5 Things We Learnt From Exciting Artist Nanette

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Nanette is a name you’ll going to be hearing a lot more from in the next few years. She has been building her name in the South African R’n’B scene since 2021 and recently released her second project. While mainly known for the genre of love, she is no one trick pony. With South African music gaining a lot of attention in the last half a decade, now is the right time to get to know this singer.

Following the release of ‘The Waiting Room‘, I sat down with her to chat about her versatility and the journey so far. Before the full interview drops tomorrow, be sure to check out the five key points from our conversation:

She’s not afraid to tackle different genres.

While primarily known for R’n’B, this artist showed on her recent EP ‘The Waiting Room‘ that she can make all kinds of music. That genre may be her primary source of music, but she has covered amapiano, dancehall, and R’n’Drill, amongst other forms. She states her varied nature as down to not wanting to be ‘boxed in’ one genre and being a curious person when it comes to exploring different types of music.

This is an artist who sticks to her guns.

Nanette recently came out on X and talked about why she has made the project and why it’s an independent release. One of the things that stood out was the singer was told not to make R’n’B, as “There was no space for it in South Africa.”. Despite this, she has proven those critics wrong and used the comments to motivate her. After the success of the record, I think it’s safe to say this artist knows what she is doing.

Nanette and her fans are tight.

Keeping a healthy relationship with fanbases is difficult, but Nanette knows how to do it. She speaks to many of her fans regularly and their very open nature on social media shows her true feelings on many issues. This includes hosting events online and as a result, she gets to see more about them. But, as she states, “It’s definitely a double-edged sword because I’m not able to be that person for everyone.”. Overall, she is happy to show herself as like everyone else, and not this superior image some celebrities can have.

The journey is more important than the viral moment.

When discussing the ways that musicians are presented in the media, the importance of a viral moment was pointed out. Nanette describes how music journalism and platforms like MTV used to be part of building an artist’s journey. She states that now virality is more important and that platforms need to dig a bit deeper. In particular, she is tired of being asked about her creative process, so future interviewers, find other questions!

Her family has big musical backgrounds.

While her musical taste was developed in several spaces, Nanette’s family had a big impact on her direction. Her auntie was a journalist and used her CD collection to produce shows on the radio, while her mother was an artist manager. Being surrounded by music and a desire to find what is up-and-coming was clearly a positive influence.

Nanette is on Instagram, X, and TikTok. You can listen to ‘The Waiting Room‘ below and watch the full interview on YouTube tomorrow. Read more articles about our Purple List artists here.

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