Jody Watley - Topic

GRAMMY winning artist Jody Watley, singer/songwriter/producer/radio host is one of the architects of 21st century pop. From her groundbreaking marriage of rap & R&B (1989’s “Friends,” collaboration with hip-hop legends Eric B. & Rakim) to her vision-forward marriage of high fashion, street fashion and music, fusion of jazz and underground club culture with keen pop instincts, and the ease with which she still crosses genre, Watley forged the template that is now everybody’s playbook. Ranked as one of Billboard Magazine's Top 60 Female Hot 100 Artists,Top 30 Dance Artists of All Time, Jody Watley's ongoing eclectic repertoire of music crosses genres of R&B, Pop, Dance, Electronic, Ambient, House and Jazz. The ageless pop and R&B singer has 6 Billboard Hot 100 Top Ten Singles, 13 Number 1 Dance Singles, 2 R&B Number 1’s, 15 Top 40 Singles, Global gold/platinum albums ,#1 million selling fitness video, featured in celebrity ad campaigns, high fashion magazines including VOGUE, Vogue Italia, Harper's Bazaar, Rolling Stone, named one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful, Billboard Dance Lifetime Achievement,  Black Music Honors Crossover Music Icon Award, nominations American Music Awards, MTV Awards, NAACP Awards. Ranked 1 of the Top 60 Hot 100 Female Artists of All Time & Top 25 Dance Artists of All Time In Billboard Magazine. Watley is first Ambassador to the National Museum of African American Music in Nashville/