David Debrandon Brown (born September 25, 1985), professionally known as Lucky Daye, is an American singer-songwriter from New Orleans. He is signed to Keep Cool Records and RCA Records. He released his first EP, I on November 9, 2018 and his second EP, II on February 6, 2019. The EPs were part of a series leading up to his debut studio album Painted which was released on May 24, 2019.[2][3] His third EP, Table for Two, won the 2022 Grammy Award for Best Progressive R&B Album.[4] His second album, Candydrip, was released on March 10, 2022.[5]
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Birth name | David Debrandon Brown |
Also known as | D. Brown |
Born | (1985-09-25) September 25, 1985 (age 37) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
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Years active | 2005–present[1] |
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Website | luckydaye |
David Debrandon Brown was born on September 25, 1985 in New Orleans. He was raised in a church that forbade listening to secular music, but he discovered an innate knack for singing and taught himself melodies by turning children books into songs of his own. Brown went back to immerse himself in classic R&B songs and developed a love for artists including Prince, Rick James, Lauryn Hill, and Stevie Wonder. He relocated to Atlanta to pursue music.[6][7][8]
In 2005, when he was 19, Daye competed on season 4 of American Idol.[9] He auditioned with a cover of "A Change Is Gonna Come" by Sam Cooke and received four "yes" votes. Soon after reaching the Top 20 he was eliminated from the competition.
Daye established himself as a songwriter and background vocalist and landed credits in 2008 on songs by Keith Sweat on his album Just Me and Ne-Yo on "She Got Her Own". In 2014, he wrote for Boyz II Men on the song "Believe Us". During 2016 and 2017, he co-wrote songs released by Keke Palmer ("Enemiez"), Ella Mai ("10,000 Hours", "Down"), Trey Songz ("Song Goes Off"), and two tracks from the album Strength of a Woman by Mary J. Blige.[6] In 2017 he worked with Ariana Grande on the song "More" which was scrapped from the latter's fourth studio album Sweetener.
In October 2018, Daye signed to Keep Cool Records and RCA Records, releasing his first single, "Roll Some Mo".[10] On November 9, 2018, he released his first EP, I, which was part of a series leading up to his debut studio album Painted.[11][12]
On January 17, 2019, Daye released the first single from his second EP, called "Karma". On February 6, 2019, he released the second installment of the EP series, II.[13] He went on tour with Ella Mai beginning in February 2019.[14] In November 2019, Daye received four nominations at the 62nd Grammy Awards including one for Best R&B Album for Painted. On November 21, 2019, Daye opened for R&B singer Khalid on his Free Spirit tour in New Zealand.
On September 25, 2020, he co-wrote "Better", English singer Zayn's single.
On February 12, 2021, Daye released his third EP, Table for Two.[15] It would go on to win the 2022 Grammy Award for Best Progressive R&B Album.[4]
On May 21, 2021, Daye released a cover of Marvin Gaye’s "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Gaye's album What’s Going On.
On March 10, 2022, Daye released his second studio album, Candydrip.[5]
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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2020 | Grammy Award | Best R&B Song | "Roll Some Mo" | Nominated |
Best R&B Performance | Nominated | |||
Best Traditional R&B Performance | "Real Games" | Nominated | ||
Best R&B Album | Painted | Nominated | ||
2022 | Best Traditional R&B Performance | "How Much Can A Heart Take" (with Yebba) | Nominated | |
Best Progressive R&B Album | Table for Two | Won | ||
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US Heat. [17] | ||
Painted |
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Candydrip |
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69 | — |
Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | |
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I |
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II |
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Table for Two |
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96 | 6 |
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CAN [19] |
NZ Hot [20] |
SA [21] |
WW [22] | |||
"Roll Some Mo"[23] | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | Painted |
"Karma"[24] | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Love You Too Much"[25] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Buying Time"[26] | — | — | — | — | — | TBA | |
"Fly" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"All About You"[27] (with Leon Bridges) |
2020 | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Feed the Fire"[28] (with SG Lewis) |
— | — | — | — | — | Times | |
"On Read"[29] (with Tiana Major9) |
2021 | — | — | — | — | — | Table for Two |
"Running Blind" | — | — | — | — | — | Liberated / Music for the Movement Vol. 3 | |
"Over" | 77 | 80 | 17 | 58 | 109 | Candydrip | |
"Candy Drip" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — |
Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
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"Little More Time" | 2018 | Victoria Monét | Painted (Deluxe Edition) |
"Regular People" | 2019 | Mahalia, Hamzaa | Love and Compromise |
"Fly" | — | Mark Ronson Presents the Music of Spies in Disguise | |
"Can You Blame Me" | 2020 | Kehlani | It Was Good Until It Wasn't |
"Dream" | Queen Naija | Table For Two | |
"Velvet (Remix)" | KIRBY | Insecure: Music from the HBO Original Series, Season 4 | |
"Forfeit." | Kiana Ledé | Kiki | |
"Cupid" | Spillage Village, EarthGang, 6lack | Spilligion | |
"Fade Away" | — | The Photograph (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | |
"I Just Wanna Live" | Keedron Bryant, Andra Day, IDK | ||
"Look Easy" | Kaytranada | — | |
"Be Thankful for What You've Got" | Big Freedia, BJRNCK | Stand Up | |
"Anymore" | 2021 | Sinéad Harnett | Ready Is Always Too Late |
"You Want My Love" | Earth, Wind & Fire | ||
"Sinner" | Adekunle Gold | Catch Me If You Can | |
"Star" | 2022 | Megan Thee Stallion | Traumazine |
"Boy Bye" | Ari Lennox | age/sex/location |
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Best Urban Contemporary Album (2013–2020) |
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Best Progressive R&B Album (2021–present) |
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