Whether you like it or not, didn’t like Corbyn etc etc this is what the Conservative vote has fuelled. If you voted Tory and don’t believe in this rise of open hate you have a duty to call it out. This is a humanity problem not whether you like Corbyn or not problem.
I’ve sung 3 UK top 10 singles, 2 Number 1s, 1 Grammy nominated, Billboard dance chart 1 & 2 and I’m unsigned, currently self managing & running my own independent label so I can put my music out and be heard. I have requests for my vocals and writing on records EVERY DAY
Shall we talk about Black female vocalists on House music tracks used for authenticity but never making the visuals for the marketed video or worse yet credited as the featuring act?! 🤷🏾♂️
We’re made to be obsessed with the numbers, the streams, but how can you be heard if you don’t have the platform or the playlists to do so? Just cuz a tune might have less than 1000 streams doesn’t mean it’s not a sick piece of music & artistry.
Look & Listen beyond the numbers
Just a little recap for you 😉 been a long time coming! Have you downloaded my first signed single ‘Feelin’ U’ on
@warnerrecordsuk
yet?
Which one of these records is your fave? 💋
#kellileigh
#feelinu
So jumped on stage with
@Jack_Maynard23
in Manchester, then got hit by a drunk driver whilst stopped at a traffic light on our way home. Now waiting in A&E - eventful evening!
Signed.
If we keep allowing this, turning a blind eye & normalising this behaviour we are collectively saying it’s ok.
Then when your sister, friend, mother, daughter gets assaulted by men who feel this behaviour is justified who do we blame but ourselves for letting this fester
Please sign the petition. Language like this should not be acceptable never mind printed in a national newspaper. As a survivor of sexual violence and online abuse we must stop normalising violence against women !
I got a D in my music A level (wasn’t very good at Bach chorales 🥴) & didn’t go to Uni. I’ve sung 3 top 10 singles, run my own label & am a published songwriter. Don’t worry about the results if they aren’t what you wanted, you make your own path
#resultday
Lady Leshurr is talented AF!! Owning the stage! Pure comfort zone!
Wish the UK would support our own more then they do. So many talented female artists just casually slayin the game - it’s fine you lot will catch up.
He shot 16 videos in 2 weeks then went and toured the show of it full of passion, vision, story, heart&inspiration!
@todrick
is amazing! Very inspired by
#behindthecurtain
of Straight Outta Oz.Keep pushing& doing you, keep your vision &keep focused & they’ll catch on eventually..
Just produced my first record completely solo!
That feels deeply satisfying!
Defo clear holes and Ad-Prod mixing needed etc but feels pretty good to take my own acapella and build my own record from the vocal up. More of this!
This has made me feel so up and down over the years. Why haven’t I had the label support? proper management support? If my voice can make ‘hits’ can’t I possibly make my own ‘hits’ if I had the industry support and backing? Instead I’ve had to back myself
I sent ‘Never Dance Again’ to A&Rs & got no reply, one label said it wasn’t good enough & today I landed on playlist slots higher than signed releases & had awesome Day 1 radio support. You never know what can happen in music but todays support as an independent has been epic! ❤️🩹
& my story isn’t singular. I have spoken to many vocalists on Dance whom have felt like this but especially the black soul vocal artists whom I’ve met have all said the same, they’ve adapted & got on with it but why should they keep singing the big records and making a fraction?
Major respect to
@LilNasX
for this! That’s real power & strength in owning who you are & showing up for the younger yous out there coming through ❤️👏🏽💪🏽
New one coming tomorrow with the legend that is
@HARDWELL
&
@dannic
🙌🏽☀️
Wrote this one with
@_boymatthews
So happy to hear it coming out in the world! ‘Chase The Sun’ on
@revealedrec
TOMORROW! ☀️
If you’re coming up in the industry watch your manners. Just because you are young & doing well doesn’t excuse you to have attitude. Remember reputation in the industry proceeds you. Be respectful, be honest & be direct but don’t be a prick 👌🏽
I’m knackered, I’m nervous but I’m deeply proud! Self managing, running a label, being an artist, running a team whilst creating & performing is the most insane full on thing I’ve ever done. Thanks to all those who’ve been supporting, stuck by me & believed in me!💙
Another friend called me up to chat about whether she can post about a dance track she’s written & sung but is uncredited on as the producer didn’t want her name on it. Singers if you want to be credited it’s time to say NO to be taken advantage of.
The feeling when you get 1 MILLION Streams completely independently on your own release on your own label!!! So very proud of the incredible Dissent remix of ‘Without You’ on my label Music Core
thanks to all the supporters & the love from
@SpotifyUK
@spotifyartists
🎉
It’s a shame UK female artists don’t collab like US female artists do.
It would be so powerful & bold especially in reference to the representation & support for woman in music stats.
UK female artists could make waves doing this. UK Male artists are already capitalising on it
Started the day feeling like shit , ended the day remembering why I do this. This music industry ‘job’ is a 24/7 mind fuck rollercoaster sometimes it grinds me down so low, then I’ll sing & connect & open up & find my strength again. Just gotta keep pushing & stay focused ❣️
I’m working class born to a single black mother, my Nan was a windrush nurse for the NHS.... Boris Johnson doesn’t give a FK about me or my heritage. Part of the many reasons I would never vote for Boris
#NeverBoris
#GE2019
If I hadn’t had set up my own label to release my own music I wouldn’t have had a SOLD OUT London Show! Don’t let anyone stop you from living your dream! You might have to push yourself to the edge, work 10x harder then you ever thought, ride highs and lows like a rollercoaster
A good day. My EP, out on my label. My video, edited & produced by me out on YouTube.
So much behind each of those songs & visuals condensed into 15minutes. Proud of myself 💗
So happy to have got to meet up with the King of the year
@FunkButcher
👑 He’s done so much for so many of us by his incredible strength and unrelenting voice! Out of the madness 2020 brought something brilliant & I’m truly thankful for that! ❣️ Big love king! Xx
For people that say racism isn’t a big deal, not a thing, doesn’t exist nowadays - Why has every single black & brown person got a story to tell & an emotional experience to share? There’s no more excuses, You’re choosing to be ignorant if you don’t believe what we’re telling you
So happy to announce that I’ve been awarded
@PRSFoundation
#PPLMomentum
Fund!
Not only will this be a great financial help to me as an independent artist but it’s a huge co-sign to me as an artist, my music & my vision. Thank you
@PRSFoundation
&
@PPLUK
💪🏽❤️🙏🏽
I really don’t want ‘Can’t Dance’ to fail cuz it didn’t get enough Spotify playlists or Radio 1 support.
49 regional radio stations, 300,000 streams & Kiss specialist support in a month & a half! I did the best I could with this record but the gatekeepers have final say.
Andddd we went Platinum!!! Thank you
@kmgrp
for sending me this early Christmas present! 💿 You guys are absolute legends!!! Yes to
@JamesHYPE
& his whole team!
Big up all you streamers, downloaders, DJs & Radio Stations spinning ‘More Than Friends’❤️
So I’ve just discovered ‘Do You Wanna Be Loved Like This?’ Has over 100,000 combined Youtube & Spotify streams all on my own label with organic discovery! I’m actually seriously FKing proud - I’m gonna get a drink and go to bed early to celebrate! 😍🎉 🧡 YASSSSS
I’ve been thinking about
@raye
tweets for most of the night. I am shocked one of the UKs leading artists has been going through this.
Why do female artists have to jump through 50 X more hoops to be appreciated, respected & supported?!
Imagine this pain
I have been signed to a major label since 2014...and I have had albums on albums of music sat in folders collecting dust, songs I am now giving away to A list artists because I am still awaiting confirmation that I am good enough to release an album.
"Unless you stand strong and proud of who you are, and do it in an unashamedly bold, proud way, then the industry will never change."
Thanks to
@BBCNewsbeat
for wanting to cover this.
Just submitted my next single coming soon to Spotify playlists through my artist dash board. So great to be able to have that opportunity having my own independent label. Feels like a much fairer shot compared to the Major label priority. Thank you
@spotifyartists
&
@AustinDarbo
Had a great time living out in a barn during the lockdown! Been recording lots of new music here in the studio & enjoyed some time away from the confines of London, was so needed! Ready to get back home later this week though & especially excited about my own bed 🛌 & bath 🛀🏽 Xx
Just For One Day - Out Now
🖇 -
I wrote this from the heart about some much needed self-isolation on a low day last year. Didn’t realise we’d all be self isolating by the time it came out...Xx
LONDON!! I'm excited to announce i'll be playing O2 Islington Academy on April 30th! I can't wait to see you all there x
Tickets are on sale Monday at 9am here 👉🏽
200,000 streams for my EP and counting! Released on my label! Thank you to all the listeners & savers 💗 Love these songs and I’ve got so much more to come. Building an empire is a journey and you’re very much a part of it!!
💗 U!!
Honestly your messages and support for my ‘Did you know I sang’ post is incredible! Thank you so much for all the love!! 🙏🏽❤️ to see that reaction was just 🤯 so excited to have my first ever signed single out now! It’s time!🚀
You know what it feels really fking great to log into my
@AppleMusic
stats and see two of my own solo records as my top songs!
1 signed & 1 on my own label.
It took a lot of work & self belief to get here! Gotta celebrate the wins no matter how big or small & keep going❣️
Wow - what a week! Feeling seriously proud of my little label and the little girl from South London inside me who had big dreams. Thanks to every single radio station, presenter & producer who gave me a chance & platform to talk about ‘Can’t Dance’ & my journey 💙