Who Is Steve Lacy? 5 Things To Know About Next ‘SNL’ Musical Guest

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65th Annual Grammy Awards, Premiere Ceremony, Los Angeles, USA - 05 Feb 2023 — Image Credit: Bobby Singh/Shutterstock

Steve Lacy is a profitable singer extensively recognized for his hit “Bad Habit.”
Aside from his work as a solo artist, he’s additionally a member of the band The Internet.
Steve was nominated for 4 Grammy Awards on the sixty fifth annual ceremony on Feb. 5, 2023.

There are many up-and-coming singers on the market, and Steve Lacy is certainly one of them! Not solely did the 24-year-old carry out on Saturday Night Live on Nov. 5, 2022, however he additionally hit the stage for the primary time in his profession! That night comic Amy Schumer hosted and launched Steve to the beautiful Studio 8H! The gifted musician is presently on tour to help his second studio album, Gemini Rights, which options his first No. 1 hit “Bad Habit.” Steve is crushing it within the music business for the time being, as he additionally carried out his hit single throughout the sixty fifth Annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 5, 2023. Keep studying to study extra concerning the star!

1. Steve Is In A Band

Steve gained fame because the guitarist within the various R&B band The Internet. His bandmates embody vocalist Syd, keyboardist Matt Martians, bassist Patrick Paige II, and drummer Christopher Smith. The Internet fashioned in Los Angeles in 2011. They’ve since launched 4 studio albums together with 2015’s Ego Death, which was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2016.

2. He’s Co-written Songs With Huge Stars

Steve is credited with co-writing songs with different enormous artists resembling Solange Knowles, Chloe x Halle, and Kendrick Lamar. He memorably collaborated with Frank Ocean and Tyler the Creator on the 2017 track “911/Mr. Lonely.” He additionally introduced his upcoming tour with “Retrograde” hitmaker James Blake by way of Instagram on Feb. 1 (see above). “coming to a city near u @jamesblake @toroymoi @fousheelive i’m absolutely GEEKED to be touring with some absolute legends ru kidding me???????? love y’all,” he captioned the tour poster.

3. He Has Been Nominated For Grammy Awards

Steve’s debut studio album Apollo XXI earned a nomination for Best Urban Contemporary Album on the 2020 Grammy Awards. He misplaced to Lizzo for her album Cuz I Love You. His first Grammy Award nomination in that very same class was with The Internet in 2016, for his or her album Ego Death. They misplaced to The Weeknd for his album Beauty Behind the Madness. Later, in 2023, Steve was nominated for an extra 4 trophies! His most up-to-date nominations embody: Record Of The Year for “Bad Habit”, Best Progressive R&B Album for Gemini Rights, Song of The Year for “Bad Habit”, and Best Pop Solo Performance for “Bad Habit.” The Compton native additionally took music’s largest stage on Feb. 5, 2023, and carried out “Bad Habit”. Sadly, Steve didn’t take house any of his nominations.

4. He Has A Matching Tattoo With Kanye West

Steve, Kanye West, and Lil Uzi Vert all obtained an identical tattoo collectively in August 2022. The tattoo is on their arm and it says “We Here Forever Technically.” The trio confirmed off the ink in a photograph taken by L.A.-based tattoo artist Mez Afram. Steve was a part of Kanye’s Donda countdown livestream occasion in 2021, telling GQ that the expertise “was cool, it was cool.” It’s unclear if Steve continues to be mates with Kanye after the rapper’s anti-semitic controversy.

5. He’s Bisexual

Steve got here out as bisexual again in 2017. He confessed his sexuality on Tumblr and revealed that he’s open to romantic relationships with males, however not Black males. “I never viewed or saw myself doing anything sexual with my neighbors..i literally, like I said, see them as brothers,” Steve wrote, referring to different Black males. He went on to write down, “I don’t dislike black people, I prefer to live here and be around poc bc I love black people, I’m just not attracted to black boys. that is it.”