2021 Soul Train Awards 2021: 3 Things to Know About This Year’s “Best R&B/Soul Male Artist” Lucky Daye
Lucky Daye is no stranger to the Soul Train Awards stage. At the 2020 Soul Train Awards, the New Orleans native gave a soulful performance of his single “Shoulda” off his full-length Painted alongside music legend Babyface. The track is a modern take on Toni Braxton’s 1992 hit “Love Shoulda Brought You Home,” also produced by Babyface.
His music and style is already being regarded as some of the best in the industry and has already snatched some pretty important nominations, including four Grammys including one for Best R&B Song.
This year, Lucky is in the running of becoming “Best R&B/Soul Male Artist” after being nominated for the 2021 Soul Train Awards. However, before the huge celebration of R&B and soul music, check out a few things you should know about the R&B crooner ahead of the big event.
His greatest influence is another R&B singer
During an interview with Hunger TV, the 36-year-old revealed that his greatest influence is Tyrese. “He didn’t stop at being a singer. He’s an actor, a model, and a film and tv producer. We started in a similar place, and I’m inspired by how far he’s taking it,” he told the outlet.
He was once a part of a cult
For the first eight years of his life as a member of an obsolete Christian church which banned him from listening to secular music among other things in his life--all of which were considered a sin.
He started making money off his voice in high school
While speaking with Vice, the singer admitted that he didn’t view his voice as anything special. In the ninth grade he used to sing to girls for money. “I'd sing their name, and my homie would charge 50 cents," he said. "I'd give him a nickel or just buy both of our fries. I didn't think my voice was nothing special; I just knew I could eat from it, so I started using it as a tool."
Watch the 2021 Soul Train Awards on Sunday, November 28 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on BET and BET Her.
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