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ROA to Launch First-Ever U.S. Tour

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ROA is preparing to trek across the United States.

The 30-year-old Puerto Rican Latin urban singer, whose real name is Gilberto Figueroa, has unveiled his first-ever tour in the U.S.

ROA

It’s set to take place this fall.

Produced by Zamora Live, ROA will kick off his 19-date stint on October 8 in Miami’s Fillmore Miami Beach and wrap December 12 at Santander Performing Arts Center in Reading, Pennsylvania.

In between, he will visit key cities including Chicago, Houston, New York and Los Angeles.

The live production, which follows his international tour across Latin America and Europe, will “transform the world of his RIAA-certified project Private Suite and his genre-defying sound into an immersive concert experience,” according to a press statement.

A 2026 Billboard Latin Artist to Watch, ROA is pioneering the sultry trapsoul movement with hits such as “ETA” with De La Rose, Luar La L, Omar Courtz & Yan Block; “Fantasía”; and “Netflix and Chill” with Chris Jedi and Anuel AA—all of which have entered the Billboard charts.

“The connection [with my fans] comes from the musicality — because, although these songs share some of my DNA, they are all very different,” he previously told Billboard. “It means that in the last year, my sound has crossed over and is transcending.”

Presale tickets begin at 10 a.m. local time on Sept. 3, followed by general sale at 10 a.m. local time on Sept. 4 via roausatour.com. See the complete dates below:

Oct. 8 — Miami @ The Fillmore Miami Beach
Oct. 15 — Chicago @ Riviera Theatre
Oct. 22 — Providence, R.I. @ The Strand
Oct. 23 — Boston @ Big Night Live
Oct. 29 — Orlando, Fla @ Hard Rock Live
Oct. 30 — New York @ Palladium Times Square
Nov. 6 — Houston @ White Oak Music Hall
Nov. 7 — Dallas @ The Factory Deep Ellum
Nov. 18 — Philadelphia @ Franklin Music Hall
Nov. 19 — Washington @ The Anthem
Nov. 22 — Charlotte N.C. @ Ovens Auditorium
Nov. 25 — Columbus, Ohio @ La Boom
Nov. 28 — Maplewood, Minn. @ The Myth
Dec. 3 — San Francisco @ The Warfield
Dec. 5 — Fresno, Calif. @ Rainbow Ballroom
Dec.  6 — Los Angeles @ The Novo
Dec. 10 — Atlanta @ The Eastern
Dec. 11 — Elizabeth, N.J. @ The Ritz Theatre
Dec. 12 — Reading, Pa. @ Santander PAC

Alejandro Pozuelo Named Major League Soccer’s 2020 Most Valuable Player

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Alejandro Pozuelo is the most-est…

The 29-year-old Spanish professional footballer, an attacking midfielder for Toronto FC, has been named Major League Soccer‘s 2020 Most Valuable Player.

Alejandro Pozuelo

Pozuelo had nine goals and 10 assists during the coronavirus-shortened regular season, even while the Reds played part of the year in Connecticut because of travel restrictions in Canada.

“I’m very proud because this means a lot and maybe tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, when I start seeing more news, I will believe that I’ve won this award,” he said. “But I’m very proud to represent Toronto. And I know it’s easy to say that I won the award, but it’s something that takes a lot of work to get here.”

His 10 assists were tied for the league lead with Houston‘s Darwin Quintero and Seattle‘s Nicolas Lodeiro. Pozuelo had four goals and two assists during September, earning MLS Player of the Month honors.

Pozuelo is the second Toronto FC player to win the MVP award, following Sebastian Giovinco in 2015. Hailing from Sevilla, he has been with the Reds for the past two seasons. He had 12 goals and 12 assists last year. He had two goals and an assist in his MLS debut.

Pozuelo finished with 35.35% of the overall vote for the Landon Donovan MLS MVP award. Golden Boot winner Diego Rossi of LAFC was runner-up and Lodeiro finished third in the poll of players, technical staffs and select members of the media.

In a conference call with reporters, Pozuelo said he feels he’ll only get better.

“I believe in myself, I know I can play good, and I try to do that,” he said. “But I feel like I played three, four, five years at a very good level and next year I’ll try to do the same.”

Toronto finished the regular season 13-5-5 and second in the Eastern Conference standings. The Reds were eliminated from the playoffs in the first round by upstart Nashville. Toronto coach Greg Vanney announced last week that he’s stepping down and the Reds have started the search for a new coach.

“Vanney is a very good coach and a very good person and he helped me a lot to win this MVP. I want to say thank you to the coach,” he said. “He leaves now, and next year we’ll adapt to another coach. But I want to say thank you because with him I won this trophy.”