Emotional Oranges is an American R&B/pop duo from Los Angeles, California.
History Emotional Oranges was formed in 2017 when Azad "A" Right, an audio engineer for Drake, and Vali "V" Porter, a vocal coach for Adele, met at a bar mitzvah.
The group released its first single "Motion" on SoundCloud on May 4, 2018. It was later used as the theme song of RuPaul's Drag Race.
On May 10, 2019, the group released their first mixtape, The Juice: Vol. I. Their second, The Juice: Vol. II. was released on November 8, 2019. Both were released through Avant Garden Records and Island Records.
Emotional Oranges has cited The Weeknd, The xx, Lauryn Hill, and Matty Healy from The 1975 as influences.
Career
On May 10, 2019, the Emotional Oranges released The Juice: Vol. I. Emotional Oranges sold out its first headline run, called The Chill, Baby Chill tour. After playing the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles and the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, the group toured in London, Paris and Amsterdam. Leading up to the release of its second mixtape, Emotional Oranges went back on the road for A Very Emotional Tour with support from Avant Garden label-mates Chiiild. This tour took them to Japan, Australia, New Zealand, the US, Canada, and Europe.
Emotional Oranges performed "Personal" and "Your Best Friend Is a Hater" for Vevo's DSCVR Program.
On November 8, 2019, the duo released their second mixtape The Juice, Vol. II through Avant Garden Records and Island Records.
On October 13, 2020, the group released the song "All That" with Channel Tres from their mixtape The Juicebox. They later released the second single, "Bonafide", with experimental band Chiiild on January 13, 2021.
On April 13, 2021, the group released the single "Down to Miami" ft. Becky G.
On June 11, 2021, their third mixtape, The Juicebox, released featuring the previous four singles as well as features from Vince Staples, THEY., Yendry, and Kiana Ledé.
On 30 August 2022, the duo announced plans to return to Australia and New Zealand for The Sad Fruit Tour, with performances at the Metro Theatre in Sydney, Max Watts in Melbourne, The Triffid in Brisbane, and the Powerstation in Auckland. All performances took place in October 2022.
Discography Studio albums Title Details OrenjiiReleased: May 16, 2025 Labels: Avant Garden Formats: Digital download
Mixtapes Title Details The Juice: Vol. I Released: May 10, 2019 Labels: Avant Garden, Island Formats: CD, digital download, LP The Juice: Vol. II Released: November 8, 2019 Labels: Avant Garden, Island Formats: CD, digital download, LP The Juicebox Released: June 11, 2021 Labels: Avant Garden, Island Formats: Digital download, LP The Juice: Vol. IIIReleased: December 9, 2022 Labels: Avant Garden Formats: Digital download Still EmoReleased: August 11, 2023 Labels: Avant Garden Formats: Digital download
Extended plays Title Album details Blended Released: January 26, 2024 Labels: Avant Garden, Island Formats: CD, digital download, LP
Singles Title Year Album "Motion" 2018 The Juice: Vol. I "Personal" "Hold You Back" 2019 "Corners of My Mind" "Don't Be Lazy"The Juice: Vol. II "Just Like You" "Your Best Friend Is a Hater" "Sundays""All That" 2020The Juicebox"Bonafide"2021"Body & Soul""Down to Miami""Make Me Wanna"2022The Juice: Vol. III"Bounce""Cardigan" "Be Somebody" 2023 Still Emo "Nowhere" Blended "Ready" 2024 rowspan= "Hot Outside" Orenjii "Peak" "Candy Gum" 2025 Orenjii "Out The Blue" "Call It Off"
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