By Isabella Sicilian<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ravyn Lenae doesn\u2019t do genre boundaries. Pop, soul, reggae, rock\u2013 if it sounds good, she\u2019ll go for it. Although she\u2019s been creating\u00a0 music since she was a teenager, a decade later, Lenae still refuses to be boxed in. The Chicago-born 26-year-old singer-songwriter is a member of the Zero Fatigue collective alongside St. Louis-raised Smino and producer Monte Booker, while exploring her career as a solo artist. Her second studio album,\u00a0Bird\u2019s Eye<\/em>, was released on August 9, 2024, and was executive produced by Grammy-winning producer DJ Dahi, who has previously worked with renowned artists such as Kendrick Lamar and SZA. The album was named one of Billboard\u2019s Top 10 R&B albums of 2024 and received widespread praise from NPR, Pitchfork, and Rolling Stone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lenae\u2019s hard work has been paying off in a big way. Her single \u201cLove Me Not\u201d went viral on TikTok in late 2024, catapulting her into the top 5 spot in multiple countries, including Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, and the US. However, Lenae\u2019s success did not come overnight: she has been building relationships with some of music\u2019s most innovative artists for years. Steve Lacy, who produced her entire 2018 Crush EP, has been a longtime collaborator and creative partner. Bird\u2019s Eye<\/em> features heavyweight collaborations with Childish Gambino on \u201cOne Wish\u201d and Ty Dolla $ign on \u201cDream Girl,\u201d proving Lenae has earned her place among R&B’s elite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ravyn Lenae is performing on October 14th, 2025, at the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC, at 7:00 PM. KeiyaA will be opening for her as she promotes her new album, Bird\u2019s Eye<\/em>. Tickets can be purchased through Ticketmaster<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n