Official Press Kit

Kandace
Lindsey

"Sade with a Brazilian twist." — NBC Access Hollywood

International Recording Artist  ·  Singer  ·  Songwriter  ·  Flautist  ·  Tri-Lingual
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Latin Grammy Award — Winning Album · 2024

Featured Artist on
O Mundo Dá Voltas

Kandace Lindsey stands as the only American artist invited onto BaianaSystem's Latin Grammy Award–winning album O Mundo Dá Voltas. Her feature on "A Laje" — alongside Emicida and Melly — is officially credited on Apple Music and Muso.ai. Released January 18, 2025 via Máquina de Louco / UMPG, this is one of the most significant crossover achievements by an American artist in contemporary Brazilian music.

Latin Grammy · BaianaSystem
"A Laje" · January 18, 2025
With Emicida & Melly
Only American Artist on Album
Signature Press Quotes
Every once in a while when you watch a singer and performer put on a show, you are overwhelmed by what you see and hear. I was able to experience the performance of Kandace Lindsey at House of Blues Sunset Strip, and I have to tell you — while I was not all that familiar with her before this show, I am now one of her biggest fans.
Earnest Harris  · The Huffington Post
"La catturante Lindsey ha imbastito la performance con più che convincente mestiere" — The captivating Kandace Lindsey delivered a performance of thoroughly convincing mastery, in perfect synergy with her musicians, displaying great ease above all in her soul expressions.
Jazz Convention  · Roccella Jazz Festival, Calabria, Italy — 27 September 2012
All the songs on my new album are an expression of me and inspired by visiting Brazil countless times and spending time with family.
Kandace Lindsey  · Beverly Hills Living Magazine — Cover Feature, December 2022
What the Press Is Saying
Sade with a Brazilian twist.
NBC Access Hollywood
United States · National Television
Kandace Lindsey creates a tropical blend of raw, powerful world music, with her fiery vocal technique as the main ingredient.
Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
Beverly Hills, California · Official Program Feature
Ha la musica nel dna Kandace Lindsey — "Music is in Kandace Lindsey's DNA" — also a "flautista ricca d'inventiva," an inventive, imagination-rich flautist.
Musica Jazz Magazine
🇮🇹 Italy · February 2013 · "La nuova anima di Kandace Lindsey" by Alceste Ayroldi
Known for haunting vocals coupled with the soul of Latin rhythms… audiences can expect an exciting show of eclectic music — world Brazilian soul.
Electronic Urban Report (EUR)
United States · June 2018 · Exclusive Phone Interview
The evolution of Kandace Lindsey continues. "Acoustic Fire" is just that; fire. Kandace certainly showed and proved she's got pipes — she zones in on the soul.
SoulInterviews.com
United States · "Acoustic Fire" Album Review
Using the Power of Her Voice to Heal & Inspire — Kandace Lindsey epitomizes multicultural beauty through music and entertainment.
Beverly Hills Living Magazine
December 2022 · Cover Story · Written by Arielle Harris
Her music has been featured on "Pretty Little Liars" and she's the songwriter and performer of the WNBA theme song — Kandace creates a tropical blend of raw, powerful world music.
Beverly Hills Courier
Newspaper of Record for the World of Beverly Hills · June 2018
Singer-songwriter Kandace Lindsey launches The Sorting Room summer sessions with her evocative global rhythms infused with the soulful sounds of Brazil, Spain, India and beyond.
Beverly Press
Vol. 28 No. 25 · Beverly Hills · June 21, 2018
I call it world Brazilian soul because most of my band is Brazilian. I sing in English, Portuguese, and Spanish. They can expect to dance. It's feel good music.
Kandace Lindsey · EUR Phone Interview
Electronic Urban Report · June 2018
Press Coverage & Features
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Beverly Hills Living
Beverly Hills, CA
December 2022
"Using Voice to Heal the World" — December 2022 Cover & 3-Page Feature
A Magazine Exclusive to 90210 Residents selected Lindsey as its cover star. Written by Arielle Harris, photographed by Liana Grigoryan, the feature traces her full journey: childhood in Phoenix, Arizona with parents Harvey and Georgia Lindsey; Biology B.S. from Arizona State University; first professional gig with Brandy on the Oprah Show; nine years touring with Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez; recording in Brazil with Mario Caldato Jr.; performing at the 2018 Rodeo Drive BOLD Holiday Celebration; and the national anthem at Mayor Lili Bosse's installation at the Wallis Annenberg Center.
Cover Feature · 3-Page Spread · Exclusive to 90210
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Musica Jazz
Milan, Italy
February 2013
"La nuova anima di Kandace Lindsey" — Full Feature by Alceste Ayroldi
Italy's prestigious Musica Jazz — a monthly music criticism magazine founded in 1945 by Gian Carlo Testoni — dedicated a full feature to Lindsey written by Alceste Ayroldi. The Italian-language profile covered her Phoenix origins, world touring with Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez, commercial placements for Nike, Budweiser, and Hyundai, her music on US Airways and in Abercrombie & Fitch stores, her 2005 debut Desert Child, EP Acoustic Fire, and celebrated her as a "flautista ricca d'inventiva" — an inventive flautist.
Full Feature · Italy's Premier Jazz Publication Since 1945
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Jazz Convention
Italy
27 September 2012
"Roccella Jazz 2012 — Il Jazz è Donna" — Interview & Performance Review
Italy's Jazz Convention devoted major coverage to Lindsey's Roccella Jazz Festival performance, describing her as "spumeggiante e coinvolgente" (sparkling and engaging), backed by "una giovane e tonica band tutta made in Italy." The publication praised her "convincente mestiere" in soul expression. The direct interview revealed her upbringing singing in a church choir in Phoenix with her father being a saxophonist.
Festival Review & Interview · Italy · September 2012
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Italian Newspaper
Calabria, Italy
2012
"Roccella fa rumore" — Festival Photo Feature
A Calabrian regional newspaper ran a photo spread on the 32nd Annual Roccella Jazz Festival — described as "the New Orleans of Calabria," drawing over 2,000 international attendees annually. Kandace Lindsey was featured prominently with a portrait photograph among the headline performers of Italy's most internationally recognized jazz event.
Italian Regional Newspaper · Photo Feature · Calabria · 2012
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Electronic Urban Report
United States — National
June 21, 2018
"Brazilian Music in Beverly Hills" — Exclusive EUR Interview
Lee Bailey's Electronic Urban Report featured Lindsey in an exclusive phone interview previewing her Wallis Annenberg Sorting Room performance. In her own words: "I call it world Brazilian soul because most of my band is Brazilian. I sing in English, Portuguese, and Spanish. They can expect to dance. It's feel good music." EUR described her as known for "haunting vocals coupled with the soul of Latin rhythms."
Exclusive Interview · National Urban Entertainment Media
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Beverly Hills Courier
Beverly Hills, CA
June 15, 2018
"Wallis' Sorting Room 'Nightclub' Returns Once Again With Locals, Favorites"
The Newspaper of Record for the World of Beverly Hills featured Lindsey as the 2018 Sorting Room headline opener, citing her Pretty Little Liars placement and WNBA theme song as lead credentials, describing her as creating "a tropical blend of raw, powerful world music, combining global rhythms from Brazil, Spain and India with a fiery vocal technique."
Newspaper of Record · Beverly Hills · June 2018
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Beverly Hills Weekly
Beverly Hills, CA
Issue 977 · June 21–27, 2018
"The Sorting Room Returns to The Wallis" — Issue 977
Beverly Hills Weekly (serving Beverly Hills, Beverlywood & Los Angeles) featured Lindsey as the headliner who opens The Wallis Annenberg Center's summer 2018 Sorting Room season — describing her as an artist who "creates a tropical blend of raw, powerful world music, taking audiences on a soulful journey to Brazil, Spain, India and beyond." Her WNBA theme song was cited as a key credential.
Newspaper · Issue 977 · June 21–27, 2018
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Beverly Press
Beverly Hills, CA
June 21, 2018
"The Sorting Room Returns to The Wallis" — Page 23
Beverly Press (Vol. 28 No. 25, serving West Hollywood, Hancock Park, Beverly Hills and Wilshire Communities) covered Lindsey's Wallis headline slot, noting her music "has been featured on Pretty Little Liars" and describing her sound as "evocative global rhythms infused with the soulful sounds of Brazil, Spain, India and beyond."
Community Newspaper · Beverly Hills · June 21, 2018
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Deadline Hollywood
United States — National
November 2, 2018
"Motown Magic Trailer: First Look at Netflix's Music-Filled Toon Series"
Deadline Hollywood covered the Netflix launch of Motown Magic (premiered November 20, 2018), with the official series cast confirming Kandace Lindsey as the Singing Voice of "Grandma Ruby" (2018). The show features over 50 newly recorded Motown classics. She reprised the role in Season 2 (June 28, 2019).
Deadline Hollywood · Netflix · November 2018
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City of Beverly Hills
beverlyhills.org
June 29, 2019
Beverly Hills Proms — Official City Summer Concert Series
The City of Beverly Hills officially billed Lindsey as a featured performer in its Beverly Hills Proms Saturday Summer Concert Series on beverlyhills.org, listed as "World Soul" on June 29. Her placement alongside international acts from Brazil, Argentina, France, Sweden, and Australia affirms her recognition as a global artist by her own city's cultural leadership.
City of Beverly Hills Official Programming · June 29, 2019
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The Huffington Post
United States — National
House of Blues Sunset Strip — Live Concert Review by Earnest Harris
The Huffington Post contributor Earnest Harris wrote: "Every once in a while when you watch a singer and performer put on a show, you are overwhelmed by what you see and hear… I am now one of her biggest fans." He described the Lindsey concert experience as genuinely rare and deeply moving.
National Press · Live Review
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SoulInterviews.com
United States
"Kandace Lindsey — Acoustic Fire" — Album Review
SoulInterviews.com praised her EP Acoustic Fire, noting cues from "music legends like Stevie Wonder, Rick James, Prince" in an acoustic format. The review stated: "Kandace certainly showed and proved she's got pipes. Never one to stray too far from what works for her vocally, Lindsey zones in on the soul." It also referenced her earlier releases Phoenix Rising and debut album Desert Child (2005).
Soul Music Press · Album Review
Film, Television & Commercial Credits
Motown Magic
Netflix Original Series
Singing Voice of "Grandma Ruby" · Seasons 1 & 2 · 2018–2019
Sing 2
Universal Pictures
Featured Vocalist · Award-winning theatrical release
Praise This
Universal Pictures
Featured Vocalist
Pretty Little Liars
Freeform / ABC Family
Season 6 Finale — "When I Open My Eyes" (wrote & performed)
Grandfather
FOX Series
Featured Guest Vocalist
Code Black
CBS Series
Featured Vocalist
Super Bowl Commercials
National Television
Featured Vocalist · Five consecutive years
Nike · Chevy · Budweiser · Verizon
Major Brand Campaigns
Featured Commercial Vocalist
"Phoenix Will Fly" — WNBA
Phoenix Mercury / WNBA
Songwriter & Performer · Audiences of 15,000+
Oprah Winfrey Show
ABC / Harpo Productions
Performed alongside Brandy · First professional singing engagement
US Airways Inflight
American Airlines / US Airways
"New & Now Artists" Dedicated Audio Channel + Magazine Feature
Abercrombie & Fitch
National Retail In-Store
Music featured in stores nationwide

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