Category: alternative R&B
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Sevdaliza
About Sevda Alizadeh, known professionally as Sevdaliza, is an Iranian-Dutch singer, songwriter, record producer, visual artist, and director. In 2015, she released two EPs, The Suspended Kid and Children of Silk. While she sings mostly in English, she released her first Persian-language song, “Bebin”, in early 2017 in protest of Executive Order 13769. Her debut…
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Omar Apollo
About Omar Apolonio Velasco, known professionally as Omar Apollo, is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. After signing a record deal with Warner Records, his debut album, Ivory, was released in 2022 to positive reviews and earned him a Grammy Award nomination for Best New Artist at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards. Apollo sings in…
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Tkay Maidza
About Takudzwa Victoria Rosa “Tkay” Maidza ( tee-KAY MY-dzə; is a Zimbabwean-born Australian singer-songwriter and hip hop artist from Adelaide, South Australia. She has been nominated for and won many awards, and released two albums: Tkay and Sweet Justice. She collaborated with Flume on her 2023 single “Silent Assassin”. Albums/Songs: No significant albums found.
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Jordan Rakei
About Jordan Rakei is a New Zealand-Australian musician, singer, songwriter and record producer currently based in London, United Kingdom. Rakei has also released and performed under the moniker Dan Kye. Albums/Songs: No significant albums found.
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Ravyn Lenae
About Ravyn Lenae Washington is an American R&B singer-songwriter from Chicago who is currently signed to Atlantic Records and the Three Twenty Three Music Group. She is also a member of the musical collective Zero Fatigue. Her debut EP, Moon Shoes, was released independently in 2015 and reissued by Atlantic Records in 2016. Her follow-up…
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Steve Lacy
About Steve Thomas Lacy-Moya is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and record producer. He gained recognition as the guitarist of the alternative R&B band the Internet, which he joined in 2015. His self-produced debut EP, Steve Lacy’s Demo (2017), was met with critical praise and became a sleeper hit. Lacy then guest performed alongside Frank Ocean…
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Kelela
About Kelela Mizanekristos is an American singer. She made her debut in the music industry with the release of her 2013 mixtape Cut 4 Me. In 2015, she released Hallucinogen, an EP which deals with the beginning, middle, and end of a relationship in reverse chronological order. Her debut studio album, Take Me Apart, was…
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Empress Of
About Lorely Rodriguez, known professionally as Empress Of, is a Honduran-American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer based in Los Angeles, California. Albums/Songs: No significant albums found.
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Jpegmafia
About Barrington DeVaughn Hendricks, known professionally as JPEGMafia, is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. Born in Flatbush, Brooklyn, he signed with Deathbomb Arc to release his debut studio album, Black Ben Carson (2016) and his second album Veteran (2018), which received widespread critical acclaim. His third album, All My Heroes Are Cornballs (2019)…
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Sampha
About Sampha Lahai Sisay is a British singer, songwriter, musician and record producer from Morden, South London. Sampha has collaborated with Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Frank Ocean, SBTRKT, Jessie Ware, Alicia Keys, Gorillaz, Travis Scott, Kanye West, Solange and others. Sampha has released two solo EPs: Sundanza (2010) and Dual (2013). Sampha’s debut album, Process, was…