Join East Coast DNA in congratulating Nova Scotian R&B artist JupiterReign for her 2023 African Nova Scotia Music Association (ANSMA) Rising Star Award.
A product of North Preston, the largest black community in Canada, JupiterReign has been steadily carving her own lane in the Nova Scotian music scene. Released earlier this year, on Valentine’s Day, Intergalactic originated as a project in the Music Arts program at Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC). Drawing inspiration from her community, family and personal struggles, she complemented Intergalactic dense grooves with a lyrical content reflective of relationships, ups-and-downs, and her outlook on life in general.
00:00 Intro featuring clip from Vibes by JupiterReign w/MAJE
00:11 Darcy Walsh chats with Thaydra Gray aka JupiterReign
19:35 Don't Wanna from JupiterReign's Intergalatic
Recorded between Halifax and Montreal, her debut album, Intergalactic, is a five song EP packed with entrancing, soulful, casually poetic, slow-tempo R&B. Don’t Wanna, the EP’s lead single, was co-produced with award-winning artist Reeny Smith. When asked about what it meant to be nominated, JupiterReign replied: “I feel so honored and blessed to have been chosen for these nominations. My journey of creating music has been a roller-coaster of feelings and emotions, but none of these I’d trade for anything.”
“Being vulnerable and letting your thoughts and feelings out for the world to hear is scary. But we need these storytellers. People need someone or something to feel connected to, so they know they aren’t alone, and I’m happy to be that person... But the work doesn’t stop here. I have [many] more creations under my belt, and I can’t wait for the world to hear.”
JupiterReign will be performing at Nova Scotia Music Week in Yarmouth, where she is also nominated as African Nova Scotian Artist of the Year. All this recognition for her work has brought JupiterReign a considerable amount of buzz and has peoples’ heads turning: “This is just the beginning, and I aim to use my music to become one of Canada’s best R&B stars, recognized on a global scale.”
Find JupiterReign online: https://linktr.ee/jupiterreign
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