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SAINt JHN

SAINt JHN

SAINt JHN is a Grammy Winning, Brooklyn–Guyanese musician, songwriter, fashion force, and actor. He built his name as a pen behind the scenes—writing for artists like Beyoncé, Usher, and Kanye West—before stepping onto the world stage with a singular sound that fuses rap, R&B, Afrofusion, and shimmering club textures. His breakout came when the Imanbek remix of his 2016 song “Roses” erupted into a global phenomenon: multi-Platinum across key markets, Top-5 on the Billboard Hot 100, and billions of streams. The remix went on to win the GRAMMY® for Best Remixed Recording, cementing the track’s cultural afterlife. As a songwriter and collaborator, SAINt JHN wrote “BROWN SKIN GIRL” with Beyoncé, Blue Ivy Carter, and Wizkid—an intergenerational anthem that earned the GRAMMY Award for Best Music Video and a sweep of honors across Soul Train, NAACP, BET Her, and the VMAs. He also holds a writing credit on Kanye West’s “Lord I Need You” from Donda. And on his own Ghetto Lenny’s Love Songs (2019), he teamed with Lenny Kravitz on the fan-favorite “Borders,” spotlighting his range across eras and genres On stage, SAINt JHN is a worldwide performer—from global festivals to Coachella Stages. He’s also rocked major bills like Rolling Loud (NYC), continuing an international run built on high-energy, crowd-driven sets. His cultural footprint extends to film and fashion. As an actor, he appears in Jeymes Samuel’s biblically set feature The Book of Clarence (produced by JAY-Z), credited on the cast list and featured on the premiere circuit. In fashion, he has fronted HUGO (HUGO BOSS) global campaigns and appeared in JD Sports spots—gracing billboards around the world—and starred in COS’s Spring/Summer 2023 campaign, while remaining a frequent editorial subject in GQ and Esquire. Never content to repeat himself, SAINt opened a new chapter with FESTIVAL SEASON (Feb 21, 2025)—a kinetic, live-built body of work —marking a sharpened, big-stage direction. Grounded by the back-and-forth of his youth between Brooklyn and Guyana, SAINt JHN’s perspective is borderless and entrepreneurial. That ethos fuels his philanthropy: in 2025 he partnered for the Develop Home Initiative in Guyana—backed by partners including ExxonMobil Guyana—to empower local creatives and invest in community uplift; he’s also begun partnering with WhyHunger to advance food justice. Whether trading hooks with SZA on Space Jam: A New Legacy’s “Just For Me,” sharing credits with Usher, or driving his own catalog from Collection One to While the World Was Burning and FESTIVAL SEASON, SAINt JHN moves with high-gloss fearlessness—part street romantic, part futurist, all self-authored.

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SAINt JHN

SAINt JHN is a Grammy Winning, Brooklyn–Guyanese musician, songwriter, fashion force, and actor. He built his name as a pen behind the scenes—writing for artists like Beyoncé, Usher, and Kanye West—before stepping onto the world stage with a singular sound that fuses rap, R&B, Afrofusion, and shimmering club textures. His breakout came when the Imanbek remix of his 2016 song “Roses” erupted into a global phenomenon: multi-Platinum across key markets, Top-5 on the Billboard Hot 100, and billions of streams. The remix went on to win the GRAMMY® for Best Remixed Recording, cementing the track’s cultural afterlife. As a songwriter and collaborator, SAINt JHN wrote “BROWN SKIN GIRL” with Beyoncé, Blue Ivy Carter, and Wizkid—an intergenerational anthem that earned the GRAMMY Award for Best Music Video and a sweep of honors across Soul Train, NAACP, BET Her, and the VMAs. He also holds a writing credit on Kanye West’s “Lord I Need You” from Donda. And on his own Ghetto Lenny’s Love Songs (2019), he teamed with Lenny Kravitz on the fan-favorite “Borders,” spotlighting his range across eras and genres On stage, SAINt JHN is a worldwide performer—from global festivals to Coachella Stages. He’s also rocked major bills like Rolling Loud (NYC), continuing an international run built on high-energy, crowd-driven sets. His cultural footprint extends to film and fashion. As an actor, he appears in Jeymes Samuel’s biblically set feature The Book of Clarence (produced by JAY-Z), credited on the cast list and featured on the premiere circuit. In fashion, he has fronted HUGO (HUGO BOSS) global campaigns and appeared in JD Sports spots—gracing billboards around the world—and starred in COS’s Spring/Summer 2023 campaign, while remaining a frequent editorial subject in GQ and Esquire. Never content to repeat himself, SAINt opened a new chapter with FESTIVAL SEASON (Feb 21, 2025)—a kinetic, live-built body of work —marking a sharpened, big-stage direction. Grounded by the back-and-forth of his youth between Brooklyn and Guyana, SAINt JHN’s perspective is borderless and entrepreneurial. That ethos fuels his philanthropy: in 2025 he partnered for the Develop Home Initiative in Guyana—backed by partners including ExxonMobil Guyana—to empower local creatives and invest in community uplift; he’s also begun partnering with WhyHunger to advance food justice. Whether trading hooks with SZA on Space Jam: A New Legacy’s “Just For Me,” sharing credits with Usher, or driving his own catalog from Collection One to While the World Was Burning and FESTIVAL SEASON, SAINt JHN moves with high-gloss fearlessness—part street romantic, part futurist, all self-authored.

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