Jody Upshaw (born 2003) is a Canadian R&B artist.

Career

At age 14 in 2018, Upshaw released her debut EP. Upshaw released the single "Glitter and Gold" with teen rapper Shay Pitts that same year. Upshaw's single "Straight Shooter" was produced by

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and released in 2018. In 2022, the song was featured in the season two premiere of ''

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''. Upshaw was featured in the 2020 documentary short, "Youth Hiphop and Halifax", written and directed by Harmony Adesola for the '' Being Black in Halifax'' series. Upshaw was named Music Nova Scotia's artist in residence in 2022. Upshaw appeared as a special guest for

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at the May 2024 Moncton, New Brunswick stop on their tour.

Personal life

Upshaw is originally from

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. She began singing and performing when she was eleven. Her father, Marvin, was a rapper who performed under the name KL.

Awards and nominations

References

2003 births Living people Canadian rhythm and blues musicians Musicians from Halifax, Nova Scotia 21st-century Canadian women musicians Singers from Nova Scotia 21st-century Black Canadian women singers Black Nova Scotians {{Canada-musician-stub