Chicago-native Lenae’s fame may have reached new heights recently, but the fashion-conscious musician has been releasing music since she was in high school and even opened for Sza in 2017
Ravyn Lenae’s hit R&B track “Love Me Not” has become the soundtrack of social media this summer – despite it being a year old. The song, from Lenae’s second studio album Bird’s Eye, only gained traction after an account on Tik Tok shared a mash-up of the song with Solange’s 2012 track, “Losing You” last year, and it gradually gained momentum. Charting No 81 on Billboard’s Hot 100 this April, the popularity of “Love Me Not” has made the 26-year-old one of the hottest R&B musicians to watch right now.
Here’s everything you need to know about Ravyn Lenae.
Born in January 1999, Ravyn Lenae was born in Chicago and was raised Christian. She grew up attending the Pullman Christian Reformed Church, where her grandfather served as a pastor, per The Banner.
Lenae told the magazine that her love for music started in church, where she grew up singing and learning how to play the guitar and piano from a young age. “It all started in church,” she told the magazine in 2017. “That’s the best place to share your gift – with people who know you and love you and support you.”
