Tory Lanez

Daystar Peterson (born July 27, 1992), better known by his stage name Tory Lanez, is a Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Lanez was perhaps first recognized for his 2014 mixtape Lost Cause and his single "Say It" (2015). Lanez is signed to Mad Love Records and Interscope Records.[2][3] His single "Say It" peaked at number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100.[4]

Tory Lanez
Peterson in 2016
Peterson in 2016
Background information
Birth nameDaystar Shemuel Shua Peterson[1]
Also known as
  • Argentina Fargo
  • Swavey Fargo
Born (1992-07-27) July 27, 1992
Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Years active2009–2022
Labels
Websiteswavenation.com

Discography

Studio albums
  • I Told You (2016)
  • Memories Don't Die (2018)
  • Love Me Now? (2018)
  • Chixtape 5 (2019)
  • Daystar (2020)
  • Alone at Prom (2021)
  • Sorry 4 What (2022)

Awards and nominations
Year Awards Category Nominated work Result
2015 Much Music Video Awards Best Hip Hop Video "Henny in Hand" Nominated
2016 BET Awards[5] Best New Artist Himself
BET Hip Hop Awards[6] Best New Hip Hop Artist
MOBO Awards[7] Best International Act
Soul Train Music Awards[8] Best New Artist
2017 Grammy Awards[9] Best R&B Song "Luv"
Juno Awards[10] Fan Choice Award Himself
Breakthrough Artist of the Year
Rap Recording of the Year "Shooters" Won[11]
2019 NAACP Image Awards Best New Artist Himself Nominated
Juno Awards Fan Choice Award Nominated
Artist of the Year Nominated
Rap Recording Love Me Now? Won
2019 BET Hip Hop Awards Best International Flow Himself Nominated
Juno Awards Fan Choice Award Nominated
Artist of the Year Nominated
Rap Recording Freaky Won
2020 Juno Awards Juno Award for R&B/Soul Recording of the Year Chixtape 5 Nominated
Juno Awards Juno Award for R&B/Soul Recording of the Year Feel It Too Won

References
  1. "Canadian hip-hop artist Tory Lanez faces gun, pot charge in Florida". ctvnews.ca. 14 April 2017 – via The Associated Press.
  2. http://www.interscope.com/artists/tory-lanez
  3. malbin (31 July 2015). "Tory Lanez Signs To Mad Love/Interscope Records; Releases 'Say It'".
  4. "Tory Lanez - Chart history - Billboard". www.billboard.com. Archived from the original on 2019-01-11. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  5. "The Full List Of BET Award Winners 2016". HipHopDX. June 26, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  6. "Here Are the Nominees for BET's 2016 Hip-Hop Awards". Complex. August 18, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  7. "MOBO Awards 2016 nominations announced: Find out who made the shortlist". Glasgow Live. September 21, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  8. "Drake Leads Soul Train Awards 2016 Nominations". Rap-Up. October 12, 2016. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
  9. "Here Is the Complete List of Nominees for the 2017 Grammys". Billboard. December 6, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  10. "Juno Awards Nominees 2017: Here's the Full Nominations List". Flare. February 7, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  11. "Junos 2018: the complete list of winners". CBC News, · March 25, 2018

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