Kevin Ross
Music has always been a passion for Washington, D.C. native, Kevin Ross. He attended a performing arts high school and went on to earn a degree from Berklee College of Music. His career began as a songwriter, getting his first placement with Jamie Foxx, which was followed by Ross writing and producing songs for such artists as Trey Songz, Toni Braxton, & Tank.
In 2017 Kevin released his long-awaited debut full length album, The Awakening. The album’s first single, “Long Song Away” peaked at #1 on Billboard's Adult R&B Song chart and at Urban Contemporary Radio with the follow up single, “Don’t Go”, cracking the Top 15. The chart-topping success of The Awakening led to Ross receiving several award nominations: Best New Artist (Soul Train Awards), Outstanding New Artist (NAACP Image Awards), and New R&B Artist (iHeartRadio Awards).
Ross continues to make a significant mark on the contemporary music scene as he kicked off 2020 debuting at #3 on iTunes R&B Albums chart with Audacity Vol 1. “Thing Called Love,” the EP’s lead single, recently entered the Top 20 on Billboard’s Adult R&B Songs chart and was named the top song at Sirius XM’s Heart and Soul. Audacity Vol. 2 which released in August made huge leaps with the single “God is a Genius” which gave Ross another #1 at Sirius XM and millions of streams across all DSP’s. Ross has finally released the last chapter in the Audacity series aptly titled, Audacity: Complete. Ross is gearing up to release his new project, “Drive 2.” “Looking for Love” debuted at #28 on Billboard’s Adult R&B Airplay charts week of August 1, 2021. The record has since gone on to peak at #11 on Billboard’s Adult R&B Airplay chart and Top 10 in over 25 markets. On September 20th Ebro featured Ross as ‘Discovered on Apple Music’ artist for “Looking for Love.” With the release of ‘Drive 2,’ “Looking for Love” rose to #10 on Billboard’s R&B charts for the week of November 8th. “Looking for Love” rose again to #9 on Billboard’s R&B charts for the week of November 15th. Ross closed out 2021 at #10 on Billboard’s R&B end of the year charts. Ross made a surprise appearance during the Valentine's Day VERZUZ for a live performance of Eric Roberson’s “Lessons” (Remix).