Samantha James

Samantha James, a dance-pop artist from Los Angeles, draws inspiration from 1980s singers like Basia, Sade, and Tracey Thorn, as well as contemporaries like Bebel Gilberto and Miho Hatori. Her debut album, Rise, released in 2007 by OM Records and co-written by Sebastian Arocha Morton, topped the Billboard club chart with its lead single. James, granddaughter of the late David Rose, infuses her music with influences from vintage cocktail jazz and bossa nova, setting her apart from traditional R&B divas in the genre.