YOLA
YOLA is a six-time GRAMMY-nominated artist, songwriter, and NAACP Image Award Nominated actor. The British star returned to her sonic roots earlier this year with the vibrant EP, My Way. A musical firecracker, self-confessed ex-studio rat and a singularly talented writer, Yola fearlessly experiments with sound in a way that reflects her magnetic and electric personality.
Out Jan 17 via S Curve, My Way serves as a reintroduction of YOLA to the industry. She may have first been introduced as an Americana artist once she crossed the U.S. shores, but the singer’s kaleidoscopic versatility shines much brighter than that one genre. After all, she seemingly just came out of nowhere with all this skill? It’s time for that gap in information to be filled. My Way tosses any preconceived expectations and finds YOLA taking the reins of her artistry all while honoring the UK’s Broken Beat dance movement: the genre-fluid foundation that kick-started her journey.
Now she presents the next step in her creative journey with the uplifting new single “Amazing” which will be part of a late fall album. “I’ve spent a lot of my life trying to manifest the life I want as well as ruminating on how I see things in the present. I don’t know if anyone has noticed, but I use song lyrics to do this” says Yola. “Amazing” was written as I began dating in the US and imagining my future partner. I was visualizing the kind of person I’d meet and the strength we’d need to make it a healthy and happy relationship. “Amazing” is a wish in a song that came true, so I’m putting it out for everyone else to see that manifestation works!”