Born in the U.S. but raised in the U.K., soulful R&B vocalist Celeste Waite channels influences such as Aretha Franklin and Billie Holiday to craft languid, jazzy numbers that are elevated by her powerful voice and poetic lyrics. Emerging in the late 2010s, she issued her first official short-player, The Milk & the Honey (2017), before signing with the majors for another EP, Lately (2019), and her U.K. chart-topping full-length debut, Not Your Muse (2021).