The Heart Racers - tell me (Official VIdeo)
Genre-blending DC vocalist Kanii (pronounced Ka-Nee) releases "tell me," a soaring new collaboration with Riovaz and Nimstarr under the moniker The Heart Racers. Laced with emotional lyricism and energetic retro production, the track is accompanied by an equally compelling video and arrives ahead of their upcoming EP, The Heart Racers, releasing on February 23rd via Masked Records/Warner Records.
With new wave production and expressive vocals, "tell me" sees The Heart Racers dive into the depths of romantic conflict and personal transformation. Laying into the uptempo track, Kanii lets loose lyrics that feel like loving surrender. Emotional, yet exuberant, it’s a song that pulls at the heartstrings on the dancefloor.
In the video, Kanii — alongside his collaborators Riovaz and Nimstarr, collectively known as the heart racers turn a bowling alley into their own party; a fitting accompaniment for a track laced with sonic nostalgia.
"tell me" is just the latest sign of Kanii's all-around talent — chic vocals and a stylistic malleability that enable him to shift between sounds and emotions with ease. It follows the November release of it was nice knowing u, a virtuosic EP coated in transparency, romance, and kaleidoscopic production. With his refined songwriting technique and all-around dexterity, the project has already picked up millions of streams, building off the success of his exiit EP, a project he released last June.
His RIAA Gold-Certified viral hit "I Know" entered the Billboard Hot 100 last spring, while "I Know (PRISVX Edit)" climbed into the Top 50 of the US Spotify Chart and Top 120 of the Global Spotify Chart, amassing north of 264M global streams. To date, Kanii has earned over 486M global streams and has been covered by Rolling Stone, UPROXX, Wonderland, Lyrical Lemonade, People, and more.
Following a sold-out headlining tour in Europe, fans can see Kanii's expansive skillset in full effect when he accompanies PinkPantheress as main support on her forthcoming US Tour. Additionally, he is scheduled to play Rolling Loud in Inglewood, CA, on March 15th. From the charts to the stage, Kanii is in the middle of a level-up that's poised to continue.