Aycee Lovely is 90’s bred with a soul of renaissance, original and unique with talent that inspires nostalgia. She grew up listening to classic gospel, r and b and soul. Born and raised in Chicago, her music reflects her edgy urban style but can also give you ballads that’ll make you fall in love and music with a message that’ll twist your mind and touch your soul. The simplicity of her approach, with captivating lyrics and savory tone will leave you desiring more. Her music reflects her influences such as Aaliyah, Beyonce, India Arie, Lauryn Hill, Musiq Soulchild, and Rkelly to name a few.

With revelatory lyrics, whimsical melodies, and the authenticity of Motown, Ness breathes Soul like fire into every Mic he wields like magic.

Highness is a five piece collective and band based in Chicago. While they all do their thing separate, collectively, they fuse in house production with live instrumentation. RED, Gem Tree, Loona Dae, Schenay Mosley, and Ora first came together in 2011 while they all attended Columbia College. After a few weeks of jamming and jelling, these ladies, then a 9-piece band and going by the name of “SHE”, entered a school wide battle of the bands. From there they earned their first residency at The Shrine, which led them to performing amongst the heavy weights of Chicago music scene. After going through a name change circa 2014, the group reinventing their sound and image as something most would describe as diverse, funky, soulful and even an edge of punk. Highness recently released their second studio EP self-titled “The Highness Collective”.