Andra Day
American singer
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| 2025 | Andra Day is involved in the film 'Is This Thing On?', which is currently in post-production. |
| 2024 | Andra Day appeared as herself in an episode of 'Bel Air' titled 'Save the Best for Last'. |
| 2024 | Andra Day appeared in two films: 'Exhibiting Forgiveness' as Aisha and 'The Deliverance' as Ebony Jackson. |
| 2024 | Released album 'CASSANDRA (cherith)', continuing her musical career and artistic development. |
| 2024 | Announced to be portraying the Greek goddess Athena in the Disney+ series 'Percy Jackson and the Olympians'. |
| 2024 | Performed 'Lift Every Voice and Sing' on the pregame show of Super Bowl LVIII, with production and arrangement by Adam Blackstone. |
| 2022 | Andra Day appeared as herself in an episode of 'RuPaul's Drag Race' titled 'Moulin Ru: The Rusical'. |
| 2021 | Involved as writer and song performer on the educational television series 'We the People', winning the Children's and Family Emmy Awards for Outstanding Short Form Program. |
| 2021 | Made acting debut portraying Billie Holiday in 'The United States vs. Billie Holiday'. Won Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama. Received Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. Won Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media for the film's soundtrack. |
| 2020 | Received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Song 'Tigress and Tweed' for the film The United States vs. Billie Holiday. |
| 2020 | Starred as Billie Holiday in the biographical drama 'The United States vs. Billie Holiday', winning a Golden Globe for Best Actress – Drama and receiving an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. |
| 2020 | Became one of the most-requested artists among Jazz Joy and Roy Global Radio listeners. |
| July 11 2019 | Inducted as an honorary member of Delta Sigma Theta sorority. |
| 2018 | Received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for her live performance of 'Rise Up' on The View. |
| March 2018 | Performed 'Stand Up for Something' with Common at the 90th Academy Awards. |
| March 24 2018 | Performed with the Baltimore Children's Choir at the March for Our Lives rally in Washington, D.C. |
| 2017 | Appeared on the song 'Stand Up for Something' with Common for the film Marshall, which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song. |
| 2016 | Received three Grammy Award nominations for her R&B Album 'Cheers to the Fall', her performance of 'Rise Up', and Best Song Written for Visual Media for 'Stand Up for Something' from Marshall. |
| 2016 | Received Grammy Award nominations for Best R&B Album ('Cheers to the Fall') and Best R&B Performance for the single 'Rise Up'. Performed 'Rise Up' on The View, earning a Daytime Emmy Award nomination. |
| December 2016 | Received the Powerhouse Award at the Billboard Women in Music event. |
| October 2015 | Performed 'Rise Up' at The White House and at A&E's live special, Shining a Light: A Concert for Progress on Race in America. |
| August 2015 | Began her first national tour, opening for Lenny Kravitz. |
| August 28 2015 | Released her debut studio album 'Cheers to the Fall', which received critical acclaim and was nominated for Best R&B Album at the 58th Grammy Awards. |
| 2014 | Day performed at the Sundance Film Festival, catching the attention of director Spike Lee, who volunteered to direct her music video for 'Forever Mine'. |
| 2011 | Day was signed to a development deal with Buskin Records, founded by Jeffrey Evans. |
| 2010 | Stevie Wonder's wife, Kai Millard, noticed Day performing at a strip mall and brought her to Wonder's attention. |
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