Steve Lacy
Alternative RnB artist Steve Lacy is in a presumably small class of musicians who have co-produced a Grammy-nominated album while still in high school.
Foremost a guitarist, singer, songwriter, and producer, the musician joined in 2014 and made his recorded debut on the band’s Ego Death (2015), which the Recording Academy nominated for Best Contemporary Urban Album.
He has also released lazing, heartfelt solo material, including the EP-length “song series” Steve Lacy’s Demo (2017), the Grammy-nominated full-length Apollo XXI (2019), and the Grammy-winning Top Ten follow-up Gemini Rights (2022).
He made high-profile appearances in early 2019 on ‘s When I Get Home and the single “Sunflower.” That May, shortly after he appeared on ‘ The Last Party, Lacy released Apollo XXI, his first solo LP. It landed on the Billboard 200 and was nominated for a 2020 Grammy.
Also that year, he released the non-album single “Live Without Your Love” with . As a producer and featured artist, Lacy was one of the key contributors to ‘s Hypnos, issued in May 2022. Two months later, he hit number seven on the Billboard 200 with his second full-length, and first through major-label , Gemini Rights. Written in response to a breakup, the album sported a richer sound with assistance from the likes of , Ely Rise, , and , Lacy’s duet partner on “Sunshine.” Gemini Rights was named Best Progressive R&B Album at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards in 2023.
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