Daystar Shemuel Shua Peterson (born July 27, 1992), known professionally as Tory Lanez, is a Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. 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.
Tory 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. In 2020, he released his fifth studio album Daystar, which debuted at number 10 on the Billboard 200 and featured controversial responses to the allegations of him shooting fellow rapper Megan Thee Stallion earlier that year.
Lanez has won and been nominated for many awards and accolades. He received a Grammy Award nomination for his song "LUV" as well as four Juno Awards.