Rozzi

A sultry-voiced singer-songwriter shaped by '90s hip-hop and soul, Rozzi Crane issued her first recordings as a teenager under her complete name during the late 2000s, among them the self-titled 2009 debut EP. Endorsement from Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine later supplied a record deal, live opportunities, placement on The Hunger Games soundtrack via Maroon 5's "Come Away to the Water," and Levine's guest spot on her 2015 EP Space, which climbed to number six on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart. For her first major-label full-length, 2018's Bad Together, she adopted the shorter stage name Rozzi; subsequent EPs on BMG encompassed 2021's Hymn for Tomorrow and 2022's Berry, the latter containing the effervescent "Consequence" that featured Nile Rodgers.

Born Rosalind Elizabeth Crane and raised in San Francisco, she emerged rapidly as a neo-soul vocalist while still in her teens. At age 17 she issued the self-titled EP, then entered the University of Southern California's Thornton School of Music. During her freshman year several original compositions were placed in the 2010 Lifetime film Sins of the Mother, and she secured touring work as a backing vocalist for both Don Henley and Sergio Mendes. In a songwriting class she met Phantom Planet's Jacques Brautbar, began a collaborative writing relationship, and eventually drew the notice of Adam Levine, who signed her to his 222 Records imprint in 2011. The next year she contributed vocals to "Come Away to the Water," written by Oscar winner Glen Hansard and produced by T-Bone Burnett, for The Hunger Games soundtrack. In 2013 she joined Maroon 5 on tour, appearing at venues such as Madison Square Garden and performing Christina Aguilera's verse on the hit "Moves Like Jagger," a role she reprised in later years. Additional live support came in 2014 with Gavin DeGraw, alongside her own headline dates. The four-song EP Space arrived in early 2015 and featured Levine on "Painkiller." After shortening her professional name to Rozzi she joined Small Giant/Columbia for the 2018 album Bad Together and opened Betty Who's 2019 tour. A move to BMG preceded the 2021 Hymn for Tomorrow EP and 2022's six-track Berry, which included a collaboration with disco-funk legend Nile Rodgers. Streaming figures for the Arty duet "Who Do You Love" reached the tens of millions that year, while a guest appearance on the Hulu series Dollface featured her performing "Best Friend Song" during an episode staged at a women's music festival; the "Lemon Ice Mix" of the track appeared on the soundtrack to the Kevin Hart film Me Time.