“Signed when she was just 13, Leicester-born singer-songwriter Mahalia Burkmar has had a meandering journey to R&B stardom. Breaking through with 2017’s head-nodding single Sober, she has gone on to develop a distinctive brand of neo-soul blended with defiant lyrics, producing hits such as I Wish I Missed My Ex from her 2019 debut album Love & Compromise, as well as lending her silken vocals to gue”
“The video for Mahalia‘s track ‘Cheat’ features fisheye lens effects, flip phones and zig-zag gelled-down hair as a nod to ‘90s music visuals and style. Soulful singer Jojo, who made a name for herself in the early 2000s with her hit ‘Leave (Get Out)’, lends a fresh layer of vibrato to the song as the duo sing about focusing on yourself and realising “I’m about to reach my limit”. Their duelling ca”
“This would be Mahalia’s difficult second album if only she’d ever made anything look difficult before. Her rise to the top tier of UK R&B has been one marked by an almost unnerving confidence, as she’s taken influences she’s too young to remember first time around – Jill Scott, Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu – and melded them into her own assured, thoughtful and modern sound, as showcased on 2019’s debu”
