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Bayli (singer)

{{short description|American singer}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2022}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = BAYLI

| birth_name = Bayli Mckeithan

| image = Bayli @ The Novo 11 11 2023 (53426750938).jpg

| caption = Bayli performing in 2023

| birth_date =

| occupation = {{flatlist|

  • Singer
  • Songwriter
  • Rapper
  • DJ

}}

| years_active = 2018–present

| website = {{URL|https://www.baylimusic.com/}}

| module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes

| origin = Brooklyn, New York,

U.S.

| genre =

{{flatlist|

}}

| instrument = {{flatlist|

  • Vocals
  • Guitar

}}

| label =

{{flatlist|

}}

| past_member_of = The Skins

}}

}}

Bayli Mckeithan, known professionally as Bayli (stylized all caps), is an American Pop and R&B singer. Raised in Brooklyn, New York, she first gained fame as part of the music band The Skins, with which she released one EP and various singles. Following the group's hiatus in 2018, she began the solo project, BAYLI.

Career

= The Skins =

Bayli was the lead vocalist of Brooklyn-based rock band The Skins, which she formed as a teenager with her siblings Reef (drummer) and Kaya (bassist and vocalist), as well as with friends Russel Chell and Daisy Spencer (guitarists).{{Cite interview |interviewer=Taylor Bryant |title=Bayli Of The Skins Talks About Being On Her "Millennial Shit" |url=https://www.nylon.com/articles/bayli-the-skins-interview |access-date=November 14, 2022 |work=Nylon |date=August 29, 2017 |subject=Bayli}}{{Cite news |last=Irvin |first=Jack |date=September 10, 2021 |title=Bayli On Her Solo Music, A Tragic Loss & The Housewives Franchise She'd Join |work=Bustle |url=https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/bayli-solo-music-stories-from-new-york-ep |access-date=November 14, 2022}}{{Cite interview |interviewer=Victoria Moorwood |title=KCR Secret Sessions: Exclusive Interview with The Skins |url=https://kcr.sdsu.edu/kcr-secret-sessions-exclusive-interview-skins/ |access-date=November 14, 2022 |work=KCR College Radio |publisher=San Diego State University |date=January 30, 2017 |subject=The Skins}}{{Cite web |last=Rule |first=Doug |date=2022-11-14 |title=Editor's Pick: BAYLI at the 9:30 Club |url=https://www.metroweekly.com/2022/11/editors-pick-bayli-at-930-club/ |access-date=2022-11-28 |website=Metro Weekly}} The band was signed by Rick Rubin and released an EP, Still Sleep. The Skins went on tour with DNCE.{{Cite news |last=Moran |first=Justin |date=July 27, 2020 |title=Bayli Announces 'Sushi for Breakfast' Remix With Junglepussy |work=Paper |url=https://www.papermag.com/bayli-junglepussy-mitsume-remix-2646804611.html |access-date=November 14, 2022}}

Rolling Stone named The Skins as one of their top ten new artists to know in 2016.{{Cite magazine |date=2016-11-17 |title=10 New Artists You Need to Know Right Now |magazine=Rolling Stone |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/10-new-artists-you-need-to-know-november-2016-119364/ |access-date=2022-11-28}}

In 2018, The Skins went on hiatus after leaving their label; they eventually made an amicable decision to disband.{{Cite news |last=Ozemebhoya |first=Esiwahomi |date=July 31, 2018 |title=BAEwatch: BAYLi |work=HypeBae |url=https://hypebae.com/2018/7/bayli-interview-baycation-the-skins-music |access-date=November 14, 2022}}{{Cite web |last=Callwood |first=Brett |date=2022-11-24 |title=Bayli Wants to Tell You Stories |url=https://www.laweekly.com/bayli-wants-to-tell-you-stories/ |access-date=2022-11-28 |website=LA Weekly |language=en-US}}

= Solo career =

Bayli grew more interested in songwriting after the disbandment of The Skins, and with the encouragement of friends, decided to work as a solo artist. In explaining the decision, she stated that she felt her purpose was to share what she was creating, and that she needed to release her own music to "gain clarity." Bayli released her solo debut single, "MYOB: Or Whatever" in 2018. The song was co-written with Justin Tranter.{{Cite press release |title=Brooklyn Artist BAYLi Announces SUMMER Mixtape |date=June 27, 2018 |publisher=Shore Fire Media |url=https://shorefire.com/releases/entry/brooklyn-artist-bayli-summer-mixtape |access-date=November 14, 2022}} She subsequently released R&B single "Underneath," which featured on her mixtape "SUMMER."{{Cite magazine |last=Whittum |first=Connor |date=July 19, 2018 |title=Bayli Gets Reflective In Mirror-Filled 'Underneath' Video: Watch |magazine=Billboard |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/bayli-underneath-video-8466107/ |access-date=November 14, 2022}}

In 2020, Bayli released singles "sushi for breakfast," "boys lie," and "clown shit."{{Cite news |last=Martin |first=Felicity |date=May 7, 2020 |title=Premiere: Bayli tackles deception on R&B cut 'boys lie' |work=Dummy |url=https://www.dummymag.com/new-music/premiere-bayli-boys-lie/ |access-date=November 14, 2022}}{{Cite news |date=April 5, 2021 |title=SEBii remixes BAYLI's 'boys lie' |work=DIY |url=https://diymag.com/2021/01/05/listen-sebii-remix-bayli-boys-lie |access-date=November 14, 2022}}{{Cite news |last=Moen |first=Matt |date=October 29, 2020 |title=SOPHIE Sends BAYLI's 'clown shit' Up the Wall |work=Paper |url=https://www.papermag.com/bayli-sophie-remix-premiere-2648547954.html |access-date=November 14, 2022}}{{Cite news |date=August 7, 2020 |title=BAYLI Drops A JunglePussy Remix Of "Sushi For Breakfast" |language=en-GB |work=Wonderland |url=https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2020/08/07/premiere-bayli-sushi-breakfast-remix/ |access-date=November 14, 2022}}

Bayli released single "16" in 2021. The song described her mother's life story, as well as her ambition and influence on Bayli; it was reworked into a memorial song after her unexpected death.{{Cite news |last=D'Souza |first=Shaad |date=August 12, 2021 |title=BAYLI bares her soul on the funky "16" |work=The Fader |url=https://www.thefader.com/2021/08/12/bayli-16-stories-from-new-york-listen-2021 |access-date=November 14, 2022}} It and previous singles were included in debut EP, stories from new york, which also released in 2021. Bayli said the EP's concept "came naturally," as after making songs for the project, she noticed they all had a common thread relating to her New York City background, stating that "with all the ways the city has influenced my identity with music and art and fashion and even my family's identity too, it just felt so right."{{Cite news |last=Rabinowitz |first=Chloe |date=September 10, 2021 |title=Artist & Songwriter Bayli Releases Debut EP, STORIES FROM NEW YORK |work=Broadway World |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Artist-Songwriter-Bayli-Releases-Debut-EP-STORIES-FROM-NEW-YORK-20210910 |access-date=November 14, 2022}} The EP also embodies her desire to share stories from a new perspective: "As a Black woman, as a queer person, as a person at the intersection of all these things, I would love to be there to tell new stories. That’s what stories from new york is."

In 2022, Bayli received broad recognition for her single "TELLY BAG", an ode for her love of the Telfar bag. The Fader featured the single as a "Song You Need." It and Paper praised "TELLY BAG" for its "effortless breeziness" and "laidback vibes." Reviewers noted "TELLY BAG"'s explicit queerness and connection to queer culture, with BroadwayWorld describing it as a "gay anthem."{{Cite news |last=Renshaw |first=David |date=May 9, 2022 |title=Song You Need: BAYLI 's "Telly Bag" is for everyone |work=The Fader |url=https://www.thefader.com/2022/05/09/bayli-telly-bag |access-date=2022-11-28}}{{Cite news |date=2022-05-06 |title=BAYLI Wrote an Ode to the Telfar Bag |language=en |work=Paper |url=https://www.papermag.com/bayli-telly-bag-video-premiere-2657272278.html |access-date=2022-11-28}}{{Cite news |last=Tomeo |first=Marissa |date=May 8, 2022 |title=Brooklyn-Based Artist BAYLI Releases Gay Anthem, 'Telly Bag' |work=Broadway World |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Brooklyn-Based-Artist-BAYLI-Releases-Gay-Anthem-Telly-Bag-20220508 |access-date=2022-11-28}}

Bayli released a second EP, Stories 2, in October 2022.{{Cite news |last=Major |first=Michael |date=October 21, 2022 |title=Bayli releases 'Stories 2' EP |work=Broadway World |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/BAYLI-Releases-Stories-2-EP-20221021 |access-date=November 15, 2022}} Following the release, she went on tour with Magdalena Bay.

Metro Weekly spotlighted Bayli as an Editor's Pick musician.

= Collaborations =

Bayli has had several official remixes for her singles: "sushi for breakfast" with Junglepussy, "boys lie" with SEBii, and "clown shit" with Sophie.

Bayli collaborated with Gia Woods on the single "Spend It."{{Cite interview |interviewer=Joshua S. Mackey |title=Gia Woods and BAYLI Talk Queer Collabs and Their "Treat Yourself" Anthem "Spend It" |url=https://www.intomore.com/music/gia-woods-bayli-talk-queer-collabs-treat-anthem-spend/ |access-date=November 14, 2022 |work=Into |date=September 1, 2022 |subject=Gia Woods and Bayli}}

Personal life

Bayli has stated she does not have a specific label she uses in terms of her sexuality, which is on a spectrum; however, she does identify as queer and gay.{{Cite interview |interviewer=Claire Valentine |title=Bayli On Singing To & For The Gay Community |url=https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/bayli-coming-out-story |access-date=November 14, 2022 |work=Nylon |date=June 28, 2022 |subject=Bayli}}

Influences

Bayli has cited The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill as a musical influence.{{Cite interview |interviewer=Chris Thomas |title=Bayli is Serving Up Queer Weirdo Energy on Her 'Summer Mixtape' |url=https://www.out.com/out-exclusives/2018/8/31/bayli-serving-queer-weirdo-energy-her-summer-mixtape |access-date=November 14, 2022 |work=Out |date=August 31, 2018 |subject=Bayli}}

Tours

Headlining

  • stories from new york show {{small|(Mercury Lounge)}} (2021)
  • stories from new york LIVE! show {{small|(Elsewhere)}} (2023)
  • CODE PINK show {{small|(The Peppermint Club)}} (2023)

Supporting

Special guest

Performances

Discography

see also: The Skins discography

{{Infobox artist discography

| Artist = BAYLI

| EP = 3

| Singles = 14

| 1Option = 14

| 1Option name = Featured singles

| 2Option = 2

| 2Option name = Promotional singles

}}

= Extended plays =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

! scope="col" |Year

! scope="col" |Title

! scope="col" |EP details

2021

| Stories from New York

|

2022

| Stories 2

|

  • Release: October 21, 2022
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
2023

| BOTH (Remix Pack)

|

  • Release: November 10, 2023
  • Features: Sophie Gray, DLMT, & Angelus
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

= Singles =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

!Title

!Year

!Album

scope="row"| "Sushi for Breakfast"

| align = "center" rowspan="6" | 2020

| align = "center"|Stories from New York

scope="row"| "Sushi for Breakfast (Sped Up)"

|{{N/A|Non-album single}}

scope="row"| "sushi for breakfast (Remix)"
(ft. Junglepussy)

|{{N/A|Non-album single}}

scope="row"| "Not Safe"

| align = "center"|Stories from New York

scope="row"| "Boys Lie"

| align = "center"|Stories from New York

scope="row"| "Boys Lie (Remix)"
(ft. Sebii)

|{{N/A|Non-album single}}

scope="row"| "Not Safe (Acoustic)"

| align = "center" rowspan="3" |2021

|{{N/A|Non-album single}}

scope="row"| "Sick!"
(ft. iLoveMakonnen)

|{{N/A|Non-album single}}

scope="row"| "16"

| align = "center"|Stories from New York

scope="row"| "Telly Bag"

| align = "center" rowspan="3" |2022

| rowspan="3" align="center" |Stories 2

scope="row"| "Think of Drugs"
scope="row"| "Act Up"
scope="row"| "BOTH"
(ft. Sophie Gray)

| align = "center"|2023

|{{N/A|Non-album single}}

scope="row"| "SUGARCOAT"

| align = "center"|2025

|{{N/A|Non-album single}}

= As a featuring artist =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"

! scope="col" | Song

! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Album

scope="row"| "Best I've Ever Had"
DLMT & VINNE (ft. BAYLI)

| 2019

|{{N/A|Non-album single}}

scope="row"| "Find A Way"
Duckwrth (ft. Alex Mali, Radio Ahlee & BAYLI)

|align = "center" rowspan="3" | 2020

|SuperGood

scope="row"| "Clown Shit"
BABYNYMPH & BAYLI

|{{N/A|Non-album single}}

scope="row"| "clown shit (up the wall) [SOPHIE Remix]"
BABYNYMPH, BAYLI & SOPHIE

|{{N/A|Non-album single}}

scope="row"| "Busy (BAYLI Remix)"
Nina Las Vegas & BAYLI

| 2021

|{{N/A|Non-album single}}

scope="row"| "Mind Games"
DAGR, BAYLI, LYAM & HANABII

|align = "center" rowspan="4" |2022

|Fade on Back

scope="row"| "Spend It"
Gia Woods & BAYLI

|Heartbreak County, Vol. 2

scope="row"| "demon time"
Mura Masa & BAYLI

|demon time

scope="row"| "Superstar"
That Kid & BAYLI

|Superstar

scope="row"| "Enter the Chat"
Sonikku ft. BAYLI

|align = "center" rowspan="3" |2023

|Whirlwind of Malevolence

scope="row"| "Kissing Practise"
Kai Whiston & BAYLI

|Quiet As Kept, F.O.G. (Extended Cut)

scope="row"| "PURPLE APE"
CONNIE & BAYLI

|Hi_TEK MZK, Vol. 1

scope="row"| "Ethical Plum"
Chaos Chaos ft. BAYLI

|align = "center" rowspan="3" |2024

|{{N/A|Non-album single}}

scope="row"| "Catch Me [Glimji's Illusion]"
twst ft. BAYLI & MEYY

|TWST0002 (Upgraded)

= Promotional singles =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

!Title

!Year

!Album

scope="row"| "howlin' 404 (BAYLI cover)"
DEAN

| align = "center" rowspan="3" | 2020

| rowspan="2" {{N/A|Non-album
promotional singles}}

scope="row"| "sushi for breakfast (Live Orchestral Symphony)"

=Other appearances=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"

! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Title

! scope="col"| Year

! scope="col"| Album

scope="row"| "Jingle Bells"

| 2020

| Happiest Season (Music from and Inspired by the Film) [Deluxe Version]

= Music videos =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

! scope="col" style="width:16em;" | Title

! scope="col"| Year

!Album

! scope="col"| Director(s)

!Remarks

scope="row"|"sushi for breakfast (official visualizer)"

|rowspan="3" |2020

|Stories from New York

|Tawfick
Matt Lucier
Justin Miller

| {{N/A}}

scope="row"|"clown shit / (up the wall) (SOPHIE remix) (official visualizer)"

|colspan="2" {{N/A}}

|rowspan="1"|Contains both "Clown Shit" (BABYNYMPH) and "clown shit (up the wall) [SOPHIE Remix] singles.

scope="row"|"not safe"

| rowspan="1" | Stories from New York

| rowspan="1" |Justin Miller

| {{N/A}}

scope="row"|"not safe (acoustic)"

|rowspan="4" |2021

|colspan="1" {{N/A}}

|rowspan="1" |HowRU? Ent.

| {{N/A}}

scope="row"|"SICK!"

|colspan="1" {{N/A}}

| rowspan="1" |Justin Miller

| {{N/A}}

scope="row"|"16"

| rowspan="2" |Stories from New York

| rowspan="2" |Joshua Medina

| {{N/A}}

scope="row"|"foreigner"

|colspan="2" {{N/A}}

scope="row"|"TELLY BAG"

| rowspan="3" |2022

| rowspan="3" |Stories 2

|Quinn Blackburn
Justin Miller

| {{N/A}}

scope="row"|"act up"

|rowspan="1"|Alex Gayoso

| {{N/A}}

scope="row"|"pressure"

|Quinn Blackburn

| {{N/A}}

scope="row"|"BOTH (official visualizer)"

|rowspan="1" | 2023

|colspan="2" {{N/A}}

|rowspan="1"|Features sophie gray.

References

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External links

{{commons category}}

  • {{Official website|https://www.baylimusic.com/}}

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