Rozzi Crane
Rozzi | |
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Rozzi in 2026 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Rosalind Elizabeth Crane May 2, 1991 |
| Origin | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Occupations |
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| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Website | Official website |
Rosalind Elizabeth Crane (born May 2, 1991), known professionally as Rozzi, is an American singer-songwriter from San Francisco.[1] Rozzi was initially discovered by Maroon 5 lead singer Adam Levine, which led to her touring with the band alongside acts such as Kelly Clarkson and Gavin DeGraw.[2] Since, she has performed and collaborated with artists such as Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar, PJ Morton, Nile Rodgers, and Sheryl Crow.[3] She released her first album, Bad Together, in 2018, followed by Berry (Deluxe) in 2022 and Fig Tree in 2026.[4]
Life and career
[edit]Crane attended Marin Academy High School, where she participated in their musical program.[5]
In 2009, Crane attended the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California as a member of the inaugural class of the Popular Music program. During her first year, Crane's original compositions were licensed for the first time when four of her songs were featured in the Lifetime television film Sins of the Mother.[citation needed] During her sophomore and junior years, Crane was a background vocalist for Don Henley[6] and Sergio Mendes.[7][8]
In 2012, she became the first artist signed to Adam Levine's record label, 222 Records, where she launched three EPs, Rozzi Crane in 2013, Space and Time in 2015, respectively.[9][10]
Crane was featured on the Maroon 5 song "Come Away to the Water", which was part of The Hunger Games soundtrack.[6][8] In 2013, Crane toured with the band for their Overexposed Tour. In 2014, Crane toured as an opening for Gavin DeGraw and Parachute,[11] and in 2015 she opened for Maroon 5 during their Maroon V Tour in United States and Canada. Also in 2015, she opened for Owl City's On the Verge Tour for his album Mobile Orchestra.
In April 2015, Elvis Duran picked Crane as his Artist of the Month and she performed her single "Psycho" live on NBC's Today show hosted by Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb.
As of 2018, Crane is signed to Small Giant Records/Columbia Records. In 2018, she released her first full-length album, Bad Together.[12][13] Crane's first single "Never Over You" was released on February 9, 2018.[14] Crane released a video of the recording at Capitol Records. She also performed the single on Jimmy Kimmel Live.[15]
In 2019, Crane recorded a cover version of "Creep" by Radiohead, for the first season soundtrack of The Morning Show,[16] where she also appeared in the episode "A Seat at the Table" as a lounge singer. The cover also appeared in the 2026 film Ladies First.[17]
In May 2020, Crane launched a podcast with co-host Scott Hoying called Ugh! You're So Good!, featuring guests such as Jonathan Van Ness, Christina Perri, Adam Rippon, and Rickey Minor. Season 2 of Ugh! You're So Good! premiered February 2021. Crane released two singles in 2020 and co-wrote "Love Songs" for Daryl Braithwaite, which went gold in Australia.[18][19]
In 2021, she released the EP Hymn For Tomorrow. Its first single "Hymn for Tomorrow" was released in February 2021.[20] The music video for the single features her boyfriend Alex Wolff.
On April 22, 2022, she released an EP titled Berry, which featured an appearance from Nile Rodgers.[21] A deluxe version, with tracks from Hymn For Tomorrow and new bonus tracks, one of which featured PJ Morton, was released in November 2022.[22] In the same year, her track “Best Friend Song” was featured during the opening credits of the Me Time, starring Kevin Hart and Mark Wahlberg.[23]
In 2024, Rozzi appeared and provided background vocals for Billie Eilish in a series of live session videos for Amazon.[24]
In 2025, she worked with Sounds Right to contribute a new rendition of her song "Orange Skies" to their series of tracks with NATURE as a featured artist, allowing royalties to be delivered to climate conservation projects.[25] The campaign won the Cannes Lions Innovation Grand Prix.[26]
On May 8, 2026, she released her third studio album, Fig Tree. It was promoted with multi-date residencies in New York City and Los Angeles where she performed the new record surrounded by visual artwork it inspired.[27] A single from the album, "All For A Man," was performed on The Kelly Clarkson Show.[28]
Filmography
[edit]Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp | Lisa | Episode: "Auditions" |
| 2019 | The Morning Show | Vocalist | Episode: "A Seat at the Table" |
| 2022 | Dollface | Herself | Episode: "Molly" |
Short films
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Counterpoint[29] | TBA |
Concert tours
[edit]- Opening act
- Maroon 5 – Overexposed Tour (2013)
- Maroon 5 and Kelly Clarkson – 2013 Honda Civic Tour (2013)
- Gavin DeGraw – Make a Move Tour (2014)
- Maroon 5 – Maroon V Tour (2015)
- Owl City – On the Verge Tour (2015)
- Betty Who – Betty: The Tour (2019)
- Lukas Graham - US 2024 (2024)[30]
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]- Bad Together (2018)
- Berry (Deluxe) (2023)
- Fig Tree (2026)
EPs
[edit]Singles
[edit]- "Crazy Ass Bitch" (Remix) featuring Kendrick Lamar (2014)
- "Psycho" (Remix) featuring Pusha T (2015)
- "Never Over You" (2018)[33][34]
- "Uphill Battle" (2018)[35][36]
- "Joshua Tree" (2018)[37]
- "Lose Us" featuring Scott Hoying (2018)[38]
- "Best Friend Song" (2020)[39]
- "Orange Skies" (2020)[18]
- "Hymn For Tomorrow" (2021)[20]
- "I Can't Go To The Party" (2021)[40]
- "June" (2021)[41]
- "Mad Man" (2021)[42]
- "fflow" (2022)[43]
- "Fig Tree" (2025)[44]
- "Hold Tight" (2025)[45]
- "Good News" (2026)[46]
- "All For A Man" (2026)[47]
Songwriting credits
[edit]- "Collect My Love (feat. Alex Newell)" by The Knocks (2016)[48]
- "Love Songs" by Daryl Braithwaite (2020)[49]
- "Brooklyn Cowboy" by Gashi (2025)[50]
- "Hallelujah (I Don't Think About You)" by Kevin Olusola (2025)
Music videos
[edit]| Title | Year | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| "Psycho" (Remix) featuring Pusha T | 2015 | Aya Tanimura |
| "Joshua Tree" | 2018 | Nick Leopold |
| "Lose Us" featuring Scott Hoying | N/a | |
| "Bad Together" | 2019 | N/a |
| "Hymn For Tomorrow" | 2021 | Nick Egan |
| "I Can't Go To The Party" | 2021 | N/A |
| "Mad Man" | 2021 | Joe Nankin |
| "fflow" | 2022 | Lili Peper |
| "Fig Tree" | 2025 | Lucy Tamarkin |
| "Hold Tight" | 2025 | Lucy Tamarkin |
| "Good News" | 2026 | Lucy Tamarkin |
| "All For A Man" | 2026 | Lucy Tamarkin |
| "Edge Of Something Else" | 2026 | Lucy Tamarkin |
References
[edit][51] [52] [53] [54] [55] [56] [57] [33]
- ↑ "Adam Levine Protege Rozzi Crane Takes Behringer Stage at NAMM". Behringer. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
- ↑ Russell, Kade (September 14, 2018). "Rozzi gets deep down and personal about love in her new album". Galore. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
- ↑ "Can I Be A Mother Someday & Still Be Myself?". Bustle. September 5, 2025. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
- ↑ "Spotify – Web Player". Spotify. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
- ↑ Journal, Marin Independent (October 22, 2015). "Lib at Large Marin Academy grad Rozzi Crane's pop star dreams coming true". Marin Independent Journal. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
- 1 2 "M Music & Musicians Magazine " Rozzi". mmusicmag.com.
- ↑ "Rozzi". USC Thornton School of Music. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- 1 2 Lopez, Korina. "Adam Levine's protegee sets out on her own". USA Today. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
- ↑ Weston, Liana. "Rozzi on What It's Like to Be Adam Levine's Hot New Protégée". Teen Vogue. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
- ↑ Burtt, Kristyn. "Rozzi talks about Maroon 5 and her rise to the top". SheKnows.com. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ↑ Scales, Stacy. "Show Review: Gavin DeGraw with Parachute & Rozzi Crane at Uptown Theatre, 4/26/2014". Napa Valley Life. Archived from the original on August 16, 2014. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
- ↑ "Rozzi on Twitter: "A letter from me to you"". Twitter. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
- ↑ "Never Over You - Single by Rozzi". Music.apple.com.
- ↑ "Listen: Rozzi's "Never Over You" will be stuck in your head all day". Girlslife.com. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ↑ "Rozzi on Jimmy Kimmel Live - Never Over You". YouTube. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ↑ "Soundtrack Album for Apple TV+ Series 'The Morning Show' to Be Released". Film Music Reporter. November 3, 2019. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ↑ "Ladies First Soundtrack". www.imdb.com. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
- 1 2 "Rozzi Delivers The Ultimate Ode To Friendship On New Single, "Best Friend Song" « American Songwriter". American Songwriter. September 8, 2020. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
- ↑ "Rozzi Shares Timely Single "Orange Skies"". Ghettoblaster Magazine. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
- 1 2 "Rozzi Announces 'Hymn For Tomorrow' EP". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
- ↑ Major, Michael. "Rozzi Shares New Nile Rodgers Collaboration 'Consequences'". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ↑ Buzz, Debra Kate Schafer. "Getting Real with Rozzi – The Realest There Ever Was". The Aquarian. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ↑ "Me Time Soundtrack". www.imdb.com. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
- ↑ Pop Culture & Art (July 30, 2024). "Billie Eilish drops acoustic versions of 'Hit Me Hard and Soft' songs in Amazon Music's 'Songline' | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. Archived from the original on November 16, 2025. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
- ↑ "Inside the movement to recognize nature as an artist". Grist. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
- ↑ "Sounds Right wins the Cannes Lions Innovation Grand Prix - AKQA". www.akqa.com. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
- ↑ "Singer-Songwriter Rozzi Takes Climate Action for Her Fig Tree Residency with ClimeCo". AP News. May 19, 2026. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
- ↑ The Kelly Clarkson Show (April 28, 2026). 'All For A Man' By Rozzi | Kelly Clarkson Show. Retrieved July 9, 2026 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "Counterpoint". www.imdb.com. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
- ↑ "Lukas Graham at Observatory OC". riversidescene.com. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
- ↑ Taylor, Danielle (July 30, 2021). "Rozzi — Hymn For Tomorrow". Euphoria. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
- ↑ "Spotify – Web Player". Spotify. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
- 1 2 Getz, Dana. "Rozzi Debuts New Single 'Never Over You'". PopCrush.com. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ↑ "YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ↑ "Uphill Battle - Single by Rozzi" – via music.apple.com.
- ↑ "Rozzi on Jimmy Kimmel Live - Uphill Battle". YouTube. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ↑ "Rozzi - Joshua Tree (Official Music Video)". YouTube. October 5, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ↑ "Rozzi - Lose Us (Feat. Scott Hoying) [Official Music Video". YouTube. October 18, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ↑ ""Capture Your Moment": A Conversation with Singer/Songwriter Rozzi Crane". BMI.com. September 3, 2020. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
- ↑ Leiber, Sarah Jae. "Rozzi Shares 'I Can't Go To The Party' Single + Video". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
- ↑ "Rozzi Releases Single "June"". Ghettoblaster Magazine. June 17, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
- ↑ "Rozzi Drops New Single "Mad Man"". Ghettoblaster Magazine. July 30, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
- ↑ Johnson, Tommy (March 2, 2022). "Rozzi Drops New Single "fflow"". Ghettoblaster Magazine. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ↑ "Rozzi - Fig Tree (Official Music Video)". YouTube. September 5, 2025. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
- ↑ RozziVEVO (November 6, 2025). Rozzi - Hold Tight (Official Video). Retrieved July 9, 2026 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Rozzi (January 14, 2026). Rozzi - Good News (Official Video). Retrieved July 9, 2026 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Rozzi (March 13, 2026). Rozzi - All For A Man (Official Video). Retrieved July 9, 2026 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "Spotify". open.spotify.com. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
- ↑ "Spotify". open.spotify.com. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
- ↑ "Spotify". open.spotify.com. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
- ↑ "Hear Rozzi's Soulful New Song 'Uphill Battle'". Rollingstone.com. January 12, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ↑ "Rozzi Interview: Get To Know The 'Uphill Battle' Singer-Songwriter". Billboard.com. May 29, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ↑ Reilly, Kaitlin. "Rozzi Talks Finding Her Voice, "Uphill Battle" & Collaboration With DanceOn". Refinery29.com. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ↑ "Rozzi Gets Fresh In New York City". Allaccess.com. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ↑ "Rozzi's 'Uphill Battle' Video: Watch". Billboard.com. January 23, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ↑ "Review: Rozzi tackles heartbreak in new radio single 'Never Over You' (Includes first-hand account)". Digitaljournal.com. February 28, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ↑ "Rozzi Releases a Scorching Live Take of Her New Single, "Never Over You" (premiere)". PopMatters.com. March 1, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Rozzi Crane at IMDb