Faye Webster

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Faye Webster
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Faye Webster playing at the Riviera Theatre in Chicago
Background information
Born (1997-06-25) June 25, 1997 (age 27)
Atlanta, Georgia, US
Genres
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active2013–present
Labels
Website fayewebster.com

Faye Webster (born June 25, 1997) is an American singer-songwriter from Atlanta, Georgia. She has released five studio albums: Run and Tell (2013), Faye Webster (2017), Atlanta Millionaires Club (2019), I Know I'm Funny Haha (2021), and Underdressed at the Symphony (2024).

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Early life

Faye Webster was born in Atlanta, Georgia. [1] Several of her family members are also musicians; her grandfather, named Corbin, was a bluegrass music guitarist in Texas, her mother was a guitarist and fiddle player, and her oldest brother played in a rock band in high school. By age 14, Webster was writing music. She attended Henry W. Grady High School in Atlanta, [2] where she and a group of friends formed a rap group. After watching her perform at open mic nights, her dad advised her to record her music so that people could take it home with them. [1]

Career

At the age of 16, on October 30, 2013, Webster self-released her debut album, Run and Tell.

After graduating high school, she enrolled in Belmont University in Nashville to study songwriting, but soon dropped out and moved back to Atlanta after deciding that she was "wasting time and money". [3] [1] She made a deal with her parents that she would live at home for a year and if she was not successful as a musician, she would return to college. [3] Soon after dropping out, in 2017, Webster signed to Awful Records. [4]

In April 2017, she embarked on a 12-city tour with Sean Rowe [2] followed by the release of her second album, Faye Webster in May 2017. [5] [6]

Webster signed to the Secretly Canadian record label in late 2018, [7] and released her third full-length album, Atlanta Millionaires Club, in May 2019 via the label. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] The album is named after her father's group of grad-school friends who compete in everything from doughnut-eating contests to 5k races. [13] In March 2019, the album's lead single "Room Temperature" was featured in a Rolling Stone article. [14]

She released the song "Both All The Time" on August 7, 2019, prior to embarking on a US tour. [15] In April 2020, Webster released the single "In a Good Way", [16] followed by "Better Distractions" in September of the same year. [17] "Better Distractions" was chosen by President Barack Obama in December 2020 as one of his favorite songs of the year. [18]

In April 2021, she released the single "Cheers" and announced her fourth studio album I Know I'm Funny Haha , which was released on June 25, 2021. [19] "Both All The Time", "In A Good Way", and "Better Distractions" would serve as the preceding singles to "Cheers".

Webster released an EP titled Live at Electric Lady in October 2021, as part of a Spotify exclusive series of the same name. Recorded at Electric Lady Studios in New York City, the EP features live recordings of songs from her previous two studio albums, as well as a cover version of the song "If You Need to, Keep Time on Me" by Fleet Foxes. [20]

In 2022, she released another EP titled Car Therapy Sessions, performing more songs from her previous two albums, as well as a new song "Car Therapy", with orchestral backing arranged by Trey Pollard. [21] She supported the band Haim as one of the openers on their One More Haim Tour shortly after releasing the EP. [22]

In June 2023, Webster released the single "But Not Kiss" and declared tour dates for her upcoming tour.

In September 2023, she released the single "Lifetime" and announced her UK/European tour dates for her tour in 2024. [23] [ non-primary source needed ]

In March 2024, Webster released her fifth studio album, Underdressed at the Symphony. [24] It was supported by an international tour, [25] as well as her debut appearances at the Coachella, Governor's Ball, Primavera Sound, and Bonnaroo music festivals. [26] [27] [28] [29]

Personal life

Webster is passionate about the Atlanta Braves, would leave school early to attend baseball games, and wears team jerseys regularly. She had a crush on Ronald Acuña Jr., a Braves player the same age as her, which inspired her to write at least one song, but the crush dissipated after a meeting with him was "anticlimactic". [3] [30] She got to sing the "Star-Spangled Banner" at a Braves game. Her other hobbies include Pokémon and yo-yo; she has attended the World Yo-Yo Contest. Webster has even designed and sold her own custom yo-yo. [31] [32] Her photography of local rappers, including classmate Lil Yachty and Shelley FKA DRAM, has been published in media outlets including Billboard , Rolling Stone , and Spotify. [2] Based on her photography, she was hired to shoot an ad campaign for Nike in 2017. The company was rebooting its Air Max 97 shoe and wanted to work with creatives who were born in the year 1997. [33] [34]

Webster formerly dated Boothlord, a member of Danger Incorporated, a rap duo based in Atlanta. They met when they were both signed to Awful Records and they moved in together during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Discography

Faye Webster discography
Studio albums5
EPs2
Singles14

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected information
TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
US
Folk
[35] 		US
Heat
[36] 		US
Sales
[37] 		NZ
[38]
Run and Tell————
Faye Webster
  • Released: May 12, 2017
  • Label: Awful, Secretly Canadian
  • Formats: LP, CD, music download, streaming media
————
Atlanta Millionaires Club
  • Released: May 24, 2019
  • Label: Secretly Canadian
  • Formats: LP, CD, music download, streaming media
—25——
I Know I'm Funny Haha
  • Released: June 25, 2021
  • Label: Secretly Canadian
  • Formats: LP, CD, music download, streaming media
10935—
Underdressed at the Symphony
  • Released: March 1, 2024
  • Label: Secretly Canadian
  • Formats: Music download, streaming media
1112037

EPs

List of extended plays, with selected information
TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
US
Sales
[37]
Live at Electric Lady
  • Released: October 14, 2021
  • Label: Secretly Canadian
  • Formats: Streaming (Spotify exclusive) [20]
—
Car Therapy Sessions
  • Released: April 29, 2022 [39]
  • Label: Secretly Canadian
  • Formats: Vinyl, digital download, streaming
100

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected peak chart positions
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
Rock
[40]
"Wrong People"2013—Faye Webster
"She Won't Go Away"2017—
"Both All the Time"2019—I Know I'm Funny Haha
"In a Good Way"2020—
"Better Distractions"—
"Cheers"2021—
"I Know I'm Funny Haha"—
"A Dream with a Baseball Player"—
"Car Therapy"2022—Car Therapy Sessions
"Suite: Jonny"—
"But Not Kiss"2023—Underdressed at the Symphony
"Lifetime"—
"Lego Ring"
(with Lil Yachty)		202447
"Feeling Good Today" [41] —
TitleYearAlbum
"Rollin' "
(Ethereal featuring Faye Webster)		2017Mankind
"Friendster"
(Wieuca featuring Faye Webster)		Local Celebrity
"No Way"
(Ethereal and Lord Narf featuring Faye Webster)		2018Non-album single
"Strange"
(Ethereal featuring Faye Webster)		2020E2
"Go On"
(Harolddd featuring Faye Webster)		Non-album single
"IfUwanted"
(Ethereal featuring Faye Webster)		HeatDeath4Prelude
"Sagittarius Superstar"
(COIN featuring Faye Webster)		2021Green Blue + Indigo Violet
"Make 'em Laugh"
(Benét featuring Faye Webster)		2024Non-album single

Other charted and certified songs

List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions
TitleYearPeak chart positions Certifications Album
US
Bub.
[42] 		US
Rock
[43] 		UK
Indie
Break.
[44] 		NZ
Hot
[45]
"Kingston"2019————Atlanta Millionaires Club
"Right Side of My Neck"————
"I Know You"202318919—Faye Webster
"Underdressed at the Symphony"2024———34Underdressed at the Symphony

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