Wale Releases "THE ALBUM ABOUT NOTHING"; GRAMMY(R)-Nominated Rapper Joined by Jerry Seinfeld on Long Awaited New Album; Collection Features Collaborations With Usher, J.Cole, Jeremih & SZA; Album Release Heralded by Electrifying Live Performance of "The G

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - Mar 31, 2015) - "THE ALBUM ABOUT NOTHING," the highly-anticipated new album from Maybach Music Group/Atlantic Records artist Wale, arrives in stores and all DSPs today via http://smarturl.it/WaleTAAN and streaming at http://smarturl.it/TAANSTREAM. The album skyrocketed to #1 on both iTunes' "Overall Albums" and "Hip-Hop/Rap Albums" charts immediately after its release last night. "THE ALBUM ABOUT NOTHING" includes the hit single, "The Matrimony," featuring R&B superstar Usher, as well as collaborations from J. Cole, Jeremih and SZA, with production from the likes of Jake One (Rick Ross, 50 Cent, fun.), DJ Dahi (Drake, Big Sean, Lupe Fiasco) and Soundz (Trey Songz, Chris Brown, Rae Sremmurd) to name a few.

Wale ushered in the release of "THE ALBUM ABOUT NOTHING" with an electrifying live performance of "The Girls on Drugs" on NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The appearance is streaming now at http://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show/segments/116911.

Last night, Wale surprised his loyal fans with a free pop-up concert at New York City's famed S.O.B.'s, which led to lines wrapped around both ends of the venue shortly after the rapper made an announcement earlier in the day via Twitter. The show included surprise appearances by frequent collaborator J.Cole, as well as Wale's MMG label mate, Meek Mill. On top of all this, the D.C. native is set to take over the iHeart Radio Theatre presented by P.C. Richard & Son in New York City tonight, for an intimate show for select fans, which will stream across all of iHeart Media's Urban and Rhythmic radio websites. iHeart Media will re-air the performance on Sunday, April 5, 2015 on their urban radio stations. Fans can also go to the website of their favorite iHeart station to watch clips of Wale's performance, along with other video-on-demand content.

Hailed by Entertainment Weekly as "a pretty spectacular hip-hop ballad," "The Matrimony (Feat. Usher)" premiered earlier this month via a blockbuster partnership with iHeart Media, where the song was played on all iHeart media Urban Mainstream stations and their websites, every hour on the hour. Rave reviews followed, with Billboard applauding "The Matrimony (Feat. Usher)" as "a gem for the ladies" and Entertainment Weekly noting the track as a "pretty spectacular hip-hop ballad." "The Matrimony (Feat. Usher)" official audio is streaming now at https://youtu.be/A0PUGSh0GUU, with the official video arriving soon.