Devonté Hynes

E734849

composer film score composer human multi-instrumentalist record producer singer-songwriter

Devonté Hynes, also known by his stage name Blood Orange, is a British singer, songwriter, producer, and composer recognized for his genre-blending work across R&B, indie pop, and experimental music, as well as his acclaimed film scores.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Dev Hynes	11
Devonté Hynes canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8450506 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Devonté Hynes
Context triple: [Passing (2021 film), musicBy, Devonté Hynes]

A. Moses Sumney
Moses Sumney is an American singer-songwriter known for his ethereal vocals and genre-blending, experimental soul music.
B. Flying Lotus
Flying Lotus is an experimental electronic music producer and DJ known for his innovative fusion of hip hop, jazz, and abstract beats, and for founding the Brainfeeder label.
C. Will Butler
Will Butler is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter best known for his work with the indie rock band Arcade Fire and his subsequent solo career.
D. Terrace Martin
Terrace Martin is an American producer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter known for blending jazz, hip-hop, and R&B and for his work with artists like Kendrick Lamar and Robert Glasper.
E. Dorian Electra
Dorian Electra is an American singer, songwriter, and performance artist known for their experimental hyperpop sound and explorations of gender and identity.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Devonté Hynes
Target entity description: Devonté Hynes, also known by his stage name Blood Orange, is a British singer, songwriter, producer, and composer recognized for his genre-blending work across R&B, indie pop, and experimental music, as well as his acclaimed film scores.

A. Moses Sumney
Moses Sumney is an American singer-songwriter known for his ethereal vocals and genre-blending, experimental soul music.
B. Flying Lotus
Flying Lotus is an experimental electronic music producer and DJ known for his innovative fusion of hip hop, jazz, and abstract beats, and for founding the Brainfeeder label.
C. Will Butler
Will Butler is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter best known for his work with the indie rock band Arcade Fire and his subsequent solo career.
D. Terrace Martin
Terrace Martin is an American producer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter known for blending jazz, hip-hop, and R&B and for his work with artists like Kendrick Lamar and Robert Glasper.
E. Dorian Electra
Dorian Electra is an American singer, songwriter, and performance artist known for their experimental hyperpop sound and explorations of gender and identity.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	composer ⓘ film score composer ⓘ human ⓘ multi-instrumentalist ⓘ record producer ⓘ singer-songwriter ⓘ
activeYearsStart	2000s ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Blood Orange NERFINISHED ⓘ Lightspeed Champion NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedAct	Test Icicles NERFINISHED ⓘ
birthName	Devonté Hynes NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United Kingdom ⓘ
creativeFocus	exploration of identity and race in music ⓘ genre-blending music ⓘ
formerBandMemberOf	Test Icicles NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre	R&B ⓘ alternative R&B ⓘ art pop ⓘ electronic music ⓘ experimental music ⓘ indie pop ⓘ
hasCollaboratedWith	A$AP Rocky NERFINISHED ⓘ Carly Rae Jepsen NERFINISHED ⓘ FKA twigs NERFINISHED ⓘ Florence and the Machine NERFINISHED ⓘ Haim NERFINISHED ⓘ Marina and the Diamonds NERFINISHED ⓘ Solange NERFINISHED ⓘ Tinashe NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasWrittenFor	A$AP Rocky NERFINISHED ⓘ Carly Rae Jepsen NERFINISHED ⓘ FKA twigs NERFINISHED ⓘ Florence and the Machine NERFINISHED ⓘ Sky Ferreira NERFINISHED ⓘ Solange NERFINISHED ⓘ
nationality	British ⓘ
notableFor	acclaimed film and television scores ⓘ critically acclaimed albums as Blood Orange ⓘ
notableWork	Angel’s Pulse NERFINISHED ⓘ Coastal Grooves NERFINISHED ⓘ Cupid Deluxe NERFINISHED ⓘ Freetown Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ Lightspeed Champion – Falling Off the Lavender Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Lightspeed Champion – Life Is Sweet! Nice to Meet You NERFINISHED ⓘ Negro Swan NERFINISHED ⓘ score for the HBO series We Are Who We Are ⓘ score for the film Queen & Slim ⓘ
occupation	composer ⓘ film score composer ⓘ musician ⓘ record producer ⓘ singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ
placeOfBirth	London, England ⓘ surface form: London
recordLabel	Domino Recording Company NERFINISHED ⓘ RCA Records ⓘ Terrible Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
residence	New York City ⓘ
stageName	Blood Orange NERFINISHED ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Passing → musicBy → Devonté Hynes ⓘ

subject surface form: Passing (2021 film)

Night Time, My Time → producer → Devonté Hynes ⓘ