Songs like “Saved”, “Hopeless”, and “Let’s Go”, were uploaded to all of his streaming accounts, and Khalid was starting to become something like a semi-celebrity. The artist got a huge popularity boost last year, when TV personality, Kylie Jenner, posted a video on Snapchat of her singing along to Khalid’s hit song, “Location.”Īs his name slowly began to make its way into the R&B and Hip Hop community, Khalid released more songs from his anticipated album, “American Teen”.

After gaining more and more recognition, Khalid began uploading his music to other streaming apps like Spotify and Apple Music. 2 on the “Billboard Twitter Emerging Artists” chart last summer.ĭuring his senior year of high school, Khalid focused on music and wrote a handful of songs, which he began to post on his SoundCloud account. The release of his debut album has even caused some to believe that he could win “Best New Artist” at next year’s Grammy Awards, and Khalid was also recognized by Billboard as No.

From his home “City of the 915”, to countless “Locations” across the globe, Khalid is being recognized as a true musical talent. Khalid’s unique style and raspy voice has served him well throughout the past year, as this rising star has made his way into everyone’s hearts.