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GRAMMY winner Dr. Jody Watley, multi platinum singer/songwriter/producer/businesswoman is one of the architects of 21st century pop, affectionately referred to as “The Queen Of Cool’ and renowned as one of the defining artists of the 80’s with an influence on style, music and pop culture.
From her groundbreaking marriage of rap & R&B (1989’s “Friends,” a collaboration with hip-hop legends Eric B. & Rakim pairing that is the first to crossover R&B/Hip-Hop, Pop and Dance into the Billboard Top 10 “Friends,” to her vision-forward marriage of high fashion, street fashion and music in the ‘80s (long before it became the norm), to her fusion of jazz and underground club culture with keen pop instincts, and the ease with which she crossed and still crosses genre, Jody Watley forged the template that is now everybody’s playbook.
June 2022 the multi platinum music icon was honored with Jody Watley Day at the Georgia State Capitol and received the prestigious Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award and became a 2022 inductee into the Women’s Songwriters Hall of Fame in Washington, D.C.
As a solo artist, 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, Gold and platinum albums, 2007 Billboard Dance Lifetime Achievement, 2017 recipient of the Black Music Honors Crossover Music Icon Award and nominations from the American Music Awards, MTV Awards, NAACP Awards and Soul Train Awards In 2018 Billboard Magazine included Jody Watley in the Top 60 Hot 100 Female Artists Of All Time and Top 25 Top Female Dance Artists Of All Time. Jody Watley kicked off her solo career appearing the the historic Band Aid UKhttps://jodywatley.net/2021/11/24/a-monumental-recording-band-aid-do-they-know-its-christmas-1984-classic-rewind/ charity single “Do They Know It’s Christmas.”
In 2021 Jody Watley was named as First Ambassador to the National Museum Of African American Music In Nashville and in 2022 Watley received her first Honorary Doctorate in Business.
The founder of independent music label Avitone Recordings, JodyWatleyShop.com online boutique was founded in 2000 with a focus on limited edition items and showcasing products from other small businesses. Jody Watley is also the creator or signature line of luxury soy candles promoting self-care and wellness. Watley has proved to be a true renaissance woman continuously growing and expanding her brand, adding to a continued relevance, legacy and as inspiration to others. Watley is also at the helm of Avid Music Inc. Management and Her vision-forward marriage in personal branding of couture styles, vintage and black girls outside the box street-wear visuals, her introduction of signature oversized hoop earrings all paired perfectly with her music showing the relationship between high fashion, club culture with breakthrough editorials in Harper’s Bazaar, Vogue Italia including the historic “The Black Issue” has quietly made Jody Watley one of music’s most influential women in music.
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