Keke Palmer is an Emmy Award-winning actress, singer/songwriter, producer, author, television host, and a passionate voice of the millennial generation. Palmer rose to prominence through her breakout role in Akeelah and the Bee at age 12 and has gone on to star in over 25 films and 30 TV shows, including Jordan Peele’s acclaimed film Nope, STX's Hustlers, FOX's Scream Queens and of course Nickelodeon's True Jackson, VP. She hosts her record-breaking podcast, Baby, This is Keke Palmer for Wondery/Amazon, and founded her own digital network, KeyTV for which she has written, produced, and starred in various original content, including her directorial debut, the short film Big Boss, which was accompanied by an album of the same title. Keke founded Big Bosses Entertainment with Sharon Palmer and her longtime music manager, Big Billy Clark in 2017. Since debuting her first studio album So Uncool in 2007, Palmer has released three mixtapes, one compilation album, and four EPs. She released her second studio album, Big Boss, in May 2023 with an accompanying sold out tour along with a subsequent deluxe album, featuring four new singles. She was nominated for a NAACP Image Award for Big Boss in the “Outstanding Directing in a Television Movie or Special” category. Palmer made history as MTV’s Video Music Awards' first Black female host in 2020, and recently hosted and performed at the 2023 Soul Train Awards, resulting in historically high ratings for the show.
