{"id":6545,"date":"2025-09-05T08:12:57","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T08:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freshmenmag.com\/?p=6545"},"modified":"2025-09-05T08:17:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T08:17:37","slug":"grammy-award-nominated-rb-sensation-josh-levi-heralds-eagerly-awaited-debut-album-with-deeply-sensual-hold-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freshmenmag.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/05\/grammy-award-nominated-rb-sensation-josh-levi-heralds-eagerly-awaited-debut-album-with-deeply-sensual-hold-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Grammy Award-Nominated R&B Sensation Josh Levi Heralds Eagerly Awaited Debut Album With Deeply Sensual “Hold On”"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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GRAMMY\u00ae Award-nominated sensation Josh Levi returns today with the evocative slow jam, \u201cHOLD ON,\u201d available now via Raedio\/Atlantic Records. The deeply sensual track heralds the long awaited arrival of Levi\u2019s debut studio album, HYDRAULIC, arriving on Friday, October 10.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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HYDRAULIC marks the start of an extraordinary new era for Josh Levi following what has already proven a monumental artistic journey. The album includes such recent favorites as \u201cDON\u2019T GO,\u201d joined by a high-energy official music video \u2013 directed by London-based filmmaker Ben Cole (Alicia Keys, Kylie Minogue) and featuring choreography by the renowned Sean Bankhead (FKA Twigs, Tate McRae) \u2013 streaming now at YouTube.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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On \u201cHold On\u201d Josh Levi shares, \u201dhold on is about giving your best shot and trying to hold on to something you\u2019re unsure about. it\u2019s a split conversation with myself and someone i care about\u2014 that moment where you catch the mixed signals, but you also catch yourself before you let someone mess with your dignity. this song is for the people that can\u2019t hold back how they feel because they\u2019ve learned not to be taken for granted.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Levi first introduced fans to HYDRAULIC with the hypnotic \u201cFEEL THE BA$$ (Prelude) [Feat. BEAM],\u201d available everywhere. Hailed by Rated R&B as \u201can early bid for summer anthem\u201d for its \u201cknocking production and club-friendly lyrics (that) make you want to get up and dance,\u201d the innovative, booming bass-driven track is joined by an official visualizer<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Named by PEOPLE among \u201cThe 25 Emerging Musical Artists You Should Add to Your Playlist\u201d as well as by EBONY as one of \u201c9 Artists That Need Your Attention,\u201d Levi spent 2024 winning over audiences with an array of show-stealing live appearances, including a special guest run with breakthrough rap duo Flyana Boss on their sold-out Bosstanical Garden Tour and a festival debut performance alongside Lil Wayne, Summer Walker, Latto, Gucci Mane, and more at Dallas, TX\u2019s TwoGether Land. 2025 saw him ascend even higher, with Spotify declaring him along the year\u2019s \u201cArtists To Watch\u201d and surprise role as special guest on R&B supergroup FLO\u2019s Access All Areas Tour, highlighted by sold-out shows in New York, Toronto, Chicago, Los Angeles, and his hometown of Houston, TX. With all that powerful energy at his back, Josh Levi is now poised to push to even greater heights with his full-length debut album, HYDRAULIC, rising to the vanguard of modern R&B with his dynamic vocals, soulful spirit, and captivating breadth of experience.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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