(NEWARK, NJ) -- Award-winning Latin superstar Prince Royce will perform at Newark's Prudential Center on Saturday, May 16, 2020 at 8:00pm. The artist's Alter Ego album is set to drop in early 2020. Fans who purchase tour tickets will receive a download link to the album as soon as it is released. To date, the singles that have been released from ALTER EGO have more than one billion combined streams across digital platforms.
"This tour will bring me closer than ever to my U.S. fans - I am so happy I will be visiting so many cities with the brand new Alter Ego concert experience where I'll be performing all of my classic hits and of course the latest music from my upcoming album," expressed Royce.
The first single released was 6x platinum urban track "El Clavo" (and its remix feat. Maluma) which reached #1 on Billboard's Latin Airplay chart, followed by 2x "Adicto", a bachata with Marc Anthony which was #1 on the Tropical Songs chart for seven weeks in a row; then came "Cúrame" feat. Manuel Turizo, an urban song that has been certified Double Platinum in the United States and has more than 175 million streams across digital platforms. "Cúrame" reached #5 on the Global YouTube chart and remained in the Top 5 of YouTube's Global Viral chart for 7 weeks, peaking at #3. Romantic bachata "Morir Solo" is the fourth track off the album and it is already topping the Billboard Tropical chart.
PLEASE NOTE: Prince Royce’s performance date is subject to change if it conflicts with a NHL playoff game.
In the past 9 years, multi-platinum award-winning, singer/songwriter Prince Royce has become a bona fide Latin superstar, scoring 17 #1 radio hits, 22 Latin Billboard Awards, 19 Premio lo Nuestro Awards, 19 Premios Juventud Awards, 6 Latin AMAs, and 12 Latin GRAMMY nominations.
Royce has a massive fan base with over 55 million followers on social media and he has sold out many of the most prestigious venues in Latin America and the United States. In February 2019 Prince Royce made history becoming the first and only tropical music artist to perform at the Houston Rodeo at the NRG Stadium where he attracted more than 55,000 euphoric fans.
Some of his collaborations include: Shakira, Chris Brown, Jennifer Lopez, Selena Gomez, Snoop Dogg, Pitbull, Thalia, Maná, Daddy Yankee, Becky G, Anitta, Ludacris, J Balvin, Bad Bunny, Farruko, and Maluma, among others. Prince Royce has co-starred as Peter in the Fox Live musical broadcast of “The Passion” in 2016 and was part of the cast of Hulu’s hit series, “East Los High”. In 2018, Royce guest-starred in Disney's "Elena of Avalor: Song of the Sirenas" TV movie, voicing the character of Prince Marzel.
August 9, 2018 was proclaimed "Prince Royce Day" in New York by Mayor Bill de Blasio, in recognition of his contributions to society and for being a role model to youth in his home town. He has been induced into the Bronx Hall of Fame with a street named after him, and ran the New York City Marathon to raise funds and awareness on education in public schools and kidney disease.
Prudential Center is located at 25 Lafayette Street in Newark, New Jersey.
