“Shirley” star Regina King said jazz singer Samara Joy was her No. 1 pick as the artist to craft an original song for her Netflix film. That track ultimately became “Why I’m Here,” and it was LaKeith ...

A year after a groundbreaking win, 2023 Best New Artist Samara Joy returns to the Grammys with another nomination. Music has always been an essential aspect of Samara Joy’s life. The 24-year-old jazz ...

It's been a whirlwind 15 months for Samara Joy. After announcing she signed with Verve, her debut for the label, Linger Awhile (2022) was released to great acclaim. She was then nominated (and won) ...

Already a three-time winner, jazz vocalist Samara Joy is up for two more Grammys at Sunday’s awards ceremony. Her latest album is receiving critical acclaim and creating more awards buzz. All this and ...

The winner of three Grammy Awards at just 24 years old, jazz singer Samara Joy makes her Baton Rouge debut Sunday at the Raising Cane's River Center Theatre for Performing Arts. Joy’s fall tour ...

The 2023 Grammy Awards took place more than a month ago, but Samara Joy’s feet are still not back on the ground. “No, not yet!” said the 23-year-old vocal sensation, who won both the Best New Artist ...

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Samara Joy comes from a family of gospel singers and has been singing all her life. In her teens, she performed as a soloist in her church choir, but her career really launched in 2019, when, as a ...

Music has always been an essential aspect of Samara Joy’s life. The 24-year-old jazz singer’s earliest memory of performing is at eight years old, when the Bronx, N.Y. native recalls singing songs ...