Fridayy

Philadelphia-based singer and rapper Francis Leblanc (aka Fridayy) ties his religious background into his music. After racking up various feature and songwriting credits in the early 2020s, he released his self-titled debut album in 2023 and landed a hit with its single "When It Comes to You." Numerous singles followed including 2024's "Baddest in the Room."

His father was a pastor who regularly involved Leblanc in the church band, and by age six he had learned to play piano, bass, and guitar. Some early tracks were released in 2014, but it wasn't until signing to Def Jam in the early 2020s that his music started to take off. His name kept appearing in 2022, with production credits on Chris Brown's Breezy and DJ Khaled's God Did, a collaboration with Lil Baby on "Forever," and his debut EP, Lost in Melody. Fridayy, his self-titled debut, arrived in 2023, and yielded a hit in "When It Comes to You," a platinum-selling single that cracked Billboard's Hot 100. Fridayy was prolific in 2024, collaborating with artists ranging from Chainsmokers to A Boogie Wit da Hoodie, and releasing singles of his own like "Without You" and "Baddest in the Room." ~ Liam Martin