Arts Beat: Meet R&B singer Girlfriend, from Sardis
Kenya Edwards, the singer-songwriter known as Girlfriend, is from Sardis, Mississippi, and graduated from Rhodes College with a psychology degree. (Submitted)
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Kenya Edwards, the buzzing R&B singer known professionally as Girlfriend, released her album “Honey Water” in January.
Now based in Los Angeles, the Sardis, Mississippi-native and Rhodes College graduate has more than a million monthly Spotify listeners.
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Elle Perry
A native Memphian, Elle Perry has earned graduate degrees from the University of Memphis and Maryland Institute College of Art. She’s written for publications including the Memphis Business Journal, Memphis Flyer and High Ground News, and previously served as coordinator of The Teen Appeal.
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