Andra Day

Andra Day is a powerful singer and artful songwriter who isn’t merely a throwback R&B specialist; her roots in gospel, jazz, and the blues, displayed with ease and finesse, translate to the present. Cheers to the Fall (2015), her auspicious debut, cracked the Top Ten of the R&B/hip-hop charts and paved the way for a handful of Grammy nominations and an Academy Award nomination, with “Stand Up for Something” (2017), her contribution to the soundtrack of Marshall, earning both distinctions. Anticipation for her second proper album continued to build with intermediary singles that surrounded a Golden Globe-winning portrayal of  in The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021). CASSANDRA (cherith) (2024), Day’s second album of original material, moved smoothly across traditional and progressive R&B, orchestral pop, and bossa nova.