe. Far From Being The Conclusion Of A Successful Artist Launch June’s Recent Signing With EMPIRE’s Label Division Marks The Beginning Of A New Chapter For June Freedom Internationally. read less