Empress Of

Empress Of
Empress Of performing in 2019
Empress Of performing in 2019
Background information
Birth nameLorely Rodriguez
Born (1989-10-19) October 19, 1989 (age 35)
OriginLos Angeles, California, U.S.
EducationBerklee College of Music
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
  • record producer
Years active2011–present
Labels
Websiteempressof.com

Lorely Rodriguez (born October 19, 1989), known professionally as Empress Of, is an American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer based in Los Angeles, California.

To date, she has released four studio albums: her critically acclaimed debut, Me (2015), Us (2018), I'm Your Empress Of (2020) via XL Recordings and Terrible Records, while her most recent, For Your Consideration was released on March 22, 2024, via her own independent label, Major Arcana [1] and American independent label, Giant Music.[2]

Over the course of her career, Rodriguez has toured and collaborated with the likes of Dev Hynes, Jim-E Stack, Rina Sawayama, Carly Rae Jepsen, Caroline Polachek, Maggie Rogers, Amber Mark and performed internationally at a series of high-profile music festivals, such as Pitchfork Music Festival,[3][4] Outside Lands,[5] Corona Capital,[6] Primavera Sound[7][8] and Capitol Hill Block Party.[9]

  1. ^ "Empress of & MUNA Share New Single "What's Love": Listen". Stereogum.com. January 24, 2024.
  2. ^ "How Empress of Made Herself the Main Character on 'For Your Consideration'". Rolling Stone. March 22, 2024.
  3. ^ "Pitchfork 2014: Photos from the Festival!". Billboard.
  4. ^ "Pitchfork London and Paris 2024 Announce First Wave of Artists". Pitchfork. April 22, 2024.
  5. ^ "Outside Lands 2022 Recap | This Must be the Place". Flaunt-mag.squarespace.com. January 18, 2017.
  6. ^ "Corona Capital 2022: Estos son los horarios definitivos del festival". Elfinanciero.com.mx. November 10, 2022.
  7. ^ "Empress of (US)". Primaverasound.com.
  8. ^ "For the First Time, Primavera Sound's Lineup Will Have an Equal Number of Male & Female Artists". Remezcla.com. December 5, 2018.
  9. ^ "Capitol Hill Block Party Announces 2023 Lineup". Seattlemet.com.