RIHANNA
- As a child Rihanna listened to Caribbean music, such as reggae, as well as American hip-hop and R&B
- Rihanna received military training in Barbados
- Rihanna signed her first record deal at 16 years old
- Rihanna’s $1.4 billion comes primarily from the success of her cosmetics line, Fenty Beauty, according to Forbes
- Rihanna received vocal training from Ne-yo
DRAKE
- Aubrey Drake Graham, professionally known as Drake, is often referred to as Champagne Papi by his fans
- In Drake’s most recent album collaboration with 21 Savage ‘Her Loss’ , 21 Savage encouraged Drake to call out various artists such as Meg Thee Stallion and Kanye West
- Drake’s net worth is estimated to be roughly $250 Million, making him one of the richest rappers in the world
- Drake has won four Grammy Awards
- Drake has been credited for popularizing singing and R&B sensibilities in hip hop
JID
- J.I.D is signed to J. Cole’s Dreamville Records and Interscope Records
- J.I.D has 19.9M monthly listeners on Spotify
- JID’s real name is Destin Choice Route
- JID is a part of the musical collective Spillage Village, founded by EarthGang in 2010
- JID believes that self-knowledge is crucial
POST MALONE
- Post Malone was born as Austin Richard Post. He chose his stage name Post Malone with help from an online rap name generator.
- Post Malone started off as a wedding DJ
- Post Malone’s senior class voted him “Most Likely To Become Famous.”
- Post Malone Created his First Mixtape on Audacity (a free audio editor) at 16
- Post Malone is a college dropout
LIL BABY
- Lil Baby’s real name is Dominique Armani Jones
- Lil Baby has two sons
- Lil Baby dropped out of high school when he was in the 9th grade
- Lil Baby rose to mainstream fame in 2017 following the release of his mixtape Perfect Timing
- Lil Baby’s debut studio album, Harder Than Ever, spawned the Billboard Hot 100 top 10 single “Yes Indeed”
MI CASA
- Mi Casa is a house trio based in Johannesburg consisting of J’Something, Dr Duda and Mo-T
- Mi Casa was formed in early 2011
- Mi Casa was formed when all three future members were at a night lounge and decided to perform together
- Mi Casa are known for infectious blend of jazz, dance music, and R&B, as well as African and Brazilian traditions
- Mi Casa have 424.2K monthly listeners on Spotify
TAYLOR SWIFT
- Taylor Swift is a former Abercrombie model
- Taylor Swift gave Eric Church her first gold record
- Taylor Swift has had 188 chart entries on the Billboard Hot 100 throughout her music career
- Taylor Swift is the female artist with the most charted songs in the United States
- Taylor Swift used to perform in musical theaters as a child
BEYONCE
- Beyonce was born in Houston, Texas
- Beyonce is married to rapper Jay-Z and has a three children, daughter Blue Ivy Carter and twins, Rumi and Sir Carter
- Beyonce adopted her alter ego, Sasha Fierce, to overcome her stage fright
- At 7 years old, Beyonce won a talent show against competitors over twice her age
- A major part of Beyonce’s vocal training included running a mile while singing
QUAVO/TAKEOFF
- Quavo and Takeoff are from Lawrenceville, Georgia
- Takeoff started making beats and developing rhythms in the seventh grade
- Quavo played football in high school before become a rapper
- Takeoff’s real name was Kirshnik Khari Ball
- Quavo’s real name is Quavious Keyate Marshall
OXLADE
- Oxlade’s real name is Ikuforiji Olaitan Abdulrahman
- Oxlade is a Nigerian singer and songwriter signed to Troniq Music, Epic Records in France, and Fuenlabrada Records in the UK
- Oxlade rose to prominence with the release of the song “Away”, which appeared on Rolling Stone’s 50 best songs of 2020
- Oxlade’s music genre includes Afro Beats, Pop, Afropop and Nigerian RNB
- Oxlade is the recipient of the Headies Award for Best Vocal Performance (Male)
ARI LENNOX
- Ari Lennox’s real name is Courtney Shanade Salter
- Ari Lennox used to steal CD’s from her dad when she was growing up
- Ari Lennox is signed to Dreamville Records
- Ari Lennox performed at the 2022 Soul Train Awards
- Ari Lennox has been described as a forthright lyricist and understated vocalist
WIZKID
- Wizkid was one of the first African pop stars to perform/sell out Royal Albert Hall in London
- Wizkid is the Nigerian artist with the most nominations for awards in Nigeria
- Wizkid is the first African to receive seven nominations from Billboard
- Wizkid is the first afro-pop artist to appear in the Guinness Book of World Records
- Wizkid is the youngest African artiste to get a Grammy nomination
DAVID GUETTA
- David Guetta’s song was the UEFA Euro 2016 official song
- David Guetta is the Grandfather of EDM
- David Guetta was a DJ at nightclubs during the 1980s and 1990s
- David Guetta is among the top 10 richest DJs in the world with a net-worth of more than $30 million
- David Guetta began mixing his first vinyls at the age of 13
ELTON JOHN
- Elton John has sold over 300 million records worldwide in a six decade career in music
- Elton John is commonly nicknamed the “Rocket Man” after his 1972 hit single of the same name
- Elton John has released 31 albums since 1969
- Elton John is an HIV/AIDS charity fundraiser and has been involved in the fight against AIDS since the late 1980s
- Elton John has more than fifty Top 40 hits in the UK Singles Chart and US Billboard Hot 100
