1 - city ▁January – F ebru ary ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Location ▁Tour , ▁including ▁the ▁ 1 , 5 0 0 - cap acity ▁Tr icky ▁F alls ▁in ▁El ▁Pas o . ▁Following ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁tour , ▁his ▁debut ▁studio ▁album ▁American ▁Te en ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁March ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁The ▁album ▁received ▁critical ▁acc laim ▁and ▁Gram my ▁Award ▁nomin ations ▁for ▁Best ▁Urban ▁Contempor ary ▁Album ▁and ▁Best ▁R & B ▁Song ▁( for ▁" Location "), ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁ceremony . ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁album ▁was ▁cert ified ▁plat in um ▁by ▁the ▁Rec ording ▁Indust ry ▁Association ▁of ▁America ▁( RI AA ) ▁for ▁s elling ▁over ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁combined ▁pure ▁sales ▁and ▁album - equ ivalent ▁units . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁K hal id ▁won ▁a ▁V MA ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁New ▁Art ist . ▁K hal id ▁made ▁his ▁television ▁debut ▁performing ▁" Location " ▁on ▁The ▁Ton ight ▁Show ▁St arring ▁Jimmy ▁Fall on ▁March ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁back ed ▁by ▁The ▁Ro ots . ▁His ▁song ▁" Ang els " ▁was ▁featured ▁on ▁the ▁ABC ▁drama ▁series ▁Grey ' s ▁An atom y ▁in ▁the ▁episode ▁entitled ▁" Don ' t ▁Stop ▁Me ▁Now ", ▁which ▁a