When you listen to iyla, you won’t just hear a boundary-breaking artist; you’ll hear a charismatic and confidentwoman at the height of her power. Emerging out of the San Fernando Valley, the Irish and Italian songstressofficially introduced herself on 2018’sWar + RaindropsEP—highlighted by “Juice” and “Flowers.” She maintainedher momentum with theOTHER WAYS TO VENTEP in 2020. “Strings” popped off with 37 million-plus Spotifystreams, while “CASH RULES” teamed her with none other than Method Man. 2023saw her level up again via theAPPETITE FOR DISASTEREP, spawning “Impala” [feat. Symba] and “Lost Me” [feat. Benny The Butcher]. She incitedthe applause ofThe FADER,V Magazine,NYLON,UPROXX,MTV,Vogue,The Washington Post, andComplexwhopegged heramong“20 R&B Artists to Watch in 2023.”Hitting the road, Demi Lovato tapped her as an opener.Meanwhile, she packed houses on her first-ever North American headline tour, selling out Los Angeles, SanFrancisco, New York, Chicago, Atlanta and Toronto. Along the way, iyla gained strength and self-assurance fromone of the hardest seasons of her life, and she flips those traits into her music. She delivers her fluid and fierysignature hybrid of R&B, pop, and hip-hop with even more aplomb. Plus, she serveseven more panache, poise,and passion. And...she gives even less of a fuck what anybody thinks. She went through a lot to get to her full-length debut,Weeping Angel, but she was able to transform this pain into art with the potential to uplift—asevidencedby standouts like “Skirt Hurt (Redemption),” “Wild,” “Overboard,” “Strut,” and “Blue Eyes.”