With her decade as a part of Prince’s band The New Power Generation (NPG) Shelby J.,
has been described as “a lil bit of Mavis Staples with James Brown ENERGY, and a lil’ Carole King on the
side".
A singer/songwriter and native of Greensboro NC., Shelby is widely known as the “bald
beauty” powerhouse vocalist. She has appeared on The Tonight Show, Entertainment Tonight, Access
Hollywood, Good Morning America and has been featured in People, Rolling Stone and Billboard
magazines.
Shelby performed in the rain side by side with Prince for the Super Bowl LXI Halftime Show.
She appears on the albums: “Planet Earth” (Chelsea Rodgers), “Lotus Flower”, “2010”, "MLPS sound”
and the 2021 release of “Welcome 2 America”. She co-wrote and is featured on the song, “Same Page
Different Book”. Her Soul, Funk, R&B and Gospel influences are unmistakable.
Shelby has toured performed with Mary J Blige, Anthony Hamilton, Santana, Larry Graham, Groove
Theory, Roy Hargrove, and D'Angelo.