Grammy nominated R&B trio THE HAMILTONES and Anthony Hamilton's famed background vocalists delivers their long awaited project, Watch the Ton3s via Young Vintage Entertainment.
Loaded with heavenly harmonies, carefully crafted lyrics and live instrumentation that hark back to a time when you didn't just listen to music, you felt it.
The five-track project features guest appearances from Ricco Barrino and Phonte (of Little Brother) and includes the single, "Pieces".
RnBJunkieOfficial had the opportunity to interview the group to discuss their project, upcoming Essence Festival performance and much more. See HERE!
THE HAMILTONES first got their start as background vocalists for Anthony Hamilton and now the North Carolina natives and Grammy nominated R&B/Soul trio is set to release their debut EP Watch the Ton3s on June 7th via Young Vintage LLC. I caught up with the viral sensational group to discuss their debut single “Pieces”, upcoming EP, Essence Festival 2019 & more...
TERRANCE: Introduce yourselves and your individual roles in The HamilTones.
J. VITO: I’m J. Vito and I am the very black one (laughs).
TONY LELO: I’m Tony Lelo and I am the Guitar player.
2E: And I am 2E. I’m the one. The yellow one.
TERRANCE: Talk about the debut single “Pieces” and how it came together for you guys.
TONY LELO: “Pieces” is a beautiful song written by a wonderful member of The HamilTones, the black one, Mr. J. Vito. He was going through some things at the time and thought it would be a good situation to bring the song to us and we just all happened to be in love with the song and so we wanted to give the song to the people to see if they felt the same way we felt and so far, so good. That’s how “Pieces” came together my brotha’ and this is our first single leading into our freshman project and “Pieces” is the song.
TERRANCE: Detail us about the upcoming EP Watch the Ton3s which drops in June as far as producers and collaborators.
J. VITO: Well, we have a song called “Alone” produced by The Colleagues and written by The Hamiltones. There’s a young man by the name of Blanco from Atlanta. We produce as well as write, so we all play a part in the production and writing of our project. Rico Barrino [Fantasia’s brother] guest on the project as well on the song “MCBYL” and Phonte from Foreign Exchange is on the official remix.
TERRANCE: What are your overall thoughts on the state of R&B music right now?
TONY LELO: R&B is an everyday growing thing. What we want to do is show the world that there are still some brothers out there who can sang and it’s not just one or two people in the group who can sang, but it’s all three of us who can do our thang.
TERRANCE: You guys will be performing at this year’s Essence Festival in July. What are you looking forward to and what can we expect?
2E: The main thing that we are expecting is for the people to be there and have a good time. What we stand for is love, unity, one accord, being together and ultimately having a good time and that’s why when you see our videos, we’re laughing and cutting jokes on each other. It’s all about having a good time when you’re having a down time in your life. When people watch our videos, hear our music or come out to the Festival to watch us perform and leave with a smile on their face then I feel we’ve done our job.
TERRANCE: Where can the readers follow you on social media?
J. VITO: They can follow us @thehamiltonesnc on all social media. All of our shows, videos, new stuff that’s about to happen and any type of giveaways. Everything will be right there on Facebook, Instagram all the way to Twitter.
THE HAMILTONES which consists of J. Vito, Tony Lelo and 2E, began as a background trio for Grammy Award-winning Singer-songwriter Anthony Hamilton.
Delivering their latest heartfelt single and visual for "Pieces", the trio is asking for another chance, while a woman becomes fed up while waiting on her man to come home.
The Hamiltones are preparing to release their debut EP Watch the Ton3s on June 7 via Common Cents Media Group/EMPIRE/Dame Inc.
Jill Scott, Boyz II Men, Faith Evans, Anthony Hamilton and Jazmine Sullivanhave been recruited to headline this year’s Summer Block Party, presented by Live Nation.
In it's fifth year, the concert series will also see performances from Ma$e, Carl Thomas, Lucky Daye and Musiq Soulchild as the festival expands from three locations to four.
The festival is slated to return to Philadelphia on June 29, Houston on July 6, Chicago on July 13 and make its first-ever appearance in Dallas on July 5.
For the 2019 series, Grammy-winning icon Scott will appear on at all four dates. In Philadelphia, she’ll be joined by Sullivan, Ma$e, Musiq Soulchild and DJ D Nice at the Mann Music Center.
Power actor and singer OMARI HARDWICK teamed up with Grammy nominated R&B singer ANTHONY HAMILTON on his latest poetic-trap single "hOme" and has unveiled the visual.
Directed by Omari Hardwick and Visual Artist, SURGE, the song is set to appear as the lead single from Hardwick's forthcoming album.
In less than 48 hours we will say "Farewell" to the beloved Singer/Songwriter/Producer/Musician James "Big Jim" Wright. Join us on Saturday, October 13th, for his "Celebration Of Life".
In tribute will be family, friends, Grammy Award winners ANN NESBY, ANTHONY HAMILTON, DEBORAH COX, SOUNDS OF BLACKNESS, JIMMY JAM & TERRY LEWIS, THE ALL STAR "BIG JIM" BAND and many others.
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R&B veteran songstress LaToiya Williams recently released her newest single “Save Your Love.”
LaToiya Williams has an extensive resume of collaborations with artists such as Jay-Z, Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes, Whiz Khalifa, and Anthony Hamilton to name a few. She has also sung background for the Empress of Soul Gladys Knight and gospel vet Yolanda Adams.
As William’s is gearing up for the release of her forthcoming album Blue Rose, you can stream and purchase her two singles “Vintage Love” and “Save Your Love” here.
Grammy Award-winning and multiplatinum-selling R&B singer, songwriter, and producer Anthony Hamilton joins Jermaine Dupri’s So So Def 25th Anniversary Cultural Curren$y Tour this fall. It kicks off October 14 in Washington, D.C. at Capital One Arena, stops at major arenas across the country, and concludes on November 2 at StaplesCenter in Los Angeles, CA.
In celebration of the iconic label’s 25th anniversary, Hamilton will perform alongside a stacked lineup of fellow So So Def artists, including Xscape, Da Brat, Jagged Edge, Bone Crusher, Dem Franchize Boyz, and Bow Wow. Known for powerhouse performances marked by scorching soul, expect him to bring the house down every night with that instantly recognizable voice and inimitable charisma.
With 25 years in the game Hamilton celebrates yet another milestone this fall. September 23, 2018 will be the 15th anniversary of his classic, Comin’ From Where I’m From, released on the same day in 2003. It would be his first platinum certified album.
