Maxwell recently embarked on his '50 Intimate Nights Live' tour, a 50-day-trek to North America's top theaters. MaxwellвЂ™s ambitious вЂBLACKSUMMERS'NIGHT' trilogy began with вЂBLACKвЂ™ in 2009 complete with his sultry smash вЂњPretty Wings.вЂќ The second installment, вЂSUMMERS,вЂ™ released in 2016 and named PitchforkвЂ™s Best New Music, featured the 2017 Best R&B Song GRAMMY winner вЂњLake by the Ocean.вЂќ The two albums have earned Maxwell seven GRAMMY nominations and three wins, spanning 10 years. The shadow of shame can only be broken when we unveil ourselves, and recognize that we that we are all human - flawed yet perfect, broken yet stronger with each obstacle.' 'The song is about removing that mask of expectation and letting go of the shame of being real and vulnerable. This creates a barrier to real intimacy because weвЂ™re preoccupied with appearances with measuring up to what society thinks we should be, how we should look, what we should have and what we should aspire to,' he continues. They even often feel a sense of joy in your pain. 'Social media has created an alternate world where people watch everything you do, including your failures. Not just romantic love, but love for self and others, Maxwell explains. A visual for the track, directed by JAY-Z collaborators Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz (Bush + Renz), will follow. The new song is the debut single off upcoming album 'NIGHT,' concluding his вЂBLACKSUMMERS'NIGHT' trilogy, slated for release in 2019 on Columbia Records. Written and produced by Musze (Maxwell's pen name) and long time collaborator, Hod David, 'Shame' is a classic Maxwell love story about a complicated relationship. (New York, NY): Today, Maxwell debuts 'Shame,' pairing his signature falsetto with sultry synths and soft, echoing drum taps. Maxwell teases NIGHT with new song 'Shame' Currently on his '50 Intimate Nights Live' TourД¬ertified Classics Re-Releases 'Embrya' in Celebration of its 20th Anniversary

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