The London star is riding a wave of success following the release of her debut EP ‘SE9 Part 1’, with the follow-up, ‘Part 2’, released May 29.
Rising star Skye Newman is the most exciting – and honest – voice in the UK charts
The London-based artist has performed with Ed Sheeran, supported Lewis Capaldi at arenas, and been championed by Elton John.
Alot of the subjects I talk about, many people don’t want to face,” begins rising star Skye Newman, whose strikingly raw songwriting and soulful tone have made her the UK’s most exciting new voice.
The London-based musician – who swerves romance and break-ups to explore generational trauma – has not only gone viral on multiple occasions, but broken a record, too. Earlier this year, Newman became the first UK female solo artist in over a decade to reach the Top 20 with her first two singles: her belting debut ‘Hairdresser’, which chronicles a one-sided female friendship, and ‘Family Matters’, her searing dissection of drug addiction and grief that climbed to number five in the chart earlier this year.
“I feel blessed to be in a generation where there’s awareness of how things in your past affect you going into adult life,” she shares. “There is definitely more light being shed on it now, but people are sometimes scared to open up about things…”
