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UMI

UMI is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of D'Angelo, Jhené Aiko, Erykah Badu, Sade Adu and SZA. Those roots explain a lot about how UMI arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Raveena, Mahalia, Hope Tala, Sabrina Claudio and Joyce Wrice, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Tiffany Day, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 26 connections around UMI, reaching back through D'Angelo and forward to Tiffany Day. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Tierra Umi Wilson, known professionally as UMI, is an American singer and songwriter blending elements of R&B, neo-soul, and alternative pop. Originally from Seattle, Washington, she attended the University of Southern California, but dropped out in 2019 to pursue music. UMI began gaining attention with her single "Remember Me" in 2018. Since then, UMI has released a string of projects, including the Love Language and Introspection EPs, her debut studio album Forest in the City (2022), and her 2024 EP Talking to the Wind. She has toured with artists like Conan Gray and Jhené Aiko, and collaborated with global figures such as BTS’s V.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
UMID'AngeloJhené AikoErykah BaduSade AduSZAFrank OceanTiffany DayRaveenaMahaliaHope TalaSabrina ClaudioJoyce WriceRavyn LenaeEmotional OrangesMac Ayres

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UMI connections

UMI grew out of D'Angelo, Jhené Aiko, Erykah Badu and Sade Adu, shares an orbit with Raveena, Mahalia, Hope Tala and Sabrina Claudio, went on to shape Tiffany Day. 26 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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