Andra Day is a powerful singer and artful songwriter who isn't merely a throwback R&B specialist; her roots in gospel, jazz, and the blues, displayed with ease and finesse, translate to the present. Cheers to the Fall (2015), her auspicious debut, cracked the Top Ten of the R&B/hip-hop and paved the way for a handful of Grammy nominations and an Academy Award nomination, with "Stand Up for Something" (2017), her contribution to the soundtrack of Marshall, earning both distinctions.