Daystar Shemuel Shua Peterson, known professionally as Tory Lanez, is a Canadian rapper, singer and songwriter. He received initial recognition from the mixtape Conflicts of My Soul: The 416 Story, released in August 2013. In 2015, Tory Lanez signed to record producer Benny Blanco's Mad Love Records through Interscope Records.
Lanez's debut studio album, I Told You (2016), included the singles "Say It" and "Luv", which peaked at number 23 and 19 on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively. In 2018, Lanez released his second and third studio albums, Memories Don't Die and Love Me Now? His fourth studio album Chixtape 5 (2019) peaked at number 2 on the US Billboard 200. Lanez received a Grammy Award nomination for his 2016 song "Luv" as well as four Juno Awards over his career. In 2020, Lanez released his fifth studio album Daystar, which debuted at number 10 on the Billboard 200.
On December 23, 2022, Peterson was convicted in the Los Angeles County Superior Court of three felony charges related to shooting Megan Pete in 2020. He is jailed and awaits sentencing. He faces up to 22 years and 8 months in prison.
