Jody Upshaw

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Jody Upshaw
Born2003 (age 2021)
Origin Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia, Canada
Genres R&B
Years active2017–present

Jody Upshaw (born 2003) [1] is a Canadian R&B artist.

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Career

At age 14 in 2018, Upshaw released her debut EP. [2] Upshaw released the single "Glitter and Gold" with teen rapper Shay Pitts that same year. [3] Upshaw's single "Straight Shooter" was produced by Classified and released in 2018. [4] In 2022, the song was featured in the season two premiere of Euphoria . [5]

Upshaw was featured in the 2020 documentary short, "Youth Hiphop and Halifax", written and directed by Harmony Adesola for the Being Black in Halifax series. [6] Upshaw was named Music Nova Scotia's artist in residence in 2022. [7]

Upshaw appeared as a special guest for TLC at the May 2024 Moncton, New Brunswick stop on their tour. [8]

Personal life

Upshaw is originally from Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia. [9] She began singing and performing when she was eleven. Her father, Marvin, was a rapper who performed under the name KL. [10]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2017 East Coast Music Awards African Nova Scotian Artist of the Yearn/aNominated [11]
2018African Nova Scotian Music AwardsANSMA Rising Star Awardn/aWon [12]
2019East Coast Music Awards Bucky Adams Memorial Award (formerly African Nova Scotian Artist of the Year)n/aNominated [13]
R&B/Soul Recording of the YearStraight ShooterNominated
2020Bucky Adams Memorial Awardn/aNominated [14]
R&B/soul recording of the yearGuilty OneNominated
2022Music Nova Scotia AwardsAfrican Nova Scotian Artist of the Yearn/aNominated [15]
2024Nova Scotia Music & Industry AwardsAfrican Nova Scotian Artist of the Yearn/aNominated [16]

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