Kirby Lauryen

Kirby Lauryen Dockery, also known mononymously as Kirby (stylized as KIRBY), is an American singer and songwriter. She has written pop songs for artists such as Rihanna, Kanye West, or as Paul McCartney's 2015 single "FourFiveSeconds". As a recording artist herself, she released her first album, Sis, in 2020.

Life and career Dockery was born in Memphis, Tennessee and raised in Southaven, Mississippi. and enrolled at Berklee College of Music after high school but left in 2009 to pursue music full-time. She was influenced by Kanye West's The College Dropout.

She began a YouTube challenge where she posted videos of herself singing a new original song for 275 days.

She has worked with artists such as Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Lopez, Brandy, and Timbaland. Kirby co-wrote the track "FourFiveSeconds", which went through several rounds of edits as directed by Kanye West.

Her second album, Miss Black America, was released in August 2025. The album is deeply influenced by Kirby's enslaved ancestors and their collective roots in Mississippi.

On November 26, 2025, Kirby appeared on the Tamron Hall show on ABC, as part of their Friendsgiving episode, discussing her ‘A Song A Day’ challenge, and her first album, Sis, from 2020. She also performed on the show, live in the studio.

In May 2026, she debuted the music video for her song "Saving Grace", as a promotional tie-in with the Amazon Prime Video series Spider-Noir.

Discography Studio albums Sis. He Wasn't the One (2021) Miss Black America (2025)

Extended plays Sis. (2020) I Told You I Would (2022)

Soundtrack albums Swarm (2023)

Singles TitleYearAlbum"Loved by You" 2016rowspan="2" "Vain" 2017"Kool Aid"2019Sis."Don't Leave Your Girl""We Don't Funk"2020"Velvet (Remix)" "Black Leaves" 2022 "Saving Grace" 2026

Songwriting credits indicates a credited vocal/featured artist contribution