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Skye Newman gets 'goosebumps' over record-breaking Brixton Academy run

Skye Newman gets 'goosebumps' over record-breaking Brixton Academy run

She is the first British female solo singer to play a five-gig residency at the venue.

Fast rising pop star Skye Newman began her November five-gig run at Brixton Academy on Thursday - a record for a British female solo artist

The BBC Sound of 2026 winner is set to overtake rapper Little Simz, who headlined three nights at the legendary south London venue in 2021.

It will cap an incredible few years for Brit Award nominee Newman, 23, who performed at Radio 1's Big Weekend in Sunderland, external last month.

Speaking to BBC News's Mark Savage ahead of her record-breaking run, Newman said it had given her "goosebumps and chills". She added: "It's crazy. My jaw drops all the time. I feel honoured to be the first woman, and I don't take it lightly."

Born in south-east London, the "loud, raw and strikingly honest" Newman - according to our music correspondent - exploded onto the scene last year when her debut single, Hairdresser, went straight into the top 20.

The follow-up, Family Matters, reached number five in June. It was the first time a female artist had made the top 20 with their first two singles since Ella Henderson in 2014.

The husky-voiced soul and R&B singer has previously supported Ed Sheeran and Lewis Capaldi on tour, and been called "incredibly talented" and "something else" by Sir Elton John.

In brief

Fast rising pop star Skye Newman began her November five-gig run at Brixton Academy on Thursday - a record for a British female solo artist The BBC Sound of 2026 winner is set to overtake rapper Little Simz, who headlined three nights at the legendary south London venue in 2021. Speaking to BBC News's Mark Savage ahead of her record-breaking run, Newman said it had given her "goosebumps and chills".

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