Mykal Kilgore

Mykal Kilgore is an American R&B artist and actor. His debut album, A Man Born Black, was released on September 6, 2019.

Mykal Kilgore
R&B singer, Mykal Kilgore
Born
Orlando, Florida, U.S.
OccupationSinger, songwriter
Awards(Nomination) GRAMMYs - Best Traditional R&B Performance – 2021; (Nomination) NAACP Image Awards – 2020; (Nomination) SoulTracks Readers' Choice Awards – 2020
Musical career
LabelsAffective Music
Websitemykalkilgore.com

Career

Mykal Kilgore was born and raised in Orlando, Florida, before moving to Nashville, Tennessee as a singer and songwriter after attending Florida State University. He has been mentored by Billy Porter,[1] and his credits include Motown: The Musical, The Wiz Live!, and Hair.[2] He identifies as queer.[3]

Kilgore released his debut album A Man Born Black in 2019. The album debuted at #2 on the iTunes R&B charts and on five different Billboard charts.[4][5] In 2020, Kilgore received an NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding New Artist,[6] as well as a SoulTracks Readers' Choice Awards nomination for New Artist of the Year.

The lead single from A Man Born Black, "Let Me Go", received a nomination for Best Traditional R&B Performance for the 2021 63rd GRAMMY Awards. Following his 2021 GRAMMY nomination, Kilgore released a single on September 10, 2021, entitled “The Man in the Barbershop”.

He was invited to perform at the 2021 Met Gala in New York City on September 13. Kilgore wore two custom pieces designed by Dapper Dan and worked with an all-black glam team to prepare for the event.

Discography

Kilgore performed on the soundtrack of Collateral Beauty.

TitleYearLabel
A Man Born Black (Album)2019Affective Music
The Man in the Barbershop (Single)2021Affective Music

Theatre
TitleYear
Hair2009
Motown: The Musical2013
The Wiz Live!2015
Dear Evan Hansen2016
Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert2018
Songs for a New World[7]2018
Into the Woods2019

References
  1. Hargrett, David. "Billy Porter's Protégé Mykal Kilgore Takes His Bid At R&B King with Debut Album A Man Born Black".
  2. Broadway World. "Mykal Kilgore Broadway and Theatre Credits".
  3. "Turning up the volume: how musician Mykal Kilgore boldly champions black-queer identity". The Guardian. 2020-02-20. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  4. Hargrett, David. "Mykal Kilgore's Inaugural Album, A Man Born Black, Debuts On Five Billboard Charts".
  5. "Independent Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  6. "51st NAACP Image Awards". The Nominees. NAACP.
  7. McPhee, Ryan (2018-05-22). "Shoshana Bean, Mykal Kilgore, and Solea Pfeiffer to Star in Encores! Off-Center Songs for a New World". Playbill. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
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