Thursday, 19 December 2024

Ones to Watch 2025 #2 Nia Smith

 

If you’re a fan of the likes of Jorja Smith or Olivia Dean you may well want to add another Smith to your collection. It’s the second artist on the Breaking More Waves Ones to Watch list for 2025 and her name is Nia Smith.

A graduate of the Brit school, Nia’s releases so far are contained on her Give Up The Fear EP released just last month. Each song sounds distinctively and gorgeously effortless in its soulful delivery. Whether she’s channeling her inner Alicia Keys on Little Red Car or the aforementioned Jorja on the dubby reggae tinged Personal (one version of which also features Popcaan), Nia Smith sounds like pure class.

Having supported the likes of Mahalia and Tems live and already performed on Later with Jools Holland, Nia clearly has some decent music industry support (she’s signed to Polydor records) and its easy to understand why – there’s masses of talent here.

Welcome to your new favourite UK R&B artist.

Nia Smith - Little Red Car

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