R&B singer and songwriter Justine Skye found fame as a social media personality before making a successful transition into music.
• As a teenager, Skye dubbed herself “The Purple Unicorn” and cultivated a massive online following. In the course of building her brand, she released covers of songs like Drake’s “Headlines.” • When she was 13, she accompanied her mother—an entertainment lawyer—to a panel for aspiring artists and performed an a cappella version of Australian singer Sam Sparro’s “Black and Gold.” • After signing to Atlantic Records, she released the 2013 EP Everyday Living. • In 2018, she switched to Roc Nation and released her debut album, ULTRAVIOLET. The project includes collaborations with Jeremih and WizKid. • Skye contributes guest vocalist to Blood Orange's 2019 mixtape Angel's Pulse. • In 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Skye and superproducer Timbaland teamed up for Space & Time Sessions, an EP created over social media. • She’s also an actor whose film credits include 2019’s Already Gone, costarring Seann William Scott.
