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Shamir Bailey (born November 7, 1994) is an American singer and songwriter from Las Vegas, Nevada. [1][2] His debut extended play (EP), Northtown, was released in June 2014 to positive reviews. [2] In October 2014, he signed to XL Recordings and released the single "On the Regular". [3]
43K Followers, 3,173 Following, 60 Posts - Shamir (@shamir326) on Instagram: "Helooo Shamir here, I'm a demon 曆"
Feb 10, 2022 · Shamir Bailey quickly became a teenage sensation back in 2014, when his debut single, "On The Regular," blew up. But instead of riding that wave of success to the top as a pop star, Shamir...
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"I think it was Amerie's debut album [All I Have] on CD. It wasn't my own money. I didn't make it — I was in kindergarten. I think it was birthday money. Amerie was poppin'. She was the 'It' girl. She was perfect.
"For some reason, my earliest celebrity crush was Tyra Banks, so I guess I'll say the theme song to America's Next Top Model. 'You wanna be on top?' Considering all the really dark stuff that continues to come out about her in the show, I don't really want to wrap my brain around any specifics, other than the show was inescapable at a point in time...
"My music taste is so all over the place. I very unironically love Philosophy of the Worldby the Shaggs. I think it's the most primitive version of music-making in modern times that has been captured on recording."
"That's hard for me because I'm not a dancer, but I also come from a very Black American household, so dance is very much always around. I'd say probably Frankie Beverly and Maze. "Before I Let Go" is a quintessential song in a Black American household. Put it on, and nine times out of 10 everyone's going to start dancing."
"I'm just gonna be honest: The stans might come for me, but I know how to separate art from the artist, so I'd say Ultraviolence by Lana Del Rey. I do think Norman Fucking Rockwell is my favorite Lana record and her best, but there's something about Ultraviolence that is wrecking territory for me. I feel like it's her shoegaze album, and I love sho...
"Conatusby Zola Jesus is one of my favorite records of all time. I can always put it on and it will calm me. The industrial, shoegaze-y vibes of it obviously inspired my new record a lot, but I've listened to that record almost on a monthly basis for the last couple of years of my life." "'My Generation' by the Who. I think after watching them duri...
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Apr 27, 2016 · Shamir grew up on across the street from a pig farm in Las Vegas, but he’s since become one of the premiere artists to watch and a critic’s darling by age 21.
- Crissy Milazzo
Jul 29, 2020 · The 25-year-old Las Vegas-born musician was one of the music industry’s buzziest new acts when he signed to British indie label XL aged 19, and with them he released Ratchet, a forward-thinking dance pop record whose influence can still be felt today.
Feb 17, 2022 · I don’t wanna be a girl, I don’t wanna be a man. I’m just existing on this god-forsaken land.” So goes the Philadelphia-based indie musician Shamir’s personal manifesto, a lyric from the single off...
