Jody Watley - Topic

Jody Watley is a Solo GRAMMY award winning multi-platinum singer/songwriter/producer/entrepreneur. With a diverse music discography spanning R&B / Pop / House Music /Dance /Spoken Word, Hip Hop / Electronica; 80s, 90s, 00s, 10s, 20s. Jody Watley is recognized as a style icon and one of the architects of 21st century Pop/R&B/Dance music, iconic hits include "Looking For A New Love", "Don't You Want Me" "Friends" ft Eric B & Rakim, "Real Love". One of the Billboard Top 60 Hot 100 Female Artists of All Time, Top 25 Dance Artists of All Time, Top 100 Black Solo Artists Of All Time.

As a solo artist, the Pop and R&B singer-songwriter was awarded the prestigious Best New Artist GRAMMY Award in 1987, the third black artist in the history of the recording academy and broadcast to receive that honor. 6 Billboard Hot 100 Top Ten Singles, 7 Number 1 Dance Singles, 2 R&B Number 1’s, 15 Top 40 Singles, Gold and multi-platinum albums in the USA alone. Her vast discography also includes million selling greatest hits video compilation and fitness video (a first for a black woman in the genre). Watley’s eventual fusion of jazz, and deep house music makes her a long time staple in underground club culture and dance music. From her groundbreaking marriage of rap & R&B (1989’s “Friends,” a collaboration with hip-hop legends Eric B. & Rakim, the ease with which she crosses genres, fused with cutting edge trendsetting style; Jody Watley forged the template that is now everybody’s playbook.