Faye Webster

Biography

Faye Connell Webster (born June 25, 1997) is an American singer-songwriter from Atlanta, Georgia. She has released five studio albums: Run and Tell×Run and Tell30 October 2013 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Give Me a Chance3:112So Well Known4:083Run and Tell2:444Sweet Lad4:235I Know I'll Find You One Day3:026Sadness in the Air3:407Dancing in the Dark3:448Lonestar4:029Picture in My Mind4:2510Mama Stay5:4511Give Me a Chance (reprise)2:13 (2013), Faye Webster (2017), Atlanta Millionaires Club×Atlanta Millionaires Club24 May 2019 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Room Temperature4:042Right Side of My Neck2:333Hurts Me Too3:214Pigeon2:385Jonny3:476Kingston3:227Come to Atlanta2:338What Used to Be Mine3:099Flowers4:2210Jonny (reprise)2:00 (2019), I Know I'm Funny Haha (2021), and Underdressed at the Symphony (2024).

Early life

Faye Connell Webster was born June 25, 1997 in Atlanta, Georgia. Several of her family members are also musicians, and by age 14, Webster was writing music. She attended Henry W. Grady High School in Atlanta. After watching her perform at open mic nights, her dad advised her to record her music so that people could take it home with them.

Career

At the age of 16, on October 30, 2013, Webster self-released her debut album, Run and Tell×Run and Tell30 October 2013 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Give Me a Chance3:112So Well Known4:083Run and Tell2:444Sweet Lad4:235I Know I'll Find You One Day3:026Sadness in the Air3:407Dancing in the Dark3:448Lonestar4:029Picture in My Mind4:2510Mama Stay5:4511Give Me a Chance (reprise)2:13.
After graduating high school, she enrolled in Belmont University in Nashville to study songwriting, but soon dropped out and moved back to Atlanta after deciding that she was "wasting time and money". She made a deal with her parents that she would live at home for a year and if she was not successful as a musician, she would return to college. Soon after dropping out, in 2017, Webster signed to Awful Records.
In April 2017, she embarked on a 12-city tour with Sean Rowe followed by the release of her second album, Faye Webster in May 2017.
Webster signed to the Secretly Canadian record label in late 2018, and released her third full-length album, Atlanta Millionaires Club×Atlanta Millionaires Club24 May 2019 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Room Temperature4:042Right Side of My Neck2:333Hurts Me Too3:214Pigeon2:385Jonny3:476Kingston3:227Come to Atlanta2:338What Used to Be Mine3:099Flowers4:2210Jonny (reprise)2:00, in May 2019 via the label. The album is named after her father's group of grad-school friends who compete in everything from doughnut-eating contests to 5k races. In March 2019, the album's lead single "Room Temperature×Room Temperature6 March 2019 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Room Temperature4:04" was featured in a Rolling Stone article.
She released the song "Both All The Time×Both All the Time7 August 2019 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Both All the Time3:17" on August 7, 2019, prior to embarking on a US tour. In April 2020, Webster released the single "In a Good Way×In A Good Way15 April 2020 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1In A Good Way3:44", followed by "Better Distractions×Better Distractions16 September 2020 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Better Distractions4:10" in September of the same year. "Better Distractions" was chosen by former president Barack Obama in December 2020 as one of his favorite songs of the year.
In April 2021, she released the single "Cheers" and announced her fourth studio album I Know I'm Funny Haha×I Know I'm Funny haha25 June 2021 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Better Distractions4:112Sometimes4:333I Know I'm Funny haha2:444In a Good Way3:455Kind Of5:256Cheers3:167Both All the Time3:138A Stranger3:009A Dream With a Baseball Player3:4110Overslept3:3011Half of Me3:33, which was released on June 25, 2021. "Both All The Time", "In A Good Way", and "Better Distractions" would serve as the preceding singles to "Cheers".
Webster released an EP titled Live at Electric Lady in October 2021, as part of a Spotify exclusive series of the same name. Recorded at Electric Lady Studios in New York City, the EP features live recordings of songs from her previous two studio albums, as well as a cover version of the song "If You Need to, Keep Time on Me" by Fleet Foxes.
In 2022, she released another EP titled Car Therapy Sessions×Car Therapy Sessions29 April 2022 · EPSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 5 tracks1Kind Of (Type Of Way)5:392Sometimes (Overanalyze)4:423Car Therapy3:344Suite Jonny7:175Cheers (To You & Me)3:28, performing more songs from her previous two albums, as well as a new song "Car Therapy", with orchestral backing arranged by Trey Pollard. She supported the band Haim as one of the openers on their One More Haim Tour shortly after releasing the EP.
In June 2023, Webster released the single "But Not Kiss×But Not Kiss20 June 2023 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1But Not Kiss3:43" and declared tour dates for her upcoming tour.
In September 2023, she released the single "Lifetime×Lifetime20 September 2023 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Lifetime5:06" and announced her UK/European tour dates for her tour in 2024.
In March 2024, Webster released her fifth studio album, Underdressed at the Symphony×Underdressed at the Symphony1 March 2024 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Thinking About You6:362But Not Kiss3:433Wanna Quit All the Time4:354Lego Ring2:435Feeling Good Today1:266Lifetime5:067He Loves Me Yeah!2:518Ebay Purchase History3:459Underdressed at the Symphony3:3310Tttttime2:31. It was supported by an international tour, as well as her debut appearances at the Coachella, Governor's Ball, Primavera Sound, and Bonnaroo music festivals.
In November 2024, she released the single "Make 'em Laugh×Make 'em Laugh22 November 2024 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Make 'em Laugh3:23" alongside indie-pop artist Benét.
In 2025, she signed to Columbia Records.

Personal life

Webster is passionate about the Atlanta Braves, would leave school early to attend baseball games, and wears team jerseys regularly. She had a crush on Ronald Acuña Jr., a Braves player the same age as her, which inspired her to write at least one song, "A Dream with a Baseball Player". She got to sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" at a Braves game. Her other hobbies include Pokémon and yo-yo; she has attended the World Yo-Yo Contest. Webster has designed and sold her own custom yo-yo. Her photography of local rappers, including classmate Lil Yachty and Shelley FKA DRAM, has been published in media outlets including Billboard, Rolling Stone, and Spotify. Based on her photography, she was hired to shoot an ad campaign for Nike in 2017. The company was rebooting its Air Max 97 shoe and wanted to work with creatives who were born in the year 1997.
Webster formerly dated Boothlord, a member of Danger Incorporated, a rap duo based in Atlanta. They met when they were both signed to Awful Records. The couple broke up in 2024.
Webster performed in January 2024 at the Artists for Aid Benefit Concert in Newark which raised funds for the Gaza Strip and Sudan. In September 2025, Webster joined the No Music For Genocide boycott to geo-block her music from all music streaming platforms in Israel in protest of the Gaza genocide.