Layton Greene (born December 4, 1998) is an American R&B singer from East St. Louis, Illinois. She is best known for her 2019 single "Leave Em Alone" (with Lil Baby featuring City Girls and PnB Rock), which peaked at number 60 on the Billboard Hot 100 and received platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Previously in January of that year, she signed with Georgia-based record label Quality Control Music as its first female R&B artist. Her debut extended play (EP), Tell Ya Story, was released on September 9, 2019.
Biography Greene was born in East St. Louis, Illinois. She was raised by her mother and her step father, who eventually separated when she was 14. Greene began singing at seven years old, reciting Keyshia Cole's "Love" to her mother.
Greene studied at Jan Smith Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, learning under vocal coach Jan Smith.
Greene is in a relationship with producer G Styles on the Track, who worked with her on 2019 single "Open Wounds".
Greene names Keyshia Cole, Aaliyah, and Chris Brown as her musical influences.
Discography
Compilation albums +TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsUSUSR&B/HHUSRapCANControl the Streets, Volume 2 Released: August 16, 2019 Label: Quality Control, Motown Format: Digital download, streaming3325
Extended plays +List of mixtapes, with selected detailsTitleDetailsTell Ya Story Released: September 9, 2019 Label: Quality Control, Motown Format: Digital download, streaming
Singles
+List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positionsCertifications AlbumUSUSR&B/HHUS R&BPeak positions on the Hot US R&B Songs: "Roll in Peace": "Leave Em Alone": "Roll in Peace" 2017 — — 12 rowspan="2" "Myself" 2018 — — — "Leave Em Alone"(with Lil Baby featuring City Girls and PnB Rock) 2019 60 27 5 RIAA: Platinum Control the Streets, Volume 2 "I Love You" — — — Tell Ya Story "Blame on Me" — — — "Chosen One" 2020 — — — "Spin Again" 2023 — — — rowspan="3" "Something" — — — "Cinderella Story" — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
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