Presented by Everything R&B (Presented by DJ Ace)
Shae Universe at Speakeasy
Since bursting onto the scene in 2017, Shaé Universe has made waves in the UK, West
Africa and beyond making music that engages, enchants and inspires. Her mother a
gospel singer and her father a pastor, Shaé weaves her spirituality, faith and sensuality
through her work. Shaé is an artist who can both sing and rap, has been co-signed by the
likes of Lalah Hathaway, Jorja Smith and Little Simz and has remained entirely
independent - navigating the industry on her own terms. With fans at the likes of British
Vogue, NME, Highsnobriety, Complex, Wonderland, The Line of Best Fit, NOTION,
DUMMY, TRENCH, GRM, Mixtape Madness, 2022 is set to be Shae’s biggest year yet.
Shaé is now back with her recently released track ‘Give Me A Break ’which is the first taste
of new music following Sha’és debut EP Unorthodox, released earlier this year. Laid over
7 tracks, the unique R&Drill-fusion project was the first of its kind, blending 808 slides and
spartan drum patterns with Sha’és silky vocals and emotive lyricism. The project featured
much-loved singles ‘111’, ‘You Lose ’with the mighty ‘Royalty’ ft. Kojey Radical and ‘Sit
Back ’featuring rapper-of-the-moment ENNY. Shaé performed the EP at her
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