Charlton Kenneth Jeffrey Howard (born 17 August 2003), known professionally as the Kid Laroi (stylised as The Kid LAROI), is an Australian singer, rapper, and songwriter. He was signed with American rapper Lil Bibby's Grade A Productions, in a joint venture with Columbia Records, in 2019. He is best known for his 2021 single "Stay" (with Justin Bieber), which peaked atop the charts in numerous countries including his native Australia, as well as the Canadian Hot 100 and Billboard Hot 100.
His debut mixtape, F*ck Love (2020), charted on US Billboard 200 and peaked atop the ARIA Charts making him the youngest Australian solo act to achieve the latter. It spawned two commercial re-issues; the first, F*ck Love: (Savage), yielded his first hit song, "Without You"—which was later remixed with American singer Miley Cyrus and peaked within the top ten songs of the Billboard Hot 100—while the second, F*ck Love: Over You (2021), yielded "Stay". His debut studio album, The First Time (2023), was supported by the singles "Love Again" and "Too Much" (with Jung Kook and Central Cee). His second album, Before I Forget (2026), peaked among the top five tracks of both the ARIA and Billboard 200. Kid Laroi's deluxe album then came out, two weeks after Before I Forget (2026).
