The 411 Magazine The 411 Magazine issue 4 July/Aug 2017 | Page 73

As part of his ongoing partnership
with Nike, Grammy-nominated
singer and Louisville native Bryson
Tiller returned to his roots in June
to present a fully refurbished
basketball court to his hometown
Wyandotte Park. The singer
christened the new playing court
at its opening event and
celebration, which consisted of
three hours of basketball skill
clinics for children in the local
community. That same evening,
Bryson concluded his latest run of
pop-up shows at Louisville’s
Mercury Ballroom, where he
performed new music from his
recent No. 1 debut album True to
Self. 

Bryson’s favorite message of
encouragement – “It’s Possible
Here” is written on the court
sidelines. The saying has special
meaning for the singer, who
recalls, “Whenever you fly into
Louisville, you see a sign that says,
‘It’s Possible Here.’ I remember my
first time seeing it...I was working
on my debut album, and I just
thought, ‘Wow, it is possible here.’
Everybody always thinks you have
to move out of the city and go
where the music industry is, but
it’s possible in Louisville, and it’s
possible anywhere. You just have
to believe.”
With the release of his second
album, True to Self, Bryson Tiller
will continue to captivate fans
 following the success of his 2015
album, T R A P S O U L.
Tiller’s debut album reached
significant milestones, including
RIAA Platinum certification with
over 2.1 billion streams in the U.S. 
Album tracks “Don’t” and
“Exchange” are certified Triple
Platinum, “Sorry Not Sorry” is
certified Platinum and “Rambo”
and “Overtime” are certified Gold
by the RIAA.
Tiller was nominated for a
GRAMMY (Best R&B Song for
“Exchange”), won two BET
Awards for Best New Artist and
Best Male R&B/Pop Artist and has
sold-out 47 shows on his T R A P S
O U L tour in both the U.S. and
Europe.  Bryson will return to the
stage on his upcoming Set It Off
Tour, which will kick off this
August in Atlanta and make over
25 stops before concluding for a
hometown finale at Louisville’s
KFC Yum! Center.
For the latest Bryson Tiller news:
www.trapsoul.com