Joy Oladokun

acclaimed singer, songwriter and musician joy oladokun is forging her own path, sharing the unique perspective she's gained from living in today's world as a black, queer woman and first-generation child of nigerian immigrants. born in arizona and now living in nashville, her musical exploration began at age ten when she was inspired to learn guitar after seeing a video of tracy chapman -- the first time she'd ever seen a black woman play the instrument. in the midst of a breakthrough year, oladokun recently released her new song, "keeping the light on," her first new music since her major label debut, in defense of my own happiness, and its subsequent deluxe edition. out now via amigo records/verve forecast/republic records, the record landed on numerous "best of 2021" lists including billboard, variety, american songwriter, the tennessean, nashville scene, the bitter southerner and npr music declares, "she has a remarkable ability to distill how forces at work in the world...she can