TAYLOR SWIFT
- Taylor Swift’s mother named her ‘Taylor’ because she didn’t want people knowing her gender just by reading her name
- Taylor Swift’s grandmother was a professional opera singer, which inspired her from a young age
- At age 11, Taylor Swift performed at a Philadelphia 76ers game and sang “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
- At age 12, a computer repairman taught Taylor Swift how to play three chords on the guitar, which inspired her to learn to play the guitar and start songwriting
- Taylor Swift can play the guitar, piano, ukulele, electric guitar, and banjo
ICE SPICE
- American rapper, Isis Gaston, is known professionally as Ice Spice
- Ice Spice grew up in The Bronx, New York City
- Ice Spice rose to prominence in late 2022 with her song “Munch (Feelin’ U)”
- Ice Spice began her career in 2021 after meeting record producer RIOTUSA while attending SUNY Purchase
- Ice Spice’s musical genre consists of Drill music, Trap music & Hip/Hop/Rap
BRENT FAIYAZ
- Brent Faiyaz started making music when he was 12 years old
- Brent Faiyaz rose to prominence after he was featured on the GoldLink single “Crew” alongside Shy Glizzy in 2016, which was certified 6× Platinum by the RIAA
- Brent Faiyaz was born in Maryland but calls L.A. home
- Brent Faiyaz says he takes inspiration from movies
- Brent named his band (and solo album) after a tattoo. The word “sonder” means “the realization that each random passerby lives a life as vivid and complex as your own”
LIBIANCA
- Libianca Kenzonkinboum Fonji is known mononymously as Libianca
- Libianca is a Cameroonian-American Afrobeats singer
- Libianca competed in the twenty-first season of American TV show The Voice in 2021
- Libianca is best known for her 2022 breakout single “People”, which was inspired by her cyclothymia
- Libianca has 12.2M monthly listeners on Spotify
KENDRICK LAMAR
- Kendrick Lamar and Kanye West have more than 40 songs together, even though they have not all been released yet
- Kendrick Lamar is from Compton, Los Angeles
- The original title of Kendrick Lamar’s ‘To Pimp A Butterfly’ was ‘Tu Pimp A Caterpillar’
- Kendrick Lamar was on the set of the video shoot for Tupac and Dr Dre’s ‘California Love’
- Kendrick Lamar won three Grammy’s at the 2023 Grammy Awards
POPCAAN
- Andrae Hugh Sutherland is famously known as Popcaan
- In 2008, Popcaan joined Vybz Kartel’s Gaza Music Empire
- In 2010, Popcaan released his breakthrough international hit “Clarks” with Kartel, an ode to the popular shoe brand
- Popcaan is the only dancehall artist to win the MOBO Awards for two years in a row
- Popcaan’s affinity for music manifested from an early age
AYRA STARR
- Ayra Starr’s real name is Oyinkansola Sarah Aderibigbe
- Ayra Starr chose the Arabic name, “Ayra,” meaning honorable and respected
- During her college years, Ayra Starr was bullied for her appearance and decided to counter the feelings she experienced from being taunted by turning to music
- Ayra Starr began a fashion career at the age of 16 with Quove Model Management before deciding to pursue her musical career properly
- Ayra Starr is signed to Mavin Records
CHLOE
- Chloe is best known for being one half of the musical duo Chloe x Halle with her sister Halle Bailey
- Chloe starred in the hit show ‘Grownish’
- Chloe, together with her sister Halle Bailey won the Radio Disney’s The Next Big Thing in December 2012
- Chloe is signed to Beyonce’s management company, ‘Parkwood Entertainment’
- When Chloe was 4 years old, she played little Beyoncé on the set of The Fighting Temptations
LIL UZI VERT
- Symere Bysil Woods is known professionally as Lil Uzi Vert
- Lil Uzi Vert is ‘obsessed’ with Marilyn Manson and cites him as their greatest inspiration
- Lil Uzi Vert developed an interest in rapping after listening to Marilyn Manson and Kanye 808.
- Lil Uzi Vert has a tongue tattoo of a cross
- Lil Uzi’s first studio album was released in August 2017
COI LERAY
- Coi Leray began posting music to SoundCloud and released her single “Huddy”, along with her debut mixtape Everythingcoz in 2018
- Coi Leray is the daughter of rapper and media mogul Benzino, and has five brothers
- Coi Leray started making music at age 14
- At age 16, Coi Leray dropped out of high school and started working in sales
- Coi Leray appeared in the movie ‘Secrets of the Magic City’
MAROON 5
- Maroon 5’s Adam Levine Is Ambidextrous
- In high school, the band was originally called Kara’s Flowers before they became Maroon 5
- Maroon 5 features members Adam Levine, Jesse Carmichael, Mickey Madden, James Valentine and PJ Morton
- Maroon 5 writes their own music
- Maroon 5 have been nominated for 12 Grammy Awards
PINKPANTHRESS
- PinkPantheress is an English singer, songwriter, and record producer.
- PinkPantheress’ songs include samples of music from the 1990s and 2000s
- PinkPantheress is signed to Parlophone and Elektra Records
- PinkPantheress’s song “Pain” went viral on TikTok in January 2021 and peaked at number 35 on the UK Singles Chart in August 2021
- PinkPantheress’s stage name comes from one of her favourite movie, ‘The Pink Panther’
TYLA
- Tyla is a South African singer and songwriter from Johannesburg
- Many people call Tyla the ‘Pop Princess of South Africa’
- Tyla has mentioned that she would like to work with artists such as Doja Cat and Burna Boy
- Tyla has coined the term ‘popiano’ to define her blend of amapiano and pop music
- Tyla’s song ‘Overdue’ was released as part of the soundtrack for the popular Netflix original drama series, Blood & Water
ARIANA GRANDE
- Ariana Grande’s name is inspired by Princess Oriana from Felix the Cat
- Ariana Grande’s favourite colour is lavender
- Ariana Grande’s fandom are called Arianators
- Ariana Grande meditates on a daily basis
- Ariana Grande is known for her four-octave range
BLEU
- Jeremy Biddle is known professionally as Yung Bleu and Bleu Vandross
- Bleu is best known for his 2020 single “You’re Mines Still”, which peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 after it was remixed by Drake
- Bleu started making music in 2013
- Bleu began rapping at the age of 11
- Bleu says that he is a fan of the Amapiano