Английская Википедия:Brittney Chantele

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Brittney Chantele (born February 5, 1993) is an American singer and songwriter.

Musical career

Early in their career, Chantele described their musical style as "movement poetry" or "movement music" - meaning, to help carry a social movement. Over time, Chantele's music has become more focused on sex, love, and emotional / physical breakups from a queer person's point of view.

2019: A Fire on Venus

Chantele released their first album, A Fire on Venus, on April 19, 2019. The album explores themes of love, sex, sensitivity, and relationship issues. Their breakout single, Moonroof, was heavily influenced by pop and hip-hop acts from the 1990s, and was streamed over 1 million times as of August 2022. Moonroof was featured on the official Pride 2022 playlist for the TV show The L Word. Moonroof and other songs off A Fire on Venus have been added to Chani Nicholas' monthly Cosmic Playlists, starting in 2019.

To promote the album, Chantele did a live theater performance covering 17 songs with a seven piece band, backing vocalists and numerous dancers directed by Kaylin Horgan's choreography.

2020: The Golden Opportunity

Chantele's 2020 album The Golden Opportunity details their experience in the military and explores some of the recruitment tactics used on them while they were still in high school, primarily the idea that joining the military could be a "golden opportunity". Chantele also addresses broader issues in the album, including emotional, physical, and sexual abuse, and xenophobia and suicides in the military. The album was released on February 17, 2020, and Chantele collaborated with:

• Saïd on "Recruiters"
• Treble NLS (aka Shyheim Banks) on "Trigger Finger"
• Remy Vega as producer and backing vocalist on "Jedi"
• JM the Poet on "PTSD - Remix"

2022: Speaking With Swords

In their 2022 album, Chantele hoped to inspire individuals to make positive changes, while also celebrating Black queer love; the album was released on August 19, 2022, with reviews calling it "seductive" and "luscious". Chantele also collaborated with producer Ryan M. Tedder, co-producer and co-writer Livefromthecity (AKA Jordan Howard), and co-producer Aaron Karsh on the album. Additional collaborations were with:

• Safiya Harris on "Favorite Girl"
• Tiger Goods on "YKTV - Remix"

Awards

In 2020, Chantele was honored with 2nd place for "Best Rap/Hip-Hop Band or Performer", 2nd place for "Best Unsigned Music Artist or Performer", and 3rd place for "Best Music Collaboration" for "Trigger Finger" with Treble NLS as part of Pittsburgh's "Best Of" Culture and Nightlife Winners.

In 2021, Chantele was named 1st place for "Best Rap/Hip-Hop Band or Performer", 1st place for "Best Unsigned Music Artist", and 2nd place for "Best Pop Band or Performer" - as part of Pittsburgh's "Best Of" Culture and Nightlife Winners.

Music and spoken word videos

Title	Date Released
Fruits of My Labor	September 21, 2017
BLACK LIVES MATTER	July 31, 2018
Get Over Yourself	April 15, 2019
"ReMEMBER, ReIMAGINE, ReINVEST" (spoken word commercial, produced by emmai alaquiva)	December 20, 2019
Jedi	June 26, 2020
Be With You	November 17, 2020
Like I Don’t Love You	June 12, 2021
Moonroof	November 29, 2021
Wetlands	May 25, 2022

Activism

Chantele is a member of 1Hood Media - a Pittsburgh organization that encourages art, education, social justice activism, and strives creates a safe space for youth. After the killing of Antwon Rose Jr in 2018, Chantele participated in a music and art benefit show, organized by 1Hood, to raise money for Rose's family, ultimately raising $4,000.

Chantele also led a protest in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania after the murder of Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillén in 2020, and encouraged veterans to share their own stories of sexual harassment in the military, using the hashtag #IAmVanessaGuillen.

Personal life

Chantele was born on Staten Island, New York, raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and is currently based out of Chicago, Illinois.

Chantele describes themselves as a queer, bi-racial, non-binary individual and uses the pronouns they/them. Chantele joined the Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) during their freshman year of high school and left for Pennsylvania Army National Guard basic training shortly after graduating at the age of 18. They spent seven years in the military and received a medical discharge in November 2018.

Chantele attended PennWest Edinboro in Pennsylvania, graduating with a bachelor's degree in Criminal justice and a minor in Political science. They also were active in the Army National Guard while in college from 2011 - 2015. In 2012, Chantele contracted with PennWest Edinboro's ROTC program and was commissioned Second lieutenant in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard on May 8, 2015.

They designed the cover for the original score of Pipeline by Dominique Morisseau.