R&B Singer-Songwriter Joyce Wrice Makes Highly Anticipated Return with Uptempo "Motive" EP

The buzzing R&B singer-songwriter Joyce Wrice makes her highly anticipated return today with the release of the experimental and uptempo new EP, Motive, available now on all digital streaming platforms independently via The Orchard – LISTEN HERE.

The follow-up to her widely praised debut album Overgrown issued last year, Wrice’s Motive EP features her latest hit “Iced Tea” and finds the current Proud Family theme song vocalist expanding the range and depths of her sound while reuniting with multiple GRAMMY Award winner KAYTRANADA — who produced three of the five songs on the project — in addition to contributions from multi-platinum producer Kaelin Ellis (Lupe Fiasco, Sango, KAYTRANADA), hitmaking Nigerian producer Osinachi (Ciara, Tinashe, Pussycat Dolls), and rising R&B artist Mack Keane (UMI, ESTA, Destin Conrad). Joyce contributes her signature sweet songwriting to each of the EP’s tracks and has enlisted a who's who roster of R&B’s finest co-writers such as Trey Campbell (Giveon, H.E.R., John Legend), Miraa May (Jorja Smith, Rico Nasty, Mahalia), and Keane to round out the project.

"In between coming off of my debut album and brainstorming ideas for my sophomore album, I was motivated to create an EP that the world could dance to,” shares Joyce Wrice. “This new project is experimental, fun, carefree, and sexy. After ‘Overgrown,’ I was inspired to be free-spirited and to let loose and during this process I was consistently asking myself, ‘what’s your motive?’”

Born to a Japanese mother and Black father, independent R&B singer-songwriter Joyce Wrice delivers a sound that resonates with this generation. Known for her sweet lyrics and distinct tone, the San Diego native’s breakout debut album Overgrown landed on numerous “Best R&B Albums of 2021” lists and solidified Wrice as one of the genre’s most promising stars.

Executive produced by record-breaking, GRAMMY Award-winning songwriter/producer D'Mile (Silk Sonic, H.E.R., The Carters) – winner of the highly coveted 2022 “Record of the Year” GRAMMY Award and the first artist in GRAMMY history to win "Song of the Year" two years consecutively – the star-studded Overgrown showcases Wrice’s range and versatility effortlessly alongside an impressive A-list roster of collaborators including Freddie Gibbs, Lucky Daye, KAYTRANADA, Masego, Westside Gunn, UMI, and Devin Morrison.

In support of the LP, Wrice gave electrifying live performances supporting multiple GRAMMY Award winner Lucky Daye on the entirety of his 26-date North American Candydrip Tour in addition to making her debut at numerous festivals across the U.S. and Europe including Day N Vegas, H.E.R.’s Lights On, Sol Blume, Broccoli City, Cross the Tracks, and Summer Walker’s annual A Hot Summer Night in LA with Jazmine Sullivan, Ari Lennox, Saucy Santana, and Doechii.

Following in the footsteps of Solange and Destiny’s Child, Wrice can currently be heard as the theme song vocalist for The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder streaming now exclusively on Disney+.

Listen to Joyce Wrice’s new ‘Motive’ EP available to stream on all digital platforms now.

Motive EP Tracklist
“Iced Tea” (feat. KAYTRANADA)
“Spent”
“Lookin for Ya” (co-written by Miraa May)
“Bittersweet Goodbyes”
“Pace Yourself”