Shae Universe

Support from – KSR

Since bursting onto the scene in 2017, Shaé Universe has made waves in the UK, West Africa and beyond making music
that engages, enchants and inspires. Her mother a gospel singer and her father a pastor, Shaé weaves her spirituality,
faith and sensuality through her work. Shaé is an artist who can both sing and rap, has been co-signed by the likes of
Lalah Hathaway, Jorja Smith and Little Simz and has remained entirely independent – navigating the industry on her
own terms. With fans at the likes of British Vogue, NME, Rolling Stone, BET, Billboard, Highsnobriety, Complex,
Wonderland and NOTION, 2023 has been Shaé’s biggest year yet.

Following on from Shaé’s debut EP Unorthodox, released last year. Laid over 7 tracks, the unique R&Drill-fusion project
was the first of its kind, blending 808 slides and spartan drum patterns with Shaé’s silky vocals and emotive lyricism.
The project featured much-loved singles ‘111’, ‘You Lose’ with the mighty ‘Royalty’ ft. Kojey Radical and ‘Sit Back’
featuring rapper-of-the-moment ENNY.

Now in her new era following performances at SXSW in Austin, Glastonbury Festival, Roskilde Festival in Copenhagen,
De Roma Festival in Antwerp and a lead feature on Phabo’s latest album Don’t Get Too Cozy, Shaé has truly taken her
music global & is crafting her world in the run up to a new project which see’s Shaé taking it back to her R&B/Soul roots.

Shaé Universe is a Nigerian-born British singer-songwriter who moved to the UK at the age of 4. Having grown up surrounded by the sounds of soul and gospel music, Shaé now cites the likes of Erykah Badu, Jazmine Sullivan and Brandy as key influences that helped shape her musical journey. The American Theatre graduate has since made waves in the UK music scene, with notable collaborations including Etta Bond, Kojo Funds, Ms Banks and Kojey Radical. She’s also had online recognition from the likes of Chance The Rapper, Stormzy and Tory Lanez.