Mercury News, California — Yusef / Cat Stevens is celebrating his 50th anniversary with a fall tour. more info

New York Times — The singer-songwriter best known as Cat Stevens is playing what his representatives call his first public concerts in New York in four decades. more info

Stereogum — Yusuf Islam (fka Cat Stevens) was scheduled to play his first NYC concert in 40 years at the Beacon Theater back in 2014, but he cancelled the date due to the fact that New York did not allow for paperless ticketing. The kind of “paperless tickets�... more info

Consequence of Sound — Including his first public shows in New York City in 40 years. more info

JamBase — Famed singer/songwriter Yusuf Cat Stevens will soon embark on a rare North American tour. more info

JamBase — Check out the diverse and impressive lineup for this year's Global Citizen Festival which will be held in Central Park this September. more info

BBC News - UK — The singer songwriter Yusuf, formerly known as Cat Stevens, says the harrowing story of the death of refugee toddler Aylan Kurdi inspired his new song. more info

Uncut — "He Was Alone" was inspired by lone child refugees he met at camps on the Turkish / Syrian border Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens) has released a single to raise funds and awareness for lone child refugees. “He Was …Continue reading » Th... more info

Consequence of Sound — A poignant piece about the children entangled in the refugee crisis. more info

Stereogum — Yusuf Islam, the singer-songwriter formerly known as Cat Stevens, recently visited the camps for Syrian refugees in southern Turkey. And then he wrote “He Was Alone,” a song about the plight of one kid trying to find a new life for himself and dy... more info