Erykah Badu

Universal Motown recording artist Erykah Badu, best known for her eccentric style and cerebral music, is a four-time GRAMMY® award winning American soul singer and songwriter.

Baduizm, Badu's highly acclaimed debut album, was released in early 1997 went triple platinum and, along with "On & On," won Grammy Awards at the 1998 ceremony. Spring 2010, Badu released her fifth studio album, and second installment of a two-part New Amerykah series. New Amerykah, Part 1: Fourth World War, a concept album that was digitally produced and political in tone, debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart and Rolling Stone named it one of the year's best albums. New Amerykah, Part II: Return of the Ahnk, which features lush live instrumentation and taps into Badu's emotional side by thematically focusing on romance and relationships, made its debut at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 chart.

During the early years, some music journalists labeled her the Queen of neo soul or nu soul, often comparing her to Billie Holiday in lyrical delivery and grouping her with D'Angelo in musical genre.