Roberta Lea: 2nd Sundays Art and Music Festival 2024

With a voice like cinnamon and a pen like butter, Roberta Lea is a rising artist, ready to give the world a taste of what she’s made of. She kicks off 2023 as an inductee to Next Women of Country’s Class of 2023. A franchise that includes some of the biggest names in country music today. This serves as another major milestone after shattering her Kickstarter goal for her debut record. 

 Fellow artists have called her Hampton Roads’ best kept secret and have described her sound as “country-neo-pop” referencing the range of influences to her style; from Tina Turner and Bill Withers to Shania Twain and Sade and everything in between. She’s been honored with multiple nominations at her local Veer Music Awards Show, taking home the most coveted award of all: Song of the Year for her single “Sweet Baby Ray”. 

She’s been featured in major publications such as The Boot, NPR, the Virginian Pilot and the Nashville Scene. A major highlight for the artist was appearing on the Kelly Clarkson Show alongside her Black Opry co-artist Jet Holden and the founder, Holly G.

As a Virginian, Roberta Lea follows a long list of iconic artists and hitmakers. From classics like Ella Fitzgerald and Patsy Cline, to icons like Pharrel, Timberland, and Missy Elliot, legends like The Dave Matthews Band and Pat Benatar, to modern day rising stars like Old Dominion and Morgan Wade. As a songwriter and an artist, she’s in great company and confident that she’s next.