Jorja F: The R&B Iconoclast Making Music On Her Own Terms

Jorja Smith excels on her long-awaited sophomore album by taking the split second between “falling” and “flying,” and making an entire world of it. It’s the extremely brief moment. For six years, she pushed that voice away — until 2021, when she finally listened to her gut, headed home to Walsall, and began working on her long-awaited second album,. From Ella Mai‘s surprise EP to Jorja Smith and Mario‘s new offerings or Jacquees‘ latest attempt to claim a throne in the R&B royal court, there’s something here for your. Since the Walsall-raised artist’s arrival in 2016 with her breakout hit ‘Blue Lights’, there’s been a certain magnetism about her: the voice is technically sensational, and there’s. One of the most intriguing artists to emerge over the past few months is Walsall, West Midlands native Jorja Smith —whose laid-back, jazzy vocals and hard-hitting lyrics on.

Welcome to Apple Music Sessions, where we ask incredible talents to perform exclusive sets. For this session, singer-songwriter Jorja Smith powers through two of her own. Since the Walsall-raised artist’s arrival in 2016 with her breakout hit ‘Blue Lights’, there’s been a certain magnetism about her: the voice is technically sensational, and there’s. For six years, she pushed that voice away — until 2021, when she finally listened to her gut, headed home to Walsall, and began working on her long-awaited second album,. The alternative is, of course, to say screw it all and work on your own timeline, likely as an independent artist. That’s something Jorja Smith knows well. Five years ago, the British. On her unhurried, self-possessed second album, Falling or Flying, she shines in the moments where she exudes this same loose-limbed confidence. Smith’s 2018 debut Lost &. Jorja Smith says her new album 'Falling or Flying' is the result of returning home and feeling more like herself. Refusing to fall in line with today's R&B stars, unsigned English singer Jorja Smith isn't just her own biggest fan -- she's got co-signs from Drake and Kendrick Lamar. After 5 years of her first album, and some new music, "falling or flying" comes to reinforce Jorja as a powerful and strong personality in the R&B industry, providing interesting.

From Ella Mai‘s surprise EP to Jorja Smith and Mario‘s new offerings or Jacquees‘ latest attempt to claim a throne in the R&B royal court, there’s something here for your. In January 2016, she finally self-released her debut single, “Blue Lights,” a song that uniquely mixes grime’s grit with a softer plea for empathy. It quickly hit regular rotation on. Jorja Smith says her new album 'Falling or Flying' is the result of returning home and feeling more like herself.