Justine Skye

Justine Skye
Justine Skye
Background information
Birth name	Justine Indira Skyers
Born	August 24, 1995 (age 30); New York City, U.S.
Genres	R&B; dance;
Occupations	Singer; songwriter; actress;
Labels	Warner; Atlantic (former); Republic (former); Roc Nation (former);
Website	justineskye.com
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Justine Indira Skyers (born August 24, 1995), known professionally as Justine Skye, is an American R&B singer-songwriter and actress. Her initial fame from Tumblr found a career in the music industry and signed with Atlantic Records at the age of 19.^[1]

Early life

Justine Indira Skyers was born on August 24, 1995, and raised in the borough of Brooklyn, New York City. Her mother, Nova Perry, an entertainment lawyer,^[2] is of Afro-Jamaican and Indo-Jamaican descent, and her father, Christopher Skyers, a corporate merchandiser VP,^[3] is also Afro-Jamaican.^[4]^[5] Her grandfather is politician N. Nick Perry, the former United States ambassador to Jamaica.^[6]

Career

Skye began her professional singing career when she performed songs to go with the book Rules to Rock By. She is known for having made a cover of Drake's song "Headlines", receiving over two million views on YouTube.^[7] In 2012, Skye released her very first mixtape, Skye High. Following the success of Skye High, her debut seven-track EP, Everyday Living, helped her land a deal with Atlantic Records in 2013.^[8] Her song "Hard Work" landed on BET's 106 & Park Top 10. She released the album Emotionally Unavailable in 2015. Not long after, her song "Collide" (featuring Tyga) was released.^[1]

In October 2015, she performed at Tidal 10x20, an event created by Jay-Z, and at a Tommy Hilfiger show in Brazil. Skye has not been limited to music and made an appearance as a guest star on the final episode of House of DVF.

In 2016, she left Atlantic Records and signed to Roc Nation^[9] and Republic Records. In December 2016, Skye released her EP 8 Ounces, to positive reviews.

Her debut album Ultraviolet was released on January 18, 2018. The album featured the singles "U Don't Know" (featuring Wizkid), "Back for More" (featuring Jeremih), and "Don't Think About It". The music video for "Don't Think About It" was released on December 8, the same day as the pre-order, and the song "Good Love" became available with the album pre-order.^[10] The album peaked at number 16 on the R&B Album Sales chart.^[11]

In June 2021, her third studio album, Space & Time, was released. The album was executively produced by Timbaland.^[12]^[13]

Personal life

On November 19, 2018, Skye did an interview with The Breakfast Club, in which she spoke about experiencing domestic violence. On February 12, 2019, Skye identified rapper Sheck Wes as the abuser on Twitter, and shared a video of him climbing a fence at her house. He denies the allegations.^[14]

In 2019, Skye dated rapper GoldLink.^[15]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details and chart positions
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
Title	Album details	US R&B/ HH Sales ^[16]	US R&B Sales ^[17]
Ultraviolet	Released: January 19, 2018 Label: Republic, Roc Nation Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	39	18
Space & Time	Released: June 25, 2021 Label: Nynetineth Formats: Digital download, streaming	—	—

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums
Title	Detail
Bare with Me (The Album)	Released: June 17, 2020^[18] Label: Nynetineth Formats: Digital download, streaming
Dark Side	Released: January 31, 2023 Label: Nynetineth Formats: Digital download, streaming

Extended plays

List of EPs, with selected chart positions
Title	Details	Peak chart positions
Title	Details	US R&B/HH ^[19]	US R&B ^[20]	US Heat ^[21]
Everyday Living	Released: August 20, 2013 Label: Atlantic Format: Digital download	44	23	22
Emotionally Unavailable	Released: June 23, 2015 Label: Atlantic Format: Digital download	37	14	13
8 Ounces	Released: December 23, 2016 Label: Republic Format: Digital download	—	—	8
Bare with Me	Released: August 27, 2019^[22] Label: Nynetineth Format: Digital download, streaming	—^[A]	—	—

Singles

List of singles as lead artist, showing year released and album name
Title	Year	Certifications	Album
"Everyday Living"	2013		Everyday Living
"Hard Work"	2013
"Collide" (featuring Tyga)	2014	RIAA: Gold^[24] BPI: Gold^[25]	Dark Side
"Bandit"	2015		Emotionally Unavailable
"A Train"	2015		Emotionally Unavailable
"U Don't Know" (featuring Wizkid)	2016		Ultraviolet
"Back for More"^[26] (featuring Jeremih)	2017
"Don't Think About It"	2017
"Know Myself" (featuring Vory)	2018		Non-album singles
"Build" (featuring Arin Ray)	2018		Non-album singles
"Maybe"	2019		Bare with Me
"No Options"	2020		Bare with Me (The Album)
"Intruded"	2021		Space & Time
"Twisted Fantasy"	2021		Space & Time
"What a Lie"	2022		Non-album singles
"Whip It Up"	2023
"Oh La La" (with KAYTRANADA)	2025
"Bitch in Ibiza"	2025

As a featured artist

List of songs as featured artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
Title	Year	US R&B/HH	Album
"Beautiful Day" (TheGoodPerry featuring Lil Yachty, Kylie Jenner, Justine Skye and Jordyn Woods)	2016	—	Burberry Perry
"Overtime" (Schoolboy Q featuring Miguel and Justine Skye)	2016	50	Blank Face LP
"Bad Habit"^[27] (Far East Movement featuring Justine Skye and Air)	2019	—	TBA
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

Filmography

Film


Year	Title	Role	Notes
2019	How High 2	Steffi
2019	Already Gone	Keesha

Television


Year	Title	Role	Notes
2019	Tales	Violet	Episode: "Bodak Yellow"
2022–2023	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	Herself	Musical guest
2022–2023	Grown-ish	Annika	Recurring role (season 5)
2023	Superstar: Aaliyah	Herself	ABC television documentary

Notes

^ Bare with Me did not enter the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, but peaked at number 47 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Album Sales chart.^[23]

References

^ ^a ^b "Meet Justine Skye, The 19-Year-Old That Leveraged Tumblr Fame Into A Music Career". The Fader. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
^ "Justine Skye bio" (PDF). press.atlanticrecords.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 13, 2015.
^ "Skyers named VP of corporate merchandising at Wakefern".
^ "Talking Texture With: Justine Skye". Archived from the original on November 6, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
^ "Roc Nation's New Signee, Justine Skye, Is Ready for Her Close-Up". Archived from the original on November 6, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
^ "TRANSCRIPT: Majority Leader Schumer Remarks At Foreign Relations Committee Introducing Nick Perry As Nominee For Ambassador To Jamaica And Randi Levine As Nominee For Ambassador To Portugal". Senate.gov. February 8, 2022.
^ "Justine Skye Turns Breakups Into Bops". Elle. January 19, 2018. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
^ Aigbe, Kelvin (January 2, 2023). "Justin Skye Biography". KelvinsPlug. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
^ "Roc Nation Signs Singer Justine Skye". BallerStatus.com. March 24, 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Justine Skye: Ultraviolet review – sexually complex but forgettable R&B | R&B | The Guardian". The Guardian. January 19, 2018. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
^ "Justine Skye Chart History | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 29, 2019.
^ "Justine Skye: Space & Time". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
^ "Justine Skye Drops 'Space & Time' Album f/ Justin Timberlake & Timbaland". Complex Networks. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
^ "Justine Skye Accuses Sheck Wes of Abuse, He Denies Allegations". Billboard. February 12, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
^ Tigg, FNR (June 9, 2021). "GoldLink Disses Sheck Wes on "White Walls," Announces New Album". Complex. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
^ "Justine Skye Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Album Sales". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 29, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
^ "Justine Skye Chart History: R&B Album Sales". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 29, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
^ "BARE WITH ME (The Album) by Justine Skye". Apple Music. June 3, 2020. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
^ "Justine Skye Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
^ "Justine Skye Chart History: R&B Albums". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
^ "Justine Skye Chart History: Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
^ "BARE WITH ME – EP by Justine Skye". Apple Music. August 27, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
^ "R&B/Hip-Hop Album Sales". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 28, 2019. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
^ "American certifications – Justine Skye". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
^ "British certifications – Justine Skye". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 7, 2024. Type Justine Skye in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
^ "Back for More (feat. Jeremih) by Justine Skye on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved July 21, 2017.^{[dead link]}
^ "Bad Habit (feat. Justine Skye and Air) – Single by Far East Movement". iTunes Store. Apple. December 7, 2018. Retrieved December 19, 2019.

External links

Official website
Justine Skye on Twitter
"Meet Justine Skye, The 19-Year-Old That Leveraged Tumblr Fame Into A Music Career", by Deidre Dyer, The Fader, 2015-01-30.
"JUSTINE TIME: MEET RISING R&B STAR JUSTINE SKYE" Archived September 25, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Paper 2015-07
"My Essence Fest: Justine Skye on Why She's a Purple Unicorn" Archived September 25, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, InStyle, July 5, 2015, by Emil Wilbekin

[24] Bare with Me did not enter the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, but peaked at number 47 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Album Sales chart.^[23]

[thefader.com-1] "Meet Justine Skye, The 19-Year-Old That Leveraged Tumblr Fame Into A Music Career". The Fader. Retrieved May 2, 2019.

[2] "Justine Skye bio" (PDF). press.atlanticrecords.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 13, 2015.

[3] "Skyers named VP of corporate merchandising at Wakefern".

[4] "Talking Texture With: Justine Skye". Archived from the original on November 6, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2018.

[5] "Roc Nation's New Signee, Justine Skye, Is Ready for Her Close-Up". Archived from the original on November 6, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2018.

[6] "TRANSCRIPT: Majority Leader Schumer Remarks At Foreign Relations Committee Introducing Nick Perry As Nominee For Ambassador To Jamaica And Randi Levine As Nominee For Ambassador To Portugal". Senate.gov. February 8, 2022.

[7] "Justine Skye Turns Breakups Into Bops". Elle. January 19, 2018. Retrieved October 3, 2022.

[8] Aigbe, Kelvin (January 2, 2023). "Justin Skye Biography". KelvinsPlug. Retrieved January 5, 2023.

[9] "Roc Nation Signs Singer Justine Skye". BallerStatus.com. March 24, 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}

[10] "Justine Skye: Ultraviolet review – sexually complex but forgettable R&B | R&B | The Guardian". The Guardian. January 19, 2018. Retrieved October 3, 2022.

[11] "Justine Skye Chart History | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 29, 2019.

[12] "Justine Skye: Space & Time". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 3, 2022.

[13] "Justine Skye Drops 'Space & Time' Album f/ Justin Timberlake & Timbaland". Complex Networks. Retrieved October 3, 2022.

[14] "Justine Skye Accuses Sheck Wes of Abuse, He Denies Allegations". Billboard. February 12, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2019.

[Complex-15] Tigg, FNR (June 9, 2021). "GoldLink Disses Sheck Wes on "White Walls," Announces New Album". Complex. Retrieved November 18, 2021.

[16] "Justine Skye Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Album Sales". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 29, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2019.

[17] "Justine Skye Chart History: R&B Album Sales". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 29, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2019.

[18] "BARE WITH ME (The Album) by Justine Skye". Apple Music. June 3, 2020. Retrieved June 19, 2020.

[19] "Justine Skye Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2019.

[billboard.com-20] "Justine Skye Chart History: R&B Albums". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2019.

[21] "Justine Skye Chart History: Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2019.

[22] "BARE WITH ME – EP by Justine Skye". Apple Music. August 27, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2019.

[23] "R&B/Hip-Hop Album Sales". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 28, 2019. Retrieved September 24, 2019.

[RIAA-25] "American certifications – Justine Skye". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 10, 2023.

[BPI-26] "British certifications – Justine Skye". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 7, 2024. Type Justine Skye in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

[27] "Back for More (feat. Jeremih) by Justine Skye on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved July 21, 2017.^{[dead link]}

[28] "Bad Habit (feat. Justine Skye and Air) – Single by Far East Movement". iTunes Store. Apple. December 7, 2018. Retrieved December 19, 2019.

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