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Yebba Surprise Drops 'Live at Electric Lady' EP Ft. Questlove

The five-song project features a compilation of tracks from Dawn, but the tracks are instead reimagined and produced by Yebba’s band leader James Francies. There are also moments featuring the talents ...
The New Yorker

Yebba’s Powerful Blues on “Dawn”

In 2016, when Yebba was on the verge of a viral breakthrough on YouTube, the Arkansas singer-songwriter lost her mother, Dawn, to suicide. A preacher’s daughter who sang from a young age in the church ...
Rolling Stone

Hear Yebba’s Ambient, Existential New Single ‘Where Do You Go’

Rising singer-songwriter Yebba has released her latest solo single, “Where Do You Go.” The 24-year-old has appeared on both Mark Ronson and Ed Sheeran’s star-studded albums this year. Yebba wrote the ...
Complex

Yebba Releases Debut Album 'Dawn' f/ ASAP Rocky and Smino

Just a week after making a standout appearance on Drake’s Certified Lover Boy, Memphis singer-songwriter Yebba has released her debut album. Dawn puts her vocals in the spotlight, making it abundantly ...
Okayplayer

Yebba Puts Her Range on Full Display in a Stunning 'Tiny Desk' Performance

Watch Yebba preview her upcoming debut album in a soothing and symphonic live set for NPR Music's latest Tiny Desk Concert. Yebba is the latest guest to grace NPR Music's deconstructed Tiny Desk setup ...
NPR

With The New Album 'Dawn,' Yebba Sheds Old Beliefs

About five years ago, a video of the R&B singer Yebba performing for a small crowd went viral. With this smoky voice and an impressive wail, it seemed like she was on a short runway to stardom, but ...
Billboard

Yebba’s ‘Dawn’: The Long, Difficult Road to the Stunning Singer’s Debut

Yebba's highly-anticipated, Mark Ronson-produced debut album was delayed by loss and lockdown -- but now the soul singer is even more eager to begin in earnest. By Lyndsey Havens Before Yebba ever ...
Variety

Yebba’s Stunning ‘Dawn’ Marks the Belated Arrival of a One-in-a-Million Singer: Album Review

Yebba — a.k.a. Abbey Smith — is a prodigiously talented 26-year-old singer who’s been buzzing for so long it’s hard to believe “Dawn” is her debut album. She’s already won a Grammy (for a 2019 ...
Billboard

Mark Ronson & Yebba Turn Pop Inside Out On ‘Don’t Leave Me Lonely’: Listen

The single out Friday (May 17) is one of three songs featuring Yebba in a special album suite on Ronson's upcoming "Late Night Feelings" LP. By Kat Bein “Sad bangers.” Who would have known we like ...
Harper's Bazaar

Yebba Is Our November 2021 Music Director

With her varied stylistic range and spellbinding vocals, singer-songwriter Abbey “Yebba” Smith is one of today’s most prodigiously gifted artists. In September, she released her debut album, Dawn, ...
Iowa Public Radio

With The New Album 'Dawn,' Yebba Sheds Old Beliefs

About five years ago, a video of the R&B singer Yebba performing for a small crowd went viral. With this smoky voice and an impressive wail, it seemed like she was on a short runway to stardom, but ...