Keke Palmer is an Emmy award-winning actress, singer, producer and television host. She most recently starred in Jordan Peele’s Universal summer blockbuster, Nope, opposite Daniel Kaluuya, earning unanimously rave reviews from critics and audiences alike. She recently released the album and movie, "Big Boss' on her own label and her digital platform, KeyTV. In 2021, Keke was tapped to host Vogue’s first-ever official Livestream for the annual Met Gala which garnered 15 million views across all platforms and 54 million minutes watched in the first 24 hours alone, with Vogue touting record breaking viewership and digital engagement around the event. She also hosted the 2020 MTV VMA Awards which boasted a whopping 4.1 million social media impressions, the most impressions of any event that year just behind the Super Bowl. In 2020 Palmer received an Emmy nomination for her work as a host on ABC’s "GMA3: Strahan, Sara and Keke" and hosted Quibi’s "Singled Out" based on the iconic 90s MTV series.
Palmer has broken barriers from a young age, becoming the youngest actress ever to receive a SAG Award nomination in a lead actor category for her work in at the age of 10, the youngest and first Black Cinderella in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s iconic musical, the first Black woman to star as Marty in the Emmy-nominated TV movie version of and the youngest talk show host in history. She is a passionate activist for the causes she believes in and an advocate for young people. She hopes to inspire her millennial contemporaries to harness their power and drive the change they hope to see in the world.
In 2020, Keke released two EPs Virgo Tendencies, Parts 1 & 2. In 2022, she released Bottoms Up 2.0. In 2023, Keke released her first full album, "Big Boss", under her label Big Boss Entertainment. Keke was influenced by American R&B singers Ciara, Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey, Aaliyah, Brandy, Mary J. Blige, and Whitney Houston as well as girl group TLC. Among her urban influences, Palmer also cites pop artists Gwen Stefani and Avril Lavigne.
