Ambré

Ambré is known for mellow and stimulating R&B with deliberately crafted lyrics that reward close listening. While the New Orleans native is highly sought after as a collaborator -- for starters, she co-wrote two songs on H.E.R.'s Grammy-winning self-titled album -- she has been releasing her own material since 2014, the year she made her recorded debut with a single that begat a close association with Kehlani. Ambré put together a couple mixtapes, then began her lasting affiliation with Roc Nation. Pulp (2019), her first EP, featured the dreamy slow jam "Fubu," and was trailed by the equally assured 3000° (2022), led by the burning Jvck James duet "I'm Baby," and Who's Loving You? (2023). After issuing her fourth EP, I Do This Sh*t in My Sleep (2024), Ambré maintained visibility with a handful of featured appearances and the sensual love ballad "She," which appeared on her full-length debut, Peyote (2026). Ambré taught herself to play multiple instruments and produce music, and she honed her talents as a singer and songwriter while growing up in New Orleans' foster care system. After she established a lasting connection with producer Erick Bardales, she debuted in 2014 with "Faded." The single led to a bigger 2015 during which Ambré released the mixtape Wanderlust, teamed with Kehlani on a cover of Drake's "Preach," and opened dates on Kehlani's tour in support of You Should Be Here. Ambré's second tape, 2090's, was out in 2016, as was her non-album single "No Service in the Hills," another Kehlani collaboration. Over the next two years, Ambré offered a couple singles as a headliner and branched out with featured appearances on tracks by TOKiMONSTA, Keys N Krates, the Glitch Mob, and Ryan Hemsworth. In 2019, she continued to co-write material for other artists, most notably placing two songs ("U" and "Changes") on H.E.R.'s Grammy-winning self-titled album. Roc Nation added Ambré to their artist roster and, that November, synchronized the announcement of the deal with the release of Pulp. Appearances from Jean Deaux, BJ the Chicago Kid, and G-Eazy boosted its profile, but it was the guest-less single "Fubu" that stood out most, quickly reaching seven-digit streaming figures. A "director's cut" of Pulp featured appearances and outside songwriting (for the likes of serpentwithfeet, Gallant, Aluna, and Kehlani), contributions to soundtracks and compilations (Bruised, Insecure, Reprise: A Roc Nation Album, and Femme It Forward), and the occasional single, all lengthened Ambré's discography from 2020 through the first half of 2022. After all that assorted work, she completed her second Roc Nation project, 3000°, and released it in June 2022. A ChopNotSlop edition of the EP, mixed by OG Ron C, appeared in November. In 2023, Ambré released the five-song EP Who's Loving You?, with Mack Keane featured on the song "Elevate." I Do This Sh*t in My Sleep followed in 2024. Ambré was featured on singles by Elhae ("I Choose You") and Boy Soda ("Lil' Obsession"), as well as a remix of Yonny's "Blue Door," before she returned in 2025 with "She." The single then surfaced on 2026 full-length debut Peyote, which included features by serpentwithfeet and Destin Conrad. ~ Andy Kellman, Rovi