International icon, 5X GRAMMY Award nominee, and multi-platinum selling artist/songwriter/hitmaker Sia today releases a brand new single today “The Greatest Feat. Kendrick Lamar.” CLICK HERE to watch the video for “The Greatest.” The single was co-written by Sia and Greg Kurstin, and produced by Greg Kurstin. The video for “The Greatest” was co-directed by Sia and Daniel Askill, with choreography by Ryan Heffington and starring dancer Maddie Ziegler, the dream team who has collaborated on most of Sia’s internet breaking smash videos including “Chandelier,” “Elastic Heart,” and “Cheap Thrills.”
The release of “The Greatest” follows on the heels of Sia dominating the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 4 consecutive weeks at #1 with her smash hit “Cheap Thrills.” This chart position also marks Sia’s first ever Top 5 as a solo artist on the Billboard HOT 100 Chart and the song has dominated the global radio and streaming charts for most of this summer. Click here to watch the video for “Cheap Thrills (Performance Edit)” and here for the “Cheap Thrills” lyric video feat. Sean Paul.
Sia will soon be embarking on her Nostalgic For The Present Tour accompanied by dancer/muse/star of her videos Maddie Ziegler on all North American dates. The 22 city tour, promoted exclusively by Live Nation, kicks off on Sept. 29 in Seattle, WA’s KeyArena, with special guest Miguel, and AlunaGeorge – including stops at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl, Chicago’s United Center and Atlanta’s Philips Arena. Since its announcement, the tour has been lauded as one of the hottest tickets for the fall with Rolling Stone saying it “promises to recreate some of the stunning visuals and choreography that the singer usually packs into her music videos and unique live performances” and Bustle raved it’s “sure to be epic.”
Sia released her new album THIS IS ACTING (Monkey Puzzle Records/RCA Records) earlier this year to much critical acclaim. The New Yorker described it as “the Platonic ideal of a modern pop album,” with rave reviews across the board fromThe New York Times, Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, The Fader, and many more. The album debuted at #4 on the Billboard 200 Chart, peaked at #1 on the ITunes chart in over 50 countries, and charted Top 10 in 8 countries worldwide, including #1 in her native Australia and #3 in the UK.
“Nostalgic for the Present” Tour dates:
Thursday, September 29 | Seattle, WA | KeyArena |
Saturday, October 1 | Oakland, CA | Oracle Arena |
Tuesday, October 4 | Phoenix, AZ | Talking Stick Resort Arena |
Wednesday, October 5 | San Diego, CA | Viejas Arena |
Friday, October 7 | Las Vegas, NV | Mandalay Bay |
Saturday, October 8 | Los Angeles, CA | Hollywood Bowl |
Sunday, October 9 | Los Angeles, CA | Hollywood Bowl |
Thursday, October 13 | Minneapolis, MN | Target Center |
Saturday, October 15 | Auburn Hills, MI | The Palace Of Auburn Hills |
Sunday, October 16 | Chicago, IL | United Center |
Tuesday, October 18 | Boston, MA | TD Garden |
Wednesday, October 19 | Washington, DC | Verizon Center |
Friday, October 21 | Philadelphia, PA | Wells Fargo Center |
Saturday, October 22 | Toronto, ON | Air Canada Centre |
Sunday, October 23 | Montreal, QC | Bell Centre |
Tuesday, October 25 | Brooklyn, NY | Barclays Center |
Wednesday, October 26 | Uncasville, CT | Mohegan Sun Arena |
Saturday, October 29 | Sunrise, FL | BB&T Center |
Sunday, October 30 | Orlando, FL | Amway Center |
Tuesday, November 1 | Atlanta, GA | Philips Arena |
Thursday, November 3 | New Orleans, LA | Smoothie King Center |
Friday, November 4 | Houston, TX | Toyota Center |
Sunday, November 6 | Austin, TX | Frank Erwin Center |
Watch the video for “The Greatest” on Vevo:http://vevo.ly/thegreatest