VÉRITÉ

Kelsey Regina Byrne (born May 6, 1990), known professionally as Vérité (stylized as VÉRITÉ), is an American singer and songwriter based in Brooklyn, New York City. Her first single "Strange Enough" was self-released in July 2014, reaching number one on Hype Machine was born on May 6, 1990, On September 9, 2016, she released a cover of "Somebody Else" by The 1975; the song was a streaming success, attaining over 100 million streams on Spotify as of March 2019.

2017–2018: Somewhere in Between On January 13, 2017, Vérité released "Phase Me Out" to serve as the lead single from her debut studio album, Somewhere in Between. She performed the song on NBC's Today show on January 25, 2017. The second single "When You're Gone" was released on March 31, 2017. Somewhere in Between was self-released on June 23, 2017, in partnership with Kobalt Label Services. Her second studio album, New Skin, was released on October 25, 2019.

In 2021, Vérité released a four-track EP titled New Limbs (Vol. 1). The release was preceded by the single "Younger Woman." Other standouts on the album include the emotional "I'll Take The Blame," which Vérité describes as "a story, vaguely told. It's about loving someone so much you'll take on the hurt and the mess for them and let them walk away." In 2021, she released two singles: "By Now" on April 15, and "He's Not You" on July 23. She additionally collaborated with producer Jax Anderson on his song "Bigger Picture." She has said that while her next project may not be a specific new limbs (vol. 2) follow-up, the music will "continue to be extensions of where [she's] been and experiments in where [she] can go."

Musical style Vérité's music has been described as indie pop, About how she sees her own music, Vérité explains that when she released her single "Heartbeat" in 2014, "people called it pop. I was just like, 'OK, I guess it's pop.'" Label: Self-released Format: Digital download

Extended plays Title Details Echo Released: October 20, 2014 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download Sentiment Released: June 8, 2015 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download Living Released: May 6, 2016 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download Vérité on Audiotree Live Released: June 20, 2017 Label: Audiotree Format: Digital download Bunker Studios Sessions, Brooklyn, NY Released: December 21, 2018 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download New Limbs (Vol. 1)Released: October 9, 2020 Label: Independent Format: Digital Download

Singles As lead artist Title Year Album "Strange Enough" 2014 Echo "Weekend" "Echo" "Heartbeat" "Wasteland" 2015 Sentiment "Colors" "Sober" "Underdressed" 2016 Living "Constant Crush" "Gesture" "Somebody Else" "Phase Me Out" 2017 Somewhere in Between "When You're Gone" "Bout You" "Saint" "John My Beloved" "Bout You" 2018 Somewhere in Between(The Remixes) "Gone" 2019 New Skin "Youth" "Ocean" "Good for It" "Think of Me" "Younger Women" 2020 New Limbs (Vol. 1) "I'll Take the Blame" "By Now" 2021 "He's Not You" "Teenage Dream" "Blackout Christmas" "Pour It Down" 2022 "Are We Done Yet?" Love You Forever "Love You Forever" "Above the Salt" "I Don't Want You to Come Home for Christmas" "Temporary" 2023 Love You Forever "Cry Cry Cry"

As featured artist Title Year Chart peaks Album USDance USDanceAirplay "Bad Habits" 2016 — — "Trouble" 2017 6 — Trouble "Just a Feeling" — 10 Phantoms "Casanova" — — CollXtion II "You Don't Know About Me" (The ACLU Remix) 2018 — — "Ultraviolet" (MisterWives feat. Vérité)2024 — —Nosebleeds: Encore "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.