Billboard chart-topping dance music pioneer Kevin Aviance celebrated the release of HIPPOPOTAMUS! DELUXE EDITION and CLUB HIPPOPOTAMUS! with an official New York release party held in conjunction with Paul’s Dolls at Paul’s Casablanca.
Presented in partnership with Q Care Plus — the online PrEP and doxyPEP provider — the celebration brought together friends, collaborators and members of New York’s queer nightlife and creative communities for an evening rooted in the culture that has shaped Aviance’s career for more than three decades.
Paul’s Dolls is a long-running downtown nightlife party created by nightlife personality Linux and known as a gathering point for New York’s queer, trans, fashion and nightlife communities.
HIPPOPOTAMUS! DELUXE EDITION, released August 14 via Chervana Music, expands Aviance’s deeply personal 2025 album with five new tracks and continues a body of work spanning music, nightlife, community, survival, self-love and reinvention.
The celebration also marked the release of CLUB HIPPOPOTAMUS!, Aviance’s continuous DJ mix built entirely from the world of HIPPOPOTAMUS! and its Deluxe edition. With zero breaks, the mix reimagines the project as one uninterrupted club experience and a love letter to the dance floor.
