V V Brown steps up to headline club gigs

R&B singer V V Brown, who has opened shows for Maroon 5, Kris Allen and Owl City, has added a handful of headlining dates in the fall.

Brown will hit six cities between Oct. 21 and 28 as she continues to push her debut album, "Travelling Like the Light." Her current single "Shark in the Water" was recently featured in the promotional campaign for the Nickelodeon show "Degrassi." The cast of "Degrassi" joined Brown to create a new video for the song that appeared in the show's finale on Aug. 26.

Besides the October shows, the 25-year-old Brit will headline Teen Vogue and ASOS.com's Fashion's Night Out Block Party in New York on Sept. 10.