GRAMMY® Award-nominated critically acclaimed R&B pop songstress Kehlani caught the ears and hearts of many with 2015’s YOU SHOULD BE HERE earning her one of her first gold-certified singles, “The Way feat Chance The Rapper”, and a 2016 GRAMMY® Award for “Best Urban Contemporary Album.” At the top of 2017 Kehlani revealed her first full length debut album SWEETSEXYSAVAGE which ushered in the RIAA gold-certified singles “CRZY” and “Distraction.”
Amidst her own solo success, she was seen contributing to 2017’s top soundtracks including the platinum certified SUICIDE SQUAD: THE ALBUM with her hit “Gangsta” which also earned platinum certification and THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS: THE ALBUM which introduced the certified gold “Good Life” with G Eazy. Kehlani earned widespread recognition as outlets including Rolling Stone, Complex and Billboard crowned SWEETSEXYSAVAGE as one of the “50 Best Albums of 2017 So Far.”
In October of 2017 she introduced “Honey” which quickly accumulated over 7 million streams worldwide. In the same month the young songstress partnered with Budweiser to unleash the chilling visual companion for “Touch” as a part of a content driven, worldwide campaign spanning across 17 countries. Kehlani has also been nominated for Best R&B/Soul Female Artist at the 2017 Soul Train Music Awards, Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist at the 2017 American Music Awards and also earned an honor at the 2017 Billboard Women In Music annual dinner and ceremony where she’ll be walking away with the “Rule Breaker” award. She’s also been seen on the road at popular festival stages including the Voodoo Music Festival and Corona Capital after successfully completing her massive, worldwide SWEETSEXYSAVAGE Tour.
Aside from the music, Kehlani has ventured off into the tech industry with her newest health and wellness startup, Flora. “Bridging the gap between my career, activism and my audience is important to me as a next step,” says Kehlani. “I look forward to creating positive change and making strides in tech.” Additionally, she’s embarked on her first artistic collaboration with Make Up Forever where she starred in their 2017 Aqua XL campaign visuals.