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'{{Infobox musical artist | name = Brooke Candy | background = solo_singer | image = Candy performing at LA Pride 2017.jpg | caption=Candy performing at LA Pride 2017 | birth_name = Brooke Dyan Candy | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|7|20|mf=yes}} | birth_place = [[Oxnard, California]], U.S. | genre = {{hlist|[[Electropop]]|[[pop-rap]]|[[Electro hop music|club-rap]]}} | occupation = {{hlist|[[Recording artist]]|[[Rapping|rapper]]}} | years_active = 2012-present | label = {{hlist|[[RCA Records|RCA]]|[[Columbia Records|Columbia]] <small>(UK)</small>}} | associated_acts = {{hlist|[[Charli XCX]]|Cory Enemy|[[Lizzo]]|[[Sia Furler|Sia]]}} | website = {{URL|brookecandysucks.com}} | nickname = }} '''Brooke Candy''' (born July 20, 1989) is an American [[rapper]] and [[singer]]. She is best known for co-starring in the [[music video]] for [[Grimes (musician)|Grimes]]' single "[[Genesis (Grimes song)|Genesis]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/features/directors-cut/8929-grimes/ |title=Director's Cut: Grimes "Genesis" |publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]]|date=2012-08-27 |accessdate=2012-09-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FH-q0I1fJY |title=Grimes - Genesis |publisher=[[YouTube.com]] |date=2012-08-22 |accessdate=2012-09-02}}</ref> She independently released videos for her songs "Das Me", "Everybody Does" and "I Wanna Fuck Right Now". Candy signed with [[RCA Records|RCA]] in February 2014, releasing her debut EP ''[[Opulence (EP)|Opulence]]'' on May 6, 2014 which features title track as lead and major label debut single.<ref name=RCAsigning>{{cite web|title=Dynamic Rapper / Singer Brooke Candy Signs with RCA Records |url=http://www.rcarecords.com/news/dynamic-rappersinger-brooke-candy-signs-rca-records|publisher=[[RCA Records]]|accessdate=21 November 2015|date=18 February 2014}}</ref><ref name=opulenceep/> Later she joined [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]'s [[United Kingdom|UK]] roster.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://earmilk.com/2014/07/11/brooke-candy-signs-to-columbia-records-and-drops-this-fire-cory-enemy-remix-of-opulance-premiere/|title=Brooke Candy drops this fire Cory Enemy remix of "Opulence" [Premiere] - EARMILK|date=11 July 2014|publisher=}}</ref> She has since left [[Sony Music|Sony]]. Candy's second EP is set to be released on 2017.<ref name="VolcanoNoisey"/> ==Early life== ===Childhood=== Brooke Candy was born in [[Oxnard, California]], grew up in the [[Los Angeles]] [[suburb]] of [[Agoura Hills]]<ref name=vulture>{{cite web|last=Glazek|first=Christopher|title=The Rise of the Rapping, Stripping, Snake-Charming Brooke Candy|url=http://www.vulture.com/2013/03/brooke-candys-new-business-model.html|work=[[Vulture (blog)|Vulture]]|publisher=New York Media, LLC|accessdate=17 July 2013|date=17 March 2013}}</ref> and is of Italian and Jewish descent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bloodyguts.tumblr.com/post/25003729311/is-candy-your-real-last-name-what-is-your|title=BLOODY GUTS: is candy your real last name? what is your...|work=tumblr.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.academia.edu/8211014/No_Homo_Brooke_Candy_and_the_New_Wave_of_Queer_Hip-Hop|title=No Homo: Brooke Candy and the New Wave of Queer Hip-Hop|author=Sophie Hoyle|work=[[Academia.edu]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://diymag.com/archive/brooke-candy-i-dont-do-well-with-barriers|title=Brooke Candy: &#8216;I Don&#8217;t Do Well With Barriers&#8217; - DIY|work=DIY}}</ref> Her parents divorced when she was eight. Her mother was a pediatric nurse while her father was CFO of ''[[Hustler]]'' magazine.<ref name=papermag>{{cite web|title=The Chosen Ones|url=http://www.papermag.com/2014/03/brooke_candy_sia_beautiful_people.php|publisher=PaperMag|accessdate=24 June 2014}}</ref> Candy has talked about the stark difference between her two parents' lives: "[The Hustler offices were] so gaudy and amazing. I'd eat ice cream and watch TV and just go from that to being with my mom, who had nothing. It was strange... It's this whole idea of duality that I'm just obsessed with."<ref name=papermag/> She also lived out of her car for a period, working as a [[stripper]] at the Seventh Veil adult club in [[Hollywood]].<ref name="vulture" /> ==Career== ===2012–14: Beginnings and ''Opulence''=== While working as an intern for [[Rachel Zoe]], Candy contacted [[Larry Flynt]], seeking work as a [[photographer]] for ''[[Hustler]]''.<ref name=vulture/> Flynt eventually employed her as a mannequin stylist for Hustler store fronts. Candy described the job as "dress[ing] the mannequins slutty."<ref name=vulture/> During 2012 and 2013, Candy independently released her first three videos for her songs; "Das Me", "Everybody Does", and "I Wanna **** Right Now" on YouTube.<ref name=vulture/> The videos had more than a million views by early 2013.<ref name=vulture/> In August 2012, she co-starred in the music video for Grimes' single "Genesis".<ref name=vulture/> Candy's first major label recording took place when she appeared on the track "''Cloud Aura''" on [[Charli XCX]]'s debut album ''[[True Romance (Charli XCX album)|True Romance]]''.<ref name=blackbook>{{cite web|last=Eanett|first=Lindsey|title=Charli XCX, Brooke Candy and... Honey Boo-Boo?|url=http://www.blackbookmag.com/music/charli-xcx-brooke-candy-and-honey-boo-boo-1.55262|work=[[BlackBook]]|publisher=[[Vibe (magazine)|VIBE]]|accessdate=17 February 2013|date=28 November 2012}}</ref> Candy was introduced to Charli by [[Azealia Banks]] when Candy hosted Banks' Mermaid Ball in Los Angeles.<ref name=dazed>{{cite web|last=Myers|first=Owen|title=Video Premiere: Brooke Candy "Das Me"|url=http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/14900/1/video-premiere-brooke-candy-das-me|work=[[Dazed & Confused (magazine)|Dazed & Confused]]|publisher=Waddell Limited|accessdate=18 July 2013|date=October 2012}}</ref> She eventually signed with RCA Records in February, 2014.<ref name=RCAsigning/> "''Opulence''", co-written with [[Sia (musician)|Sia]] and produced by [[Diplo]], was her first single with the label.<ref name=style>{{cite web|last=Zarella|first=Katherine K.|title=Backed by Nicola Formichetti's Diesel Power, Brooke Candy Shoots for Stardom |url=http://www.style.com/culture/art/2014/backed-nicola-formichettis-diesel-power-brooke-candy-shoots-stardom|work=[[Style.com]]|accessdate=14 November 2014|date=28 April 2014}}</ref> For the song's video, she collaborated with stylist [[Nicola Formichetti]] and Steven Klein.<ref name=style/> The video explores the theme of "freaks," a concept that was conceived by Candy and Formichetti at a drag bar in Tokyo.<ref name=style/> It features transgender women, drag queens, and gay men who are friends with Candy.<ref name=style/> "We're all freaks and outcasts, and this was meant to empower them," Candy said.<ref name=style/> Formichetti, Candy and Klein worked on a [[V (American magazine)|V Magazine]] shoot that led to Steven Klein directing "Opulence".<ref name=VMagazine>{{cite web|title=Candy Land|url=http://www.vmagazine.com/site/content/2596/candy-land|work=[[V (American magazine)|V Magazine]]|author=Patrik Sandberg|deadurl=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220317/http://www.vmagazine.com/site/content/2596/candy-land|archivedate=2016-03-03|df=}}</ref> Candy's debut EP "[[Opulence (EP)|Opulence]]" featuring the title track as the lead single, was released in May 6, 2014.<ref name=opulenceep>{{cite web|url=http://www.rcarecords.com/news/brooke-candy-release-opulence-ep-may-6th |title= Brooke Candy To Release Opulence EP On May 6th|publisher=[[RCA Records]]|date=2014-04-28|accessdate=2014-06-25}}</ref> ===2015–present: ''Daddy Issues'' and upcoming EP=== On May 16, 2015, Brooke Candy uploaded on [[Vevo]] a video called "A Study in Duality", where she "explores the various archetypes of today's culture". It also features the instrumental from her song "[[Happy Days (Brooke Candy song)|Happy Days]]", produced by More Mega. The video itself was directed by Candy and Lil Internet, under Formichetti's fashion direction and Hayley Pisaturo's styling.<ref name=astudyinduality>{{cite web|url=http://www.nylon.com/articles/brooke-candy-a-study-in-duality-video|title=video premiere: brooke candy's 'a study in duality'|work=[[Nylon (magazine)|Nylon]]|author=Hayden Manders|date=May 15, 2015}}</ref> Candy's debut album was set to be called ''Daddy Issues'', being executively produced by then label-mate Sia, who is also a songwriter on the record. She discovered Candy on Instagram and reached out to her, believing that "[she] was the only person who could really support [Candy] in becoming who [she is] on a grander stage or platform.".<ref name=papermag/> So far, Sia wrote at least two songs for the album, one being the single "[[Living Out Loud (song)|Living Out Loud]]"<ref name="papermag"/> which features Sia herself, and another [[Cher]]-inspired record.<ref name="Nylon">{{cite web|url=http://www.nylon.com/articles/brooke-candy-interview|title=Brooke Candy Talks About Addiction, Recovery, And What It Was Like At Rock Bottom|work=[[Nylon (magazine)|Nylon]]|author=Eve Barlow|date=February 13, 2017}}</ref> Other collaborators included [[Greg Kurstin]], [[Jack Antonoff]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://i-d.vice.com/en_gb/article/brooke-candys-back|title=brooke candy's back! - read - i-D|work=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]}}</ref> and [[Matthew Koma]].<ref name="Nylon"/> In August 2015, Brooke Candy has partnershiped with [[MAC Cosmetics]] on a line of makeup products.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/brooke-candy-makeup_uk_5790ab4ae4b0e3583c787ff7|title=13 Times Brooke Candy Gave Us Major Makeup Goals|date=21 July 2016|work=[[Huffington Post]]}}</ref> A song called "Rubber Band Stacks" was released as a single. The music video, directed by [[Ssion|Cody Critcheloe]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5588742/|title=Brooke Candy: Rubber Band Stacks (Video 2015)|work=[[IMDb]]}}</ref> and styled by Formichetti was premiered on August 17.<ref name=wrbs>{{cite web|url=http://www.wmagazine.com/culture/2015/08/brooke-candy-new-video-rubber-band-stacks/|title=New Brooke Candy Music Video: Rubber Band Stacks|date=17 August 2015|work=[[W (magazine)|W]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hungertv.com/feature/brooke-candy-rubber-band-stacks/|title=Brooke Candy: Rubber Band Stacks|work=[[Rankin (photographer)|Hunger TV]]|author=Jolyon Webber|date=August 18, 2015}}</ref> It was released on August 13, 2015 followed by its music video on August 18. The song is featured on the [[Madden NFL 16]] video game.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.easports.com/madden-nfl/news/2015/madden-16-soundtrack|title=Listen to the Madden NFL 16 Soundtrack|work=[[EA Sports]]}}</ref> On January 29, 2016, Brooke Candy released a new single titled "Happy Days".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idolator.com/7622656/brooke-candy-new-sound-electro-pop-happy-days-video|title=Brooke Candy Swaps Hip-Hop For Gloomy Electro-Pop On "Happy Days" - Idolator|date=5 February 2016|work=[[Idolator (website)|Idolator]]|author=Mike Wass}}</ref> On February 4, 2016, its video also styled by Formichetti and directed by Renata Raksha was premiered on [[Nylon (magazine)|Nylon]],<ref name=nylonhd>{{cite web|url=http://www.nylon.com/articles/brooke-candy-happy-days|title=Brooke Candy Seeks "Happy Days" In New Video|work=[[Nylon (magazine)|Nylon]]|author=Hayden Manders|date=February 4, 2016}}</ref> and later was uploaded on [[YouTube]]. On May 13 she released a song titled "Changes" to promote her second makeup line with MAC.<ref name=wmchanges>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2016/05/watch-brooke-candy-changes/|title=Watch: Brooke Candy - "Changes"|work=Wonderland|date=May 13, 2016}}</ref> On June 2 a new track called "Nasty" along its music video, directed by [[Rankin (photographer)|Rankin]] and co-styled by Candy herself was premiered via [[Rankin (photographer)|Hunger TV]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hungertv.com/feature/premiere-brooke-candy-n-a-s-t-y/|title=Premiere: Brooke Candy N-A-S-T-Y|work=[[Rankin (photographer)|Hunger TV]]|date=June 2, 2016}}</ref> On July 7, another promotional single called "[[Paper or Plastic (Brooke Candy song)|Paper or Plastic]]" was released<ref name=noiseypop>{{cite web|url=http://noisey.vice.com/blog/brooke-candy-paper-or-plastic-2016|title=Brooke Candy's New Track "Paper or Plastic" Is a Pure Shot of Sparkling Pop|work=[[Noisey (TV series)|Noisey]]|author=Daisy Jones|date=July 7, 2016}}.</ref> The music video for the song, directed by Darren Craig, premiered a week later.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nylon.com/articles/brooke-candy-paper-or-plastic-video|title=Brooke Candy + Her Sister Wives Take Control Over Their Lives In Her New Music Video|work=[[Nylon (magazine)|Nylon]]|author=Yasmeen Gharnit|date=July 14, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idolator.com/7640131/brooke-candy-paper-or-plastic-video|title=Brooke Candy Seeks Retribution In "Paper Or Plastic" Video: Watch - Idolator|date=15 July 2016|work=[[Idolator (website)|Idolator]]|author=Rachel Sonis}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/30974/1/watch-brooke-candy-take-revenge-on-her-patriarchal-oppressor|title=Watch Brooke Candy take revenge on her patriarchal oppressor|date=14 July 2016|work=[[Dazed]]|author=Daisy Jones}}</ref> Candy released on December 16, 2016 a [[KDA (DJ)|KDA]] remix of the previously unreleased song "Living Out Loud" which featured [[Sia Furler|Sia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.directlyrics.com/brooke-candy-sia-team-up-on-new-song-living-out-loud-hear-the-kda-remix-first-news.html|title=Brooke Candy & Sia Team Up On New Song "Living Out Loud": Hear The KDA Remix First!/|work=[[Direct Lyrics]]|author=Kevin Apaza|date=December 15, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/nz/album/living-out-loud-kda-remix/id1185110029 |title=Living out Loud [KDA Remix] - Single by Brooke Candy X Sia on Apple Music |website=[[Apple Music]]|date=2016-12-16 |accessdate=2017-01-02}}</ref> The original and proper single version of the song was released on February 3, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2017/02/brooke-candy-living-loud-feat-sia/|title=Brooke Candy - 'Living Out Loud' feat. Sia|work=Wonderland|date=February 6, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://popcrush.com/living-out-loud-brooke-candy-sia/|title='Living Out Loud': Brooke Candy and Sia Tackle Substance Abuse in a Soaring Pop Anthem|work=[[PopCrush]]|author=Bradley Stern|date=February 3, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.out.com/music/2017/2/03/nothing-can-stop-brooke-candy-sia-breakout-pop-duet-living-out-loud|title=Nothing Can Stop Brooke Candy & Sia on Breakout Pop Duet 'Living Out Loud'|work=[[Out (magazine)|Out]]|author=Justin Moran|date=February 3, 2017}}</ref> The same day RCA stated that the album is set for a spring 2017 release.<ref name="RCA">{{cite web|url=https://rcarecords.com/news/brooke-candy-releases-living-loud-ft-sia/|title=Brooke Candy Releases "Living Out Loud" Ft. Sia|work=[[RCA Records]]|date=February 3, 2017}}</ref> On January 2017, Candy starred in the fashion film directed by [[Gracie Otto]] and Thomas Kerr called ''Candy Crush''.<ref name=CandyCrush/> During June 2017, she toured as a supporting act for [[Lizzo]]<ref name="OUTVolcanoInterview">{{cite web|url=https://www.out.com/out-exclusives/2017/7/12/brooke-candys-hot-volcano|title=Brooke Candy's Hot Like a 'Volcano'|work=Out|author=Justin Moran|date=July 12, 2017}}</ref> and performed at [[Los Angeles Pride|LA Pride]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.out.com/out-exclusives/2017/7/12/brooke-candys-hot-volcano|title=Brandy, Chromeo to headline LA Pride Festival|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|author=Gerrick D. Kennedy|date=May 4, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/7825826/brandy-la-pride-festival-performance-recap|title=Brandy Thrills LA Pride Festival With Hit-Packed Set|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|author=Eve Barlow|date=June 12, 2017}}</ref> The same month, Candy told magazine ''Bullett'' that she was working an EP set to be released during summer 2017 after parting ways with former record label RCA, where she hopes to go back to her roots developing a [[Punk ideologies|punk]]-inspired [[Rap music|rap]] sound. She also stated that wasn't feeling making mainstream pop music anymore, so is yet unknown if her record ''Daddy Issues'' will be eventually released.<ref name="Bullet">{{cite web|url=http://bullettmedia.com/article/brooke-candy-goes-back-to-basics/|title=Brooke Candy Goes Back To Basics|work=Bullett Media|date=June 14, 2017|author=Alexandra Weiss}}</ref> In another interview with Noisey, she stated that Sony owned the songs so after her departure, the album is most likely cancelled. She premiered the music video from her second EP's lead single "Volcano" on July 7, 2017. The song was co-written by Candy herself, producer Cory Enemy, Sia and Jesse St. John while the visual was directed by Candy. The video was made out of a $0 budget and features a cameo from Larry Flynt.<ref name="VolcanoNoisey"/><ref name="VolcanoGrindr">{{cite web|url=https://www.grindr.com/into/brooke-candy-volcano/|title=Brooke Candy's 'Volcano' Is About To Blow [VIDEO]|work=[[Grindr]]|date=July 7, 2017}}</ref> ==Artistry== The sound of Candy's music has been described as [[Pop music|pop]], most likely [[electropop]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bustle.com/articles/153204-whats-in-brooke-candys-mac-collection-its-really-punk-rock|title=What's In Brooke Candy's MAC Collection? It's Really Punk Rock|author=Amy Sciarretto|date=April 11, 2016|work=[[Bustle (magazine)|Bustle]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idolmag.co.uk/music/talking-happiness-and-change-with-brooke-candy/|title=Talking Happiness And Change With Brooke Candy|date=3 March 2016|work=Idol}}</ref> and [[pop-rap]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jan/01/shake-it-up-future-female-stars-2016|title=Shake it up: the future female pop stars of 2016|work=[[The Guardian]]|author=Paul Lester|date=January 1, 2016}}</ref> while her early work, labeled as "[[Electro hop music|club-rap]]"<ref name=noiseypop/> has been recognized for its [[Twerking|twerk]]-able nature, springy [[Beat (music)|beats]], and [[cyberpunk]].<ref name=dazed/> Candy's early persona is known for her extreme fashion style, most notably her long [[cornrows]] and metallic bikini costumes.<ref name=vulture/> Sia described Candy as a "feminista glam alien." <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/20/magazine/sia-furler-the-socially-phobic-pop-star.html|title=Sia Furler, the Socially Phobic Pop Star|date=20 April 2014|work=The New York Times}}</ref> Vogue profiled Candy in July, 2014, saying "For all her shape-shifting, perhaps it's helpful to think of Brooke Candy as a tabula rasa whose videos, concerts, and everyday appearances each necessitate a different character. Together, they make her a fashion plate palimpsest." <ref name=vogue>|title=Why Brooke Candy Is Poised to Become Fashion's Latest Pop Muse |url=http://www.vogue.com/946467/brooke-candy-fashion-pop-music-muse/</ref> Candy's fashion has been described as a distinctive stripper-meets-[[Tumblr]] aesthetic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bullettmedia.com/editorial/brooke-candy/ |title=Exclusive Gallery: L.A. Rapper Brooke Candy Unwrapped |publisher=Bullett Media|date=2012-07-26 |accessdate=2012-09-02}}</ref> She often collaborates with [[fashion designer]] Seth Pratt.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alispelleschi.com/BROOKE-CANDY |title=BROOKE CANDY |publisher=Alispelleschi.com}}</ref> Following trends in [[Stan (fan)|stan culture]], Candy has nicknamed her fanbase #FagMob.<ref name=AOL/> [[Vice (magazine)|''Vice'']] blogger Ali Carman asked Candy, in an interview, if she was offended that her internet persona was considered fake. Candy replied: "My persona is a reality to me, you know. Like I would never rap and act hood if it wasn't actually my mentality and I wouldn't perform in a super-sexual way if being a stripper wasn't the way I made money."<ref name=vice/> [[MTV]] called Candy's look "super hardcore", a "breath of fresh, fearless air", and a prayer answered by the pop goddesses.<ref name=mtv1>{{cite web|last=Catarinella|first=Alex|title=Brooke Candy: These Are A Few Of Her Favorite Things|url=http://style.mtv.com/2013/02/19/brooke-candy-favorite-things/|work=[[MTV|MTV: It Girls]]|publisher=[[Viacom]]|accessdate=18 July 2013|date=19 February 2013}}</ref> Calling her the "Freaky Princess", ''[[The Guardian]]'' journalist Michael Cragg agreed with the stripper-turned-rapper's alias, comparing her to [[Xena|Xena, the Warrior Princess]].<ref name=guardian>{{cite web|last=Cragg|first=Michael|title=New music: Brooke Candy - I Wanna Fuck Right Now|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2013/feb/11/new-music-brooke-candy|work=[[The Guardian]]|accessdate=18 July 2013|date=11 February 2013}}</ref> Candy also hosts a [[blog]] dedicated to [[photography]].<ref name=vice>{{cite web|last=Carman|first=Ali|title=Stalking Heads: Brooke Candy|url=https://www.vice.com/en_se/read/fashion-uk-interview-stalking-heads-brooke-candy|work=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]|accessdate=16 February 2013}}</ref> ==Personal life== Candy is openly [[pansexual]],<ref>{{cite web|last1=Pursley|first1=Angelica|title=The Interview: Brooke Candy|url=http://www.hungertv.com/feature/interview-brooke-candy/|website=HungerTV|accessdate=29 December 2015}}</ref> and revealed [[Lil' Kim]] as an inspiration for her rapping technique and irreverent image.<ref name=vice/> She also expresses strong [[feminist]] ideals.<ref name=vice/> Candy has several tattoos, including the name "Gotti" tattooed on the inside of her forearm in honor of [[John Gotti]], after whom she has also named her puppy.<ref name=mtv1/> She is an adamant and vocal proponent of the [[Prostitution law|legalization of sex work]] and [[Legality of cannabis|legality of recreational use of marijuana]].<ref name=vulture/> Candy's image is highly sexualized, "They told me not to make something so sexual" she told ''[[New York (magazine)|New York]]'' writer Christopher Glazek, recalling a conversation she had with her record executives about the music video for her song "I Wanna Fuck Right Now",<ref name=vulture/> whose [[refrain]] is: "I wanna fuck right now / I wanna fuck right now now".<ref name=vulture/> ==Discography== ===Extended plays=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col"| Title ! scope="col"| Details |- ! scope="row"| ''[[Opulence (EP)|Opulence]]'' | *Released: May 6, 2014<ref name=opulenceep/> *Label: [[RCA Records|RCA]] *Formats: [[Music download|Digital download]] |- ! scope="row" {{TBA}} | *Released: 2017<ref name="VolcanoNoisey"/> *Label: Self-released *Formats: [[Music download|Digital download]] |} ===Singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" |+ List of singles, with selected chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:15em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |- ! scope="col" style="font-size:90%;"| [[Dance Club Songs|US<br>Dance<br>Club]]<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/6671463/Brooke+Candy/chart?f=359|title=Brooke Candy - Chart history|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=May 3, 2017}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| "Opulence" | 2014 | — | ''Opulence'' |- ! scope="row"| "Rubber Band Stacks" | 2015 | — | rowspan="2" {{NA|Non-album singles}} |- ! scope="row"| "[[Living Out Loud (song)|Living Out Loud]]" | rowspan="2"|2017 | 4 |- ! scope="row"| "Volcano" | — | {{TBA}} |} ===Promotional singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col"| Title ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Album |- ! scope="row"|"[[Happy Days (Brooke Candy song)|Happy Days]]" | rowspan="4"|2016 | rowspan="4" {{N/A|Non-album singles}} |- ! scope="row"|"Changes"<ref name=wmchanges/> |- ! scope="row"|"Nasty"<ref name=idolatornasty>{{cite web|url=http://www.idolator.com/7635563/brooke-candy-nasty-video |title=Brooke Candy Turns The Tables On Catchy New Single "Nasty" |publisher=[[Idolator (website)|Idolator]]|date=June 2, 2016 |accessdate=June 15, 2016}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"|"[[Paper or Plastic (song)|Paper or Plastic]]"<ref name=noiseypop/> |- |} ===Guest appearances=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col"| Title ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Other artist(s) ! scope="col"| Album |- ! scope="row"|"Cloud Aura"<ref name=blackbook/> | 2012 |[[Charli XCX]] |''[[True Romance (Charli XCX album)|True Romance]]'' |- ! scope="row"| "Take Me Away"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://diymag.com/2015/09/28/charli-xcx-sia-and-mø-contribute-to-bleachers-strange-desire-covers-album|title=Charli XCX, Sia and MØ contribute to Bleachers' "Strange Desire" covers album|work=[[DIY (magazine)|DIY]]|author=El Hunt|date=28 September 2015}}</ref> | 2015 | [[Bleachers (band)|Bleachers]], [[Rachel Antonoff]] | ''[[Strange Desire#Terrible Thrills, Vol. 2|Terrible Thrills, Vol. 2]]'' |- ! scope="row"|"16 Dollars" <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deezer.com/album/13777260|title=16 Dollars (feat. Brooke Candy) - Kaya Stewart - Brooke Candy|work=[[Deezer]]|date=August 19, 2016}}</ref> |2016 | [[Kaya Stewart]] | ''Kaya Stewart'' |} ===Music videos=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ List of music videos, showing year released and directors ! scope="col"| Title ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Director(s) ! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|References}} |- ! scope="row"| "[[Genesis (Grimes song)|Genesis]]" | rowspan="3"| 2012 | [[Grimes (musician)|Claire Boucher]] | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.4ad.com/news/22/8/2012/watchthenewvideoforgenesisbygrimes |title=Watch The New Video for 'Genesis' by Grimes |publisher=[[4AD]]|date=August 22, 2012 |accessdate=July 15, 2016}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| "Das Me" | Brooke Candy & Matthew Boman | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/14900/1/video-premiere-brooke-candy-das-me|title=Video Premiere: Brooke Candy "Das Me"|work=[[Dazed]]|author=Owen Myers|date=16 October 2012}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| "Theme Music" | Alex2Tone | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.laweekly.com/music/meet-brooke-candy-rapper-stripper-warrior-2402110|title=Meet Brooke Candy: Rapper, Stripper, Warrior|first=Rebecca|last=Haithcoat|date=28 August 2012|work=[[LA Weekly]]}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| "Everybody Does" | rowspan="4"| 2013 | Renata Raksha | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/15339/1/brooke-candy-–-everybody-does|title=Brooke Candy - Everybody Does|work=[[Dazed]]|author=Tim Noakes|date=January 3, 2013}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| "I Wanna Fuck Right Now" | [[Diana Manfredi (aka Spaghetto)|Spaghetto]] | <ref name=AOL>{{cite web|last=Cantor|first=Paul|title=Brooke Candy 'I Wanna F*ck Right Now' Video|url=http://www.theboombox.com/2013/02/11/brooke-candy-i-wanna-fuck-right-now/|work=The Boom Box|publisher=[[AOL]]|accessdate=16 February 2013}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| "Pussy Make the Rules" | Filmmaker & Meredith Danluck | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://noisey.vice.com/en_uk/blog/brooke-candy-pussy-makes-the-rules-feat-lakewet|title=Brooke Candy: "Pussy Make The Rules" (Feat Lakewet)|work=[[Noisey (TV series)|Noisey]]|author=Noisey Staff|date=May 10, 2013}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| "Dumb" | Chris Murdoch | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.redbull.com/uk/en/music/stories/1331604515311/red-bull-catwalk-studio-2013-brooke-candy-dumb-music-video|title=Watch New Music Video 'Dumb' by Brooke Candy|publisher=[[Red Bull GmbH|Red Bull]]|author=Red Bull UK|date=July 30, 2013}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| "Opulence" | rowspan="1"| 2014 | [[Steven Klein (photographer)|Steven Klein]] | <ref name=opulence>{{cite web|url=http://radio.com/2014/06/02/brooke-candy-opulence-video-formichetti-interview/|title=How Brooke Candy's Artful 'Opulence' Video Primes Her for Pop Stardom|work=[[Radio.com|Radio]]|author=Courtney E. Smith|date=June 2, 2014}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| "A Study in Duality" | rowspan="2"| 2015 | Brooke Candy & Lil Internet | <ref name=astudyinduality/> |- ! scope="row"| "Rubber Band Stacks" | [[Ssion]] | <ref name=wrbs/> |- ! scope="row"| "Happy Days" | rowspan="3"| 2016 | Renata Raksha | <ref name=nylonhd/> |- ! scope="row"| "Nasty" | [[Rankin (photographer)|Rankin]] | <ref name=idolatornasty/> |- ! scope="row"| "Paper or Plastic" | Darren Craig | <ref name=noiseypop/> |- ! scope="row"| "Living Out Loud" | rowspan="2"| 2017 | Simon Cahn | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vevo.com/watch/brooke-candy/living-out-loud/USRV81700058|title=Living Out Loud - Brooke Candy|work=[[Vevo]]|date=March 27, 2017}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| "Volcano" | Brooke Candy | <ref name="VolcanoNoisey">{{cite web|url=https://noisey.vice.com/en_uk/article/vbmvpb/brooke-candy-volcano-premiere-interview|title=Brooke Candy Made a Stylish-As-Hell Video for Her Track "Volcano"|work=Noisey|author=Daisy Jones|date=June 7, 2017}}</ref> |} ==Tours== ===Supporting=== * [[Lizzo]] - Hot as Hell Tour (2017)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blacdetroit.com/BLAC-Detroit/May-2017/Lizzo-wants-to-make-Detroit-feel-Good-As-Hell/|title=Lizzo wants to make Detroit feel ‘Good As Hell’|work=BLAC Detroit|author=Jasmine Espy|date=May 2017|accessdate=27 November 2015}}</ref> ==Filmography== {|class="wikitable" |+Film !Year !Title !Role !Ref. |- |1998 |''[[Dennis the Menace Strikes Again|Dennis the Menace Strikes Again!]]'' |Girl at diving board |<ref name=imdb>{{cite web|title=Brooke Candy - IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0133791/|publisher=IMDB|accessdate=2 August 2013}}</ref> |- |2011 |''Bloodrape'' |Baby K |<ref name=rottentom>{{cite web|title=Bloodrape (2011)|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/bloodrape/|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|accessdate=10 August 2013}}</ref> |- |2017 |''Candy Crush'' <small>(fashion film)</small> | Herself |<ref name=CandyCrush>{{cite web|title=Premiere: Brooke Candy Stars in Surreal Fashion Film, Candy Crush|url=https://www.out.com/popnography/2017/1/17/premiere-brooke-candy-stars-surreal-fashion-film-candy-crush|work=OUT|author=Justin Moran|date=January 17, 2017}}</ref> |} ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} ==External links== *{{IMDb name|0133791|Brooke Candy|section=bio}} *{{URL|https://www.youtube.com/user/brookecandyVEVO|Brooke Candy's VEVO}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Candy, Brooke}} [[Category:1989 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:American electronic musicians]] [[Category:American female erotic dancers]] [[Category:American erotic dancers]] [[Category:American female rappers]] [[Category:American female singer-songwriters]] [[Category:American singer-songwriters]] [[Category:American female pop singers]] [[Category:Bisexual feminists]] [[Category:Bisexual musicians]] [[Category:Bisexual women]] [[Category:Feminist musicians]] [[Category:Hip hop singers]] [[Category:LGBT musicians from the United States]] [[Category:LGBT people from California]] [[Category:LGBT rappers]] [[Category:LGBT singers]] [[Category:LGBT songwriters]] [[Category:Musicians from Oxnard, California]] [[Category:Pansexual people]] [[Category:People from Tarzana, Los Angeles]] [[Category:Pop rappers]] [[Category:Rappers from Los Angeles]] [[Category:Sex-positive feminists]] [[Category:Songwriters from California]]'