Summer Walker

Summer Walker
Walker in 2019
Born
Summer Marjani Walker[1]

(1996-04-11) April 11, 1996 (age 28)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2017–present
WorksDiscography
Children3
Musical career
GenresR&B[2]
DiscographySummer Walker discography
Labels
Websitesummerwalkermusic.com

Summer Marjani Walker (born April 11, 1996)[1] is an American R&B singer-songwriter.[3] Born and raised in Atlanta, she signed with the local record label Love Renaissance, an imprint of Interscope Records in late 2017. The following year, she released her debut commercial mixtape Last Day of Summer (2018), supported by its lead single, "Girls Need Love." The song became her first entry on the Billboard Hot 100 and spawned a remix featuring Canadian rapper Drake.[4] Her debut studio album, Over It (2019) was met with critical and commercial success, peaking at number two on the Billboard 200 chart—briefly breaking the record for the biggest debut streaming week for a female R&B artist—and receiving triple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[5][6][7][8][9]

Her second album, Still Over It (2021) debuted atop the Billboard 200. The album broke the record for most streams in a single day by a female artist on Apple Music[10] and broke her previous record for largest streaming debut-week for a female R&B artist; she also matched Taylor Swift as the only female musical act to have 18 concurrent songs from one album enter the Billboard Hot 100.[11] It spawned the single "Ex for a Reason" (with JT of City Girls), which peaked within the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100, while its follow-up, "No Love" (with SZA and Cardi B), peaked within the top 15 and received platinum certification by the RIAA. Her 2023 single, "Good Good" (with Usher and 21 Savage) also entered the chart's top 40.

Her accolades include a Billboard Music Award, a IHeartRadio Music Awards, three Soul Train Music Awards, and two Grammy Award nominations.[12] In 2022 Billboard Women in Music recognized Walker with the Chart Breaker Award for her achievement on Billboard charts.[13] As of 2024, Walker has sold over 32 million certified units from the RIAA between albums and songs.[14]

  1. ^ a b "Summer Walker Profile: Artist Bio". HotNewHipHop. February 27, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  2. ^ Leight, Elias (November 4, 2021). "Summer Walker Is a Star. But she Signed a 'Brutal' Record Deal to Get There". RollingStone. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  3. ^ "Summer Walker's a Star. She Signed a Brutal Record Deal to Get There". Rolling Stone. November 3, 2021.
  4. ^ Johnson, Zoe (October 19, 2018). "Take A Walk With Summer Walker On The 'Last Day Of Summer'". Vibe. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  5. ^ @billboardcharts (October 14, 2019). ".@IAMSUMMERWALKER has eight songs on..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "Top 100 Songs: October 19, 2019". Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  7. ^ Wicker, Jewel (October 1, 2019). "Chartbreaker: Summer Walker Readies Star-Studded New Album After Drake Co-Sign". Billboard. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  8. ^ "Summer Walker's 'Over It' Earns Biggest Streaming Week Ever for an R&B Album by a Woman". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media, LLC.
  9. ^ White, Roman (May 9, 2020). "Summer Walker's 'Over It' Officially Goes Platinum".
  10. ^ Records, Interscope. "Summer Walker Shatters Apple Music Record for Most Album Streams In A Day By A Female-Identifying Artist Ever". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  11. ^ Zellner, Xander (November 16, 2021). "Summer Walker Ties Taylor Swift for This Billboard Hot 100 Record". Billboard. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  12. ^ "Summer Walker | Artist". Grammy Award. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  13. ^ Rouhani, Neena (February 25, 2022). "Summer Walker Wants to See the World — Even If She Isn't Crazy About Touring". Billboard. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  14. ^ "Gold & Platinum Archive: Summer Walker". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 24, 2023.