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John Mayer's Music Emerges From Shadows, Album Release Date Set

by Gina Serpe Wed., Feb. 29, 2012 10:45 AM PST

Columbia Records

The drought is nearly over.

A couple weeks back, John Mayer teased fans with a 60-second snippet of his forthcoming single, "Shadow Man," his first piece of new music since undergoing surgery last fall.

And now we get our second gift from the Grammy winner: a (finally!) release date for his album, Born and Raised. It's a Leap Day miracle!

So when do we get to hear the rest of his single? And when oh when is the album due out?

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Pencil both in under "soon."

Columbia Records today confirmed that the 12-track Born and Raised will be released on May 22 and that the first single from the album is heading to a radio near you on March 6.

And they're pulling out all the stops for Mayer's long-heralded return. The singer will also be hitting the road for an 18-date spring tour that kicks off April 9 in Bloomington, Ind., and wraps April 29 in New Orleans.

Welcome back, John.

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