Summer Walker
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Summer Marjani Walker[1] |
| Born | April 11, 1996 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Genres | R&B[2] |
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| Years active | 2017–present |
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| Children | 3 |
| Website | summerwalkermusic |
Summer Marjani Walker (born April 11, 1996)[1] is an American singer and songwriter.[3]
She is signed to Interscope Records and Love Renaissance, the latter is a record label. Her commercial mixtape, Last Day of Summer, was released on October 19, 2018.[4] Her first studio album, Over It, was released on October 4, 2019. It got high marks from musical critics.[5]
Her accolades include a Billboard Music Award, a IHeartRadio Music Awards, three Soul Train Music Awards, and four Grammy Award nominations.[6]
In 2022 Billboard Women in Music recognized Walker with the Chart Breaker Award for her achievement on Billboard charts.[7] As of 2026, Walker has sold over 53.5 million certified units from the RIAA between albums and songs.[8]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020[9] | Herself | Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist | Nominated |
| "Playing Games" | Favorite Soul/R&B Song | Nominated | |
| Over It | Favorite Soul/R&B Album | Nominated |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020[10] | Herself | Best New Artist | Nominated |
| Best Female R&B/Pop Artist | Nominated |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020[11] | Herself | Top R&B Artist | Nominated |
| Top R&B Female Artist | Won | ||
| Over It | Top R&B Album | Nominated |
iHeartRadio Music Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020[12] | Herself | Best New R&B Artist | Won |
| R&B Artist of the Year | Nominated | ||
| "Girls Need Love" (with Drake) | R&B Song of the Year | Nominated |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020[13][14] | Herself | Push Best New Artist | Longlisted |
| "Eleven" (with Khalid) | Best R&B | Nominated |
Soul Train Music Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019[15] | Herself | Best New Artist | Won |
| R&B/Soul Female Artist | Nominated | ||
| "Girls Need Love (Remix)" | Song of the Year | Nominated | |
| 2020[16] | "Come Thru" (with Usher) | Nominated | |
| Best Collaboration | Nominated | ||
| Over It | Album of the Year | Won | |
| Herself | Best R&B/Soul Female Artist | Nominated | |
| "Playing Games" | The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award | Nominated |
References
- 1 2 "Summer Walker Profile: Artist Bio". HotNewHipHop. February 27, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
- ↑ Leight, Elias (November 4, 2021). "Summer Walker Is a Star. But she Signed a 'Brutal' Record Deal to Get There". RollingStone. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
- ↑ "Summer Walker's a Star. She Signed a Brutal Record Deal to Get There". Rolling Stone. November 3, 2021.
- ↑ "Take a Walk with Summer Walker". The Vibe Magazine. Retrieved Jan 3, 2021.
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- ↑ "Summer Walker | Artist". Grammy Award. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ↑ Rouhani, Neena (25 February 2022). "Summer Walker Wants to See the World — Even If She Isn't Crazy About Touring". Billboard. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ↑ "Gold & Platinum Archive: Summer Walker". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ↑ "Nominations Announced for the 2020 AMAs". American Music Awards. October 26, 2020. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
- ↑ "BET Awards 2020: See who won at the BET Awards". CNN. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ↑ Aniftos, Rania (September 22, 2020). "Post Malone Leads 2020 Billboard Music Awards Nominations With 16: Full List". Billboard. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- ↑ Fields, Taylor (January 8, 2020). "2020 iHeartRadio Music Awards Nominees Revealed: See the Full List". iHeartRadio. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
- ↑ Drake, Carolyn (23 July 2020). "Doja Cat, Pop Smoke, And More Are Nominated For VMAs' Best New Artist". Uproxx. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ↑ Ginsberg, Gab (July 30, 2020). "Ariana Grande & Lady Gaga Lead 2020 MTV VMA Nominations: See Full List". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
- ↑ "2019 Soul Train Awards". BET. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ↑ "H.E.R. & Chris Brown Lead 2020 Soul Train Awards Nominations: Here's the Complete List". Billboard. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.