Quinton Barnes

{{Short description|Canadian singer, rapper and producer}}

Quinton Barnes is a Canadian singer, rapper, and producer whose music blends hip hop, rhythm and blues and electronic elements.Leslie Ken Chu, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/quinton_barnes_for_the_love_of_drugs_review "Quinton Barnes Careens Between Sounds and Feelings on 'For the Love of Drugs'"]. Exclaim!, October 16, 2022.{{Cite web |title=Quinton Barnes: Black Noise review - driven mission |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/albums/quinton-barnes-black-noise-man-on-a-mission |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=The Line of Best Fit |language=en-US}} He is most noted for his 2025 album CODE NOIR, which was longlisted for the 2025 Polaris Music Prize.Allie Gregory, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/polaris-music-prize-unveils-2025-long-list "Polaris Music Prize Unveils 2025 Long List, Announces Song Prize"]. Exclaim!, June 10, 2025.

Originally from Kitchener, Ontario,Jesse Locke, [https://xtramagazine.com/culture/rb-singer-quinton-barnes-194118 "The trunk-rattling beats and impassioned vocals of R&B singer Quinton Barnes"]. Xtra Magazine, January 27, 2021. he is currently based in Montreal, Quebec.[https://exclaim.ca/music/article/five-must-see-acts-at-montreal-s-suoni-per-il-popolo-2025 "Five Must-See Acts at Montreal's Suoni Per Il Popolo 2025"]. Exclaim!, May 16, 2025.

He released his debut album AARUPA in 2020, and followed up with As a Motherfucker in 2021.Aly Laube, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/hyperpop_is_the_new_sound_of_rebellion "Hyperpop Is the New Sound of Rebellion"]. Exclaim!, March 24, 2021.