Most people say you can only be a master at one thing and most likely mediocre at everything else. What happens when you are a creative who has a knack for business and undeniable talent that has proven to be very successful? You get Natalie Lauren. As a small town country girl from Tulsa, Oklahoma, Natalie found her love for the arts in drawing, and eventually found her way to forming roots in the music industry. Natalie first found her talent working behind the scenes as a songwriter and has since achieved platinum-record success. She has penned hits for artists including Iggy Azalea, Chris Brown, Lecrae, Keke Palmer, Sho Baraka, and Christon Gray. She is a two-time Dove Award recipient from the Gospel Music Association of the United States for outstanding achievements in songwriting for Song of the Year for “I’ll Find You” by Lecrae featuring Tori Kelly, and production for Rap/Hip-Hop Album of the Year for Today We Rebel by KB. 2020 is shaping up to be a big year for Natalie, as she steps out on her own and releases music under her own name. Her funky and uplifting energy shines through on “Something Something,” her latest single.

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Twin sisters Paris and Amber Strother and musical compadre Anita Bias are KING.

In 2011 KING independently released their first EP to much acclaim;  title track “The Story,” (featured on GLAMOUR‘s Top Songs Playlist), “Supernatural” (NPR's Song of the Day) and “Hey” (featured in 2014 motion picture ‘About Last Night’) make up the 3-piece introduction to their carefully crafted future-soul sound. Hours after the release, their EP had traveled far to music lovers and tastemakers alike, trending on Twitter and making new fans of many. KING have since been preparing their debut full-length album due for release Summer 2014 and are excited to invite their listeners further into their sound. The album will also include the ethereal romance “In The Meantime” (Top 2013 Pick by NPR, The Guardian UK, and Buzzbands LA). 

KING’s smooth vibe, intricate production and harmonic style evolved beautifully in their home studio, a product solely of the three women. Paris produces KING’s songs, while Amber and Anita are the primary singers. The three work together on songwriting and vocal arrangements to create own their very uniquely soulful sound.

Citing influences ranging from a myriad of genres, KING’s eclectic sound is both relatable yet not simply defined. Though their cross-genre sound plays with the boundaries of their varied influences, maintained throughout each of their compositions is the common thread of a certain soulful authenticity. From Ebony Magazine: “KING bypasses the impulse to categorize musicians into a singular box by falling somewhere in the utopian realm of nostalgic R&B, futuristic soul and folksy-bluesy jazz." Add to that their electronic, new wave and downtempo tastes, their penchant for storytelling and their exceptional ability to blend 3 voices and perspectives- and the result is a melting pot of music that harks to an earlier time of unbridled exploration and creativity. From Okayplayer: "It’s not hard to tell what all the fuss is about; sophisticated pop harmonies that would seem more appropriate to past-masters than newcomers–yet never feel anything less than breezily accessible, mostly because of a certain emotional purity to the songwriting. The ladies of KING are just as refreshingly pleasant as their recordings...this just seems to confirm the eerie suspicion that though only two are blood-sisters, all three are spiritual triplets."

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