Kevin Garrett (born March 25, 1991) is an American musician from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania based out of Brooklyn, New York. He has released two EPs, as well as a full-length album, and was nominated for a Grammy Award for his work on Beyoncé's album Lemonade.
Early life Garrett was born on March 25, 1991, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was raised in Point Breeze. His first musical experience was playing the violin at a very young age, but he began writing his own songs later in life.
Career Garrett is signed to Jay-Z's Roc Nation for publishing, and in 2018, he signed a worldwide recording deal with AWAL, Kobalt Music's recording company.
His debut EP, Mellow Drama, was released on April 7, 2015. Garrett co-wrote and co-produced "Pray You Catch Me", the lead track on Beyoncé's 2016 album, Lemonade. He was nominated for a Grammy Award for his work on the album.
In 2017 he released his second EP, False Hope. The release was accompanied by music videos for "Little Bit of You" and "Pulling Me Under", directed by Jean Claude Billmaier, and "Stranglehold" directed by Shervin Lainez.
In October 2018, Garrett released the single "In Case I Don't Feel", from his full-length debut, Hoax, which came out on March 22, 2019.
Performances Garrett has opened for Mumford & Sons, Alessia Cara, James Vincent McMorrow, X Ambassadors, James Bay, and Oh Wonder. In 2017 he headlined his False Hope tour, with ARIZONA as openers. He has also performed at Bonnaroo, Sasquatch! Music Festival, and the Firefly Music Festival.
Personal life From 2016 to 2018, Garrett was in a relationship with Canadian singer Alessia Cara. Garrett studied music technology at New York University.
Awards Year Award Category Work Result 2017 Grammy Award Album of the Year Lemonade by Beyoncé
Discography Albums + List of full-length albums, with selected details Title Album details Hoax Released: March 22, 2019 Label: KG Music Formats: Vinyl, CD, digital download
EPs + List of extended plays, with selected details Title Album details Mellow Drama Released: April 7, 2015 Label: Kevin Garrett Formats: Digital download False Hope Released: February 3, 2017 Label: Kevin Garrett Formats: Digital download Made Up Lost Time Released: February 21, 2020 Label: Kevin Garrett, AWAL Formats: Digital download
Singles as lead artist Title Year Album "Colouring" 2014 Mellow Drama EP "Control" 2015 "Refuse" rowspan="2" "Precious" 2016 "Stranglehold" 2017 False Hope EP "Little Bit of You" "In Case I Don't Feel" 2018 Hoax "Don't Rush" 2019 "Factor In" Made Up Lost Time"Every Time You Go Away" 2020 “Lonely Like Me” 2021Non-album single
as featured artist Title Year Album "Baby" 2016 rowspan="2" "Leave" 2017
Guest appearances + List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name Title Year Other artist(s) Album "Do You Remember" 2019 Rudimental Toast to Our Differences
Songwriting and Production Credits
songs written Year Artist Album Song Co-written with 2016 KINGDM "Baby" Luca Masini, Beuben Butler, Samuel George Lewis Beyoncé Lemonade "Pray You Catch Me" Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, James Blake Justine Skye Ultraviolet "U Don't Know" Justine Skye, Jaramaye Daniels, Christopher Crowhurst, Ayodeji Balogun 2017 Whole Doubts "Leave" Phoebe Ryan, Bryan Frizel, Aaron Kleinstub Rudimental Toast to Our Differences "Do You Remember" Amir Izadkhah, Piers Aggett, Kesi Dryden, Leon Rolle 2019 Banks III "Contaminated" Jillian Banks, Brandon Treyshun Campbell Vérité New Skin "Faded" Kelsey Byrne, Jason Wu, Zachary Nicita 2020 Lennon Stella Three. Two. One. "Bend Over Backwards" Lennon Stella, Simon Wilcox, Sammy Witte, James Ryan Ho 2025 Cynthia Erivo I Forgive You "Holy Refrain" Cynthia Erivo, Will Wells Cynthia Erivo I Forgive You "Brick by Brick" Cynthia Erivo, Will Wells Midnight 'Til Morning Afterglow "Navy Eyes" Evan Cline, WYNNE
songs produced Year Artist Album Song Produced with 2016 Beyoncé Lemonade "Pray You Catch Me" Beyoncé, Jeremy McDonald 2025 Cynthia Erivo I Forgive You "Holy Refrain" Cynthia Erivo, Will Wells 2025 Cynthia Erivo I Forgive You "Brick by Brick" Cynthia Erivo, Will Wells
References
External links Garrett performing at the Paper Penthouse, March 20, 2017