Bakar

Bakar is quite simply one of the most exciting artists in Britain right now. Resisting categorisation during his steady growth into the spotlight, he offers all the lyrical power of a rapper, the virtuosic poise of a producer and the pop craft of a singer-songwriter. Following two show-stopping mixtapes, cosigns from several members of music royalty, modelling campaigns with Louis Vuitton, Prada and Virgil Abloh, and a single that topped a Billboard chart in the US, he’s now preparing to send shockwaves around the world with the follow-up to his 2022 debut album Nobody’s Home.

His first single of 2023 is ‘Good News’, a feel-good love song that debuted during Givenchy creative director Matthew M Williams’ runway show at Paris Fashion Week. Bakar is now planning the release of his next album Halo, the work of a grown man who’s no longer a bad kid. His confidence is sky-high, and his ambitions are even higher. “I just wanna be a great,” he says. “When it’s all said and done, I want them to put me in that conversation.”