When the 17th Annual Hollywood Music in Media Awards wraps its ceremony at The Avalon in Hollywood on Wednesday, November 18, 2026, the night will be far from over. London singer-songwriter and actress Lili Caseley is set to make her Los Angeles debut at the official HMMA after party at Bardot, and she will not be taking the stage alone. Standing beside her will be Norwegian-American guitar virtuoso Rocky Kramer, the newly installed lead guitarist of The Knack, adding some serious Hollywood firepower to a British soul-pop voice that has been steadily making its way across the Atlantic.
The timing could hardly be better. Caseley arrives in Los Angeles less than four weeks after releasing her new single “I Cry Again” worldwide on October 23, and just weeks after headlining The Pheasantry on London’s King’s Road on October 26. She lands in a city buzzing with awards-season energy, as this year’s HMMA nominations span everyone from Taylor Swift and Diane Warren to John Williams and Hans Zimmer, making the after party one of the most music-savvy rooms in town on any night of the year.
Hailing from Camden in North London, Caseley writes soulful pop and R&B shaped by her Portuguese and French heritage, drawing equally on classic European poets and contemporary pop stars. Since her 2018 debut single “Have I Ever,” she has built an independent catalog that has passed four million streams, while her pen has travelled even further. She holds a songwriting credit on Culture Shock’s international hit “Renaissance,” which has surpassed 22 million streams, and she has written alongside Rob Davis, known for his work with Kylie Minogue, and Ricky Polo, whose credits include Kendrick Lamar.
Los Angeles is a natural next stop for an artist whose work already moves comfortably between music and the screen. Caseley has acting credits that include the acclaimed crime drama Gangs of London, and her music has been placed with Sky TV, TNT Sports, BBC Three and Sony Music Japan. She wrote the official theme song for the feature thriller Carma, in which she also appears as an actress, and she was cast to visually portray the character Hope in set designs for Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Digger, starring Tom Cruise.
On stage, Caseley has sold out four headline shows in London, performed at the legendary L’Olympia in Paris and brought her band to New York City with a showcase at Club Groove. Along the way she has picked up a “UK Unsigned Single” nod from DJ Target on BBC Radio 1Xtra, a Music Week “Artist to Watch” selection from Notion managing director Nicholas Douglas, and coverage in CLASH and Complex. In June she was one of four artists chosen for FENIX360’s London showcase at The Pheasantry, and she has since been named an official FENIX360 Ambassador, representing the creator-tech platform built around helping independent artists own their connection with their fans.
Her 2026 has been a busy one. March brought the four-track EP At Heavens Door, featuring “Heartbreak Song,” “I’m Tired,” “Crazy Love” and “Kiss Me,” and in July she released “Face Each Other,” which premiered on BBC Introducing. Now “I Cry Again,” a confessional look at the way old heartbreak can return without warning, is carrying her forward, with the campaign guided by manager John Velasco of MD25 and celebrated UK producer Donae’O. The single has already landed on the Radio Indie Alliance Top 10 Singles Chart.
Her partner on the Hollywood stage brings a résumé every bit as colorful. Born Sindre Langhelle in Trondheim, Norway, Rocky Kramer is a Los Angeles-based guitarist, singer, songwriter and composer who signed with Allied Artists Music Group after being introduced by guitarist Mike Pinera of Iron Butterfly and Alice Cooper fame. Known for a style that fuses classical influences with heavy rock, Kramer has toured the United Kingdom with Buckcherry, released the concept album Firestorm, starred as the shredding guitar hero in a Toyota television commercial, and plays and endorses Fender Stratocaster guitars. Since April 2020 he has hosted the weekly live broadcast Rock & Roll Tuesdays with Rocky Kramer on Twitch, and in March 2026 he was named lead guitarist and backup vocalist for Prescott Niles’ The Knack.
Put the two together and the HMMA after party promises something genuinely different: a Camden soul-pop songwriter with a cinematic streak, backed by a Norwegian guitar hero who has made Hollywood his home. For Lili Caseley, it is a first Los Angeles appearance in front of a room full of the composers, songwriters and music supervisors who shape the sound of film and television, which makes November 18 a night worth watching for anyone following her rise.