Summer Walker

American R&B singer

Summer M. Walker (born April 11, 1996) is an American singer-songwriter. She is signed to Interscope Records and Love Renaissance, the latter is a record label. Her commercial mixtape, Last Day of Summer, was released on October 19, 2018.[1] Her first studio album, Over It, was released on October 4, 2019. It got high marks from musical critics.[2]

Walker in 2019

At the Soul Train Music Awards in 2019, Walker was the recipient for the Best New Artist.[3]

Walker was discovered by a woman under exactly the same name as her (the singer). The other Summer Walker works at the Love Renaissance music studio.[4]

Walker (the singer) was born in Atlanta, Georgia.

Awards and nominations

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American Music Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2020[5] Herself Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist Nominated
"Playing Games" Favorite Soul/R&B Song Nominated
Over It Favorite Soul/R&B Album Nominated

BET Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2020[6] Herself Best New Artist Nominated
Best Female R&B/Pop Artist Nominated

Billboard Music Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2020[7] Herself Top R&B Artist Nominated
Top R&B Female Artist Won
Over It Top R&B Album Nominated

iHeartRadio Music Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2020[8] Herself Best New R&B Artist Won
R&B Artist of the Year Nominated
"Girls Need Love" (with Drake) R&B Song of the Year Nominated

MTV Video Music Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2020[9][10] Herself Push Best New Artist Longlisted
"Eleven" (with Khalid) Best R&B Nominated

Soul Train Music Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2019[11] Herself Best New Artist Won
R&B/Soul Female Artist Nominated
"Girls Need Love (Remix)" Song of the Year Nominated
2020[12] "Come Thru" (with Usher) Nominated
Best Collaboration Nominated
Over It Album of the Year Won
Herself Best R&B/Soul Female Artist Nominated
"Playing Games" The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award Nominated

References

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  1. "Take a Walk with Summer Walker". The Vibe Magazine. Retrieved Jan 3, 2021. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
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  3. "The 2019 Soul Train Music Awards". Black Entertainment Television. Retrieved Jan 3, 2021.
  4. "Summer Walker". The New York Times. Retrieved Jan 3, 2021.
  5. "Nominations Announced for the 2020 AMAs". American Music Awards. October 26, 2020. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  6. "BET Awards 2020: See who won at the BET Awards". CNN. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  7. Aniftos, Rania (September 22, 2020). "Post Malone Leads 2020 Billboard Music Awards Nominations With 16: Full List". Billboard. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  8. Fields, Taylor (January 8, 2020). "2020 iHeartRadio Music Awards Nominees Revealed: See the Full List". iHeartRadio. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  9. Drake, Carolyn (23 July 2020). "Doja Cat, Pop Smoke, And More Are Nominated For VMAs' Best New Artist". Uproxx. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  10. Ginsberg, Gab (July 30, 2020). "Ariana Grande & Lady Gaga Lead 2020 MTV VMA Nominations: See Full List". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  11. "2019 Soul Train Awards". BET. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  12. "H.E.R. & Chris Brown Lead 2020 Soul Train Awards Nominations: Here's the Complete List". Billboard. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.