MíraLA Podcast #27: KÉO — Artist, Producer & Multi-Hyphenate Voice Shaping Modern R&B

This week, Arianna Lemus sits down with KÉO — an R&B/Pop artist, producer, songwriter, audio engineer, and Recording Academy member redefining what modern soul sounds like. Her music has been featured across major shows including Queer Eye, All American, Project Runway, and That Girl Lay Lay, and she helped shape Barbie’s global rebrand with powerful, uplifting anthems heard around the world.

In this conversation, KÉO shares the journey behind her multifaceted artistry — from producing her own tracks to collaborating with Emotional Oranges, Nova Wav, Kiah Victoria, Alexander Lewis, and Sara Kawai. Drawing from classic R&B roots while pushing the genre forward, her sound blends emotional depth with melodic catchiness.  ...