Laufey’s ‘Bewitched: The Goddess Edition’ is now available worldwide. The expanded edition features four new original songs that she wrote in the wake of finishing her 2023 critically celebrated album ‘Bewitched’, including “Goddess” and new single “Bored”.
Additionally, Laufey recently starred in a short film “Goddess,” directed by renowned multi-awarded director Celine Song (Past Lives). The picture also features Will Gao (“Heartstopper” and Wasia Project), and was shot in Brooklyn, NY on 35mm film.
‘Bewitched: The Goddess Edition’ is also available on vinyl, cassette, and CD. The expanded package includes dark blue vinyl, an updated booklet, and a custom board game.
“Bewitched: The Goddess Tour” 2024: Southeast Asia
On the heels of her upcoming sold-out shows in Manila on 28-29 May and her headline slot at this year’s Java Jazz Festival in Jakarta on 25 May, she just announced that she is bringing her sold-out “Bewitched: The Goddess Tour” to Southeast Asia.
She’s going to be in Manila on Sept. 2
Laufey’s year of success
2023 was a standout year for Laufey. ‘Bewitched’ was the biggest debut for a jazz album on Spotify in history. It debuted at #2 on Spotify’s Global and U.S. Album Charts, as well as #23 on the Billboard 200. While it was #1 on Billboard’s Independent Albums Chart, and #1 on Current Traditional Jazz Albums Chart.
The album’s hit single “From The Start” is now RIAA-certified Platinum. In February, Laufey won the Grammy for “Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album.” She is the youngest person to ever win in that category.
Los Angeles-based Laufey (pronounced lāy-vāy) was raised between Reykjavík and Washington, D.C. with annual visits to Beijing. In 2020, Laufey released her debut single “Street by Street”, which went on to top the Icelandic radio charts.
In 2022, she released her debut full-length, ‘Everything I Know About Love’, which reached #1 on Billboard’s Alternative New Artist Album chart. The album featured the RIAA-certified Gold singles “Valentine”, which peaked at #1 on the Spotify Jazz Chart, and “Let You Break My Heart Again”.
Today, she has over 2 billion streams across all platforms and is the biggest streaming artist from Iceland in the world.
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