Artist profile
Khalid is a singer-songwriter known for blending R&B, soul, and pop influences. His introspective lyricism and smooth vocal delivery have established him as a prominent figure in contemporary R&B.
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Khalid is a moderate-energy with strong groove and drive artist.
Unusually low warmth for Pop.
Across 12 analysed tracks, Khalid averages 56% energy — harder than 82% of individual Pop tracks.
Measured against 1,071 Pop tracks on 11 August 2026.
How Khalid’s production has shifted across their catalog. The radar overlays earlier and recent eras as one shape, the year-by-year chart shows every metric move, and the tempo trend tracks the BPM migration against the typical Pop tempo.
Across Khalid's catalog, warmth has receded; vocal content has increased.
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We scored every transition between Khalid’s 12 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 6 catalogues clear the bar — a transition counts at 80 chemistry or above, the same number you’ll see on any track page. The 6 with the widest margin over chance are below.
Chance is measured, not assumed: 0.573% of transitions between two randomly drawn tracks by different artists in this catalogue reach 80. Listed alphabetically — the set is reproducible, the order inside it is not.
11 of the 480 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.8. They come from 3 different Khalid tracks.
Weekend - Extended Mix → Never Forget You - Extended Mix · 7A → 9A · same BPM · 84 chemistry
13 of the 480 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.8. They come from 4 different Khalid tracks.
Talk - Disclosure VIP → Bounce - Extended Mix · 8A → 8A · −1 BPM · 88 chemistry
10 of the 228 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.3. They come from 5 different Khalid tracks.
Weekend - Extended Mix → Guess · 7A → 6A · same BPM · 88 chemistry
12 of the 480 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.8. They come from 3 different Khalid tracks.
Here With Me Now - Extended → Ocean Eyes - Extended Mix · 1A → 12B · −4 BPM · 86 chemistry
12 of the 432 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.5. They come from 4 different Khalid tracks.
Here With Me Now - Extended → Pretender - Extended Mix · 1A → 12A · +1 BPM · 84 chemistry
11 of the 468 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.7. They come from 6 different Khalid tracks.
Talk - Disclosure VIP → Don't Lie - The Knocks Remix · 8A → 8A · +3 BPM · 89 chemistry
Chemistry weighs harmonic, rhythmic, energy, groove, mood and vocal compatibility. Tempos are as analysed from the recording — where a genre is habitually detected an octave down, this is how we handle it. Different measurement from the audience-overlap list further down the page.
DJs and producers closest to Khalid by audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play. It’s a taste signal, not a measured key-and-tempo match: good for shortlisting crates when you’re prepping a set around Khalid, then check the chemistry on the pair you actually mix. Eligible names link to their own page.
Similarity data from Last.fm. BPM, key and energy on this page are measured from the recordings in our catalog.
Khalid's tracks in our catalog range from 66 to 133 BPM, with a median of 125 BPM. Across 12 tracks, the most common range falls in the 125–130 BPM bucket.
Khalid's tracks are mostly in minor keys (58% minor across 12 tracks). The most common single key is 8A (A Minor) with 1 track.
We scored every transition between Khalid's 12 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 6 catalogues clear the bar by more than chance would give, and Afrojack, Calvin Harris, Charli XCX are three of them — listed alphabetically, because the set is reproducible and the order inside it is not. A transition counts at 80 chemistry or above, the same number shown on a track page. One measured example: Weekend - Extended Mix into Never Forget You - Extended Mix, 7A to 9A, 84 chemistry.
Khalid sits closest to Bazzi, Josh Levi, Normani in our catalog. That ranking is audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play — rather than a measured key-and-tempo match, so treat it as a shortlist worth digging through, not a promise that any two tracks will beatmatch. The full list, with track counts, is in the Related artists section above.
Our catalog has Khalid releases spanning 2014 to 2026, with the most tracks from the 2020s.
