LAILA!

Brooklyn-born singer, songwriter and producer LAILA! has emerged as one of the most exciting new voices in modern R&B and pop. Writing and producing her own music from the very beginning, she has built a sound that feels effortlessly personal, melodic and fearless, connecting with listeners around the world one listener at a time.

That authenticity has helped LAILA! amass more than 300 million streams, powered by breakout records like “Like That!”, which spent six weeks at No. 1 on Billboard’s TikTok Top 50 chart, and “Not My Problem,” which reached No. 1 across multiple platforms while breaking into the Top 20 of Billboard’s Hot R&B Songs chart. Her debut album, Gap Year!, earned widespread critical acclaim with Best of 2024 recognition from Pitchfork, Billboard, Complex, VIBE, Vogue, Refinery29 and Okayplayer, among others.

As her audience has grown, so has her presence on some of music’s biggest stages. LAILA! has performed for COLORSxSTUDIOS, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’s #LateShowMeMusic series, the 2025 BET Awards Red Carpet Live! pre-show, major festivals including Camp Flog Gnaw, Lollapalooza and The Roots Picnic, and her own sold-out 2025 North American headline and European tours.

Her creative vision has earned recognition across the industry, including Rolling Stone’s 2025 Future of Music issue, Billboard’s coveted 21 Under 21 list in 2025 and 2026, and Complex’s annual roundup of the top new artists to watch. As she continues to sing, write and produce her own music, LAILA! is helping define a new generation of artists while inspiring greater visibility for women producers through her originality, authorship and unmistakable creative identity. ★