INTERVIEW: 3 Facts To Know About Nikyee Heaton

Nikyee Heaton's "Bad Intentions" are gold -- literally. The 5'6" 21-year-old singer/songwriter's hit breakthrough single just achieved Gold status in the U.S. called "Bad Intentions" is included on Nikyee's (real name Nicolet Aleta Heaton) 2014 EP of the same name. She may been discovered by posting covers of pop, R&B, and hip hop songs to YouTube, but her rapid success with Capitol Records achieving a Gold record certification, nearly 14.5 million views on the official "Bad Intentions" music video, 2.1 million followers on Instagram, a headlining tour in late 2015 and musical talent, has definitely made her one artist to keep your ear out for.

We recently caught up with Nikyee and learned more about her when she stopped by iHeartRadio HQ for an exclusive interview. 

[Buy "Bad Intentions" on iTunes]

On "Bad Intentions" going Gold

"The remix happened because I kind of brought new life into it, and I never really thought that anything big would come of it. But it was always everyone's favorite, so I feel like I knew deep down that it would kind of maybe get big. But I never thought that I'd have any sort of plaques. And now that I went gold it's kind of insane."

Learn more about Nikyee in these three facts below:

1. She's weird.

"If people are just getting to know me I would probably warn them that I'm weird. I feel like my genre of music doesn't really fit into any category."

2. Her music is #1 to her.

"My music is something that's very, very important to me, and my lyrics and everything that I produce is like my heart and my soul, and it means more to me than anything else."

3. She taught herself how to play guitar at just 9 years old.

"I'm just like a weirdo. I'm an oxymoron because people look at me and they're like 'Oh, she must be a porn star' or like, 'Look, she doesn't have any clothes on.' But I sit in my room, and play my guitar, and try and write songs that little girls can connect to, and I just want to make good music. I taught myself how to play guitar when I was about nine years old. So I've been playing ever since."