Esperanza Spalding is an American jazz bassist, singer, and composer. She won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 2011 after releasing the albums Junjo, Esperanza, and Chamber Music Society. Other albums from Spalding include Radio Music Society, Emily’s D+Evolution, Twelve Little Spells, and Milton + esperanza with Milton Nascimento. Some of Spalding’s most popular songs include Black Gold and  Unconditional Love.