Niykee Heaton is an American singer-songwriter. She has written and recorded material since her childhood, having started sharing original songs occasionally on YouTube in 2011, for which she accompanied herself on acoustic guitar, along with covers of contemporary hits, where they subsequently went viral in following years, helping to propel the singer to prominence. [1] [2] [3] Heaton released her debut project, an extended play titled Bad Intentions, in September 2014, after signing a record deal with Steve Rifkind and Russell Simmons's Capitol-affiliate All Def Digital, in partnership with Awesomeness Music. [4] [5] The EP garnered positive online reception, with The Huffington Post writing that it "offers a significant variety for a debut, all held together by her vocals, most ravishing in her lower register" and Idolator adding that it "confidently showcases the versatility and scope of Niykee's songwriting." [6] [7]
In 2015, she called out her label in an extensive open letter to her fans, later clarifying that "we are now in a place where we can create music that I want to create, and we are no longer tied to the people that were holding me back," also announcing plans to release her first album. [8] [9] In June, she launched a website, NBK (Naturyl Born Killers), stating "NBK is the movement," where new music was then premiered for free regularly over the following months through her SoundCloud account. [10] [11] [12] On March 18, 2016, Heaton released The Bedroom Tour Playlist, through Capitol Records, a mixtape compiling remixed and remastered material she had shared online and debuted on live shows from her first headlining concert tour, The Bedroom Tour, in previous months. [13]
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Song | Artist(s) | Writer(s) | Originating album | Year | Ref. |
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"21 Grams" | Niykee Heaton | Nicolet Heaton | None | 2015 | [14] |
"Ain't No Us" | Niykee Heaton | Nicolet Heaton | None | 2015 | [15] |
"Bad Boy" (Acoustic) | Niykee Heaton | Nicolet Heaton | None | 2012 | [16] |
"Bad Intentions" | Niykee Heaton | Nicolet Heaton Geoffrey Early Jeremy McArthur | Bad Intentions | 2014 | [5] |
"Bardot" | Niykee Heaton | Nicolet Heaton | None | 2015 | [17] |
"Best Thing Ever" | Niykee Heaton | Nicolet Heaton | None | 2015 | [18] |
"Boss" | Niykee Heaton | Nicolet Heaton | None | 2013 | [19] [20] |
"Champagne" | Niykee Heaton | Nicolet Heaton Nick Bailey Ryan Ogren Emily Warren | Bad Intentions | 2014 | [5] |
"Check On Me" | Niykee Heaton | Joe Trufant Nicolet Heaton | None | 2016 | [21] |
"Cold War" | Niykee Heaton | Nicolet Heaton Alex 'AK' Kresovich | None | 2015 | [22] |
"Devil" | Niykee Heaton | Nicolet Heaton | The Bedroom Tour Playlist | 2016 | [23] [13] |
"Down" | Niykee Heaton | Nicolet Heaton | None | 2015 | [24] |
"Dream Team" | Niykee Heaton | Nicolet Heaton Shane Lindstrom | The Bedroom Tour Playlist | 2016 | [13] |
"Fairy Princess" (Acoustic) | Niykee Heaton | Nicolet Heaton | None | 2011 | [25] [26] [13] |
"Fell in Love on the Dance Floor" (Acoustic) | Niykee Heaton | Nicolet Heaton | None | 2012 | [27] |
"Finer Things" (Remix) | Jake Lord and KydNice featuring Niykee Heaton | Nicolet Heaton | — | 2016 | [28] |
"Finessin'"(Remix) | Baby E and Niykee Heaton | Ethan Lowery Nicolet Heaton | None | 2015 | [29] |
"Forevermore" (Acoustic) | Niykee Heaton | Nicolet Heaton | None | 2012 | [25] [30] |
"Gimme What I Want" (Acoustic) | Niykee Heaton | Nicolet Heaton | None | 2013 | [31] |
"Girlfriend" (Remix) | Niykee Heaton | Mike Posner Mason Levy Matthew Musto Justin Bieber Nicolet Heaton | None | 2014 | [32] |
"Heaven" (Acoustic) | Niykee Heaton | Nicolet Heaton | None | 2012 | [25] [33] |
"I Believe In You" (Demo) | Niykee Heaton | Nicolet Heaton | None | 2014 | [34] |
"If I Told You" (Acoustic) | Niykee Heaton | Nicolet Heaton | None | 2012 | [35] |
"If They Only Knew" (Acoustic) | Niykee Heaton | Nicolet Heaton | None | 2012 | [36] |
"Infinity" | Niykee Heaton | Nicolet Heaton | The Bedroom Tour Playlist | 2016 | [37] [25] |
"I'll Be Alright" (Acoustic) | Niykee Heaton | Nicolet Heaton | None | 2012 | [38] |
"I'm Ready" | Niykee Heaton | Nicolet Heaton | The Bedroom Tour Playlist | 2016 | [39] [40] [13] |
"Kill 'Em All" | Niykee Heaton | Nicolet Heaton Alex 'AK' Kresovich | None | 2014 | [41] |
"King" | Niykee Heaton | Nicolet Heaton | The Bedroom Tour Playlist | 2016 | [42] [13] |
"Let Me Go" (Demo) | Niykee Heaton | Nicolet Heaton | None | 2014 | [43] |
"Lions Den" (Acoustic) | Niykee Heaton | Nicolet Heaton | None | 2012 | [44] |
"Lullaby" | Niykee Heaton | Nicolet Heaton | The Bedroom Tour Playlist | 2016 | [45] [13] |
"Made of Fire" (Acoustic) | Niykee Heaton | Nicolet Heaton | None | 2012 | [46] |
"Mask" | Niykee Heaton | Nicolet Heaton | The Bedroom Tour Playlist | 2016 | [23] [13] |
"Me and You" (Acoustic) | Niykee Heaton | Nicolet Heaton | None | 2012 | [47] |
"NBK" | Niykee Heaton | Nicolet Heaton Uforo Ebong | The Bedroom Tour Playlist | 2016 | [48] [13] |
"Nexus" | Niykee Heaton | Nicolet Heaton Shane Lindstrom | The Bedroom Tour Playlist | 2016 | [13] |
"One Time" | Niykee Heaton | Nicolet Heaton Shane Lindstrom | The Bedroom Tour Playlist | 2016 | [13] |
"Out The Mud" (Remix) | Niykee Heaton | Kevin Gilyard Maurice Simmonds Andre Davidson Sean Winston Davidson Andrew Harr Jerrel Jackson Nicolet Heaton | The Bedroom Tour Playlist | 2016 | [49] [50] |
"Perfect" (Acoustic) | Niykee Heaton | Nicolet Heaton | None | 2012 | [51] |
"Pray" (Acoustic Demo) | Niykee Heaton | Nicolet Heaton | None | 2014 | [52] |
"Psycho" | Niykee Heaton | Nicolet Heaton | None | 2016 | [53] |
"Rain Dog" | Niykee Heaton | Nicolet Heaton | None | 2015 | [54] |
"Remember It All" | Niykee Heaton | Nicolet Heaton Alex 'AK' Kresovich | None | 2014 | [20] |
"Rolling Stone" | Niykee Heaton | Nicolet Heaton Curtis Austin Andre Harris Mansur Zafr | Bad Intentions | 2014 | [5] |
"Say Anything" (Demo) | Niykee Heaton | Nicolet Heaton | None | 2014 | [55] |
"Say Yeah" | Niykee Heaton | Nicolet Heaton | The Bedroom Tour Playlist | 2016 | [56] [13] |
"Skin Tight" | Niykee Heaton | Nicolet Heaton Tommy Tysper Emily Warren | Bad Intentions | 2014 | [5] |
"Sober" | Niykee Heaton | Nicolet Heaton Michael Keenan Emily Warren | Bad Intentions | 2014 | [5] |
"Spend It All" (Remix) | Euroz and Niykee Heaton | Euroz Nicolet Heaton | None | 2014 | [57] |
"Start Me Up" (Acoustic) | Niykee Heaton | Nicolet Heaton | None | 2012 | [58] |
"Stoned In Miami" (Demo) | Niykee Heaton | Nicolet Heaton | None | 2016 | [59] |
"Summer of Renegades" (Acoustic) | Niykee Heaton | Nicolet Heaton | None | 2012 | [60] |
"Teach You" (Acoustic) | Niykee Heaton | Nicolet Heaton | None | 2013 | [61] |
"Till The Day I Die" (Acoustic) | Niykee Heaton | Nicolet Heaton | None | 2012 | [62] |
"Truth Is" (Acoustic) | Niykee Heaton | Nicolet Heaton | None | 2012 | [63] |
"Truth or Dare" (Acoustic) | Niykee Heaton | Nicolet Heaton | None | 2012 | [64] |
"Turn It On" (Acoustic) | Niykee Heaton | Nicolet Heaton | None | 2012 | [65] |
"Villa" | Niykee Heaton | Nicolet Heaton Michael Keenan Rick Markowitz Emily Warren | Bad Intentions | 2014 | [5] |
"We Own It" (Remix) | Mike Posner, Niykee Heaton, Sammy Adams and T. Mills | Tauheed Epps Cameron Jabril Thomaz Alex Schwartz Joe Khajadourian Breyan Stanley Isaac Mike Posner Samuel Wisner Travis Mills Nicolet Heaton | None | 2013 | [66] |
"When We Touch" (Acoustic) | Niykee Heaton | Nicolet Heaton | None | 2013 | [67] |
"Winter Romance" (Acoustic) | Niykee Heaton | Nicolet Heaton | None | 2012 | [68] |
"Woosah" | Niykee Heaton | Nicolet Heaton | None | 2015 | [69] |
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