KEHLANI - BLUE WATER ROAD

Kehlani Ashley Parrish (born April 24, 1995), known professionally as Kehlani, is an American singer and songwriter. Kehlani is originally from Oakland, California where they achieved initial fame as a member of the teen pop group, Poplyfe, which was a finalist on America's Got Talent. Kehlani released their first mixtape Cloud 19, in 2014, the mixtape featuring guest appearances from Kyle Dion. The mixtape ranked at twenty-eighth on Complex's list of the "50 Best Albums of 2014. Kehlani then released their sophomore mixtape You Should Be Here April 28, 2015. Billboard called it the "year's first great R&B album", when it debuted at number five on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The project features guest appearances from fellow American rapper Chance the Rapper and American singer BJ the Chicago Kid. In support of the mixtape, they embarked on the You Should Be Here tour, which sold out every North American date and select European dates. Throughout 2015, they also received individual plaudits: Complex called their one of the "15 Artists to Watch Out for in 2015" and Rolling Stone named them one of the "10 New Artists You Need to Know". You Should Be Here also earned a Grammy Award nomination for Best Urban Contemporary Album Their debut album SweetSexySavage was released in January 2017 to mainly positive reception, being supported by the singles “CRZY” and the Suicide Squad soundtrack single “Gangsta”. February 2019 saw the release of Kehlani’s third mixtape While We Wait, which served as a prelude to what would be their second album It Was Good Until It Wasn’t. The highly-anticipated album was released on May 8, 2020 to positive reception, with the album cover and music videos being shot in their home due to the COVID-19 pandemic at the time. On April 29, 2022, Kehlani released their third album Blue Water Road, with features from Blxst, Justin Bieber, Syd, Jessie Reyez, Ambré and Thundercat. To support the album, Kehlani embarked on the Blue Water Road Trip tour in the US and Europe from July to December 2022. The tour had opening acts Rico Nasty and Destin Conrad. In 2023, Kehlani was the headliner for concert performances at the 2023 WNBA All-Star Game and the 2023 MLS All-Star Game. On April 4, 2024, Kehlani released the lead single "After Hours" ahead of their next album. Kehlani affirmed their support for Palestine, expressing their stance in their music video "Next 2 U". The video, which premiered on May 31, 2024, began with a poem by Palestinian-American writer Hala Alyan and the demonstration chant "Long Live The Intifada", an allusion to the 1987 uprising against Israel’s presence in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. In the music video's outro, Kehlani vocalized a personally penned message dedicated to the children in Palestine who perished in the Gaza-Israel conflict 🇵🇸. In tandem with the release of "Next 2 U" , they unveiled merchandise created by Palestinian, Nöl Collective creative director and founder, Yasmeen Mjalli. The entirety of the proceeds from the sales of the merchandise went towards aiding Palestinian, Congolese and Sudanese families, in collaboration with Operation Olive Branch. Kehlani's fourth album, Crash, was released on June 21, 2024, and featured collaborations with Jill Scott, Omah Lay and Young Miko. Kehlani released their third commercial and fourth mixtape, "While We Wait 2" on the 28th of August, 2024. The mixtape serves as a sequel to Kehlani's 2019 mixtape While We Wait, and is their second project of 2024, following the release of their fourth album Crash, just two months prior. The mixtape features guest appearances from Lucky Daye, Lil' Mo, Vince Staples, Destin Conrad, Dixson, Flo and Ludmilla. Kehlani states that the album only took two weeks to record and was done all at home. The cover art nods to the original While We Wait album cover, featuring them staring at themself in the mirror with a floral wallpaper in the background. They also collaborated with GloRilla on a Christmas-themed trap song, which was released on December 13, 2024. On June 11, 2025, Kehlani released the single "Folded"; the song went on to peak at number 7 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and was nominated at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards for Best R&B Performance and Best R&B Song. On October 24, 2025, they released the "Folded Homage Pack" digitally, which included remixes featuring singers Brandy, JoJo, Mario, Ne-Yo, Tank, and Toni Braxton. On November 7, 2025, they released the single "Out the Window", releasing the official music video on November 27, 2025 Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.